August 2008. The whole world was preparing for the big celebration of the sport, the celebration of peace and success: the Olympic Games. In Romania, both specialists and fans were hoping that, in spite of the modest results obtained in 2007, the Olympics would bring recognition for the Romanians, especially in those sports which traditionally [...]
This weekend is going to be rich in events for the Romanian gymnastics, due to the participation in the two of the most popular competitions throughout the year: DTB Cup and Toyota Cup.
The DTB Cup, organized in Stuttgart, Germany, will benefit from the participation of about 138 gymnasts, including great gymnasts like Fabian Hambuchen, Jordan [...]
The Swiss Cup has come to an end. In an atmosphere of a demonstrative gala with dancing lights, 22 gymnasts competed for occupying a good position at the 30th edition of the Swiss Cup.
The Romanian representatives, Sandra Izbasa and Flavius Koczi, chose to compete in the final on floor and vault, respectively. Sandra had a [...]
The Olympic floor champion from Beijing, Sandra Izbasa, won without any problems yesterday at the Arthur Gander Memorial. Sandra competed without major mistakes and, even if the difficulty of her exercises was bellow the one shown at the Olympics, she managed to win the gold medal, surpassing Oksana Chusovitina and He Ning from China. Moreover, [...]
On November 2 the 30th edition of Swiss Cup will take place in Zurich, Switzerland. 12 teams from 11 countries will compete for the big prize of 20.000 USD. Romania will be represented by Sandra Izbasa and Flavius Koczi.
The Romanian Junior Nationals (WAG) are going to take place this year in Deva. The participating categories are III (11-12 years old), II (13-14 years old) and I (14-15 years old). It is expected to be quite a nice competition, taking into account that most of the junior team from Clermont-Ferrand are expected to participate, as [...]
Before the Olympic Games in Beijing, the name Gabriela Dragoi was known but to a few specialists and fans of the gymnastics world. Nevertheless, Gabriela Dragoi is definitely Romania’s surprise at the recent Olympics. The youngest member of the team, at the time not even 16 years old (she turned 16 on 28 August), surprised [...]
Romania’s representatives, Alin Jivan and Marius Berbecar, didn’t have a very good competition. The only one who managed to qualify in a final was Marius Berbecar (from the 5th position). After yesterday’s competition, he obtained a score of 15.150 points (starting value 6.4) and he finished on the same 5th position.
Other results: Alin Jivan obtained in the qualifications [...]
Glasgow Grand Prix represents one of the most important Word Cup competitions after the Olympic Games in Beijing. The 12th edition of this GP will take place on Friday 17th and on Saturday 18th October in Kelvin Hall.
Even if no important WAG gymnasts participate this year, within the MAG competition we will see many World or [...]
The daughter of the multiple European, World and Olympic champion, Lavinia Milosovici, passed away this morning. Born prematurely, in March 2004, little Denisa Florentina was suffering of a very serious nervous system disorder, which was not allowing her to develop normally. She had a very complicated surgery in Beijing last year and afterwards it looked [...]
