From Prosport:
Sandra Izbasa, the only European Olympic Champion at the last edition of the Games, comes from a sport where 18-19 year olds are considered “old” and life in a training camp and the actual trainings that used to measure days between competitions are just a memory.
In exactly 1 year, Sandra wants to defend the [...]
[The Medal Factory: episode 10 - (c)Digisport]
TRANSLATION:
Nadia Comaneci has been a model for every generation of gymnasts, she has amazed the entire world with her talent and winning over their respect and appreciation. Today at The Medal Factory: the Montreal Goddess’ story.
Nadia: We were used to winning many medals, as if we actually had a [...]
[The Medal Factory - episode 9: part 1 & part 2 (c) DigiSport]
Translation:
“There is no magic wand or formulas that can get you on the podium or towards that gold medal, it´s all about the hard work.” Octavian Bellu
The countdown for the competition that will open the fight for the 2012 London tickets has already [...]
[The Medal Factory - episode 8 - (c) Digisport]
Translation:
Andreea Raducan: Ama, I´d like to know if you have any sisters or brothers.
Amelia Racea: Yes, I have a 20 year old brother who is studying at Sibiu’s Military Academy.
Andreea Raducan: Did you get to spend time playing when you were little? You left home pretty early, [...]
The story behind Romania’s first Olympic medal - Sonia Iovan, member of the team who wrote the first pages in Romanian gymnastics history, shared her story.
[Translation of the "Adevarul de Cluj" article by Robert Gal-Pal]
Romanian gymnastics won its first Olympic medal more than half a century ago. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Sonia Iovan and [...]
Translated from our Romanian article:
Between the 24th and the 29th of July, the Yomra Gymnastics Hall in Trabzon, Turkey will host the 11th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival. More than 170 gymnasts of 38 European countries will have a chance to experience their first competition under the Olympic spirit.
In the women´s competition, every [...]
[The Medal Factory - episode 7: part 1 and part 2 - (c) Digisport]
Translation:
In the same gym where Nadia used to train, the gymnasts from Onesti and the Moldavian region are still training nowadays.
Their coaches are facing selection problems as kids are not longer into sports and elite gymnastics seems difficult. But regardless of the [...]
From FRG
It´s the longest day….not only in the calendar, but also on the agenda. On the middle of the 21st of June page, an appointment is written in huge letters: “15:30 - Nadia Comaneci Arena inauguration”
There is still time left until 15:30 - about 30 minutes and 100 autographs. Today, time is clearly measured like [...]
The translation of the 5th episode of the TV show - The Medal Factory. If you want to watch the episode, you can download it from here.
THE MEDAL FACTORY (@Digisport)
Andreea Raducan: I have here with me one of the youngest members of the team and at the same time, one of the biggest [...]
FETE (WAG)
BAIETI (MAG)
