AUSTRALIA'S best gymnast Monette Russo has declared herself a definite starter in the women's individual all-around after being cleared by medical staff on Monday.
But head women's coach Peggy Liddick will take a more conservative approach with her star athlete and put Russo through another medical today to confirm her availability.
Russo, 17, has been struggling with an ankle injury after a short landing on a training vault but last night the Victorian schoolgirl - wearing a...
Today Germany's juniors were the best artistic gymnastics team of the 11th MADEIRA TOURNAMENT 2006 in Funchal, on the island Madeira (POR).
All the Germans are candidates for the coming European junior Championships (Brian Gladow, Helge Liebrich, Max Finzel, Steve Woitalla). They ranked first, followed by the Portuguese host and the Spanish team.
Also in all-around the German's achieved a double success: Brian Gladow (Berlin; Helge Liebrich (Wetzgau). On third place came the young Dutch Anthony van Assche.
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After one decade only the International Madeira Tournament', which will held coming weekend on the Portuguese island Madeira - is established in the worldwide gymnastics calendar.
Started in 1996 as an rhythmic gymnastics event it is mixed from 2001 on with male artistic gymnastics. These competitions for both disciplines are a early start event into the young international season.
So the 11th anniversary will use by artistic and rhythmic gymnasts coming from 19 different nations - a new...
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (F.I.G.) and the
Organised every two years, this prestigious event....
100 + 50 = World Class in Cottbus!
100 men from 32 countries and nearly 5o top gymnasts reprenting 20 nations - these are the dates of today's entry list of the coming artistic gymnastics world cup in Cottbus (Germany The 'Turnier der Meister' will celebrate it's 30th anniversary and a new highlight in its unique history surely.
After a very long break, a representive of the artistic gymnastics top nation USA will visit a world...