Five-time Olympians Jordan Jovtchev (Bulgaria) and Oksana Chusovitina (Germany) each finished second all-around at the most recent international competition. (Fabian Hambüchen and Romania’s Sandra Izbasa finished first.)
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Younger competitors must be wondering when they will finally retire.
Five-time Olympian Jordan Jovtchev (Bulgaria) will compete for one more year before hanging up his grips.
Jovtchev, 35, hopes to end his career on a high note in 2009 by winning medals at the Europeans in Milan and the World Championships in London, said Nikola Prodanov, current president of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation.
Jovtchev has won four Olympic medals — one silver and three bronzes — and 12 world championships medals, including four golds. A botched routine left him in a disappointing eighth on still rings at the Olympics in Beijing.
“Dancho had intentions to retire after the end of the 2008 Olympic Games, but he didn’t want to leave the sport this way — without a medal,” Prodanov said.
Jovtchev finished second Wednesday at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland, his first competition since Beijing.
Jovtchev still plans to take over the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation as its new president. It is expected he will be confirmed for the position this month. …
UPDATE: LBLG reports that Oksana Chusovitina was injured: “She may have torn her achilles tendon on her second pass (double tuck) on floor.”
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