An overdue update

Finally - I have internet again! Here are some of the goings on that been happening while I was under the blogging radar.

The third stop on the JGP circuit visited Graz, Austria. Another talented russian prodigy - Adelina Sotnikova (Pictured Right) won the ladies event ahead of Brian Orser's new leading lady Christina Gao. Sotnikova won the Russian senior nationals 2 years ago as a 12 year old and is only now old enough to compete internationally. In the pairs event world junior champions Wenjing Sui & Cong Han (China) attempted to make history by trying a quad throw and a quad twist. The throw came off but the twist was downgraded. They ended up second here behind Stolbova & Klimov of Russia but if they continue to throw such big skills they could be the next ones-to-watch! Han Yan of China won the men's event and Americans Lichtman and Copely took Ice Dance gold. Next week the JGP heads to Karuizawa, Japan.

In the Gymnastics world the Romanians have had their national championships - Ana Porgras won gold (57.55) Amelia Racea silver (56.75) and Diana Chelaru bronze (56.70). The Romanians have one more international meet to finalise the world team.

The Russians have named an 8 woman preliminary team for the world championships, including 2008 olympian Anna Pavlova, who has been out of competition for the better part of 2 years. Russia's national and youth olympic champion Viktoria Komova is not old enough to compete in Rotterdam. The selected gymnasts are- Ksenia Afanasyeva, Anna Dementyeva, Yekaterina Kurbatova, Aliya Mustafina, Anna Myzdrikova, Tatiana Nabiyeva, Anna Pavlova and Ksenia Semyonova.

Team USA is have gathered at the Karolyi ranch for the first of two camps to select their world team, only vuague rumours circulating at the moment. International gymnast has a whole forum of world team gossip for those so inclined. The choices made for the USA team will no doubt have quite an effect on the distribution of world medals come Rotterdam.

This his old news but well worth a mention! GB announced their world team while I was off the airways.

Women’s Artistic
Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Downie, Danusia Francis
Nicole Hibbert, Jennifer Pinches, Hannah Whelan

Men’s Artistic
Sam Hunter, Ruslan Panteleymonov, Dan Purvis
Theo Seager, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas

And finally - for those who like a bit of acro. Britain's got Talent winners Spelbound gave a new performance with Katherine Jenkins at the concert for heroes. Watch it on youtube ot here.