8. Februar 2010
Las Vegas, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
USA Winter Cup Challenge: Brooks beats Horton

* usa gymn. fed: --  University of Oklahoma's Chris Brooks of Houston won the all-around title at the 2010 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Sports Center. The all-around and individual event champions were determined with a combined two-day score. In addition, 17 men were named to the U.S. Senior National Team.
Chris Brooks, who lead the all-around after the first day, finished with a two-day score of 175.800. He also won an individual event title...

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1. Februar 2010
Berlin, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
International Rhythm of Gymnastics Competitions

...How many champions needs the world?
This weekend in Montreal the F.I.G. opened their World Cup - series 2010 of rhythmic gymnastics. Seven more will follow and in addition to that 8 Grand Prix's, various continental events and one World Championships: 17 (!) top events!
On the first weekend in March in artistic gymnastics will be started a series of even 12 (!) World Cup competitions, during only one year! In addition to that there will be...

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29. Januar 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Tanskanen chairs F.I.G. Athletes Commission

* fig-press: -- Convened for its first meeting at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne, the FIG Athletes’ Commission for the 2009 – 2012 Olympic Cycle has elected a new President, Finnish born Jani TANSKANEN. The Commission is made up of one representative from each of the FIG’s competitive disciplines:
Jani Tanskanen (FIN) for Men’s Artistic, Nastia Liukin (USA) for Women’s Artistic, Vera Sessina (RUS) for Rhythmic, Dmitri Poliaroush (BLR) for Trampoline, Anna Macanita (POR) for...

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29. Januar 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Disciplinary measures: CRACKING DOWN AND EASING UP!

* fig-press: ---  Acting on the recommendation of its Disciplinary Commission, the FIG Presidential Commission ruled on the doping cases involving gymnast Daiane dos Santos (BRA) and acrobatic gymnast Alisa Usmanova (BLR).

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23. Januar 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Georges Guelzec starts his UEG Presidency

From today on, the former French Olympic gymnast Georges GUELZEC (62) takes over as president of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG).
Guelzec defeated former president Dimitrios Dimitropoulos of Greece on 2009, November  7. A native of Nantes (FRA) Guelzec has experienced gymnastics at every level. After ten years on the French national team, including appearances in European (1969, '73) and Worlds (1970), as well as the 1972 Munich Olympics, Guelzec worked for 35 years as a coach...

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