Champions in Great Britain & Spain
Barely two month before the pre-Olympic world championships in Stuttgart, Germany the results of some national championships are very interest for the assessment of the different nations:
So in Great Britain Beth TWEDDLE won her 7th national all-around titel (59,750), followed by Hannah Clowes and Aisling Williams, but also the title on uneven bars;
and in Spain Patricia MORENO (57,400) beat Mercedes Alcaide and Melodie Pulgarin. in all-around and won...
New head trainer of women's artistic gymnastics in Switzerland
The Swiss Gymnastics Association STV will employ the Hungarian-British Zoltan Jordanov (55) as its new head trainer for women's artisitc gymnastics from October 1st 2007...
.... for the 2007 Pan American Games
USA Gymnastics has selected the six women it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Committee to represent the United States in gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on top with the 2003 balance beam winner Nastia Liukin...
These Pan Am Games provide a valuable international opportunity for all participating athletes and very good preparation for the upcoming Worlds in Stuttgart...
Just before the beginning of this week's National Championships, the Australian men's and women's squad met the National teams of Japan in Chandler, Queensland.
The Japanese guests won on men's side clearly with 340,900 : 354,800
Host Australia won the women's competition with mit 232,925 : 227,200 points.
In all-around ....
The Ukraine women's artistic gymnastics team won the friendly meet versus Russia and Canada at home, in Kiev.
Ukraine won with a total of 179,400, followed by the Russian team, scored 175.550 and clearly in front of Canada on third with 164.200 points.
Daria Zgoba was the best gymnast in individual all-around, in front of her teammate Alina Kozich. Svetlana Klyukina was the top Russian, finishing third all-around...