Upcoming competitions

The season is off to a start in Europe with the Cottbus World Cup, scheduled for 24th-27th February. Over a hundred gymnasts are registered for the event, including Olympic MAG floor champion Artem Dolgopyat and 2021 Worlds balance beam silver medallist Pauline Schaefer-Betz. The Doha World Cup takes place on 2nd-5th March, with a considerable number … Continue reading Upcoming competitions →

Interview: Tony Retrosi, Swiss national team coach

Tony Retrosi is a gymnastics coach from the USA who owns two gymnastics clubs and runs the consulting company Gym Momentum. Having spent some time in Italy as a consultant with the Italian gymnastics federation, Tony was offered an interim role coaching the Swiss national WAG team following the dismissal of the previous coaching staff … Continue reading Interview: Tony Retrosi, Swiss national team coach →

Swiss Cup 2021: Noe Seifert interview

A relative newcomer to major senior international competition, 23-year-old Noe Seifert was selected for Worlds in Kitakyushu this year and just a few weeks later, made his debut at the Swiss Cup alongside Lena Bickel. Competing as Team Switzerland 2, the duo just missed out on the podium with a fourth place finish and delighted … Continue reading Swiss Cup 2021: Noe Seifert interview →

Swiss Cup 2021: Lena Bickel interview

With the retirement of Switzerland's four top gymnasts, Pablo Braegger, Oliver Hegi, Giulia Steingruber and Ilaria Kaeslin, there was an opportunity for four other gymnasts to compete at the Swiss Cup for the first time. Team Switzerland 2 consisted of 23-year-old Noe Seifert and 16-year-old Lena Bickel. Hailing from the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Lena … Continue reading Swiss Cup 2021: Lena Bickel interview →

Swiss Cup 2021: Yul Moldauer interview

American gymnast Yul Moldauer has had a very busy 2021, competing at the the Olympic Games in Tokyo as well as Worlds in Kitakyushu. He won the Arthur Gander Memorial competition in Morges on 3rd November, ahead of Nikita Nagornyy and Illia Kovtun, and was on track for a podium finish at the Swiss Cup … Continue reading Swiss Cup 2021: Yul Moldauer interview →

Mersin Challenge Cup 2021 – WAG Recap

This weekend saw all the WAG finals for the Mersin Challenge Cup take place on Sunday 12th September. With a relatively small number of gymnasts taking part in qualifications, we had a mix of familiar faces on the World Cup circuit and some first and second year seniors with little competition experience vying for the … Continue reading Mersin Challenge Cup 2021 – WAG Recap →

Swiss Cup 2019: Jade Carey interview

American gymnast Jade Carey has had an incredibly successful couple of years since her elite debut and added to her list of achievements at this month's Swiss Cup event, where she won the gold medal alongside teammate Allan Bower. Jade managed to keep her cool, despite the highly pressured atmosphere in the stadium, and had … Continue reading Swiss Cup 2019: Jade Carey interview →

Swiss Cup 2019: Giulia Steingruber interview

Swiss gymnast Giulia Steingruber finished in third place at the Swiss Cup yesterday afternoon, along with her teammate Oliver Hegi. Following a serious injury to her left knee in July 2018, which required surgery to repair the ACL and meniscus, Giulia made her comeback at Swiss nationals this September and has been going from strength … Continue reading Swiss Cup 2019: Giulia Steingruber interview →

European WAG team qualifiers for Tokyo Olympics

These World Championships were long anticipated by many because it was the last opportunity for federations to qualify entire teams to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Having qualified at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, three teams already had their Olympic team spots secured - the United States of America, China and Russia. This year's Worlds … Continue reading European WAG team qualifiers for Tokyo Olympics →

Steingruber makes her comeback

14 months after tearing the ACL and meniscus in her left knee at a friendly meet in France, Giulia Steingruber made her official comeback last weekend at Swiss nationals in Romont. In front of a packed sports hall crammed with family, friends and gymnastics fans, she gave a solid performance which resulted in a respectable … Continue reading Steingruber makes her comeback →