16. September 2003
Yokohama/Japan
Artistic Gymnastics
Germany s Fabian Hambuechen most successful in Yokohama

The German all-around champions Fabian Hambuechen and the Australian Monette Russo won three gold medals each in the apparatus finals at the JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL, held in Yokohama / Japan. Hambuechen won floor exercise, parallel bars, and high bar, and finished second on vault. David Sender (USA), third all-around on Sunday, won both still rings and vault.
Hitoshi Aoyama (JPN) won the host country's only gold of the competition with his victory on pommel horse.
Monette Russo...

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2. September 2003
Nijmegen / Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics
Verona van de Leur changes the Club and the Coach

The Dutch gym star Verona van de Leur pronounced, that she will change the club: From Wednesday, September 3rd on van de Leur start to train at the gymnastics center 'De Hazekamp' in Nijmegen (Netherlands).
So Van de Leur is changing from Dutch national coach Frank Louter and from the club 'Pro Patria' in Zoetemeer, to the Russian Boris Orlov and the choreographer Esther Heijden in Nijmegen
Tomorro, Wednesday, September the 3rd will heold a press conference at...

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1. September 2003
Montreal/Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Once again: The next Auditions of Cirque du Soleil

The worldwide wellknown Cirque du Soleil plans once again its next auditions this year:
After Berlin in spring the coming locations will be in London (United Kingdom) and Orlando (United States) in November - December 2003
In 2004, the first city visited will be Budapest (Hungaria) and Las Vegas (United States) in February.
The talent scouts are looking for gymnasts, sports acrobats, trampolinists, tumblers, circus acrobats, martial artists...

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30. August 2003
Daegu/Korea
Artistic Gymnastics
XXII. Universiade: Asia strong in Daegu

The artistic gymnastics competiotion of the XXII UNIVERSIADE in Daegu (Republic of Korea) finished today with the apparatus finals.
The Ukrainian Irina Yarotska, fourth of Worlds all-around in Anaheim, was the most successful gymnast. She won all-around, beam and floor final.
Ukraine in women's and host Korea in men's competition were the best nations. Winner of men's all-around was the Korean Yang, Tae-Young on second place came the fourth of Anaheim, Yernar Yerimbetov from Kasachstan.
The...

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29. August 2003
Artistic Gymnastics
Juri Chechi analyzed World Champs

Juri Chechi (ITA), the multiple Olympic and former World Champion on rings, is now Vice-president of the Italian Gymnastics Federation, responsible for Olympic disciplines.
After observing the competitions of the Worlds in Anaheim, Yuri Chechi analyzed the actual situation of the international gymnastics...

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