Japan's Olympic hopes versus Europe's talents
On February 28th one of the best junior events in men's artistic gymnastics will take place in Berlin for the 14th time.
Twelve junior national teams will compete in the INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2009, among them the winner of the last three years, the top gymnastics nation Japan. The Japanese titleholder arrived Wednesday and trainined from Thursday on in Berlin.
In addition to the junior national teams, further top teams from...
* stv-info --: Swiss artistic gymnast Roger SAGER (28) has announced his retirement from top-level sport after an eight-year international and national career.
Roger Sager sustained an injury last Saturday at the first Swiss qualifying competition for the individual European Championships, which are to take place in Milan from 2 – 5 April 2009.
Roger Sager represented Switzerland in the European Championships in 2002, 2004 and 2006, as well as in the World Championships in 2001, 2002, 2003 and...
After the end of the registration period for the "33rd TOURNAMENT of MASTERS 2009" (March 20 - 22) the German host has named its "temporary" team:
Top of the list will be the Olympic high bar bronze medallist and world champion Fabian HAMBUECHEN - who has just successfully competed at the American Cup last weekend .
On the women's side Kim BUI from Tuebingen, who was placed third in the American Cup, will also be on the team, as will Olympian Anja BRINKER from TV Herkenrath...
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*USA Gymnastics --: The thirteen year-old US newcomer Jordyn WIEBER (60,200) of DeWitt, Mich., and Germany’s Fabian HAMBUECHEN (90,650) won the all-around titles at the 2009 Tyson American Cup in front of a crowd of 6,388 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Chicago).
Bridget SLOAN (USA/Pittsboro, Ind.,) placed second for the women and the USA’s David SENDER of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Joseph HAGERTY of Rio Rancho, N.M., finished second and third,...
For the third time in this new millenium - after 2000 and 2001 - the unique Canadian movement circus "Cirque du Soleil" is giving guest performances of its show "QUIDAM" in London, the host city of the next Olympic Summer Games in 2012, but not in a special tent, as is usual. Instead, the cosmopolitan ensemble is performing in the time-honoured "Royal Albert Hall".
The only German artiste in the show is Tony MEVIUS, who has already celebrated his 1,000th performance ...