21. Januar 2004
Derbyshire / Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Eileen Langsley Receives Her Award!

At the FIG Congress 2002 in Athens (Greece) it was announced that Eileen Langsley (Gymnastics Photographer Extraordinaire) had been awarded with Honorary Member of the FIG.
This well deserved and exquisite award was also accompanied by an elegant Longines watch.
Due to personal health and family health problems, it was not possible to make the Award in 2003, but on Friday, 16th January John Atkinson (FIG TC President and EC Member) was able to make the Award on...

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20. Januar 2004
Newlands, Johannesburg / SA
Artistic Gymnastics
Russian gymnasts in South Africa

Two of Russia's brightest gymnastics stars of the new millennium, double Olympic champion Elena Zamolodchikova (22), and triple Olympic medallist Ekaterina Lobazniouk (21), have arrived in South Africa to kick-start a local club's programme.
Between them, they have won seven Olympic medals and more Russian, European, World championships and other international medals than they can remember.....

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16. Januar 2004
USA
Artistic Gymnastics
American Press about the Topicality of eating disorders...

Ten years after the spectacular death of the US top gymnast Christy HENRICH American newspapers remember at her dramatically defeat after an eighth years fighting against it....
The author shows how the situation is regarding the recent U.S. team members today and comes to very different results....
>> Read more on GYMmedia FORUM .

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12. Januar 2004
Vienna, Korneuburg / Austria
Artistic Gymnastics
Austrian President Mag. Franz Fetti passed away..!

With great sadness the Austrian Gymnastics Federation OEFT pronounced, that its President, Director Magister Franz Fetti passed away, suddenly and totaly surprising...!

Yesterday, Sunday, January the11th, the 57 years old Franz Fetti deceased by a cardiac infarction, while he took a walk in his hometown Korneuburg, where he worked as a Dirctor of a big Austrian School Center.....
With great sadness, also the big international gymnastics family noticed this sorrowful loss!

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10. Januar 2004
Columbus, Ohio / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Hamm brothers ready for new routine

Paul and Morgan Hamm are ready to try a new routine after traveling the globe since the Olympic Games in Athens.
The gymnasts have been making appearances since Paul won gold in the all-around on Aug. 18 and then - because of a scoring dispute - had to wait weeks before arbitrators decided he could keep his medal.
The twins have appeared on talk shows and award shows, competed on a Japanese game show obstacle course and answered...

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