At the first competition day of the 4th Asian Gymnastics Championships 2008 started with a special "beat of a drum".
The bronze medallist at the 2007 World Championships on vault, the North Korean RI, Se Gwan, created as the very first gymnast of the world at the vaulting table "Pegases", a handspring double somersault piked, to ther first time with a half turn (!) (- the "Blanik" + 1/2 rotation),
With the...
The leading US Gymnastics Magazine "International Gymnast" reports this week, that the former Soviet women's head coach Alexander ALEXANDROV will returnt to Russia, after 15 years leaving and working in USA, to take over as head coach of the Russian women's team, taking over for Victor GAVRICHENKOV.
In history Alexandrov was the personal coach of legendary Dmitri Bilozerchev, ...
From November 7 to November 9 was held the Artistic Gymnastics "2008 World Cup "GRAND PRIX OSTRAVA" in the Czech Republic.
On women's side three titles went to China, also the men's winner on pommel horse came from the last Olympic hosts,
but also two victors came from the Netherlands and from Slovakia and the only one non-Chinese winner was the Hungarian Dorina BOCZOGO (vault) ...
The traditional European "SCHWEIZER TURNVERBAND "STV" (Swiss Gymnastics Federation) is just in preparing the near future of the new Olympic cyclus, and is seeking for a top assistance coach for men's artistic gymnastics national team, but also and even now
- for a new National Coach for Rhythmic Gymnastics....
These offers and more you will find on our
>> GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE
* fig --: In recognition of their exemplary work and contribution, the F.I.G. General Assembly paid tribute to four of its members and awarded them the Honorary Vice President’s distinction at the Congress in Helsinki (FIN) on October 19, 2008.
The audience gave standing ovations
to the long-time presidents of their Technical Committees and now deeply stirred
Egle Abruzzini (ITA), rhythmic and Nicolae Vieru (ROU), artistic,
John Atkinson (GBR)...