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US gymnast bounces back from Beijing injury July 30, 2009 (ESPN): Samantha Peszek's "time off" after the Beijing Olympics was no vacation. The gymnast had to let her badly sprained ankle heal. She needed knee surgery. When she was finally healthy, she had to work back into shape. Oh, throw in finding a new gym, too."It's definitely been hard, hard work," Peszek said. >> Read more …
Gymnasts grab bronze in Taiwan July 29, 2009 (Gazette): GYMNASTS Maiken Thorne and Mollie Grehan clinched a superb bronze medal at the World Games in Taiwan. The King Edmund Gym Club duo were representing Great Britain in the senior women’s pairs section for the first time, despite able to compete still at junior level. >> Read more …
Deux médailles d’or pour Alex Seifert 29 juillet 2009 (RDS): Alex Seifert, de Red Deer, en Alberta, a décroché des victoires au tumbling et au double mini trampoline, mercredi, à la Coupe Canada. La compétition était la dernière de trois épreuves de qualification pour les championnats du monde de trampoline et de tumbling qui auront lieu cet automne à St-Petersburg, en Russie, avec des athlètes de différentes catégories d’âge qui visent des places dans l’équipe canadienne. >> Plus d’infos
Hartford to host 2010 USA Gymnastics championships July 29, 2009 (Associated Press): Hartford, Conn., will host the 2010 USA Gymnastics national championships. Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell made the announcement Wednesday along with Steve Penny, the president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics, and gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi. >> Read more … and see also Boston Herald
Gymnasts To Use Mini Olympics As Warm Up For Bangkok And Tokyo Meets July 28, 2009 (Bernama): National gymnasts are expected to use the Mini Olympics to tune up for two major championships this year. Malaysian Gymnastics Federation (MGF) Honorary secretary N. Shanmugarajah said national gymnasts would be competing in the South East Asian Gymnastic Confederation (SEAGON) championships in Bangkok and the World Championships in Tokyo, both held in October.  >> Read more …
Xiao, Deng Win Chinese Championships July 27, 2009 (International Gymnast): Guizhou gymnasts Xiao Sha and Deng Shudi won the all-around titles at the Chinese Gymnastics Championships, which concluded Sunday in Xiantao. Xiao, an alternate to the Chinese women's gold medal-winning team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, defeated Olympic team member Deng Linlin to take the all-around gold medal. Huang Qiushuang, who won the all-around title at the Japan Cup on July 18, won the bronze medal. >> Read more …
Tweddle opens Cornish gym centre July 27, 2009 (BBC): Budding gymnasts in West Cornwall received a boost on Saturday with Beth Tweddle opening a brand new training centre in Mullion. The Mullion Gymnastics Centre will provide first-class training facilities for young people in the local area. The centre was officially opened by Tweddle, the most successful British gymnast in history. >> Read more …
Liukin Anxious to Return to Competition 'Zone'  July 25, 2009 (International Gymnast): In Des Moines for Saturday's CoverGirl Classic, 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin told IG she is eager to return to top form as she prepares for next month's U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Dallas. >> Read more … and see also >>  DesMoinesRegister and >>  SFGate
Boerne gymnasts receive top awards at Acrobatic Gymnastics Freedom Cup July 24, 2009 (The Boerne Star): The Freedom Cup is held every two years in conjunction with the USA Gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championships. It gives the USA athletes a chance to compete at the international level within the USA in preparation for other international competitions. Nearly 160 acrobatic gymnasts from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Monaco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and the United States were vying for gold medals.  >> Read more …