23. Mai 2006
Moscow / Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Banker Andrey KOSTIN new Russian President of Gymnastics Federation

Third Change since 2004 ....
 The Chairman and Chief Executiv Officer of the 'Vneshtorgbank', the nextlargest Russian bank, Andrey KOSTIN (49) was elected new President of the 'Russian Gymnastics Federation' on 19 May at an election meeting of this national public organisation.

Kostin is the third Russian gymnastics president since 2004 in this top position, after the retirement of Leonid Arkaev (December 2004) and the last change from Yuri Titov to Yuri Dedykh...

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21. Mai 2006
Shrewsbury, Mass., / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Yuri Balanbanov passed away....

The worldwide gymnastics family feels sorrow for the death of the former Soviet star Yuri BALABANOV (43), who passed away 2006, May 10 after a sudden heart attack in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts /USA.
Balabanov, 43, had been the head girls' coach at 'Gymnastics Learning Center' in Shrewsbury, Mass., for the past two years.
The gymnastics community is seeking donations to aid the family of former Soviet team member Yuri Balabanov, who died of a sudden heart attack May 10...

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20. Mai 2006
Quebec / Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Canadian Championships 2006: Double Winners

David Kikuchi of Halifax, Nathan Gafuik of Calgary, Nansy Damianova of Montreal each won two gold medals in the artistic gymnastics event finals to conclude the Canadian gymnastics championships.
In men’s competition, Kikuchi, the all around champion earlier this week, took top honors on high bar and pommel horse and was also second on rings. Gafuik was first on parallel bars and added a third place finish on floor. Other winners were Adam Wong of Calgary on floor and...

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14. Mai 2006
Ghent / Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
3rd World Cup Ghent: Three Chinese Victories....

The 3rd World Cup Ghent saw three Chinese victories today at the Topsporthal Vlanderen: So the reigning world champion XIAO, Qin was the best gymnast at the pommel horse in front of the Hungarian specialist Berki, and HUANG, Xu beat the Slovanian European champion at parallel bars Petkovsek; in women's category China's LI, Ya won on uneven bars, followed by Russia's Svetlana Klyukina. The Spaniard Lenika de Simone blocked the sucsess of Ashley PRIESS and Hillary Mauro (both USA) on...

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8. Mai 2006
Volos, Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
28th Men s European Championships: Russian Men most successful - but Germany has the best Juniors.!

Winning team gold but also the titles on floor and rings the Russians finished the 28th European Championships in Volos, Greece as the most successful nation.
Romanian's Dragulescu (vault) and Koczi (pommel horse) won two gold medals at today's finals.
Slovenian's Petkovsek defended his title on parallel bars and the Greek host jubilated about the gold on high bar, gained by Vlasios Maras.....

In the morning, the German juniors -Friday's team gold winners, - won...

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