Nicolae VIERU, former President of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and Vice President of the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.), died last week after a long battle with prostate cancer at age 84.  As an athlete, coach, judge and top official, Vieru dedicated more than half a century to the sport and played a great role in Romania's rise to prominence in Gymnastics. Born April 21, 1932, this professor of sport was the coach of the Romanian men's team from 1962 to...

* fi g - news --: It is a way of achieving immortality in Gymnastics: the gymnast who has an original skill named after them in the Code of Points assures that his or her name will live on in the sport, years after they have taken their final bows on the international stage.
In Rio in August 2016, the FIG Technical Committees approved four new elements -- two in Men's and two in Women's Artistic Gymnastics -- to...