16. März 2007  
Berlin  
Artistic Gymnastics

PREVIEW: 12. INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2007 - .... a GYMfamily Event --

World elite in Paris - The elite of the juniors in Berlin!
For the elite gymnasts of the seniors the World Cup series starts in Paris this weekend. In Berlin, however, 25 junior teams from 17 different countries and 3 different continents will compete at the 12th  INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2007 in men's artistic gymnastics on Saturday, March 17th.
Title holder for the event is the junior team from the Olympic team gold medalist Japan.
The first guests to arrive in Berlin were the boys from "Down under" (AUS). They are already participating in this top international event for gymnasts on the junior level for the 7th time.

Aussies in Berlin: The first training session with the Berlin hosts.
For Australia's coach R. Hong and two of the gymnasts it's already their second visit to Berlin.

Japanese delegation in its Hotel

Title holder Japan arrived two days before the competition and the boys feel comfortable in the Quality Hotel & Suites Berlin City-East

(photo, right >>)

Surprisingly, the delegation of Italy arrived in Berlin as the 17th nation.
So the number of teams has increased to 25!
Three of the four Italian boys are from the age-group 1991, so this is a very interesting team for European Juniors Championships in coming years.

A great entry field at the 12th  INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2007 
Leading European gymnastics nations such as Switzerland, Belarus, Spain, Great Britain and France will come to Berlin with their best teams - five nations are even bringing their entire national squad!
Finland is participating in this event for the first time and they will even come with two teams right away.
The contact with Finland was established by the Cup-Organiser and Germany's current head coach for junior gymnasts  Siegfried Wüstemann (Berlin) at a UEG coaches' seminar.
The team from Slovenia had to withdraw but teams from Poland and Israel were added to the entry field.
The competition with the 24 teams will take place in two groups consisting of 12 teams each.

>> Registered Teams  (update March 15th)
>> Nominativ Entries  (update March 5th)

Junior Team Cup - an important date in preparation for the Junior European Championships!
More and more countries are apparently using the meanwhile very well-known Junior Team Cup as a starting point in the forming of their national squad for the Junior European Championships which will take place again in 2008.

World class junior gymnasts are expected to compete!
Top performances of some of the best juniors in the World can be expected to be seen at the International Junior Team Cup. This means the event will be extremely attractive for spectators and is therefore an absolute must-see for every gymnastics fan as well as interested gymnastics training groups and their coaches.

Robin Michel, Berlin's 'Young sportsman of the Year'

Team of the Berlin hosts
The Berlin team will include  Robin Michel who was recently chosen as Berlin's "Young Sportsman of the Year 2006" as well as Philip Sorrer, Phillip Herder, Paulo Lando and Marvin Pokroppa.
Of course these young gymnasts are keen to improve the 5th place which they achieved last year!
... the Berlin 'Gymnastics Talent Schools' will also show their abilities!
In the break between competition groups 1 and 2 children in the age of 4 - 6 of the Berlin 'Gymnastics Talent Schools' will present their performances.


JUIOR TEAM CUP SERVICE 2007

> Event Date: March 17th 2007; - from 2.30 p.m. on
> Location: Berlin- Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, "Große Sporthalle“ Weißenseer Weg 51-55;

> Entry fees:  5.00 €, reduced 3.00 €.
  School classes/ gymnastics teams of more than 10 members: –  free entry!

> Ticket reservations/inquiries: .. to  wuestemannturnen@aol.com

> ... further information:   Einladung / Invitation
... as well as on the homepage of the organisers
>>  www.Internationaler- Junior-Team-Cup.de

Info: Siegfried Wüstemann (SCB), head of the organising team

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GYMmedia- Flashback:

>> 11. International Junior Team Cup 2006; 
>> 10. International Junior Team Cup 2005

Vlasios Maras (in the middle) in Berlin in 2000

...  the "OBI"-Cups, the predecessors of this event:

In 2000, for instance, the Greek gymnast Vlasios Maras, who later became high-bar World champion, was a member of his country's national junior team at the 5. OBI-Cup ... 

>> 9. OBI-Cup 2004;    >> 8. OBI-CUP 2003; 
>> 7. OBI-CUP 2002;   >> 6. OBI-CUP 2001;  

                                          5. OBI-CUP 2000

International competition atmosphere at the 'Junior Team Cup 2006'
... featuring Steve Woitalla from Cottbus (right) who won several gold medals at the Junior European Championships in Volos just a few weeks later!