Tag: FIG
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Iordan makes history Gymnastics fans
London – GBR, August 6, 2012: The name of Bulgaria’s Iordan Iovtchev is destined for the history books. Not only is he a top-level gymnast, he is also president of his national federation, and, at the tender age of 39, he has qualified for the final of the Rings at the London 2012 Olympics, which…
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Cockburn hoping to make history for Canada
London – GBR, August 04, 2012: There are few people better qualified to speak about the growth of Trampoline as an Olympic sport than Karen Cockburn. After all, the fourth Olympic Games featuring Trampoline Gymnastics also happen to be the fourth for the 31-year-old Canadian. Cockburn was there in Sydney for Trampoline’s introduction to the…
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Russia and Ukraine hoping for better
London – (GBR), August 3, 2012: Douglas, Twenty years ago, the gymnasts of Russia and Ukraine competed together for the last time at the Olympic Games, winning the Men’s Team Gold and a clean sweep of the Individual All-Around medals under the flag of the Unified Team. Spool forward two decades and you will find…
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World Champion Uchimura bids for Gold
London – GBR, August 02, 2012: World Champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan will begin his bid for Olympic glory in the Men’s Individual All-Around Final in the precise spot where his last appearance at Greenwich Arena ended – on the Pommel Horse. Uchimura’s revised score after the judges’ reviewing of his horse dismount was a…
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USA wins first Team Gold since 1996 in Women’s
London – (GBR), July 31, 2012: USA vaulted to the lead in the opening moments of the competition and surged through their remaining three apparatus to win their first Olympic Team Gold since Atlanta 1996 in the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team Final at the North Greenwich Arena on Tuesday. Gabrielle DOUGLAS (USA) performed energetically on…
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FIG online Photo Contest, winners are revealed!
London – North Greenwich Arena, July 31, 2012: Photo Contest, The impact of the photo competition launched by the FIG on its Facebook page has surpassed all expectations. Over 650 pictures have been registered and put before a jury composed of FIG Media Staff, under the supervision of Olympic champion Nastia Liukin. The winners, eight…
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Perfect’ China on top after dramatic Team Final
London – (GBR), July 30, 2012: A “perfect” China celebrated reclaiming their Olympic crown in the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Team event but that was not the only talking point of a dramatic contest in which Japan took silver only after an appeal to the judges and Britain claimed an historic bronze. For China, the first…
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USA leads Women’s Artistic field to finals
London – (GBR), July 30, 2012: Artistic field, USA led the standings in team, individual all-around and two apparatus in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Qualifications at the North Greenwich Arena on Sunday. The top eight teams advanced to the final on July 31. The top 24 individual all-around gymnasts (maximum two per country) went through to…
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British cheers but mixed emotions for US
London – (GBR), July 30, 2012: mixed emotions, There were tears and cheers in the USA camp as Sunday’s Women’s Artistic Gymnastic qualification round threw up a major upset. USA’s success in finishing first in qualifying for the Team final was tempered by reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber’s failure to reach the All-Around final after…
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German gymnastics enjoys a golden age
LONDON (GBR), July 25, 2012: There is no doubting that German gymnastics is enjoying a golden period at the moment. Indeed, at London 2012 Team Germany will be the only national delegation to have athletes competing in all categories of the three Olympic Gymnastics disciplines. And in doing so they will be breaking a number…