Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Russian teams for European Championships:




The coaching staff of the Russian national team in gymnastics finally decided on the composition of the national team for the European Championship in France. This was reported by Tass senior coach Valentine Rodionenko.

 Aliya Mustafina to miss the European Championships Artistic Gymnastics

The Russian national team at the European Championships, which will take place from 13 to 19 April in Montpellier, will be represented by 10 athletes (6 men and 4 women). Selection of the tournament was held at the championship of Russia in Penza in early March, but the final composition at Euro became known only now.

The women’s team are, Afanasyeva, Kharenkova, Sosnitskaya, and  Spiridonova.

""We hope  Vicktoria Kamova  and Aliya Mustafina purposefully ready by the European Games to be held in June in Azerbaijan - continued Rodionenko. 

"As for the Russian men's team at the European Championship,  Ablyazin, Belyavskiy, Ignatiev, Kuksenkov, Nagorniy, and  Petrov

European Gymnastics Championships 2015 
Dates: 13-19 April 2015
Location: Montpellier, France | Time
Venue: Park&Suites Arena | Rue de la Foire, 34470 Pérolsominative

Photos - :Ablyazin and Afanasyev

(source: http://tass.ru/sport/1860144)

Monday, March 30, 2015

Gymnastics Legend - Zolatan Magayar



Dr. Zoltán Magyar (born 13 December 1953, in Budapest, Hungary was the premier  Pommel horse gymnast of the world in the 1970s. 
He had two elements named after him, the Magyar spindle (turning the body in the opposite direction from the circles) and the Magyar travel (crosswise circling travel down the horse).

He won the Olympic gold in 1976 and 1980 world championships gold in 1974, 1978 and 1979 European championships gold in 1973, 1975 and 1977; and World Cup gold in 1975 and 1978. His largest margin of victory came at the 1978 World Championships, which he won by 0.375 points. For his achievements he was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1974, 1978 and 1980.

Magyar retired following the 1980 Olympics. Since his departure, he has focused on his lifelong goal as a veterinarian. He currently operates a vet hospital and still resides in Budapest.

In May 2012, Magyar was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Now the President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and Vice President of the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation



Hungarian Championship 2015

Three golds for Böczögő at Hungarian Championships

Dorina Böczögő won three gold medals at the Hungarian apparatus championships in Budapest on 29 - 30 March 2015.

Alina Kozich (UKR), the 2004 European champion, has been working as a coach with the Hungarian women since January, after working in Japan for five years,

The current world and Olympic pommel horse champion Krisztian Berki, recovering from shoulder surgery  was  at the competition too as a spectator

Results Women

Vault
Dévai Boglárka 13.450
Honti Kitti 13.100
Al-Salty 12.800

Uneven Bars
Böczögő Dorina  12.900
Honti Kitti  12.500
Makra Noémi 12.300

Beam
Böczögő Dorina 13.100
Horváth Enikő 12.400
Al-Salty Dália 12.200

Floor Exercise
Csillag Tunde 13.100
Böczögő Dorina 12.400
Dévai Boglárka 12.200

11th World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastic

11th World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastic
3- 5 April 2015 
Sports hall Stožice, Vojkova 90, 1000 
Ljubljana

Belgian Gymnastics Championships 2015

The Belgian Gymnastics Championships 2015 held in Malmedy, Belgium from March 28 - 29.
Mens Individual All-around Results.
1 CLAEYS Ward Vaste Vuist Lauwe 76,150
2 VALCKE Thiemen Vaste Vuist Lauwe 75,100
3 TIEBOUT Emiel Kon. Turnkring Rust-Roest Brugge 73,300
Womens Individual All-around Results.
1 VANDENHOLE Cindy Vaste Vuist Lauwe 53,399
2 MYS Gaelle O.T.V. Nazareth vzw 52,933
3 VERSCHUEREN Lisa Sportiva Sint-Gillis-Waas vzw 52,649

Sunday, March 29, 2015

8th Trofeo Citta di Jesolo

Results - Individual Event Finals ( Senior )

Vault
1 BILES SIMON 11 USA 15,525
2 ROCCA ARIANNA 31 ITALIA 14,500
3 BLACK ELISABETH 13 CANADA 14,200

Uneven Bars
1 ROSS KYLA - USA 15,250
2 KEY BAILIE -USA 15,150
 3 GILL SABRINA - CANADA 14,300

Balance Beam
1 BILES SIMON - USA 15,250
2 BAUMANN ALYSSA - USA 14,550
3 FERLITO CARLOTTA - ITALIA 14,300

Floor Exercise
1 BILES SIMON - USA  16,050
2 FASANA ERIKA - ITALIA 14,900
3 RAISMAN ALEXANDRA - USA 14,85

British Gymnastics Championships 2015


Daniel Purvis crowned the Men's Individual  All-around  champion at British Gymnastics Championships

1. Daniel Purvis 
2. Frank Baines 
3. Sam Oldham and James Hall

 Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

souce - theguardian.com/uk