The reigning Junior European balance beam champion Florica Leonida led her Romanian team to victory over France and Netherlands at a tri-meet held last weekend in Toulon, France. The Romanian gymnasts finished first through fifth in the all-around standings.
On sixth place came the first French gymnast Marine Debauve (34,750).
Best Dutch gymnast was Gabriella Wammes on 13th place, but the Dutch team started without their stars Verona van de Leur (injured) and the Dutch champion Suzanne Harmes...

The exceptional athlet Oksana Chusovitina started last weekend at the German Nationals out of competition (36,450), but she got a lot of sympathy of the spectators and the host TG Boeckingen. All together 1,000 Euro they contributed to help her son Alisher, who has been in treatment for leukemia since last fall in Cologne.
A big sum to help Alisher came just now from the Team Uzbekistan Fundraiser Club' from the USA, transmitted on the special GYMmedia...