The Flying Gym Boys

A circus act that includes Oliver Hegi and Christian Baumann.

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The Flying Gym Boys are a performance troupe based in Switzerland that specializes in gymnastics, comprised of a diverse assemblage of former artistic gymnastics professionals and elite male athletes.

The team currently comprises 15 members, collectively possessing an impressive total of over 200 years of experience in the sport. …

zhoxxyy – From Men’s Artistic Gymnastics to Flying Gym Boys

Chloe Widner – Beam

Gymnastics Ethics Foundation

Micheline Calmy-Rey, the President of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF), addressed delegates of over 150 member federations of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), who are currently attending the 85th FIG Congress. …

… the GEF, operational since 2019, has handled 261 cases to date. …

Read the report on their website:

Gymnastics Ethics Foundation presents latest case numbers to FIG Congress

FIG elections 2024

via FIG email

The election of the President was followed by elections for the other FIG governing bodies.
VICE-PRESIDENTS:
Mr Ali AL-HITMI (QAT)
Ms Naomi Chieko VALENZO AOKI (MEX)
Mr Suat CELEN (TUR)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The FIG Executive Committee is comprised of the President, the three Vice-Presidents, the President of the Gymnastics for All Committee and the seven Technical Committee Presidents, the five Presidents of the Continental Unions and the President of the Athletes’ Commission, who are all ex officio members. The seven Executive Committee members elected by Congress are as follows:
Ms ZHOU Qiurui (CHN)
Ms Li Li LEUNG (USA)
Mr Edwin RODRIGUEZ (DOM)
Mr Vassily TITOV (RUS)
Mr Jeffrey THOMSON (CAN)
Ms Eirini AINDILI (GRE)
Mr Srayuth PATANASAK (THA)

COUNCIL
The FIG Council is composed of the FIG President, the three FIG Vice-Presidents and the seven elected members of the Executive Committee, 21 Council members elected at the Congress, the six Technical Committee Presidents and the President of the Gymnastics for All Committee, the five Presidents of the Continental Unions and the President of the Athletes’ Commission. The 21 Council members elected at the Congress by the delegates of their respective Continental Union are as follows:

EG (seven members) 
Ms Blanka MLEJNKOVA (CZE)
Ms Hlif THORGEIRSDOTTIR (ISL)
Mr Alfons HOELZL (GER)
Mr Jacob WISCHNIA (ISR)
Mr Krasimir DUNEV (BUL)
Mr Marijo MOZNIK (CRO)
Mr Joao Paulo ROCHA (POR)

AGU (five members) 
Mr Timur ABDUVALIEV (UZB)
Mr Saqer ALMULLA (KUW)
Ms Cynthia NORTON CARRION (PHI)
Ms Danissa DUISENGALIYEVA (KAZ)
Mr Ahmad PARVAIZ (PAK) 

UAG (four members) 
Mr Gebeyaw Takele DAGNEW (ETH)
Ms Lamiaa ABDELRAHMAN (EGY)
Mr Bakhit MUTAZ (SUD)
Ms Harriet AYAA (UGA) 

PAGU (four members) 
Mr Ricardo CACHO RESENDE (BRA)
Mr Juan MEDINA (COL)
Ms Kenia HERRERA (NCA)
Ms Patricia DIEGUEZ (GUA) 

OGU (one member)
Since there were no candidates for the Council from OGU, a separate election will be organised by the OGU to designate its Council member.  

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND GFA COMMITTEE PRESIDENTS
The FIG Congress elected the following committee presidents: 

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Mr Andrew TOMBS (GBR) 
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Donatella SACCHI (ITA)

Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Noha ABOU SHABANA (EGY)

Trampoline Gymnastics Technical Committee: Mr Christophe LAMBERT (FRA)

Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Nikolina HRISTOVA (BUL) 

Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Tammy YAGI-KITAGAWA (JPN) 

Parkour Technical Committee: Mr Charles PERRIERE (CMR)

Gymnastics for All Committee: Mr Rogerio VALERIO (POR)

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND GFA COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The FIG Congress elected the following committee members:

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Mr Jing LI (CHN)
Mr Yoon Soo HAN (KOR)
Mr Butch ZUNICH (USA)
Mr Steve BUTCHER (TTO)
Mr Mohamed SOLIMAN (EGY)
Mr Julio MARCOS FELIPE (ESP)

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Nehad ZAYED (EGY) 
Ms Helena LARIO (ARG) 
Ms Lyudmila LI (UZB) Ms Johanna GRATT (AUT)
Ms Trisha HADE (AUS) 
Ms Liubov ANDRIANOVA (RUS) 

Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Marcia AVERSANI L. (BRA) 
Ms Maria PETROVA MIHAYLOVA (BUL) 
Ms Natalya BULANOVA (AZE) 
Ms Alua BEKTUROVA (KAZ) 
Ms Isabell SAWADE (GER) 
Ms Gyozal MUMINOVA (UZB) 

Trampoline Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Tatiana SHUISKA (UKR) 
Mr Miguel Vicente MARINO (ESP) 
Ms Mariela STOYCHEVA (BUL) 
Mr Clive MORGAN (GBR) 
Mr Nikolai MAKAROV (RUS)

Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Irina NIKITINA (RUS) 
Mr Juan Antonio LEON (ESP) 
Mr Bernardo TOMAS (POR) 
Mr Marco PALELLA (ITA)

Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Cristina CASENTINI (ITA) 
Mr Jorge FILLON (ARG) 
Mr Vladislav OSKNER (RUS) 
Ms Ana MACANITA (POR) 
Ms Desislava BOGUSHEVA (BUL) 
Ms Barbara STENGL (GER) 

Parkour Technical Committee
Ms Angie SANCHEZ (COL) 
Mr Man Fung KAM (HKG) 
Mr Jose Antonio ROBLES JIMAREZ (MEX) 
Mr Aimene BOUSTILA (ALG) 

Gymnastics for All Committee
Mr Jérôme HUEBSCHER (SUI)
Mr Chris MUCHATUTA (ZIM) 
Ms Yumiko ITOH (JPN) 
Ms Monika SISKOVA (SVK) 
Ms Lori LAZNOVSKY (USA) 
Ms Michelle CARBINATTO (BRA) 

I can’t understand the logic of FIG banning most Russian athletes — while allowing Russian administrators. Have these people not supported Putin’s war?

Watanabe re-elected FIG President

Morinari Watanabe (JPN) has been re-elected FIG President for a four-year term (2025-2028) at the 85th FIG Congress in Doha …

Watanabe received 102 votes (65.38% of the vote), while his challenger Farid Gayibov (AZE) received 54 votes (34.62%).

via FIG email

Jordan Chiles – Magically Delicious

Lucky Charms sent Jordan Chiles a custom “Gold Edition” box of her favourite cereal.

overview of Men’s Gymnastics

An excellent summing up of the sport — including some of the all time greats.

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What are the 6 apparatuses in Men’s Gymnastics?