They don't only have good gymwheel gymnasts, the Taunussteiners, they also have Oswald Zimmermann - a gymwheel constructor of the highest class, who always has surprises up his sleeve:
The latest result of his renomated and above all creative idea-pool is now standing on the roof of his gymwheel workshop in Bleidenstadt, the biggest suburb of the city Taunusstein in Hesse (Germany).
<< A stylised globe, in which the gymwheel artist including his gymwheel shows himself, sometimes hidden, sometimes in the foreground, depending on from which side one views the "artwork".

The idea came from a cooperation with Franz Obry, the representative of Germany's "Development Association of Wheel Gymnastics" ...  .. full story >>

 
It is a good tradition, that the International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV) is inviting to an achievement seminar with international participation in the week after the WORLD TEAM CUP.
After the world elite met in the Palatine Wolfstein, one chose Taunusstein this year.
Not without reason, because it is there where the wheel gymnastics club of the TSV Bleidenstadt holds the yearly so-called "Easter seminar".
Why should one not do something in combination then, especially since the "wheel gym guru", the many time  former world champion Wolfgang Bientzle (GER) came all the way from Chicago to give forth his knowledge and experience as a teacher.
But it was not only a seminar for the actives.  .. full story >>

 
The German Wheel gymnastics team dominated the scene at the WORLD-TEAM CUP in the Sauerlandian Finnentrop (GER) - not too surprisingly:

Christoph Clausen (TSB Flensburg) with vault, Julia Pohling (SV Neuhof) in spiral gymnastics, Robert Maaser (KSC Strausberg) in straight gymnastics, Svenja Trepte (TSG Bergedorf) in spiral discipline, again Pohling with a straight choreography and Maaser at the end in the vault discipline each won their rounds and therewith collected the most points in series...
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The hosting traditional German club "ESV FINNENTROP" is not only making use of it's 50th anniversary as a reason for celebration but also actively hosting the "WORLD TEAM CUP 2010" in wheel gymnastics.
On Sunday the 28th of March the four best teams of the past  World Championships 2009 in the Swiss Baar met in Finnentrop:
Germany, Japan, Switzerland aswell as the Netherlands, are sending their current best gymnasts to the start to fight for the title of the 2010 World TeamCup. In the single rounds one gymnast from each country will take part.
On top of this there is the opportunity for the countries, to play a joker - in order to double the points within the round.  .. full story >>

 
 .... with the advent calendar-tombola for a new gymwheel
The gymwheel development association thought of something very special for this years advent time: 
  An advent calendar-tombola!

The reason is very simple: 

With the payment of 5,-  Euro onto the account of the development association between the 1st and the 24th December 2009, one can take part in the advent-calendar tombola and could possibly, with a bit of luck, find a brand new gymwheel beneath the christmas tree ...  .. full story >>

 
The 2010 Competition Rules of the "International Wheel Gymnastic Federation" (IRV) were produced by Günter Fischer , the IRV Vice-President and ITC competitions officer, in co-operation with the Board of the IRV and the members of the International Technical Commission (ITC).

This version of the Competition Rules should not be considered a final version, i. e. alterations are permitted at any time (ITC in cooperation with the Board of the IRV).
  >>  2010 IRV Competition Rules 

 
The famous Canadian "Cirque du Soleil" - online partner of the European Gymnastic Service "GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL - informed in his topical and last NEWSLETTER 07-2009 about its manifold activities to the international gymnastics scene and also about the forthcoming dates and the next auditions in September (Las Vegas) and October (Portugal and Australia)...
* ... read more on >> Casting Newsletter 07/2009 

 
"World Championships of the superlative was great!"

That is o ne of the core declarations of the president of the International  Rhönrad federation (IRV), Paul SIELER, - to the general meeting of his federation in Baar last week. He gave an exclusive interview to European Gymnastic Service GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL just shortly after the 8th. World Championships in the Swiss town Baar...:  .. full story >>

 
The Swiss city of BAAR is the host of the 8th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of WHEEL GYMNASTICS 2009 ("German Wheel").
After the Wednesday's opening ceremony the competitions take place from Thursday May 21 to Saturday, May 23.
Germany is not only the country of origin of this amazing and special artistic gym-discipline, but also the most successfully nation from the 1st Worlds (1995) on.
* GYMmedia reports on its German WCh website:
    > ... Preview   &  > ... Reports 

 
The 2009 USA National Wheel Gymnastics Championships were held on March 15th in conjunction with Circesteem at Alternatives, Inc., 4730 N. Sheridan Road, in Chicago.
<< New US Champion 2009 is the Vice World Champion (vault) of 2007 (Salzburg, Austria), Cornell FREENEY (< photo, left).
The field of competitors consisted of one Junior Female athlete; Edith Keme, one Junior Male athlete; Dave Ettelson, and four Senior Male athletes; Same Sake, Chris Delgado, Cornell Freeney, and Alan Royston.
Two athletes could not compete due to injuries: Rose Heltzer and Nich Galzin. ...  .. full story >>

 
At the  IVth WORLD-TEAM-CUP 2008 in wheel gymnastics with guests from 5 countries the hosting German team achieved the 4th gold medal in a row and therewith stays unchallenged World-Team-Champion!
With a total of 49 points, Janin OER, Nadine MÜNSTER, Annette PUSCH and Konstantin MALCHIN gained the gold medal in front of the All-Star-Team (34,00) with World Champion Cecile Meschberger, Sabine Krumm (both Switzerland), Vincent Klimo (Austria) and Solveig Krapf (Norway). The wheel gymnasts from  Japan and the Netherlands share the thrid position which 32,00 points each.  .. full story >>

 
Next weekend,the IVth WORLD-TEAM-CUP 2008 in Wheel Gymnastics will take place in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate: on March 15th in Wolfstein and on March 16th in Ramstein. In this first wheel gymnastics tournament of the year the following teams will participate besides host, world champion and title holder Germany: Vice World champion Japan, WORLDS third the Netherlands, and an All-Star-Team - consisting in World Champion  Cecile Meschberger, Sabine Krumm (both Switzerland), Vincent Klimo (Austria) and Solveig Krapf (Norway).  .. full story >>

 
It is no wonder that children travel from all over Chicago to train and study with CircEsteem, Chicago’s non-profit youth circus.
Wolfgang BIENTZLE, Germany, the holder of the most Wheel Gymnastic titles in the world and former athlete national coach for Germany, is dedicating his considerable talents to CircEsteem as a coach and performer.
To say Bientzle is world-class wheel gymnastic coach and performer is an understatement.: As a competitor Bientzle holds 8 World, 11 European and more than 60 German titles....  .. full story >>

 
From August 21 to September 4 14 Wheel gymnasts afrom Germany took part in the 4th Forum Internacional Gymnastic Geral in Campinas (Brazil) an event which is organized every two years by the University of Campinas/Sao Paulo (UNICAMP).
There were workshops for interested club coaches, sports students and sports teachers from Brazil, but also from other South American countries. In the three hour sessions the basics of wheel gymnastics were taught both theoretically and especially practically. In addition, various individual and group performances were part of the programme.
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The 7th World Championships in Wheel Gymnastics in Salzburg (Austria) were concluded today by the exciting finals of the juniors and seniors:

Robert Maaser (GER) dominated the finals of the junior individual competitions as he had the all-round event and became World Champion in all three disciplines in Salzburg. In the vault finals Cornell Freenes (USA) came second,  Patrick Scholtka (GER) placed third. In the straight-line discipline Patrick Scholtka (GER) won the silver medal, beating Ido Leviatov (ISR) who placed third.Markus Büttner (GER) was rewarded with a silver medal for his performance in the spiral finals. Boy Looijen (NL) came third.
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The 7th World Championships in wheel gymnastics were continued today with the  all-round competitions of the junior gymnasts.

In the male juniors' class, Robert Maaser (Germany) dominated the field scoring 26.75 points, beating Ido Leviatov from Israel (22.65 points). Achim Pitz from Belgium came third, scoring 22.00 points.

Victoria Henninghausen (GER) scored 24.65 points to become the female juniors' world champion, with her team mates Maren Opfermann (24.15 points) and Mareike Jochem (23.95 points) coming second and third.   .. full story >>

 
After the official Opening Gala yesterday the competitions of the 7th World Championsships in Wheel-Gymnastics in Salzburg started today with the Seniors‘s All Around Competition.

Today title-holder Janin Oer (Germany/25.45 points) again was the winner of the Senior’s women All Around Competition. Kathrin Schad (GER/25.20 Pt) is placed second. She surprised especially with a double summersault in vault. Takako Hiwa (24.30 P.) won the bronze medal for Japan like two years before.

German also won the gold medal in the men’s All Around Competition. Achus Emeis (GER/27.25 P.) , also title-holder from 2005 is placed first.  .. full story >>

 
As part of the 7th World Championships in wheelgymnastics the 7th General Assembly of the IRV took place on 15th May 2007 in Salzburg /Austria.

12 delegates from the member countries Austria, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland came to Salzburg for the meeting.
Without changes the board of the IRV was confirmed. A new statute of IRV was decided.
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