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2011 City of Jesolo Trophy Gymnastics Meet Results

The Japanese team did not compete in this meet understandably due to the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 and the nuclear power plant problems in Japan the week before the meet.  The participating countries and gymnasts acknowledged Japan and in their honor they observed a minute’s silence. That left only three countries […]

2011 FIG World Cup Series

With its creation (actually adaptation from a German series of competitions) of the World Cup competitions, the FIG has come to dominate the international gymnastics competition calendar in terms of attracting the best gymnasts in the world.  Before this, gymnasts gained international experience and recognition at any number of large international invitational competitions, like the American Cup […]