Tag: Olympic Gymnastics
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Glory days at Greenwich and Wembley
Lausanne – Switzerland, August 14, 2012: Olympic review: Wembley, It featured a Flying Squirrel and a Flying Dutchman, it had star names and surprises, and much of it unfolded in one of the most atmospheric venues of the London Games – it was the Gymnastics at the 2012 Olympics, the greatest show on earth. It…
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Peerless Kanaeva completes Olympic double
London – GBR, August 11, 2012: With Russian flags rippling around Wembley Arena and louds shouts from her supporters, Evgeniya Kanaeva took an elegant leap into the Olympic record books on Saturday as she became the first rhythmic gymnast to retain the Individual All-around Gold medal. Kanaeva won with a total of 116.900 points, with…
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Champion Uchimura still striving in search for perfection
London – GBR, August 8, 2012: Uchimara, He is the world’s finest gymnast and owner of a brand-new Olympic Gold medal as Individual All-around Champion but he will return home to Japan only “50% satisfied” with his efforts at London 2012. That was the verdict that Kohei Uchimura gave as he reflected on an Olympic…
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Arthur and Yang make history with Golds
London – GBR, August 06, 2012: History was made in the North Greenwich Arena not just once but twice on Monday as thrilling performances from Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti and Yang Hak-Seon secured the first ever Gymnastic Gold medals for Brazil and Republic of Korea. Brazil’s Zanetti shocked reigning champion Chen Yibing of China with victory…
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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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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…