The reigning Junior European balance beam champion Florica Leonida led her Romanian team to victory over France and Netherlands at a tri-meet held last weekend in Toulon, France. The Romanian gymnasts finished first through fifth in the all-around standings.
On sixth place came the first French gymnast Marine Debauve (34,750).
Best Dutch gymnast was Gabriella Wammes on 13th place, but the Dutch team started without their stars Verona van de Leur (injured) and the Dutch champion Suzanne Harmes...
Collapsed high bar – junior European champion Martin Konečný survived! And 4 gold medals for Jana Komrsková.
The 2003 Czech National Championships was closed almost symbolically with the world-wide known tune of Antonín Drořák's New World Symphony accompanying the floor exercises of Kateřina Marešová. ...
The exceptional athlet Oksana Chusovitina started last weekend at the German Nationals out of competition (36,450), but she got a lot of sympathy of the spectators and the host TG Boeckingen. All together 1,000 Euro they contributed to help her son Alisher, who has been in treatment for leukemia since last fall in Cologne.
A big sum to help Alisher came just now from the Team Uzbekistan Fundraiser Club' from the USA, transmitted on the special GYMmedia...
Paul Hamm (Maukesha, Wiskonsin) and Courtney Kupets (Las Vegas) defend their titles at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships 2003 last weekend, which took place at the Cellular Arena of Milwaukee.
To the same time took also place the U.S. Nationals of Rhythmic Gymnastics and Sport Aerobics in Milwaukee...
Katja Abel from Berlin (SV Preussen) is the new but also the 100th all-around champion in the history of German's women gymnastics.
On second place came Lisa Brueggemann from Turnteam TOYOTA Cologne and her teammate Birgit Schweigert got the bronze medal.
Ronny Ziesmer from Cottbus won the national all-around German men's title, second was Christian Berczes and third Thomas Andergassen (Stuttgart), but best in all around at the first competition was the 15 years old Fabian Hambuechen....