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www.romanian-gymnastics.com 2006 Awards
Gymnast of the Year: Sandra
Izbasa
[based on results]
Romanian gymnastics Fan's Award: Floarea
Leonida
[for returning at Romanian gymnastics team and helping
during the most difficult moment, at Worlds]
Man of the Year: Nicolae
Forminte
[ for bringing back the Romanian gymnastics
to the right track and doing this through the "hard way":
by respecting the team, the fans, the girl's club coaches
and ALL the media: a first in Romanian gymnastics]
Most Ambitious Gymnast: The Athens Olympic
Queen, Catalina
Ponor
[for the spectacular comeback & medals
at European Championships]
Lifetime achievement: Matei Stanei
(Catalina Ponor's coach)
[for the discovery and his 8 years of hard training of
Catalina Ponor; for helping her to leave gymnastics in the
most Honorable way:winning the Gold medal at her last contest;
because he did all of these with respect and consideration
for the gymnast; for raising up the voice against abuses and
defending his athlete and the team, too]
 Media
Best gymnastics event coverage:
"Un
10 pentru alte civilizatii", 2pages/ Onciu Camelia
for Monitorul Brasov
Sports Journalist of the Year:
Cristian Roman, (former) journalist Gazeta Sporturilor
(for courageous articles, 2004-2006;samples:
1,
2,
3, 4,
5,
6, 7,
8 )
Website of the Year:
the new Prosport
website: nice new look, easy to navigate, read, find news
 Book
of the Year:
"The
secrets of a Gymnast" by Andrei Nourescu
Magazine of the Year:
TV
Mania (sport writer Matei Udrea)
for the 2 pages dedicated to the Romanian
Gymnastics Team
Article of the Year:
"Nicolae
Forminte, asteptat la cotitura" -Tiberiu Stama
for "Tricolorul"
(another one: Va
mai fi Forminte oaia neagra a Comitetului Olimpic? )
Newspaper of the Year:
"Evenimentul Zilei" (sports
writer Luminita Grigore)
for "Great
Romanians" campaign, including Nadia
Comaneci
also news coverage:Steaua
Nadia , Nadia,
in spatiu , Nadia
are un baietel
Best Romanian gymnastics 2006 competition Report:
World
Gymnastics Championships Report by Andrew
Kerr, Atlanta, USA
Photo of the Year:
"The
Champion" by Doina/Aarhus, picturing Marian
Dragulescu's image on the scoreboard of Aarhus W.C. and the
giant Romanian flag displayed
Video montage of the Year:
"Perfect
10" by Shanfan ( Heather Gibson), Memphis,
TN, US
Photo story of the Year:
Cristina
Bontas: family and career photos by Andrea Luca/Canada
Lemon of the Year (worst, crapest 2006
gymnastics story):
"GYMNASTY?"
by Sunday Mirror
Romanian gymnastics 2006 Best Friend
Award:
Dr. Huang
Hongyun, head of famous Beijing Clinic for stem cells
treatments
[helped Lavinia
Milosovici's daughter to get treatment,
at our suggestion; helped us to get treatment appointments
at his Clinic for Andreea
Chelaru and Bogdan Cretu-two former gymnasts and also
to a former RGF official, Mr.Toma Pradatu]
"Always Close to Romanian gymnastics"
Award:
Romtelecom
(Ms.Cristina Popescu)
[promptly provided free Internet access to
Andreea
Chelaru; they also provided her
a free phone line, since 2004, at our request]
"Friend(s) of Romanian Gymnastics":
# Dr. Maria Georgescu & her team
from Aslan Clinic Bucharest Otopeni
[ for providing great conditions to
former Romanian gymnasts ]
# Ms. Magda Vasiliu
[for providing souvenirs to the
Rom W.C. team, for fans&colleague's ]
# Mrs. Mariana Iofciu & her "team"
of co-workers
[for making the W.C. Romanian giant flag
in just 2 days]
"The Gallery of the Year":
The
Romanian gymnastics supporters (lead by Sandra's
Father) at World Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark;
they have displayed a giant Romanian Flag!
[Jan 4] Prosport: Lauri
pentru Sandra
Romanian Gymnastics News Archive.
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