12. März 2006
Fellbach-Schmiden / Germany
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Russian Dominance at 17th Schmiden INTERNATIONAL GYM family Event 2006

All together nine from ten reachable successes went to the Russian gymnasts at the '17th Schmiden INTERNATIONAL TOUNAMENT' which was held this weekened in the German top center of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Schmiden, near Stuttgart.
The all-around winner Evgenia KANAEVA won also all the four finals at Sunda and her younger teammate Natalia PICHUZHKINA did nearly the same, but only the German Karolina RASKINA from Schmiden won the juniors final with the ribbon at the end of these two...

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11. März 2006
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Malaysian Gymnast HUI Yee calls it quits...

Malaysian press reported, that the national top rhythmic gymnast See Hui Yee, one of the most successful athletes at the Manila SEA Games in December 2005, has quit the national team after six years of service.
Despite her two-gold medal feat in Manila, Hui Yee was left out of the Commonwealth Games after an unscheduled selection trial.

The disappointment proved too much for Hui Yee who said she wanted to pursue her studies now and...

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10. März 2006
Madeira / Portugal
Rhythmic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: 11th International Tournament Madeira 2006 GYM family Event 2006

After one decade only the International Madeira Tournament', which will held coming weekend on the Portuguese island Madeira - is established in the worldwide gymnastics calendar.
Started in 1996 as an rhythmic gymnastics event it is mixed from 2001 on with male artistic gymnastics. These competitions for both disciplines are a early start event into the young international season.
So the 11th anniversary will use by artistic and rhythmic gymnasts coming from 19 different nations - a new...

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5. März 2006
Moscow / RUS
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Kabaeva is back! She won three of five Grand Prix Finals

Olympic Champion Alina Kabaeva (RUS) is back on the stage of the world best rhythmic gymnasts! Yesterday, she won the all around competition of the first Grand Prix Tournament of 2006 series in Moscow with 67,125 points in front of her teammates Vera Sesina (66,950) and Olga Kapranova (66,725).
Today, she was the best of the finals with rope and ribbon. Vera Sesina was the winner of the finals with ball and clubs. Kabaeva, 22 years old successfully...

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3. März 2006
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Error-prone Hui Yee out of squad to Melbourne

Malaysian rhythmic top gymnast See Hui Yee will not be in the national team for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games after she finished last in a four-gymnast control test at the Bukit Jalil Gymnasium in February.
So three rhythmic gymnasts who will get to go to Melbourne are Foong Seow Ting, Chrystal Lim Wen Chean and Durratun Nashihin Rosli.
The 19-year-old Hui Yee was dropped after making a few errors in her routines. She only managed to...

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