Five gymnastics legends to be honored by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class of 2011 to join prestigious group
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Five international gymnastics legends are honored at the 15th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Ceremony which was held Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City. The Class of 2011 honorees include:
* Alexander Tkatchev (RUS) – Winner of 12 World and Olympic medals from 1978-1981
* Lavinia...
After the 18th French International first A-World Cup, now at the second and ultimate Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in 2011 with apparatus finals 59 male athletes, representing 29 nations and 26 female gymnasts (17) nations, took part at the Friday's (May 13) qualification rounds at the "2011 WORLD STARS" in the Russian capital Moscow. China and Japan and Romania missed in both categories, the USA, Italy, Great Britain and Switzerland auxiliary on Women's side.
At the...
The 4th International PRE OLYMPIC YOUTH-CUP 2011 took place this weekend in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. It's a special competition for female gymnasts and talents on their way to the top of international artistic gymnastics.
Girls from three continents - America, Australia, Europe - are fighting in the age groups of 12/13- , 15/16- and and 16+- years (elite).
Best of the elite category again was the previous year, Daria ELIZAROVA from Uzbekistan - fosterling of Oksana Chusovitina (35),...
On the fringes of the 2010 Artistic Gymnastics Worlds in Rotterdam the official Supplier Janssen-Fritsen arranged a special methodical seminar.
The lectors Dieter Hofmann (GER) and the Dutch national coach Rob Stout demonstrated a variety of pre-requisites especially for learning basic skills.
GYMmedia informed by a short video already (> www.gym-tube.com), but a lot of international users wrote us for more:
So the Co. Janssen-Fritsen ordered a longer version of...
Note with great sadness, the international gymnastic family farewell to Norway's gymnastics legend Age STORHAUG.
Shortly after his 74th birthday on 5 April he died yesterday, the Vice-European Champion on vault horse in 1957 (Antwerp), two-time Olympian (1960 / '64) and the 14-times Norwegian champion leaves a...