30. April 2006
Volos, Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
The 27th Women s European Championships Catalina Ponor said Good Bye with Gold....

The apparatus finals at the 27th European Championships are over.
Russia was the most successful nation in the juniors field with gold for Karina Myasnikova on vault and uneven bars and for Daria Elizarova on beam and silver for Elena Kokareva on uneven bars. Romania improved at the end of the finals with gold for Aluissa Lacusteanu on floor and two times silver on beam and floor for Andreea Grigore. Further medals in the juniors field went to Germany, Belgium...

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25. April 2006
Berlin / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
GYMmedia Board out of order....

... SORRY, but after a vehement  global SPAM attack we have to make worse the access  to our discussion platform, the GYMmedia Board!
From now on it's usefully for >> registered members, only!

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16. April 2006
Honululu / Hawaii
Artistic Gymnastics
Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships 2006... Gymnastics Competitions concluded

Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, and Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., tied for the all-around title at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships at the Neil Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
The U.S. women won the team title with 183.150 points over Australia, 177.050 points. Canada, with 172.050, finished third and at the final events Jana Bieger won gold at vault and bars.....

The Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships 2006' (April 13-15) concluded at Saturday with the...

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12. April 2006
Bucharest / Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
Catalina Ponor plans Retirement

The Rumanian press reports that Olympic Champion Catalina Ponor's coach, Matei Stanei, said that he will quit coaching and return to his old passion which is yachting.
According to Stanei, Ponor supposedly is determined to quit gymnastics after the Women's European Championship in Volos, Greece between April 27 and April 30.
'Catalina quit gymnastics but reconsidered her decision,' said Stanei to the Rumanian press....

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3. April 2006
Damascus / Syria
Artistic Gymnastics
OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY COURSE in Damascus

Continuing with the huge number of courses held by the FIG in the last three years Dr. Flavio Bessi (GER) was sent to Damascus to attend a 'Course of the Olympic Solidarity' in cooperation with the International Olympic Committee.

Before the course started doubts about the safety arose as the agitations regarding the Danish newspaper were known in Europe. Several Arabic people were supposedly very angry against Europeans because of the offence of their religion.
Despite...

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