2012 Olympic all-around champion and 2015 World all-around silver-medalist Gabrielle DOUGLAS (USA; Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics) and Japan’s Ryohei KATO (2013 World Vice Champion in all-around in Antwerp and 2015 Team Gold medallist in Glasgow) won the women’s and men’s titles at the 2016 AT&T American Cup, the USA’s most prestigious international invitational and part of the International Gymnastics Federation’s all-around World Cup series, at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J. The USA’s Maggie Nichols (USA; Little...
* Baga-news--: The President of British Gymnastics, Alan Sommerville, retires at the end of February 2016. Alan was elected President in 2013, having been Chief Executive Officer at British Gymnastics between 2000 and December 2007 and Chairman of the Association between 2008 and 2013. Alan’s involvement in gymnastics began in the late 1960’s in coaching when he met nine-time British Champion and two-time Olympian, Nik Stuart. While Nik possessed technical expertise, it was Alan who quickly realised the...
Gymnasts from 11 countries are expected to compete in this year’s AT&T American Cup which will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on March 5, 2016.
The countries are Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Switzerland and United States. The international field for the AT&T American Cup and the remaining U.S. athletes and the international field for the Pac Rim Championships will be announced in 2016. All five of the U.S. gymnasts will demonstrate...
* fig-news --: The drawing of lots for April's Aquece Rio Test Event, the final opportunity for gymnasts to qualify to compete at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, was held Wednesday at FIG Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
The draw determines the rotation order for each country in the competition, which can play a big role in the strategy of gymnasts.