Tag: Gymnastics
The gymnastics association promises concrete measures to change the culture of the sport – in Jan Vapaavuori’s opinion, the ethics of the sport should also affect the grant money
Executive Director of the Gymnastics Association Maria Laakso states to Urheilu that the work to change the sports culture is still in progress. 21 former rhythmic gymnastics national team and…
Bulgaria ruined the Finns’ hopes for gold in the team gymnastics World Cup – Minet for silver and Gloria for bronze
This is only the third time the world championship went outside of Finland and Russia. The Finnish team Gloria, which reached bronze, achieved the first World Cup medal in its…
The Team Gymnastics World Championships are starting from an exceptional starting point – the absence of Russia makes the Finnish teams the number one favorites
The Finnish teams are early favorites in this year’s team gymnastics World Championships, because the Russians will not be seen in the competition. The foreign challengers of the Finns come…
The Gymnastics Association makes changes to its discipline – admits that the goal of gymnastics as a safe hobby has not been achieved
The Gymnastics Federation says it has joined the centralized discipline of serious ethical violations in sports. The Finnish Gymnastics Federation published a press release on Friday, in which it said…
The minister was shocked by the flaws revealed in rhythmic gymnastics and demands swift action from the Gymnastics Association – “Under no circumstances can this kind of thing be accepted”
Petri Honkonen, the minister of science and culture responsible for sports, wants to get a report from the Finnish Gymnastics Federation as soon as possible. Anu Karttunen, Heikki Ali-Hokka Urheilu…
An expert shakes up the dusty concept of beauty in sports – The Eating Disorders Association now cooperates with the Gymnastics Association
The ex-head coach of the rhythmic gymnastics national team became public on Wednesday From Laura Aho the disciplinary case regarding has spoken across sport boundaries and the field of organizations.…
It’s time for the gymnastics association to take responsibility for improper actions – the silence of the athletes says as much as the arresting stories from behind the scenes
Riikka Smolander-Slotte, who has followed gymnastics for a long time, wondered at the World Championships in Baku 2019 why the Finnish team looked so cheerless. The problems were kept hidden,…
The chief medical officer is frustrated by the emphasis on sports – in gymnastics, the limits were now drastically crossed: “There has been a failure in creating safety”
Having worked as the head coach of the Finnish rhythmic gymnastics national team Laura Ahonen and another coach is suspected of having acted inappropriately towards young, even minor, national team…
The Ministry was ripe for the gymnastics association’s whining: “They promised that the matter would be fixed”
Having worked as the head coach of the Finnish rhythmic gymnastics national team until the beginning of 2022 Laura Ahonen and another coach is suspected of having acted improperly towards…
“Unbelievably tough young athlete” – 17-year-old Maisa Kuusikko made Finnish history at the World Championships in gymnastics, see also the winner’s wonderful jumping performance
Maisa Kuusikko achieved a historically strong Finnish result in the women’s quadruple of the World Gymnastics Championships. Matti Lehtisaari, Riku Porvari The great Finnish promise of balance beam gymnastics Maisa…