Interview: Tony Retrosi, Swiss national team coach

Tony Retrosi is a gymnastics coach from the USA who owns two gymnastics clubs and runs the consulting company Gym Momentum. Having spent some time in Italy as a consultant with the Italian gymnastics federation, Tony was offered an interim role coaching the Swiss national WAG team following the dismissal of the previous coaching staff …

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 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 …

Steingruber makes her comeback

14 months after tearing the ACL and meniscus in her left knee at a friendly meet in France, Giulia Steingruber made her official comeback last weekend at Swiss nationals in Romont. In front of a packed sports hall crammed with family, friends and gymnastics fans, she gave a solid performance which resulted in a respectable …

The Swiss prepare for Doha without Steingruber

2018 started out wonderfully for the Swiss WAG gymnasts, as they claimed an unexpected silver medal at the DTB Pokal Challenge in Stuttgart in March. With team captain Steingruber posting big scores on every event, backed up by solid performances by longtime teammate Ilaria Kaeslin, Worlds 2017 gymnast Fabienne Studer and first-year senior Leonie Meier, …

Switzerland’s Braegger to miss European Championships

The Swiss federation has announced that reigning European high bar champion, Pablo Braegger, will miss this year's European Championships in Glasgow due to several injuries. Braegger underwent knee surgery a few months back and suffered a finger injury in May which left him unable to train properly. While this setback has undoubtedly come as a …

Stuttgart – DTB Pokal Team Challenge Recap

Last weekend now feels like a million years ago, given that this week we've been following the World Cups in Baku, Doha and Birmingham, but here we are with a brief recap of this fun event in Stuttgart, which took place on 16th and 17th March. For those unfamiliar with the format of this event, …