20. März 2016
Stuttgart, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
German Victories at the third World Cup in Stuttgart

Andreas BRETSCHNEIDER (87,132) and Sophie SCHEDER (57,032) - both German gymnasts from the city of Chemnitz, were surprisingly the winners of the third and last FIG-All-around World Cup, which took place in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart (GER) this weekend.
Curiously, Europe's best gymnast, the Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev started only in the "framework program", a special team "Team Challenge". But here, however, he scored the world-class result of 90.430 points in all-around ...?!
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12. März 2016
Glasgow, GBR
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG World Cup No. 2: Glasgow 2016
Only one week  a f t e r  the 2016 AT&T American Cup and one week  b e f o r e  the third and last F.I.G. all-around world cup circuit, the DTB-Pokal in Stuttgart (Germany) the British Gymnastics Federation invited the top scene of artistic gymnastics to the Glasgow World Cup. In the Emirates Arena, the venue of his success as pommel horse worldchampion Max WHITLOCK won the all-around copetition of "Glasgow World Cup Gymnastics...
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5. März 2016
Newark /N.J., USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Gabby Douglas and Ryohei Kato win American Cup 2016

2012 Olympic all-around champion and 2015 World all-around silver-medalist Gabrielle DOUGLAS (USA; Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics) and Japan’s Ryohei KATO (2013 World Vice Champion in all-around in Antwerp and 2015 Team Gold medallist in Glasgow) won the women’s and men’s titles at the 2016 AT&T American Cup, the USA’s most prestigious international invitational and part of the International Gymnastics Federation’s all-around World Cup series, at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J. The USA’s Maggie Nichols (USA; Little...

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29. Februar 2016
Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
British Gymnastics: President, Alan Sommerville announces Retirement

* Baga-news--: The President of British Gymnastics, Alan Sommerville, retires at the end of February 2016. Alan was elected President in 2013, having been Chief Executive Officer at British Gymnastics between 2000 and December 2007 and Chairman of the Association between 2008 and 2013. Alan’s involvement in gymnastics began in the late 1960’s in coaching when he met nine-time British Champion and two-time Olympian, Nik Stuart. While Nik possessed technical expertise, it was Alan who quickly realised the...

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28. Februar 2016
Newark /N.J., USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Preview: AT&T American Cup 2016

Gymnasts from 11 countries are expected to compete in this year’s AT&T American Cup which will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on March 5, 2016.
The countries are Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Switzerland and United States. The international field for the AT&T American Cup and the remaining U.S. athletes and the international field for the Pac Rim Championships will be announced in 2016. All five of the U.S. gymnasts will demonstrate...

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