Moscow World Cup

29-30th May. The tournament prize fund is 50 thousand Swiss francs. (I thought they used Euros now?)

"This competition in Moscow has a long history. At one time it was called "Stars of the World", and then it was a stage of the Grand Prix. Now it is part of the World Cup. According to the current tournament rules, 10 members from the national team may compete, up to two on each apparatus."

They haven't said who will compete for Russia. I'm hoping for Semenova, Afanasyeva, Berger, Kurbatova, Goryunova and Lozhecko...if she's even still competing *crosses fingers*

Timetable:
29th May: Qualification
10.00 - 14.00. Men - FX, PH, SR
11.00 - 14.00. Women - VT, UB
15.00. Opening ceremony.
15.30 - 19.30. Men - VT, PB, HB
16.30 - 19.30. Women - BB, FX

30th May: Finals
11.00 - 15.00. Men and women
15.30. Closure of the competition.

Glasgow Grand Prix

The Glasgow Prix will be held 15-16th May.

WAG Participants:
GBR: Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan, Becky Downie
ROM: Gabriela Dragoi, Diana Chelaru (who is replacing Sandra Izbasa)
SUI: Ariella Kaeslin
RUS: Yulia Berger, Yekaterina Kurbatova, Anna Myzdrikova
NED: Sanne Wevers, Suzanne Harmes
BRA: Ana Claudia Silva (replacing Daniele Hypolito), Natasha Sanchez
FIN: Annika Urvikko

MAG
GBR: Louis Smith, Daniel Keatings, Kristina Thomas, Luke Folwell, Daniel Purvis, Theo Seager
RUS: Anton Golotsutskov, Andrey Perevozhnikov, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Sergey Khorokhordin
BRA: Diego Hypolito, Moziah Rodriguez, Moziah Rodriguez
CRO: Tomislav Markovic, Robert Seligman
FIN: Tomi Tooha
HUN: Krisztian Berky
ISR: Alexander Shatilov
LAT: Evgeni Sapronenko
NED: Jeffrey Wammes, Yuri van Gelder, Epke Zonderland
POL: Adam Kierzkovski, Roman Kulesza
PRK: Ri Se Gwang
ROM: Alin Jivan, Cosmin Popescu, Ovidiu Buidoşo, Robert Stanescu
SLO: Saso Bertoncelj, Mitja Petkovsek, Aljaz Pegan,Samuel Piasecky
TUN: Wajdi Bouallegue
UKR: Oleksander Vorobyov
VEN: Regulo Carmona

(The lists may not be complete)

Daniele Hypolito to have liposuction

Gymnast Daniele Hypolito had liposuction last week to lose the pounds keeping her from the ideal competition weight. According to Daily Lance, she is having trouble losing four kilos that kept her from participating in the World Cup in Slovenia.

Even with eight hours of training a day, Daniele would not be able to reach the ideal weight. According to her mother, she is also unhappy with her body, and took advantage of her slack timetable - her competition is not until June - to undergo surgery and get back into training in time to join the Brazilian team. The gymnast, who had the operation in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, will rest for 15 days before training again.

Daiane surprises doctors and has surgery on her knee

Daiane dos Santos went in on Thursday for surgery on her right knee. She had a piece of titanium removed that had been implanted in an operation last year in October. Nobody expected her to be ready so soon.

The initial estimate of orthopedic Wagner Castropil was that the plate would not be removed until the end of the year. The object was used to correct the knee joint of the athlete. The doctor described Daiane's recovery as surprising.

"I didn't think we could do the surgery now. The forecast was more optimistic than could be anticipated. But Daiane has been very disciplined and motivated, which accelerated the process. I admire her even more now," he said in an interview.

"It is natural that for an athlete to be discouraged after a surgery. But she has remained in training, didn't put on weight, and never missed a single session of physiotherapy. She is very dedicated."

Daiane was also happy with the withdrawal of the plate which prevented her from training on all apparatus. "It's the first surgery which has gone so well. After recovering, I will need to strengthen my muscles."

Daiane has been training daily at the Pinheiros Sports Club in Sao Paolo, but only on UB. Now, she is thinking about returning to competition, which she only expected to be able to do next year.

"The goal is to be ready for Worlds this year. But most important is to be ready for the qualifying tournament for Pre-Olympic, which happens next year," she concluded.

Laetita Dugain retiring

At 16 years old, Laetita Dugain, 23rd at the Beijing Olympics, has decided to end her career, 30 hours of training per week, because of recurring injuries. Last January, she had an operation on the cartilage of her left elbow, after a previous operation to her right elbow, and two to her left knee. It was for her passion for gymnastics, she told L'Equipe this Wednesday. "My cartilage went everywhere. It hurt me to leave, but I had to turn the page." The ex-gymnast will now focus on her studies.

More on the Chinese girls (thanks to chaoticstar26)

Cheng Fei performed on VT, BB and FX at the latest provincial test match; she did well on VT but made mistakes on BB and FX (apparently she is injured!) She couldn't do full difficulty. Zhang Wen (team manager) said, "the most important thing for Cheng Fei is anti-injury prevention; as long as she suffers no major injuries, with her ability and level of performance she should be able to compete in 2012."

He Kexin did not participate. She will not compete in the National Games either. Her coach does not want to risk her health.

Yang Yilin also did not perform; she is still in rehabilitation because of her back injury. It's not certain whether she will compete in the National Games.

The Zhejiang team won the match, lead by He Ning and Jiang Yuyuan.

He Kexin injured

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She broke her left hand training a Rufolva on beam. The national team doctor says she will take about a month to recover.