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FEATURES
14Poised for Perfection Interview: World floor exercise champion Ksenia
Afanasyeva tames a wild sport with classic elegance
By John Crumlish
JAN/FEB 2012
VOL. 54 - NO. 1
18Desert Oasis Gymnastics in Qatar is on the upswing with its world-class
facility in Doha
By Dwight Normile
352011 From A to Z IG takes another alphabetical look at who (or what)
made news last year
By Dwight Normile
39Perseverance Interview: With the solid support of his family and coach,
Greece’s Vasileios Tsolakidis finally qualified to the Olympics
By John Crumlish
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6 Ziert Alert!
8 Warm-up
10 Spotted
12 Chalk Talk
29 All Around the World
33 Catching Up With…
42 IG Profile
44 My Story
46 IG Kids Klub!
48 Gym-Mart
49 Ad Index
50 Dismount
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Cover
2011 floor exercise world champion
Ksenia Afanasyeva of Russia
(Photo by Thomas Schreyer)
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