English Forum: the beginning

[mikeyy]

I think that Lazar is 9-10 years old

[Tess_AN]

Talking about School Championship… Cat. IV has two levels: level 1 and level 2. Irina was born in 1998 and last year she competed at Cat. IV level 1 while this year she was still Cat. IV but level 2. Angy (Angelica Racovita) was born in 1997 and last year she was Cat. IV level 2 and this year she competes at Cat III. This is my understanding from what Mihaela Mary and Cata said.
I think there are separated results for Cat. IV level 1 and Cat. IV level 2.

[MartinaE]

Thank you mikeyy!

And here is a first photo of Stela....

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...aNistor001.jpg

[mikeyy]

Thanks Martina!
I feel sorry for Stela when I see her with so many bandages on her knee and arm

[TessaW]

Larisa Iordache and Madalina Neagu will compete in Germany this weekend, at the Pre-Olympics Youth Cup.

Other competitors:

1995-1996

1 Lena Hermann 1996 AK12_13 TSV Berkheim
2 Nadine Wiedemann 1995 AK12_13 TSV Friedberg
3 Adiba Abjalilova 1997 AK12_13 Usbekistan USB
4 Saskia Berger 1996 AK12_13 KLZ Düsseldorf
5 Elze Geurts 1995 AK12_13 Fame Deventer NED
6 Diana Ahmedova 1995 AK12_13 Usbekistan USB
7 Simone Kuhlmann 1995 AK12_13 KLZ Düsseldorf
8 Anastasiya Kaduk 1995 AK12_13 Usbekistan USB
9 Sanne Joustra 1995 AK12_13 Fame Deventer NED
10 Regina Vagapova 1995 AK12_13 Usbekistan USB
12 Nadine Jarosch 1995 AK12_13 TV Werther
13 Antonia Lupa 1996 AK12_13 TuG Leipzig
14 Julia Beidinger 1995 AK12_13 LZ Mannheim
15 Ana Cecila Gonzalez 1996 AK12_13 Mexiko MEX
16 Tess Moonen 1995 AK12_13 Pro Patria NED
17 Anja Rheinbay 1995 AK12_13 Turnteam Toyota Köln
18 Karla Salazar 1995 AK12_13 Mexiko MEX
19 Pia Wöckener 1996 AK12_13 SV Halle
20 Louisa Knapp 1996 AK12_13 Hamburger Turnerschaft
22 Shahzoda Huseinova 1995 AK12_13 Usbekistan USB
23 Luise Winkler 1996 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
24 Elisa Hämmerle 1995 AK12_13 Österreich AUT
25 Carolin Hödl 1996 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
26 Kaja Mljac 1995 AK12_13 Gim Klub Siska SLO
27 Sevara Hoshimova 1996 AK12_13 Usbekistan USB
28 Vanessa Muth 1996 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
29 Corinne Lamprecht 1995 AK12_13 Österreich AUT
30 Helene Urban 1996 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
31 Rebaka Sarec 1995 AK12_13 Gim Klub Siska SLO
33 Hanna Nimmrichter 1996 AK12_13 TB Neckarhausen
34 Desiree Baumert 1995 AK12_13 TG Söllingen
35 Emmelie-Maria Kunz 1995 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
36 Larissa Lordache 1996 AK12_13 Rumänien ROU
37 Anna-Sophie Kalauch 1995 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
38 Griseldis Krümmer 1996 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
39 Madalina Neagu 1995 AK12_13 Rumänien ROU
40 Isabelle Marquard 1995 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
41 Rosan Schmitz 1996 AK12_13 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf

junior/senior

50 Susann Herbst 1991 AK16 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
51 Ericka Garcia 0 AK16 Mexiko MEX
52 Lisa-Katharina Hill 1992 AK16 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
53 Marisela Cantu 0 AK16 Mexiko MEX
54 Diana Karimdjanova 1994 AK14_15 Usbekistan USB
55 Jessica Heinz 0 AK16 TSG Wellerode
56 Julia Hänel 1990 AK16 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
57 Elsa Garcia 0 AK16 Mexiko MEX
58 Irina Volodchenko 1994 AK14_15 Usbekistan USB
59 Lideya Svechnikofa 1994 AK14_15 Usbekistan USB
61 Sanne de Smet 1994 AK14_15 Bosan/Ton NED
62 Jennifer Huniat 0 AK16 TuG Leipzig
63 Yvette Moshage 1994 AK14_15 Bosan/Ton NED
64 Greta Rauer 1993 AK14_15 TV Herbolzheim
65 Julia Hansen 1993 AK14_15 TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
66 Wyomi Masela 1993 AK14_15 Bosan/Ton NED
67 Stefanie Hamann 0 AK16 TuG Leipzig
68 Maike Fernbach 1993 AK14_15 Turnteam Toyota Köln
69 Elisabeth Seitz 1993 AK14_15 LZ Mannheim
70 Lieke Wevers 1991 AK16 Bosan/Ton NED
71 Anna Burgmann 1994 AK14_15 Hamburger Turnerschaft
72 Marlies Rijken 1993 AK14_15 Pro Patria NED
73 Tanja Haber 1993 AK14_15 Mexiko MEX
74 Naoual Q. Chahdi 1994 AK14_15 Pro Patria NED
75 Lisa v. der Burg 1994 AK14_15 Pro Patria NED
76 Frauke Kielies 1993 AK14_15 Berliner Turnerbund
77 Paula Martinez 1994 AK14_15 Mexiko MEX
78 Raffaella Bidotti 1994 AK14_15 Fame Deventer NED
79 Sarah Reim 1993 AK14_15 Berliner Turnerbund
81 Catharina Lenz 1994 AK14_15 Berliner Turnerbund
82 Naomi van Dijk 1994 AK14_15 TV Herkenrath
83 Tesa Belak 1994 AK14_15 GD Zelena Jama SLO
85 Kristina Bechtel 1994 AK14_15 TG Söllingen
85 Nathalie Wecker 1994 AK14_15 Berliner Turnerbund
86 Alissa Uhlich 1994 AK14_15 TSV Friedberg
87 Katharina Fa 1994 AK14_15 Österreich AUT
88 Ruby van Dijk 1994 AK14_15 TV Herkenrath
89 Fiona Novak 1994 AK14_15 GD Zelena Jama SLO

[mikeyy]

Thank you for the information.....Larisa is a good gymnast,I know her from last year...she has a great beam routine.

[crisloregym]

Thanks a lot, Tessa I'm sooo curious to see Larisa Iordache this year

[TessaW]

Fans from the Netherlands are going, among others Dutchfan, with his camera! So I think he will provide some videos!

[crisloregym]

Please, share the videos with us, if you manage to get some!!!!!

On the other hand, in today's Prosport, they say Cerasela starts her recuperation. Her wires have been removed.

[TessaW]

Dutchfan always puts his videos on youtube, he will put the link on gymworld. I will put it here if he has his videos up. I wanted to go to, but I have to work this weekend.

Good news about Cerasela. Hope she has a fast and good recovery!

[crisloregym]

Cata10 also discovered an article here http://www.cotidianul.ro/anamaria_ta...ile-42884.html about the sisters Tamirjan. It was written in april, at the end of the Europeans....from what they say, Adriana was at Deva in April, so it seams she might be there now too.

[MartinaE]

That`s great news on Cerasela! I hope things are going well for her!!!

Yes, the competition here in Germany should be interesting. It`s fantastic to know we will be getting some videos from there. As I will not be going there...

[crisloregym]

It's really exciting how many gymnastics competitions Germany hosts...I wish Romania would host at least one international event (and I'm not talking about dual meets)

[mikeyy]

Martina..I know that you are from Germany. Do you know something about Fabian Hambuechen? I found out that he had injured one of his fingers...it`s something bad?

[MartinaE]

Yes I am in Germany.
What I have read on Fabian is, that he sprained his finger - but it seems there is nothing broken, and he will still compete at Europeans. I guess it`s just a little painful for a while but nothing serious.

[mikeyy]

Thank you!

[crisloregym]

As Tessa said, DutchFan did post some routines on youtube So, thanks to him, we can watch
Larisa's FX - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwyXe...rsist_locale=1
Madalina Neagu's FX- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rr_3...rsist_locale=1
Larisa's UB - http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxogb-UBgnY
Madalina's UB - http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=0rcJNE4ObVM
Madalina's BB - http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=HtunnZBlUNw

Results: http://www.gymmedia.com/ag/events08/...h-aa-12-13.pdf

[ancaqwe]

DutchFan put all the routines of the romanian girls on youtube: http://nl.youtube.com/user/Dutchfan33
Big thanks to him, TessaW and MartinaE!!
Hope Madalina is not seriousely injured and they take care of her ankles. The UB routines are a lot better than I expected

[TessaW]

I really liked the floor routines of both girls! And it was so cute seeing Larisa hugging Madalina after her beam. COngratulations to Larisa and I am sure next competition will go better for Madalina. On a different note, Dutchfan will also put more Dutch video's on his youtube. Some of the juniors are really nice to watch, like Marlies Rijken on beam and floor and Yvette Moshage and Naoual Ouazzani Chahdi.

[Tess_AN]

Cata10 also discovered an article here http://www.cotidianul.ro/anamaria_ta...ile-42884.html about the sisters Tamirjan. It was written in april, at the end of the Europeans....from what they say, Adriana was at Deva in April, so it seams she might be there now too.

And... Crisloregym also discovered an article here: http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi...marjan-2608475 about the sisters Tamirjan. Adriana has retired, left Deva and she's home. AnaMaria is determined to compete for both of them.

[ioanavol]

http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi...astica-2595771

Because I partially translated it for another forum, I'll also put it here. I appologize I couldn't do it very well, but the language used exceeds my level of English...here it is.

HOW IT IS FOR US
First it says about Deva, the place "where everything started", in 1978, following an idea of Martha and Bela Karolyi. At the entrance of the town there a group of statues of famous gymnasts which introduce you in the atmosphere...

Deva, the first home for the girls

At the entrance, amongst tens of photos with the teams which became champions, it draws your attention a huge picture where
Cerasela, Sandra, Steliana, Gabriela, Anamaria smile with medals and flowwers in their hands. The new generation which made it possible to hear the Romanian national anthem at the Europeans. The silence is broken by the noise of the valuts and of the apparatuses where the girls are working hard on. "It's not good, more force, keep your foot!", you can hear a coach's voice from behind the door. In the olympic team this is a normal day of work, one of the many when the girls work hard in order to fulfill their dreams, that is a gold olympic medal.
The training camp here became a second home, or even the first, for the best 13 girls selected from the whole country. A modern gym, a campus recently renovated, a canteen and the school placed closeby, this is their universe. "I go home once per year, my mom comes to visit me from time to time. It's very difficult, but I got used to it. I want to be a champion and here I can become one, at home I cannot do that", explains Gabriela Dragoi, the youngest of the team which won the gold.

Work and sacrifice=success

Training, eating, school, recuperation, that is the daily program of a gymnast. Ambition, perseverence and the desire of being the best are the ingredients which lead to a champion. The gold at the EC seems to have changed nothing in the way they train. "The change is at mental level. The girls became more selfconfident.", explains the coach Nicolae Forminte.
In teh gym they are working on all events. The smiles are very few, the concentration is at its maximum. "Not everybody who comes here becomes a champion. It is a sad, but a true reality", says the coach.

It lasted 6 months to build the olimpic center at Deva, a record at that time, in 1978.

The senior women olympic team is composed by:

Andreea Acatrinei (CSS Cetate Deva)
Gabriela Drăgoi (CSS Buzău)
Daniela Druncea (CSA/CSS 3 Steaua Bucureşti)
Alexandra Ghită (CSS Cetate Deva)
Andreea Grigore (CSA/CSS 3 Steaua Bucureşti)
Mădălina Guţu (LPS Oneşti)
Sandra Izbaşa (CSA/CSS 3 Steaua Bucureşti)
Aluissa Lăcusteanu (CSS Cetate Deva)
Steliana Nistor (CSS Sibiu)
Cerasela Pătraşcu (CSS Cetate Deva)
Andreea Palade (LPS Oneşti)
Alina Stănculescu (CSA/CSS 3 Steaua Bucureşti)
Anamaria Tămîrjan (CS Petrolul Ploieşti)

Guys from the Capital

The men's team is training for over 10 years at the gym from the sport centrum "Lia Manoliu" in Bucharest.

Medalled with bronze at the past edition of the OG, the gymnasts of Dan Grecu have modern training conditions at the gym situated a few minutes away from the Sport Hotel, the place where the gymnasts are acommodated.
While for over 13 years they trained in Resita (1983-1996), in 1997 they came to train in the Capital.

Now, the best 16 gymnasts of the country follow the daily training program, including Daniel Popescu and Marian Dragulescu, the main contenders for the olympic gold at VT and FX. Two training sessions per day, recuperations, strength, verifications, all for the best result during the competitions.

HOW IT IS FOR THEM
The ranch of Bela Karolyi

In the US there is an impressive number of gymnasts: Seven millions!!
Each gymnast trains at its own club, but once a month, during 4-5 days, she is tested at the "Academy" World of Gymnastics of Bela Karolyi, built in 1984, in a ranch next to Housten, 3 years after he ran out of Romania. The system imposed by Bela raised the value of the american gymnastics school, but lead also to complaints regarding the toughness of the training sessions coordonated by him.

The success, however, appears only after sacrifices, and for Beijing the selection for the olypic team will also be done at the ranch of Bela. The examinator will be Martha Karolyi, the coordinator coach of the American team. "There is a big pressure when you compete in front of 10 000 people. But it cannot be compared with what you feel when you do your exercises in front of Martha", says the world champion Shawn Johnson (16 ys old), the great hope of the US.