Showing posts with label Gymnastics - Artistic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gymnastics - Artistic. Show all posts

Friday, 18 July 2008

Gymnastics and Trampoline Finals for us on Day 10

We enjoyed our trips to the Velodrome in AthensEighteen medals are available on the tenth Day of Olympic competition.

We have tickets to see the Gymnastics and Trampoline Finals. We hope to see Beth Tweddle compete in the uneven bars, which is the event where she was World Champion in 2006.

AthleticsAthletics6 (Women's Discus Throw, Men's Long Jump, Women's Pole Vault,
Men's 3000m Steeplechase, Women's 800m, Men's 400m Hurdles)
BasketballPreliminaries
BaseballPreliminaries
Beach VolleyballMen's Quarter-Finals
BoxingQuarter-Finals
Canoe - FlatwaterPreliminaries
Cycling - TrackCycling - Track2 (Women's Points Race, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit)
DivingPreliminaries
EquestrianEquestrian1 (Team Jumping)
FootballWomen's Semi-Finals
Gymnastics - ArtisticGymnastics - Artistic3 (Men's Rings, Women's Uneven Bars, Men's Vault)
Gymnastics - TrampolineGymnastics - Trampoline1 (Women's Trampoline)
HandballPreliminaries
HockeyPreliminaries
SailingSailing2 (Men's Two Person Dinghy-470, Women's Two Person Dinghy-470)
SoftballPreliminaries
Synchronised SwimmingPreliminaries
Table TennisTable Tennis1 (Men's Team)
TriathlonTriathlon1 (Women's Race)
VolleyballPreliminaries
Water PoloMen's Quarter-Finals
WeightliftingWeightlifting1 (Men's 105kg)

Cycling - TrackGymnastics - ArtisticTriathlonOn the Velodrome track the Men's 4000m Team Pursuit team of Steven Burke, Edward Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins should be chasing Gold. Beth Tweddle has World, Commonwealth and European Gold medals in Uneven Bars. Can she complete the set and strike Olympic Gold? Britain has two strong competitors in the Women's Triathlon, current World Champion Helen Tucker and the leader of the World Cup standings, Hollie Avil.

Saturday, 12 July 2008

Kayak Canoe Slalom on Day 4

Leslie Law won Eventing Gold in Athens19 medals are available in ten sports on 12th August with a number of strong British medal chances.

Day four sees us take in another new live event for us, Kayak Canoe Slalom. It's also an event where there is a strong hope of a British Medal, as Campbell Walsh, who won a Slver medal in Athens, will be competing.

In the morning we hope to see some Hockey. We have requested tickets for the Women's Preliminaries games Argentina vs. Great Britain and Australia vs. Spain, but have to await confirmation.

ArcheryPreliminaries
BadmintonPreliminaries
BasketballPreliminaries
Beach VolleyballPreliminaries
BoxingPreliminaries
Canoe/Kayak - SlalomCanoe - Kayak Slalom2 (Men's C1 Canoe Single, Men's K1 Kayak Single)
DivingDiving1 (Women's Synchronised 10m Platform)
EquestrianEquestrian2 (Team Eventing, Individual Eventing)
FencingFencing1 (Men's Individual Sabre)
FootballPreliminaries
Gymnastics - ArtisticGymnastics - Artistic1 (Men's Team)
HandballPreliminaries
HockeyPreliminaries
JudoJudo2 (Men's -81kg , Women's -63kg)
RowingPreliminaries
SailingPreliminaries
ShootingShooting2 (Men's 50m Pistol, Men's Double Trap Final)
SoftballPreliminaries
SwimmingSwimming4 (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke,
Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
TennisPreliminaries
VolleyballPreliminaries
Water PoloPreliminaries
WeightliftingWeightlifting2 (Men's 69kg, Women's 63kg)
WrestlingWrestling2 (Men's Greco-Roman 55kg, Men's Greco-Roman 60kg)

Canoe - Kayak SlalomSwimmingShootingJudoAs mentioned above, Campbell Walsh goes for Britain in the K1 Slalom event of the Canoe Kayak. Richard Faulds will be looking to repeat his Gold medal from Sydney in the Men's Double Trap Shooting and Liam Tancock should be competing in the Men’s 100m backstroke in the Swimming Pool. Euan Burton should be a contentor in Men's Half-Middleweight Judo divison.
Equestrian
Over in Hong Kong, the Equestrian Team will be looking for medals as the Eventing discipline completes.

Monday, 30 June 2008

Artistic Gymnastic team for Beijing 2008

Team GB for Beijing 2008Artistic GymnasticsThe British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the the Women's Artistic Gymnatsics members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

AthleteEventFinal
Becky DownieWomen's Team14 August
Laura Jones
Marissa King
Beth Tweddle
Hannah Whelan
Rebecca Wing


The Individual competition acts as the qualifying competition for the individual apparatus events. Beth Tweddle will be hoping to qualify for the Uneven Bars Final on 17th August.

Saturday, 14 June 2008

Artistic Gymnastics Team for Beijing

Team GB for Beijing 2008Artistic GymnasticsThe British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the the Men's Artistic Gymnatsics members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

AthleteEventFinal
Daniel KeatingsMens Individual14 August
Louis Smith


The Individual competition acts as the qualifying competition for the individual apparatus events. Both Keating and Smith will be hoping to qualify for the Men's Pommel Horse Final on 17th August.

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Britain wins four Gymnastic medals

Artistic GymnasticsBeth Twedlle won Gold on the FloorBritain claimed four medals in the International Gymnastics competition in Glasgow.

  • Beth Tweddle won Gold in the Floor exercise.
  • Marissa King won Gold on Vault.
  • Louis Smith won Silver on Pommel Horse Silver.
  • Kristian Thomas won Bronze on Floor.
The women's vault final takes place on the 17th August 2008.

Tuesday, 18 September 2007

Smith wins Pommel bronze

Becky Downie Artistic Gymnastics

Louis Smith won bronze in the men’s pommel horse at the World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany

Smith claimed his bronze with a score of 15.600 behind China’s Xiao Qin and Krisztian Berky of Hungary, winning the first medal by a British male at a World Championships since Neil Thomas won silver on the floor in 1994. Meanwhile, team-mate Daniel Keating also made the final, finishing seventh.

Men's Pommel Horse Final is on 17th August.

Friday, 7 September 2007

Women's team make it to Beijing

Becky Downie Artistic GymnasticsBritain's women gymnasts team of Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Downie, Hannah Clowes, Aisling Williams, Marissa King and Rebecca Wing have secured their place at the Olympics by finishing sixth at the qualification event in Stuttgart.

The team (without Beth Tweddle, who was rested for the individual all-around) finished seventh in the world team final, the first time that Britain had qualified for the event.

The Women's Team final is on 13th August 2008.

Friday, 18 May 2007

Day 10 - 18th August 2008

We enjoyed our trips to the Velodrome in AthensEighteen medals are available on 18th August.





Athletics6 (Women's Discus Throw, Men's Long Jump, Women's Pole Vault,
Men's 3000m Steeplechase, Women's 800m, Men's 400m Hurdles)
Basketball
Baseball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe - Flatwater
Cycling - Track2 (Women's Points Race, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit)
Diving
Equestrian1 (Team Jumping)
Football
Gymnastics - Artistic3 (Men's Rings, Women's Uneven Bars, Men's Vault)
Gymnastics - Trampoline1 (Women's Trampoline)
Handball
Hockey
Sailing2 (Men's Two Person Dinghy-470, Women's Two Person Dinghy-470)
Softball
Synchronised Swimming
Table Tennis1 (Men's Team)
Triathlon1 (Women's Race)
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting1 (Men's 105kg)

Cycling - TrackGymnastics - ArtisticTriathlonOn the Velodrome track the Men's 4000m Team Pursuit team should be chasing Gold. Beth Tweddle has World, Commonwealth and European Gold medals in Uneven Bars. Can she complete the set and strike Olympic Gold? Michelle Dillon will be amongst a strong British team in the Women's Triathlon.