*fig-press : -- At a round table meeting held parallel to the 2008 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, the idea to organise a symposium on the development of Acrobatic Gymnastics surfaced during a series of intense discussions.
The idea has now taken shape and a symposium is planned for August 23, 2009 in Veliky Novgorod (RUS) and in conjunction with the second FIG World Cup Series this year.
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World Elite at the 6th ACRO CUP 2009 in Germany
From April 17 - 19 takes place the traditional VI. International ACRO CUP of Acrobatic Gymnastics in Albershausen, in the South of Germany, with more than 300 participants, representing 14 different nations.
Among of them are world champions from USA, and Byelorussia, top stars from Russia and England and also aspiring German hosts....
At Saturday a British Men's group from the "Spelthorne Elite Acrobatics" celebrated...
Acrobatic gymnasts from 10 different countries competed at the 18th International Acrobatic Gymnastics Tournament “Stars above the Boug River” in Vinnitsa (UKR) on February 23-28, 2009.
2008 Silver Medallists Tatjana De Vos and Florence Henrist from Belgium ( < photo, left) topped the ranking of the Women’s Pairs competition with a total of 86.613, edging out their competitors from the host country.
The Russian Groups collected Gold in both the Senior Women’s and Men’s categories. ...
* fig-press: -- The Lithuanian Acrobatic Federation hosted a FIG International Judge’s Course February 8 – 13, 2009 for Acrobatic Gymnastics in Visaginas City.
17 participants from five FIG Member Federations (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Israel, and Lithuania) took part in the course and studied diligently to receive an International Brevet.
According to FIG TC Member Irina Nikitina (RUS; photo, left) who served as an expert for this course, there was a good and productive atmosphere among...
Gymnastics Acrobatics at the Test Events ...
At the 2008 Test events of the next years WORLD GAMES in Kaohsiung, Taipeh, Ukraine's acrobates won four of the acrobatic gymnastics finals, the men's and mixed pairs, and the men's but also the women's groups decision.
Winner of the women's pairs final was Russia in front of the Ukraine .
It was the the first time that such an international gymnastics competition competition was held in Chinese Taipei ...