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Svetlana Boginskaya - an imaginative young lady

I was  browsing some old Olympics VCR ,  came across the  Seoul Olympics Gymnastics Highlights.

 I  love watching Svetlana Boginskaya ;an imaginative young lady, performing her floor routines. She is a real artist. She is adroit enough to perform complicated elements and has a very attractive appearance. But I used to remember Svetlana’s habit of landing dismounts and vaults with one foot in front of the other. Born February 9, 1979, Minsk, Belaruss. She fell in love with gymnastics after her first lesson.

Coach, Liubov Miromanova loves Svetlana like a daughter and takes care of her but at the same time welcome her pupil’s creative endeavour  in gymnastics. Floor exercise is a perfect example..

Few experts  thought that the 5 ft 5, 100 pound Boginskaya would go smoothly through the Olympics, in which even leaders make mistakes  at any moment. But the elegant 15 year old proved her class and stability, and her “highness” helps her on floor exercise where she tumbled a double twisting double back which is usually performed by shorter gymnasts, and never though possible for a taller girl like Boginskaya. But it was more her innovative interpretation of “Carmen.” She portrays Carmen, a special arrangement by a Soviet composer..

In the abstract routines, Boginskaya creates beautiful lines through her command of ballet and conveys a sense of desperation as she reaches out to the audience. And each time she performs the exercise, the crowd responds with equal emotions. One can tell that  she’s  put her soul into the routines, and each movement means something to her.       

Floor Exercise was always Bogi's signature event.  Though she didn't have the most difficult tumbling by '92, her expression, passion and performance made up for it.  Her '92 routine was not as wildly popular as its predecessors, but it retained all of the style, class, flair and attitude that was her hallmark

Nicknamed “The Goddess” by her fellow gymnasts, Boginskaya could not have picked a better place than Athens to live up to her name during the World Championships in 1997.

Retired after 1992 Olympics, moved to Houston, to train under Bela Karoly. Married to William Yee. He owns a sports-ware company.

With her experience and creativity, Boginskaya will most likely produce an even greater generation of gymnasts.

MALAYSIA GAMES XV - 2012

Kuantan is the state capital of  Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the  South China Sea, with approximately 700,000 people.

It's a beach life at Teluk Chempedak Beach, located only five kilometres from Kuantan town. A place of sunshine, take to the sails, surf the waves or just while away the hours on the promenade with a purpose built local food court, an international fast food outlet and 5 star resort hotel in the vicinity.

There are also many islands offshore, including Tioman Island, with extensive coral reef systems. Fine stretches of beach are found from Kuantan heading to Terengganu.. A traditional fishing industry still exists along the coast. Keropok, dried fish cakes are a welcome favourite among locals and traditional industry includes the mass processing of dried fish and seafood as well as the famed keropok lekor.

In 1996 Pahang produced many talented gymnasts who represented Malaysia at the ’98 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur. However that was 16 years ago, and come July this state will host the XV SUKMA.

Sukma  Games is a sporting event in Malaysia held annually since 2011, but before that it was held once in two years. Sukma is an acronym  for Sukan Malaysia; literally Malaysian Games.

For those interested in gymnastics see you there on the 6^th -10^th July for artistic gymnastics and 12^th – 16^th July 2012 for Rhythmic gymnastics competitions. Don’t miss the grand opening ceremony on Saturday 7^th July 2012.

Good Luck to all our Gymnasts !

Selection of Romania's WAG Team for London

Romanian Quadrilateral Gymnastics  Competition  will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at 17:00, at the Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest,

Romanian gymnastics invites you to a unique event in Romania:

Romanian  women's artistic gymnastics l-Germany-Italy-France. Together  with these teams will play Europe's top gymnasts: Gaelle Mys of Belgium, Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland, and Greece Vasiliki Millousi Adlerteg Jonna from Sweden.

This competition is the last great test for Romanian before announcing  their WAG team for the Olympic Games in London. The girls will have to prove its value and impress the coaches Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang, who will decide who gets the ticket from this competition for London.

Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa, Larisa Iordache Bulimar Diana, Diana Chelaru, Raluca Haidu, Amelia Racea need an audience with high expectations to make a last rehearsal before the Olympics. The more the public will be excited, the more girls will be able to understand and face better atmosphere in London and the results will be comprehensive.
Meet the members of the team:
Catalina Ponor,  world known gymnast as the nickname "Queen of the beam". Famous for ambition, safety and beauty of exercise on beam. The multiple Olympic and European champion.

Sandra Izbasa, elegant, a true artist. That makes gymnastics look easy. It is called "Oscar" for the exercises they are true works of art. Multiple Olympic champion and European champion.

Larisa Iordache Nadia is new. Quick, energetic and a great ability to concentrate, Larisa promises to be a true star at the Olympics. Vice-Champion and multiple European champion.

Diana Bulimar. Didi has a small smile glued to the Judges. Base and pole man in difficult times. Runner –up  junior Olympic and European champion team this year.

Diana Chelaru. Elf team Romania. Energetic, ambitious and full of joy. World runner-up,  and European.

Raluca Haidu. The cute and beloved gymnast in the team, "Dwarf" manages to steal everyone's heart with a glance. European champion team.

Amelia Race. Elegant, with classic lines and gentle movements, Ama wants to earn his place in the team for London. European champion on beam.

Cel mai bun de noroc în România de la mine.  ( Best of luck to Romania from me )

OLYMPIC HOPES INTERNATIONAL GYM COMPETITION

The results of  "Olympic Hopes International held on  Friday at Penza's Sports School, Russia ,the Young Kenzo Shirai of Japan, winner of the all around competition, confirmed his individual superiority at this competition by taking a further three gold medals in event finals : high bar (13.05; shared with Serbia's Ilic Gavrilo), floor (15.1) and vault (15.55).  He also took a silver medal on parallel bars (13.15), behind Russia's Kirill Potapov (14.1).While, Uzbekistan's Abdylla Azimov won pommel horse (14.1) and Russia's Igor Lemeshenko took Russia's second gold of the day on rings (13.6).

All four members of the Russian A team managed to medal, with Potapov performing most strongly (silver all around, gold on parallel bars and bronze on vault).16 year old Artur Dalaloyan from Moscow won a bronze on high bar and silver on floor, while Victor Britan with  silver on vault and pommel horse in addition to Lemeshenko's rings gold.  The young Russians Gymnasts have shown some diversity of skill, though it's difficult to conclude much from a team that was far from Russia's top junior selection.

SPORTS SCHOOLS - MOSCOW

Here are some sports schools where athlete train in Artistic Gymnastics.Do visit these schools if you happen to be in Moscow.

GOUDOSN Sports School № 33 119331 Moscow ul. Kravchenko h.6 8-499-138-03-87

( Coach ) Maslennikov Hope Viktorov.)

"CSKA" 125167, Moscow Leningrad Prospekt d.39 8-( 495) -613-18-80, 613-73-22

( Coach )   Polygalov Vasily Georgievich

Anthem. club "Dynamo" Moscow 125167 Leningrad Prospekt d.36. 613-40-73

( Coach )  Zudin Andrew Goergivichc.

SEI DOD CYSS number 58 "RGUFKe" 105122 Moscow Lilac bulv.4 8-499-272-14-01

 ( Coach )  Astakhov, Denis Borisovich.

SEI DOD SDUSHOR № 72 "ATHENA" 125008 Moscow sailor Zheleznyak 22 building 2. 8- 962-904-29-25

( Coach )  Belyshev Vladimir Andreevich

SEI DOD SDUSHOR number 61 115088, Moscow Engineering-I ul.1 16 8-( 495) -675-76-69  

( Coach )  Valentina Savina, V Vice Mr. Nikolai Rozhkov

SDYUSSH RBM № 1 105203, Moscow 16th Street Park., 11, p.4 8-( 495) -461-56-92

 ( Coach )  Gaulle Vitaly.

Center for Summer Sports mos.obl. Moscow 125 171 5th Ave Voikovsky d.24 89166888009  

 ( Coach )

 Vladimir Koshelev, Alexei Davydov, Ivanovich
Sports Training Centre 129 090 Olympic Avenue d.16 Katkov,

( Coach )   Alexander Patrovich

Olympics Hopefuls - Russia

This is an annual competition for  Russian Juniors - MAG and WAG which will be held on the 21 - 25  June 2012 at the Burtasy School of Gymnastics in Penza, Russia. The actual competition is on the 22 and 23 June.

Maria Kharenkova, gold medalist in the team, beam and floor competitions at the recent Junior European Championships, features on the poster!
These are the Juniors at the WAG European Championships 2012 in Brussel.

Evgeniya Shelgunova 
Maria Kharenkova 
Yulia Tipaeva 
Ekaterina Baturina 
Viktoria Kuzmina  


Wishing all the gymnasts Good Luck !