FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE  GYMNASTIQUE
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GYMNASTICS
Olympic coach trains local gymnasts November 28, 2008 (Oak Grove Today): Vladimir Ufimtsev, head coach of the women's competitive team at Planet Gymnastics in Hattiesburg, has been around. In the former Soviet Union, Ufimtsev was a gymnast at the international level in his youth. He attended a polytechnic university and graduated with a degree in cybernetic electronic systems, but gymnastics still called to him. >>  Read more …
Former Illinois coach charged with secretly videotaping gymnast November 26, 2008 (ESPN): A former University of Illinois gymnastics coach has been charged with secretly videotaping a gymnast in a campus locker room. John Valdez, who coached Justin Spring at the Beijing Olympics, was charged Tuesday with one count of unauthorized videotaping, Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz said.  >> Read more …
Teen gymnast's new spine implant November 26, 2008 (BBC): A teenage gymnast from Portsmouth has become the first person in the world to get a new kind of implant to help straighten her back. Ruth Smith has scoliosis of the spine - which means her back is severely bent. But a device invented by a surgeon in Southampton has helped put it right. >> Read more …
Watch out! SA gymnastics means business November 26, 2008 (IOL): South Africa only sent one gymnast to the Beijing Olympics this year, but the sport is targeting a major comeback at the 2016 Games and the process of development is well underway. Instead of leaving the process of scouting and development up to the higher structures in South African sport, the clubs are taking the sport back and have started making contacts around the world.  >> Read more …
Mourned Westfield teen was key contributor to championship gymnastics team November 24, 2008 (Mass live): The Westfield High School gymnastics community will never forget its undefeated season, one capped 10 days ago with a team title at the Western Massachusetts Championships. Nor will it ever forget teammate Carlos Montes de Oca. The 16-year-old Westfield resident lost his life in an early morning automobile accident Sunday.  >> Read more …
Three Oahu Gymnasts on TOPs National Team Will Train at Karolyi's Camp with Olympic Coaches November 24, 2008 (Honululu Advertiser): Three female gymnasts from the Hawaiian Island Twisters Gymnastics Team (HITs) in Honolulu, Hawaii, earned spots on the Talent Opportunity Program (TOPs) National Team as a result of their performance at a national competition in Houston, Texas, October 3 -5, 2008.  >> Read more …
He Kexin is back; Samantha Shapiro makes a statement November 24, 2008 (Los Angeles Times): It is never too early to begin looking for the next crop of gymnastics stars. With that in mind, the U.S. women's and men's teams sent a group of budding stars last weekend to the Pan American Union Individual Event Championships in Rosario, Argentina. >>  Read more …
Third Round of Italy’s Club Championship on Rhythmic Gymnastics of A1 Series Finishes BAKU (AZE), November 24, 2008 (Trend News): The third round of the Italian Club Championship on rhythmic gymnastics of A1 series took place in the Italian city of ad-Arezzo. Azerbaijani gymnasts, including Anna Gurbanova an Aliya Garayeva participated in the championship, as well. According to the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation, Gurbanova’s team - ranked seventh, gaining 91.075 points. >>  Read more …
Canada wins three medals at Massilia Open women’s gymnastics event MARSEILLES (FRA), November 22, 2008 (The Canadian Press): Canada took silver and bronze in team competition and Dominique Pegg of Bluewater Gymnastics in Sarnia, Ont., added a bronze in the all around standings on Friday at the Massilia Open women's gymnastics competition. A Chinese club from Shanghai won the team gold with 115.90 points followed by Canada 1 with 109.850 and Canada 2 at 108.00.  >> Read more …
Smith calls for gymnastics cash November 21, 2008 (BBC Sport): The first British gymnast to win an Olympic medal for 80 years has made an impassioned plea for more funding for his sport in the run-up to London 2012. Louis Smith claimed a bronze in the pommel horse, helping the GB gymnastics team reach its Beijing targets. But gymnastics, like most Olympic sports, now faces an anxious wait to learn what its budget will be for 2012.  >>  Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
IOC completes Beijing debrief November 28, 2008 (Sportbusiness International): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) completed a week-long review of the 2008 Games to ensure other Games Organising Committees benefit from Beijing. The IOC Official Debriefing of the Beijing 2008 Games examined all planning and operational aspects of the Beijing Games to highlight best practices, as well as the challenges that were encountered.  >>  Read more …
ANMC21 backs Tokyo's 2016 bid campaign November 26, 2008 (Sportbusiness International): Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games received a boost from the 7th Plenary Meeting of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21). The convention, which took place in Kuala Lumpur from 19-22 November, saw Mayors and Governors of Asia’s important cities give their backing to Tokyo 2016’s ‘uniting our worlds’ vision, which aims to bring about an unprecedented urban and environmental transformation for the benefit of the continent, and the world’s major cities.  >> Read more …
Rogge Expects London To Combat Credit Crunch November 25, 2008 (The Sport Briefing): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has backed London to cope with the financial challenges that lie ahead as the city prepares to host the Olympics in 2012. Rogge, in a speech in London last night, said the Games had survived global economic slumps in the past. He also pointed out that London will be less dependent on huge building projects than Beijing. In his speed to the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Rogge said: “I am conscious that we come out of the enormous success of Beijing, into difficult economic times. Well, the Games have survived difficult times before.” >> Read more …
WADA Formalises MOU With Interpol November 24, 2008 (The Sport Briefing): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has further advanced its fight against doping in sport by announcing that it has approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalising its cooperation with Interpol. The MOU, approved by the world’s largest police organisation at its October 2008 general assembly, provides a framework for cooperation between the two organisations in tackling doping, in particular in the areas of evidence gathering and information sharing. >> Read more …
Lessons from Beijing November 21, 2008 (IOC): As a key part of the IOC’s transfer of knowledge programme, the IOC Official Debrief of the Beijing 2008 Games will take place from 24 to 27 November 2008 in London. This event, which will be attended by members of the Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, London 2012 and Sochi 2014 Organising Committees (OCOGs), as well as representatives of the 2016 Candidate Cities and other Games stakeholders, will give these future Games organisers the chance to learn from the experience and knowledge gained by their Beijing counterparts during their seven years of preparation. >>  Read more …