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Chow's Gymnastics And Dance Institute
Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, commonly referred to as Chow's, is an American women's artistic gymnastics academy based in West Des Moines, Iowa. The academy was founded by Chinese former artistic gymnast Liang Chow. One of the country's most prestigious gymnastics academies, the club has produced Olympic champions, Shawn Johnson and Gabrielle Douglas, and several upcoming elites such as Norah Flatley and Rachel Gowey. History 1998–04: Foundations and the inception of Shawn Johnson Chow's was opened on August 23, 1998 by former Chinese national gymnast and Iowa Hawkeyes assistant coach, Liang Chow and his wife, Liwen Zhuang. In 2004, Level 10 protegee, Shawn Johnson, finished fourth at the 2004 J.O. Nationals. As a result, she is the first Chow gymnast to make the J.O. National Team. 2005–07: Level 10 progression and the National rise of Shawn Johnson At the 2005 Level 9 Eastern Championships, Chow's was represented 3 times. Jessa Hansen won two individual me ...
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Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points (artistic gymnastics), Code of Points and regulates all aspects of elite international competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations like British Gymnastics and USA Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sport at many competitions, including the Summer Olympic Games. History The gymnastic system was mentioned in writings by ancient authors, including Homer, Aristotle, and Plato. It included many disciplines that later became independent sports, such as swimming, racing, wrestling, boxing, and Equestrianism, horse riding. It was also used for military training. In its present form, gymnastics evolved in Bohemia and what is now known as Germany at the b ...
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2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 40th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ..., Germany, from 1 to 9 September 2007. Medal summary Men's results Qualification Oldest and youngest competitors Team all-around All-around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Women's results Qualification Oldest and youngest competitors Team all-around Vault incident During the team finals, Russian team member Ekaterina Kramarenko balked on her vault attempt as a result of being off-step. To avoid injury, she did not perform her vault and slowed down before she hit the apparatus, stepping onto the springboard and touching the vault table. Thinki ...
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2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships
The 2014 Pacific Rim Championships were held from 9 April to 12 April 2014 in Richmond, British Columbia. Overall medal table Medalists Artistic gymnastics Men's events Women's events Rhythmic gymnastics #^Medals were also awarded for each round, 5 Hoops (Gold: China, Silver: Singapore, Bronze: United States) and 5 Clubs (Gold: China, Silver: United States, Bronze: Canada) Trampoline References {{2014 in artistic gymnastics, state=collapsed 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships International gymnastics competitions hosted by Canada Pacific Rim Gymnastics Richmond, British Columbia Pacific Rim Gymnastics Pacific Rim Gymnastics ...
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2016 AT&T American Cup
The 2016 American Cup, known as the 2016 AT&T American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fortieth edition of the American Cup, part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics. It was held on March 5, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark. Gabrielle Douglas of the United States won the women's competition, and Ryohei Kato of Japan won the men's. USA Gymnastics promoted the event as the beginning of preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games. For the seventh year, the competition was held in conjunction with the Nastia Liukin Cup. For the first time, it was also held in conjunction with the Elite Team Cup, a men's competition. It was the first time that USA Gymnastics held a national artistic gymnastics competition in New Jersey. Two days beforehand, on March 3, 2016, it was announced that the 2017 AT&T American Cup would also be held at the Prudential Center. Background On March 4, 2015, USA Gymnastics announced that the 2016 AT&T American Cup had been awarded to the P ...
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2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships were held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Artistic gymnastics events were competed on September 2–5, 2010, while rhythmic gymnastics events were competed on December 2–5, 2010. The competition was organized by the Mexican Gymnastics Federation and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation. Medalists Artistic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics ;Note: In December 2010, Mexican gymnast Rut Castillo tested positive for sibutramine, a banned stimulant. On May 2, 2011, Castillo was stripped of the medals she had won at the 2010 Pan American Championships (team gold, hoop gold, rope silver), and all her results at the event have been nullified. Medal table References External links {{2010 in artistic gymnastics 2010 in gymnastics Pan American Gymnastics Championships International gymnastics competitions hosted by Mexico 2010 in Mexican sports Qualification tournaments for the 2011 Pan American Games Septembe ...
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2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships
The 2012 Pacific Rim Championships were held from March 16–18, 2012, at the Comcast Arena and Comcast Community Ice Rink in Everett, Washington. Medalists Artistic gymnastics Men's events Women's events Rhythmic gymnastics Trampoline gymnastics Medal count References {{2012 in artistic gymnastics 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships ...
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2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the forty-sixth edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The competition was held from 23 October – 1 November 2015 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and is the first time that Scotland hosted the event. The competition served as a qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Japan won the men's team all-around competition for the first time since 1978, and the United States won the women's team all-around title for the third straight time. In the individual all-around competitions, Kōhei Uchimura and Simone Biles won their sixth and third successive title, respectively. Qualifying in thirteenth place, team Romania failed to automatically qualify to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1966. On December 4, 2015, British Gymnastics announced that the event had been named "Sporting Event of the Year" by The Sunday Mail. Competition schedule All times are BST (UTC+1) from 23 to 24 October 2015 ...
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2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was considering moving the event, but on May 22 FIG president Bruno Grandi announced that the World Championships would take place in Tokyo as planned. Participating countries 83 countries participated, which included gymnasts from * Albania * Argentina * Armenia * Australia * Austria * Azerbaijan * Bangladesh * Belarus * Belgium * Brazil * Bulgaria * Canada * Chile * China * Chinese Taipei * Colombia * Costa Rica * Croatia * Cyprus * Czech Republic * Denmark * Dominican Republic * Egypt * El Salvador * Finl ...
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Gymnastics At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held in three categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. All gymnastics events were staged at the Arena Olímpica do Rio from 6 to 21 August 2016. Qualification Qualification was based on the results of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 24 October to 1 November 2015; the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 to 13 September 2015; the 2015 Trampoline World Championships, held in Odense, Denmark, from 25 to 28 November 2015; and the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, Olympic Test Event, held on 16–22 April 2016 at Arena Olímpica do Rio. Schedule Participation Participating nations Brazil, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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Gymnastics At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Three gymnastics disciplines were contested at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. The trampoline events were held at the North Greenwich Arena (normally called The O2 Arena) from 3 to 4 August; the artistic events were also held at the North Greenwich Arena, from 28 July to 7 August. The rhythmic gymnastics events took place at Wembley Arena from 9 to 12 August. A total of 54 medals were awarded across the three disciplines. The most successful nation was China, winning five gold medals and 12 in total. Brazil and South Korea won their first gold medal in the discipline in the history of the Summer Olympic Games. Yevgeniya Kanayeva of Russia marked history by becoming the first back-to-back Olympic champion at the individual all-around in rhythmic gymnastics. Qualification Qualification was based on the results of the 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Montpellier, France, from 19 to 25 September; th ...
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Gabby Douglas
Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, dubbed the "Fierce Five" and the Final Five (gymnastics), "Final Five" by the media, respectively. She was also a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2011 and the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2015 World Championships. Douglas is the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion, and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also the 2016 AT&T American Cup all-around champion. As a public figure, Douglas' gymnastics succes ...
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Longines Prize For Elegance
The Longines Prize for Elegance is an award given by Longines to a male and female currently at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. The winners receive a trophy, a cheque, and a Longines watch. The prize has been awarded since 1997 and is aimed at honoring the most elegant and charismatic gymnasts. The criteria used by the jury is based on grace, harmonious movement, and emotion during the performances. Recipients World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Men World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Other events * Svetlana Khorkina, 1998 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships * Viktoria Frater, 1999 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships * Esther Dominguez, 2000 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships * Cho Eun-jung, 2002 Asian Games * Rebecca Downie, 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships * David Belyavskiy, 2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Champion ...
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