13. Januar 2010
Italy
Artistic Gymnastics
Andrea Coppolino retired!

The Italian Gymnastics Federation announced the retirement of Artistic gymnast Andrea COPPOLINO.  The 30 year old specialist on still rings was a member of the Italian national team since 1996, boasting an exemplary sporting career. Coppolino competed in a total of eight Worlds and won the bronze on rings on two occasions: 2001 in Ghent (BEL) and 2003 in Anaheim (USA), where he tied with team-mate Matteo Morandi.
A 4th place on rings at...

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8. Januar 2010
Biel, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
90 Years: Happy Birtday Jack GÜNTHARD!

The Swiss Olympic high bar champion of Helsinki 1952, Jack GÜNTHARD celebrates his 90th birthday on 2010, January 8th.
Born 1920, Jack Günthard can be proud of his long career as a gymnast, which started in 1936. The double European Champion on parallel bars and horizontal bar (1957, Paris) was also a member of the UEG Men’s Technical Committee from 1982 to 1993. As recognition for his commitment, he was awarded the title “UEG Honorary Member”. 
He dedicated...

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4. Januar 2010
Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics
Krisztián Berki: Hungarian Sportsman of the Year!

2010 World Pommel Horse Champion Krizstian BERKI of Hungary and his coach Istvan KOVACS have been named best athlete and coach of the year respectively in Hungary! As is the annual tradition, Hungarian sport journalists were called on to select the best athlete in various categories.
Their decision underpins and honours Magyar gymnastics and its representatives, who accepted the honour in the presence of a prestigious palette of athletes. It is also worth mentioning that the...

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30. Dezember 2009
Charleroi, Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
US-Junior Champion won at TOP GYM in Belgium

The 12th International TOP GYM 2009 took place at the city of Charleroi in Belgium, last Saturday, November 28. Winner of the artistic gymnastics female junior all-around event was the  U.S. junior champion and this year's winner of the Tyson American Cup,  Jordyn Wieber. Wieber won the title by nearly 4 points above Yvette Moshage, from Netherlands (Netherlands).  On third came the teammate of Jordyn Wiber, Kamerin Moore. Romanian Larisa Iordache finished fourth ( she failed on uneven bars: 10.300,...

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25. Dezember 2009
Indianapolis, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Kevin Mazeika: National U.S. Team Coordinator

Kevin Mazeika is the new national team coordinator of U. S. men's gymnastics team. Mazeika led the U. S. men to back-to-back Olympic gymnastics medals for the first time. In his new role, he will manage and supervise the technical side of the junior and senior men's national teams. Martha Karolyi has a similar job with the women's national team.
Mazeika coached the U.S. team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. The Americans won the silver in...

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