Veronica Wagner

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Isabella Minna Veronica Wagner [ [http://www.veronica-wagner.net Veronica-Wagner.net - The Official Site of Veronica Wagner ] ] , better known as Veronica, (born July 7 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of the Swedish Olympic team. She is coached by Staffan Söderberg.

Veronica started Gymnastics at the age of 5 and progress quickly through the sports levels, qualifying as an International Elite at the age of 12. Veronica is Sweden's most successful gymnast, having won the national title 4 times (2002, 2004-2006) as well as representing her country at Olympic, World Championship and European Championship level. Veronica has also been a finalist at several World Cup events.

Veronica is a powerful and innovative gymnastics, particularly on the floor exercise where she has pioneered the double picked front which she successfully competed at the 2006 European Gymnastics Championships. She performed well at this competition, with a score that would have been good enough to place her 13th if an All Around competition was held. Veronica competed with the Swedish team at the 2006 World Gymnastics Championships, and while the Swedish Team did not qualify for the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships, serving as qualifiers to the Olympics, Veronica qualified as an indivdual to compete. Veronica has stated in a recent interview with International Gymnast Magazine that her goals for 2007 are to win a World Cup Medal and qualify to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Veronica achieved both of these goals. At the 2007 Gymnastics World Championships, Veronica qualified to her second Olympic games, placing high enough to qualify as an individual competitor for Sweden. She also had World Cup success in 2007. She won the silver medal on Vault at the Maribor World Cup, held in Slovenia and two Gold medals (Vault and Balance Beam) and a Bronze (Floor) at the Buenos Aires World Cup.

After winning the Swedish Championships in June 2008, Veronica was told that the Swedish Olympic Committee would not send her to the Beijing to compete in the Olympic Games. A fan-driven petition was created in protest. [ [http://www.intlgymnast.com/Online-Features/News/438.html "Disappointed Wagner Rallies Support for Olympic Participation"] , "International Gymnast". ]

Trivia

* Veronica speaks Swedish and English. [ [http://www.veronica-wagner.net Veronica-Wagner.net - The Official Site of Veronica Wagner ] ]
* Veronica aspires to become a Chiropractor [ [http://www.intlgymnast.com/news/2006/dec/123106_wagner.html International GYMNAST Magazine Online ] ]
* Her Favourite apparatus is the Balance Beam
* Veronica describes herself as "Talkative, energetic, competitive, ambitious and stubborn!" [ [http://www.veronica-wagner.net Veronica-Wagner.net - The Official Site of Veronica Wagner ] ]
* Veronica says her bad habits are staying up too late and talking too much. [ [http://www.veronica-wagner.net Veronica-Wagner.net - The Official Site of Veronica Wagner ] ]
* In an "Aftonbladet" interview, Veronica jokingly commented she'll be competing in track and field after the 2008 Olympic Games because "seriously, how damn hard can it be to run straight forward?" [ [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,722413,00.html Aftonbladet: ”Jag ska satsa på friidrott” ] ]

Results

2002 Swedish Championships - 1st AA2003 Northern European Championships - 2nd AA, 1st FX, 1st BB, 7th UB, 1st V2003 Swedish Championships - 2nd AA2003 Swedish Cup - 1st AA2004 Swedish Championships - 1st AA, 1st V2004 Olympic Games - 55th AA2005 Swedish Championships - 1st AA, 1st FX, 2nd BB, 8th UB, 2nd V2005 World Championships - 30th AA2006 Swedish Nationals - 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st BB, 2nd UB, 1st V2006 Ghent World Cup - 6th V 2006 French Interntational - 6th BB, 5th FX 2006 North European Championships - 1st AA, 2nd UB, 1st BB, 1st FX 2006 World Championships - 62nd AA2007 Maribor World Cup - 2nd V, 7th BB

References

External links

* [http://www.veronica-wagner.net Veronica Wagner's official website]
* [http://www.designedbytim.com/gymnstands/code/wagner.htm Veronica's results and Routines]
* [http://www.veronica-wagner.net/pictures.html Pictures of Veronica Wagner]