Swiss Cup 2021: Noe Seifert interview

A relative newcomer to major senior international competition, 23-year-old Noe Seifert was selected for Worlds in Kitakyushu this year and just a few weeks later, made his debut at the Swiss Cup alongside Lena Bickel. Competing as Team Switzerland 2, the duo just missed out on the podium with a fourth place finish and delighted …

Swiss Cup 2021: Lena Bickel interview

With the retirement of Switzerland's four top gymnasts, Pablo Braegger, Oliver Hegi, Giulia Steingruber and Ilaria Kaeslin, there was an opportunity for four other gymnasts to compete at the Swiss Cup for the first time. Team Switzerland 2 consisted of 23-year-old Noe Seifert and 16-year-old Lena Bickel. Hailing from the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Lena …

Swiss Cup 2021: Yul Moldauer interview

American gymnast Yul Moldauer has had a very busy 2021, competing at the the Olympic Games in Tokyo as well as Worlds in Kitakyushu. He won the Arthur Gander Memorial competition in Morges on 3rd November, ahead of Nikita Nagornyy and Illia Kovtun, and was on track for a podium finish at the Swiss Cup …

Swiss Cup 2019: Giulia Steingruber interview

Swiss gymnast Giulia Steingruber finished in third place at the Swiss Cup yesterday afternoon, along with her teammate Oliver Hegi. Following a serious injury to her left knee in July 2018, which required surgery to repair the ACL and meniscus, Giulia made her comeback at Swiss nationals this September and has been going from strength …

Swiss Cup interview: Elisabeth Seitz

We were lucky enough to get a few moments with Elisabeth Seitz following her spectacular winning performance at the Swiss Cup, and here's what she had to say: Congratulations on your performance today! How did you feel when you were competing? Did you expect the result to be what it was? ELISABETH: No! I saw …

Swiss Cup Interview: Oliver Hegi

We caught up with European high bar champion Oliver Hegi following the Swiss Cup and asked about future upgrades, his amazing Deff skill and his short-term goals. So how did you feel today about your performance in the competition? OLIVER: Yeah, I'm actually pretty happy with it. I think I got the best out of …

Swiss Cup Interview: Pablo Braegger

We were able to have a quick chat with Pablo after the competition and here's what he had to say regarding his performance, his health, future upgrades and his tactic for the competition: How did you feel today about your performance in the competition? PABLO: I was quite satisfied. My performance was OK. I didn't …

Interview: Flavia Saraiva and Arthur Mariano

A short and sweet interview with Flavia and Arthur, who were delighted to be competing at the Swiss Cup and in a great mood: So, congratulations on your performance today! FLAVIA AND ARTHUR (in unison) Thaaaaaank you! Are you happy with how it went? FLAVIA (hyperventilating with laughter) Yes! ARTHUR: We're happy... FLAVIA: Very happy! …

Interview: Eythora Thorsdottir and Bart Deurloo

We were able to spend a couple of minutes with Eythora and Bart after the Swiss Cup, and here's what they had to say: How did you feel about the competition today? EYTHORA: Very happy! I'm just happy to be back and it was fun being out here. You missed Euros and Worlds this year …

Swiss Cup 2018 Rankings

The Swiss Cup took place this afternoon at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. The competition followed its usual format, which is two initial rounds in which ten teams made up of two gymnasts each compete on their chosen apparatus. The total scores from the first two rounds are then taken into account to decide the top …