Today, on March 19, one of the greatest and most famous German gymnasts worldwide celebrates her 60th birthday.
Erika ZUCHOLD from Leipzig was one of the best known personalities in international gymnastics in the sixties and seventies of the 20th century, along with Karin Büttner-Janz and before Maxi Gnauck .
In all her varius roles - as the first women to dare perform a flicflac on the beam (1964), as the winner of the silver medal at the Mexico...
At the first world cup of the season in Paris-Bercy, France, Italian women's gymnastics got a total triumph: All-around world champion Vanessa FERRARI won on three apparatuses and her teammate Carlotta GIOVANNI on vault.
After than Igor CASSINA was the best on men's high bar!
On men's side Marian DRAGULESCU (ROU) succeeded on floor and vault, the Chineses TENG, Haibin (pommel horse) and FENG Zhe (parallel bars) and Kai Wen TAN (USA; rings) were the other winners in...
A top level competition!As expected, the titleholder of last year's INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP, the boys from JAPAN, defended the trophy and won the event also this year with a score of 249.900 points.
The team FRANCE I followed in second place with 247.800 in front of Switzerland (245.700). The competition included the incredible number of 25 teams from 17 different countries! Also the boys from Spain (4th place) and Nottinghamshire/ Great Britain (6th place) left strong impressions.
The best of ...
- baga-info: --- Very competitive, steady and talented US Team won well-deserved victory over Great Britain's women team (237.700: 218.100) in the Friendly Meeting at Salto Gym Club, Lisburn City, Belfast. Current Junior US Champion Shawn Johnson from Chow’s Gymnastics, Iowa, snapped the Individual All-around victory (60.150) presenting last a stunning performance on Floor.
World elite in Paris - The elite of the juniors in Berlin!
For the elite gymnasts of the seniors the World Cup series starts in Paris this weekend. In Berlin, however, 25 junior teams from 17 different countries and 3 different continents will compete at the 12th INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2007 in men's artistic gymnastics on Saturday, March 17th.
Title holder for the event is the junior team from the Olympic team gold medalist Japan.
The first...