From CovasnaMedia:
Catalina Ponor, the 2004 Athens Olympic Champion, gives us a lesson of will and strength in everything she does. At an age when many gymnasts are giving up the sport, Catalina, 24, decided to come out of retirement and reconfirm her position in elite gymnastics.
After a 4 year break, a coaching experience in the [...]
Sandra had to go through 2 other surgeries last year but says she will go till the end and get to her second Olympics.
She has experienced all possible emotions from the joy of the Olympic, World and European medals to the disappointment of failures and injuries but she is still anxious for the London [...]
An interview with Ana Porgras about her retirement, via Prosport:
Prosport: Ana, how are you?
Ana: I’m fine, at home with my sister.
Prosport: With or without gymnastics?
Ana: Without. I retired from gymnastics.
Prosport: Why did you make this decision?
Ana: I had my reasons and I would like not to speak about them. But I reached one point where [...]
From GSP:
There´s snow and sun. And there has been snow and sun since Tuesday at the National Sports Complex in Piatra Arsa, in the Bucegi mountains. “Only the rainbow is missing!” says one of the employees.
- Where do the snow flakes come from when the sky is blue?
- I think the window blowing [...]
From Adevarul:
“I didn’t want to regret not trying, so I said I would try first and see what would happen.
Nadia supports me emotionally; any support from her is welcome.
My dream is to play the piano, I like it.”
Adevarul: You bravely decided to come back this year after a pretty long break, a tough decision to [...]
From GSP:
The 2010 World champion on beam, Ana Porgras, who turned 18 on the 18th of December, remembered her first steps in gymnastics.
“I was as little as them when it all started. I was 4, at home in Galati, and I showed my mum I could do all kinds of tumbles. It was then [...]
From Adevarul:
Catalina Ponor is the Romanian gymnastics team’s star. After her 2007 retirement, she returned to the gym after a 4 year break and made the Tokyo World team.
„Adevarul”: How did you get to practice gymnastics?
Catalina Ponor: It was because of my grandmother, when I was 4. Probably God gave me this gift because every [...]
From Wall-Street:
The Athens three time gold medalist, Catalina Ponor is one of the Romanian gymnastics team´s stars. She returned to elite competition this year after having become a coach. Now her new goal is to place as high as possible at next year´s London Olympics. In an interview for Wall-Street.ro, Catalina Ponor discussed the price [...]
Artistic Gymnastics is undoubtedly the Olympic sport with the largest number of medals in Romanian history. The Romanian delegation returned from this year’s World Championships without any medal. Where is the problem? Must something change? Can we, as simple fans, help out?
Fangymnastics Blog and Romanian Gymnastics Fans Facebook page would need your opinion in their [...]
The CSS 2 Bucharest gym is in a central area of Bucharest, less than 100m from Obor Station so many people could bring their kids here to do gymnastics.
Clubul Sportiv Scolar nr. 2
Str Ferdinand I, Nr. 141, Sector 2, Bucuresti (zona Gara de Est - Obor), Romania
TRANSLATION: The Medal Factory (29.10.2011) - (c) DigiSport [...]
