10. Dezember 2009
Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Beth Tweddle nominated for Sports Personality

Beth Tweddle is one of the top candidates nominated for British Sports Personality of the Year 2009 by the BBC.  Britain's greatest gymnast won gold after a glorious routine on the floor at the 2009 Worlds.
She's up against nine other highly accomplished athletes, including England's cricket captain Andrew Strauss, tennis star Andy Murray and cycling sensation Mark Cavendish.
Beth TWEDDLE said: “The support I have received from the British Gymnastics community...

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5. Dezember 2009
Linz, Austria
Artistic Gymnastics
* GYMfamily Event6th TGW-Future-Cup 2009

 A licenced FIG Junior World Tournament!
The biggest international Gymnastics meeting of Austria 2009 took place Saturday, December 05, in Linz:
At it's 6th edition the „TGW-Future-Cup 2009“ presented itself in the Austrian Olympics Centre, more attractive and more self-confident than ever. Head organizer Helmut Kranzlmueller:
„We are offering a Junior World Tournament which has been licenced by the International Gymnastics Federation. In Europe we are strongly established, and also on a worldwide level, the 'Future Cup'...

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30. November 2009
Italy
Artistic Gymnastics
Vanessa Ferrari joins the army

2006 World all-around champion Vanessa FERRARI has joined the Italian army, the Italian Gymnastics Federation reported.
Ferrari, who turned 19 on November 10, has been absent from competition since having surgery in June to help ease problems with her right achilles tendon.
After a disappointing 2008 Olympic Games, where she was out of shape due to injuries, Ferrari won silver on floor at the 2009 European Championships in Milan, a medal she dedicated to the army. Right...

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29. November 2009
Hamburg, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
* GYMfamily EventDutch KNGU Selection winner of the I. Hamburg Gymnastics 2009

The former Alstertrophy found it's worthy continuation in the form of the I. HAMBURG GYMNASTICS 2009, an invitation championship for international teams of women's gymnastics this weekend.
Best team in the final round was the team of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation (NED) with 100,70 points, ahead of the Dynamo School of Gymnastics London (GBR; 99,50 points) ant the team from St. Petersburg (RUS; 96,85 points).
Fourth was the team from Africa,  Cairo...

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20. November 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Jani TANSKANEN: The voice of the gymnasts!

*fig-press--: Leaders in international sports were invited to Lausanne (SUI) for the annual International Federations Sports Forum, organised in 2009 by SportAccord.
The event provides a platform where participants can debate a range of sport-related issues and attend workshops; this year’s topics focused on financial resources and youth and sports. In an effort to fully develop the topic of youth and sports, organisers invited Jani Tanskanen (FIN), recently elected to the FIG Athletes’ Commission, to speak...

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