19. Oktober 2004  
Dornbirn / Austria  
Artistic Gymnastics

PREVIEW: 5th TeamGym - European Championships in Team-Gymnastics

From 23rd until 26 October take place in the Messestadion (fair stadium) of Dornbirn/Austria the 5th 'TeamGym', better confessed than European Championships in team gymnastics. Organizer in this year is the Austrian gymnastics federation (ÖFT). About 800 gymnast out of 14 countries participate with 47 teams in this attractive competition. All the gymnasts present a practice in Mini tramp, jumped on Tumbling course and shown similar Ground performance. It gives the three categories 'Women', 'Men' and 'Mixed-Teams'.

Turnerschaft Mäder (AUT)

The favorits coming out of Scandinavia, special title applicants are Denmark and Sweden. The women of Halmstad Frygimnaster and the Women of Stockholm Top Gymnastics - became second and third two years ago at last 'TeamGym'.
At the men tries HSG Slagelse from Denmark the hattrick. Long-term master Rodovre og Omegns (Denmark) begins in the Mixed-teams as a title holder, followed by GK Motus Salto from Malmö/Sweden.
Austria itself will be takes part with four teams in this team competition: the Mixed-team of Union West-Vienna belongs to the best domestic teams. Vorarlberg go that just decorated country master with the newly formed gentlemen of that Sport secondary school Dornbirn into the racing. Moreover the ÖFT-vices masters start with the ladies team Turnerschaft Mäder and that extra a year ago for this organization group formed TeamGym-Union EWG with gymnasts from Eisenstadt, Vienna and Graz.


Schedule:

Friday, October 22th
03:00 p.m. - AUTCh training
07:00 p.m. - AUTCh technical meeting

Saturday, October 23th
10:00 a.m. - AUTCh qualification
03:00 p.m. - AUTCh finals
04:30 p.m. - AUTCh juniors victor distinction
05:20 p.m. - AUTCh competitions general class
06:30 p.m. - AUTCh victor distinction general class

Sonday, October 24th
10:00-07:00 a.m. - ECh training
08:00 p.m. - ECh openeing ceremony

Monday, October 25th
10:00 a.m. - ECh qualifikation Mixed
01:30 p.m. - ECh qualifikation Women
05:00 p.m. - ECh qualifikation Men

Thursday, October 26th
02:00 p.m. - ECh finals Mixed
03:30 p.m. - ECh finals Women
05:00 p.m. - ECh finals Men
06:20 p.m. - victor deistinction and show

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