21. Dezember 2016
Moscow, RUS
Artistic Gymnastics
23rd International Mikhail Voronin Cup 2016

From December 18 to 22, the leading Russion club "Dynamo Moscow" hosted nearly 200 athletes from 24 countries at the traditional "Michail VORONIN CUP 2016", in memoriam of the Olympic champion and former world champion Mikhail VORONIN, who died in 2004 at the age of 59 years only ...!
Almost all victories in this year's competition in individual all-around and the teams went to the Russian hosts. Artur DALALOYAN (RUS) won the all-around  men's elite category...

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11. Dezember 2016
Toyota-City, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
TOYOTA-CUP 2016

Traditionally at the end of the year, the Japanese Gymnastics Association invites to the Toyota Cup. In Toyota City, near to the Japanese capital Tokyo, the hosts won two of three finals on the first day of the men's side:
Kenzo SHIRAI on the floor with the sensational D-score 7.7 (!) and Yuya KAMOTA on the still  rings. The victory at the pommel horse went to the specialist from Hungary, to the Olympic Champion (2012)...

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5. Dezember 2016
Ludwigsburg, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
Fabian Hambuechen and Sophie Scheder are Germany's „Gymnasts of the Year"

Fabian Hambuechen and Sophie Scheder are Germany's "Gymnasts of the Year" 2016". These last title holders of the Olympic year were announced at the final of the German Turnliga in Ludwigsburg. The German GYM-Magazine LEON* and the Turnclub Germany had the winners in a survey among the gymnastics journalists in Germany. The expert jury voted for the fourth time in a row for Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Wetzlar-Niedergirmes), who had won the gold medal at the Olympic...

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2. Dezember 2016
Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Eddie van Hoof crowned "Coach of the Year"

After a record-breaking Olympic Games in Rio 2016 for Team Great Britain’s gymnastics squad, it was our very own Eddie Van Hoof’s turn in the spotlight. The British Head National Coach for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, was named UK Coach of the Year last night at the Sports Coach UK Coaching Awards.
Eddie has been a coach for the last 20 years, and led the British Men’s Artistic Gymnastics programme since 2005 ...
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29. November 2016
Brisbane, AUS
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympian Lisa Skinner injured in fall during Cirque Du Soleil performance

Olympic gymnast Lisa Skinner will be fitted with a halo brace on Monday after her fall on Sunday during a Cirque du Soleil performance. The 35-year-old Olympian from Brisbane is doing well but she has to wear the brace from six to 12 weeks.
Lisa Skinner was doing her aerial hoop solo act during Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza performance at Skygate when she fell. The audiences were shocked and the paramedics were called into the scene. The show stopped...

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