On May, 3rd, the long time member of the Men's Technical Committee of the European Gymnastics Union, Claus HALLER, died at the age of only 53 because of an internal bleeding.
With Claus Haller looses the international and the Swiss gymnastics a great gymnastics personality. Claus Haller dedicated his life to this sport and especially to artistic gymnastics. He worked for more than 27 years for the Swiss Gymnastics Association (STV). He was furthermore coach, also for the national...
In the city of Esslingen, near Stuttgart - hometown of the worldwide wellknown gymnastics label "SPIETH Gymnastics" - was held the 4th International SPIETH CUP. Winner of the 2009 team cup was the Swedisch "Eskilstuna Gymnastics Academy" in front of SSV Ulm (GER) and "Vorarlberg Team 1" from Austria.
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For the first time after the political changes the German women's gymnastics had a friendly meet with the Olympic silver medallist of Beijing 2008, the national team of USA. It was the eights friendly meet between both nations in history! Four weeks after the 2009 Europeans in Milan, Saturday, May 2, the competition took place at the RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sports Hall in Muelheim, Germany.
The US team won the competion in a predominant manner against the young...
The first friendly meet after the political changes between Germany and the USA won the guests in Muelheim with 232,400 to 219,700 points.
With a difference of 12,70 points won the US team also on all the four apparatuses. They had some problems on the balance beam just as the German team too. At the end the American squad was the absolute team.
The 16 years old member of the Olympic silver team of Beijing, Bridget SLOAN...
In fact have these two only 1 year difference in age:
One, Anja BRINKER (18) already gained since 5 years (JEM 2004) international experiences, was in the World Championship team 2007, in the Olympic squad 2008 and reached the top ten ranks in the European Championship in Milan - while the other 17 year old Susann HERBST will finally stand before her first international participation. It is about time, did she not lack a bit confidence at...