The 46 anniversary of the "International Salamunov Memorial 2013" takes place in the Slovanian capital Ljubljana, this weekend.
It is one of the most traditional event in Europe and in this year the third Challenge Cup after Cottbus and Doha.
It will be also there the emotional, big "Goodbye" of one of the great stars of international artistic gymnastics, the highbar artist Aljaz PEGAN, who created his special sault with a half rotation on high bar, wellknown...
* British Gymnastics ---: Whilst the senior men’s artistic team were making history at the European Championships in Moscow, the Breat Britain's Junior men’s team of Brinn Bevan, Hamish Carter, Giarnni Regini-Moran, Harry Caulwell, Nile Wilson and Jay Thompson were proving that they are the stars of the future as they dominated an under 18 four way international in Switzerland.
British boys took the team title with 333.750 ahead of Switzerland in second (325.350), France...
On the final day Denis ABLJAZIN (RUS) won gold in the men's vault final in front of the Romanian Flavius Koczi and Artur Davtyan from Armenia.
The Ukrainian Oleg STEPKO prevented with gold on the parallel bars another Russian victory by all-around European Champion David Belyavskiy (3rd place) behind the surprisingly silver medal by Swiss Lucas Fischer.
But there was still a third gold for the Russians by newcomer Emin GARIBOV followed bythe Brit Sam Oldham...
After the expected Swiss success on vault by Giulia STEINGRUBER the hosts picked up the second gold through all-around European champion Aliya MUSTAFINA at the uneven bars.
Since it had been surprise silver by Jonna Adlerteg for Sweden on the first day - the first medal again for the Scandinavians since a bronze 50 years ago!
Thus, the young Swede prevented a bronze medal for Germany's Junior European Champion last year, Sophie Scheder was...
For the 5th Time, the historic 35th European Championships of Artictic Gymnastics for men and the 34th Women's Europeans 2013 in Moscow, from April 17th to April 21, took place at the Olympic complex in the Russian capital as so-called "Individual Europeans", like recently in Berlin 2011, with all-around decisions and the apparatus finals.
To about 160 gymnasts from 37 European nations are on the entry list, but of whom want to participate on all-around only just over 40%! Of the...