Read the latest news from International Gymnast Magazine, the leading news source for the sport of gymnastics! http://www.intlgymnast.com Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.intlgymnast.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.intlgymnast.com Read the latest news from International Gymnast Magazine, the leading news source for the sport of gymnastics! http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3651&Itemid=221 Olympians Elisabeth Seitz and Fabian Hambüchen successfully defended their national crowns Sunday as the 2013 German Gymnastics Championships began in Mannheim. Olympians Elisabeth Seitz and Fabian Hambüchen successfully defended their national crowns Sunday as the 2013... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:40:38 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3652&Itemid=221 Andreea E. Munteanu (Romania) and Christian Baumann (Switzerland) won the all-around titles at the 10th City of Lugano Trophy, a junior competition held Saturday in southern Switzerland. Andreea E. Munteanu (Romania) and Christian Baumann (Switzerland) won... Mon, 20 May 2013 02:11:40 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3649&Itemid=53 The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame formally inducted four gymnastics champions on Saturday at its annual induction dinner in Oklahoma City, and issued awards to two other noteworthy gymnastics figures. Pictured: Yuri Korolyov, Lyubov Burda,... Sun, 19 May 2013 08:01:13 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3647&Itemid=191 World and Olympic medalist Jonathan Horton (U.S.), who took part in the Professional Gymnastics Challenge in Pennsylvania last weekend, hopes the event will reach a wider audience with its X-Games feel. "They're all in good... Fri, 17 May 2013 08:19:14 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3648&Itemid=53 The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame will induct four gymnastics champions and honor two others on Saturday at its annual induction dinner in Oklahoma City. The Hall of Fame will induct Albert Azaryan (Armenia), Lyubov Burda... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:46:47 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3646&Itemid=56 A pair of World Cup gold medals and recognition as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Male Athlete of the Month made April a triply successful month for U.S. gymnast Paul Ruggeri III, who is working... Thu, 16 May 2013 05:58:06 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3645&Itemid=191 In Tennessee, an 8-year-old gymnast with a prosthetic limb must overcome yet another hurdle if she hopes to compete: USA Gymnastics rules. According to a news report, USA Gymnastics said it did not have any... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:56:11 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3644&Itemid=221 Yao Jinnan and Liu Rongbing won the all-around titles at the 2013 Chinese National Championships, which concluded Sunday in Dalian, Liaoning Province. The competition is also a qualification and testing event for the quadrennial National Games... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:33:04 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3643&Itemid=221 World and Olympic vault champion Yang Hak-Seon attempted a new vault at South Korea's national trials. World and Olympic vault gold medalist Yang Hak-Seon won his best event with 15.700 at the South Korean National Trials,... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:07:04 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3642&Itemid=221 Natsumi Sasada and Kohei Uchimura scored victories at the 67th Japanese Gymnastics Championships, held Saturday and Sunday in Tokyo. Natsumi Sasada won her first title while Kohei Uchimura took his sixth at the 67th Japanese... Mon, 13 May 2013 05:12:21 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3641&Itemid=53 Sweden's Jonna Adlerteg told IG that winning the silver medal on uneven bars at last month's European Championships in Moscow came as a pleasant post-surgery surprise. Jonna Adlerteg followed her historic silver medal at the European... Sun, 12 May 2013 06:18:16 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3640&Itemid=191 1988 U.S. Olympian Kelly Garrison will graduate from the University of Oklahoma on Saturday, 25 years after her senior year as a Sooner. Garrison was a 1988 Olympian and the NCAA all-around champion in 1987... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:41:26 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3639&Itemid=53 As the cast of more than 100 gymnasts from around the world prepares for the Pro Gymnastics Challenge on Friday and Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa., competitor Kylee Botterman Kolarik offered IG Online insight into... Fri, 10 May 2013 02:20:42 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3638&Itemid=191 World and Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura is enjoying life as a new dad. The gymnastics superstar revealed his daughter was born April 19. "She is very cute," he told media Thursday, describing himself as... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:27:50 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3637&Itemid=191 Liang Chow, coach of Olympic gold medalists Shawn Johnson and Gabby Douglas, is keeping busy training his next generation of standouts. "The Des Moines Register" has an article on Chow, who recently returned from the... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:56:38 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3633&Itemid=138 The May 2013 issue of International Gymnast Magazine digital version is available now! Subscribe today and read this entire issue digitally, on your computer! (http://www.gripsetc.com/index.php?products action=products category_id=22) Aliya Aces Moscow Two years after injury sidelined... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:13:20 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3632&Itemid=53 With his Russian citizenship recently finalized, 2012 Ukrainian Olympian Nikolai Kuksenkov says he's ready to put his strengths to use on his new team. With his Russian citizenship recently finalized, 2012 Ukrainian Olympian Nikolai Kuksenkov... Fri, 03 May 2013 04:27:09 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3631&Itemid=191 Canadian Olympian Ellie Black, who burst on the international scene in 2012, says she is still getting used to her success around the world. In April, Black won three of four titles at the... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:02:12 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3630&Itemid=56 2008 British Olympian and University of Florida senior Marissa King closed her competitive career in successful style at the recent NCAA Championships, but she is not through with the sport just yet. Pictured: An emotional... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:01:16 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3629&Itemid=191 Florida freshman Bridget Sloan, the U.S. and world champion in 2009, and the 2013 NCAA champion, has also won the Honda Sports Award for gymnastics. Read more (http://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=12011 prog=). Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:39:46 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3628&Itemid=191 After tearing her ACL at the recent European championships, British champion Gabby Jupp is determined to come back stronger than ever. Jupp, who was injured landing her beam dismount at the Europeans in Moscow, remains... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:03:23 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3627&Itemid=191 A 2008 ball routine from Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Boyanka Angelova has been re-uploaded to YouTube and is making the rounds — again — as a viral sensation. The video, which first went viral a few... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:55:02 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3626&Itemid=191 After a brilliant showing at her first NCAA championships, 2009 world champion Bridget Sloan (U.S.) said she is thrilled she retained her eligibility to compete in college. Unlike many U.S. gymnastics stars, Sloan decided to... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:41:42 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3625&Itemid=191 Olympic champion Gabby Douglas says she's ready to return to Chow's Gymnastics in Iowa to begin training again for competition. Douglas appeared on the "Today" show Monday to promote her new book, "Raising the Bar."... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:37:14 +0100 http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3624&Itemid=221 Canadian Ellie Black and American Paul Ruggeri each won two titles Sunday as the Ljubljana World Challenge Cup drew to a close in Slovenia. Black, who won the women's vault title on Saturday, grabbed gold on... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:41:35 +0100