30. Juli 2010
Constanta, Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
* GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE Nicolae Forminte is seeking for a new suitable Challenge ...

After the comeback of Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang after 5 years absence at the top of the Romanian women's squad the present chief coach Prof. Nicolae FORMINTE declared his withdrawl from his job.

The 54 years old Romanian expert of women's artistic gymnastics and full-fledged national coach with a long line of successes is seeking for a new big and siutable challenge, but outside of his homeland Romania ...

* ... YOU will find...

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25. Juli 2010
Chicago, Ill. / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
2010 CoverGirl Classic: Mattie Larson

Mattie Larson of Los Angeles, Calif., won the senior all-around competition at the 2010 CoverGirl Classic at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill..
In the junior session earlier at Saturday, July 24, 2010 Pacific Rim Championships junior all-around champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., won the junior all-around title.
With an all-around score of 57.150, Larson, who trains at All Olympia Gymnastics, claimed the senior all-around title with a second place finish on floor exercise...

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22. Juli 2010
Houston, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
2004 Olympic Champion Paul Hamm plans a Comeback

The Houston Chronical reports this week, that the 2004 all-around Olympic gold medalist Paul HAMM (27) plans to return to competition 2011 January in hopes of qualifying for the USA Gymnastics men's national team and competing at the 2012 London Olympics.
Paul Hamm said to the media, that he has left his job in the financial industry and hopes to train at his old gym in his hometown of Waukesha, Wis., (USA) or at the Olympic Training...

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10. Juli 2010
Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Swiss Olympic Pommel horse Champion injured ...

Disruption of drumhead instead of Bathing Fun!
Last weekend the Swiss Olympic Champion on pommel horse (1996, Atlanta) 
Chinese provenance, Donghua Li, pushed to his envelope at the so called  "Wake&Jam-Festival" at Murtensee (Switzerland): 
At the "Blob-Jumping" he risked boldly jumps into the cool wet, but the effekt was: a disruption of his drumhead and a ban aof bathing for the next weeks ...
* the Swiss Television presented:  
>> Donghua Li and...

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9. Juli 2010
Ottawa, Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
FAHRIG as SUPER G - The gymnastics vocabulary is a word richer!

In a meeting in Ottawa, Canada the Technical Committee of mens artistic gymnastics of the World Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. acknowledged the "new floor element" of the European Champion Matthias FAHRIG from Halle, and gave this element the highest possible degree of difficulty - "G" (Value: 0.7). Therewith the "Fahrig"-Salto in double twist followed by one and a half twist, which was displayed in tucked position for the first time last weekend at the Japan Cup...

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