Artistic Gymnastics
Athletes using YouTube to check out competition
When no video is available on competitors, not surprisingly athletes are turning to video sharing sites like YouTube.
“We really don’t know what the Chinese or the American guys will do,” said Fabian Hambuechen who just finished the European Championships with a swag of medals. “We saw some results on the internet but we have no […]
Champion Bulgarian gymnast Yordan Yovchev is planning to retire after the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It will be his fifth consecutive games and he will be hoping to add another medal to his collection of four Olympic medals.
It won’t be easy in Beijing, but I’ll be fighting for gold, Yovchev told media.
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Women’s vault final - video
Here is a video I took of the women’s vault final at the recent International Gymnastics Invitational event which is a warm-up event for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The order of competitors are as follows:
Martina Kaslin - SUI
Anastasia Marachkovskaya BLR
Fei Cheng - CHN
Kristina Vaculik - CZE
Sujong Hong - PRK
Marissa King - GBR
Fei Cheng from China won […]
Timetable for gymnastics event in Beijing
As a warm-up event for the gymnastics an event is being held right now in Beijing going through to December 3rd.
Tickets can be bought at at the door.
December 1st - 18:00 - 20:58
December 2nd - 18:00 - 20:57
December 3rd - 18:00 - 20:57
It is being held at the newly constructed gymnastics stadium, built alongside the […]
Upcoming gymnastics events in Beijing
There are three upcoming events to be held in Beijing as part of the Good Luck Beijing warm event series for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
From November 28th to December 3rd the Artistic Gymnastics invitational will be held. The Trampoline Gymnastics International Invitational Tournament Competition will be held from November 30th to December 3rd and […]