30. August 2008
Lausanne / Switzerland
Rhythmic Gymnastics

fig press:
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Following a vote held parallel to the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 24, 2008, Ms Vera Sessina (RUS) was elected to the FIG Athletes’ Commission, where she will represent Rhythmic Gymnastics.

At the 2007 World Championships in Patras (GRE), Vera Sessina placed second in the All-Around competition, winning the Rope, Ribbon and Team competitions.

25. August 2008
Beijing / China
Rhythmic Gymnastics

The European Gymnastics Service "GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL" is providing reports from the "Games of the XXIX Olympiad 2008" in Beijing, concentrating particularly on news about the three gymnastics disciplines ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS, TRAMPOLINE and RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS.
* This service is being supported by the leading manufacturers of gymnastics equipment in these disciplines,
- Janssen-Fritsen (NED) - artistic gymnastics;
- Eurotramp (GER) - trampoline;
- SPIETH Gymnastik (GER) - rhythmic gymnastics.
* ... Games of...

27. Juli 2008
Irkustk / Russia
Rhythmic Gymnastics

World Cup in Irkustk - Tournament in Varna
Winning not only the all-around but also all the four world cup finals the Russian top gymnasts dominated also the last world cup event before the Olympic competitions.
Evgenia KANAEWA was the best at the first day's all-around qualifications in the Siberian metropolis Irkutsk, last weekend, and won the world cup final events with all the four apparatus final and looked like the biggest and hottest favorite for the Olympic...

22. Juli 2008
Lausanne/SUI
Rhythmic Gymnastics

FI* FIG Office,: ---  Ms Irina Deriugina (UKR), member of the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee, has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne against the sanctions issued her by the FIG Presidential Commission and revised by the FIG Appeal Tribunal. The hearing will take place on July 28, 2008 at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne.

At its meeting in Cape Town on May 21, 2008, the FIG Presidential...

21. Juli 2008
Astana / Kazakhstan
Rhythmic Gymnastics

To the very first time the Gymnastics Federation of Kazakhstan hosted a F.I.G. Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup event.
Host was the city of Astana and gymnasts from 17 countries followed the invitation of the hosts, toward the front of the Russian top Gymnasts.

So all-around winner Evgenia KANAEVA, who won also the finals with hoop and clubs, and her teammate Vera Sessina, winner of the rope and ribbon final, dominated the two competition days.

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