17. April 2005
New York / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Paul Hamm Wins Sullivan Award

Gymnast Paul Hamm finally won an easy one
No spectacular comeback was necessary. No court battles are foreseen. Olympic gold medallist Hamm received the 75th Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States last week.
. Hamm beat out previous winner Michael Phelps as well as Olympians Carly Patterson, Natalie Coughlin, Cael Sanderson, Andre Ward, Jeremy Wariner and Steven Lopez for the award, which Phelps won last year before going on to claim six gold medals...

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17. April 2005
Ploesti / Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
International Romanian Championships

Romanians Florica Leonida and Razvan Selariu won the all-around titles at the Romanian International, held this past weekend at the Olympic Sport Hall in Ploiesti.
Selariu defeated teammate Ioan Suciu in the men's all-around competition. France's Gaetan Dupont won the all-around bronze.
Leonida Florica won the women's all-around title over Russian junior Alyona Zmeu and China's Wang Tianjio....

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14. April 2005
Brisbane / Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
Ross Brewer wins the International versus Australia

Twice British Champion and twice Commonwealth Games Team Gold medallist Ross Brewer, won the Individual all-around and the p.bars contest in the friendly International Australia versus Great Britain, at the Queensland Gymnastics Centre, Brisbane on April 9, 2005.

To this, in his debut Senior GB Team International, Adam Cox added a silver medal on high bar. For Oliver Kneen and Steven Jehu this too was their debut senior event in the land of ‘Oz’.

The...

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11. April 2005
Wiskonsin / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
OPEN LETTER of Stacy Maloney

'Stretching Out: Code Catastrophe! '

With this headline the U.S gymnastics agency INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST publishes an open letter from U.S. coach Stacy Maloney - long time coach of Paul and Morgan Hamm - regarding the FIG's recently-proposed evaluation system.

With friendly permission by INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST, U.S.A. GYMmedia makes publicly known this 'open letter' in its 'GYMforum'.

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10. April 2005
Sao Paolo / Brazil
Artistic Gymnastics
II. Siegfried Fischer Trophy - Final Day

The Brazilian Gymnastics Federation organized the 2nd SIEGFRIED FISCHER TROPHY'. This world Cup event took place at the Gin?sio do Ibiapuera, in Sao Paolo, April 8 to 10.
The Hungarian Robert Gal was the winner on floor and vault. The winners on pommel horse and rings came from China: Zhendong, Dong (PH) and Yibing, Chen (SR). Mitja Petkovsek on bars and Manuel Carballo (ESP) were the winner on final day.

In women's category veteran Oksana Chusovitina from...

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