As you all probably know by now, the King of Norway will pay us a visit Wednesday, during the Opening Ceremony and the first part of the very first contest of the week. This is a great opportunity for all of us to show our sport to a greater audience, and to gain a little royal touch to the event! Before the King arrives there will be some security checks that it is good to be aware of, please follow the guidelines from our volunteers and signs before the visit happens, and please respect these.
First floor close at 13:30
The first floor will close at 1:30 pm and will not open again before the King has left. This means all groups participating will enter the warm up-area from outside. No worries – there will be volunteers and signs outside showing the way so no one will get lost! The ones of you that will be watching as part of the audience will enter from 2nd floor.
Do not bring any bags
We ask the audience to please not bring any bags into the contest venue. All bags will have to be checked, and in order to make the queue to get in shorter this is something we very much would like to avoid, so please leave these at your cabin. For the participants in the contest you can leave your bags in marked areas in the warm up-hall.
Doors closing at 15:10
The doors will close for the audience at 15:10 to make sure everyone is seated before the King arrives. Please meet up outside the doors early, so we have enough time to get everyone inside and no one will be left outside.
Have fun!
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the Opening Ceremony, and we are sure you will all have a great time together with us, and of course – the King of Norway! Bring your smile and good vibes, and feel the rhythm of the waves!!
Guttene leverte så det holdt og kjørte igjennom konkurransen uten store miss under dagens konkurranse i EYOF med fantastisk støtte fra tribunen. Theodor Gadderud sikret seg plass i mangekampfinalen og frittståendefinalen etter sin 18. plass. I tillegg er Jacob Gudim Karlsen reserve til ringfinalen! Laget kom på en sterk 11. plass og det er ikke stor avstand opp til de neste plasseringene.
Dette er deres hittil største konkurranse og at de leverer er intet mindre en fantastisk. alle resultater finner dere her: http://live.smartscoring.com/#
Mangekampfinalen kan du følge vi livestreaming på linken over førstkommende torsdag kl. 12.00, mens frittståendefinalen gjennomføres fredag fra kl. 14.00.
Gå heller ikke glipp av jentenes konkurranse i morgen. Norges subdivisjon starter kl. 12.00, mens første subdivisjon setter i gang kl. 10.00. Også dette kan følges via live score på linken over.
NGTF gratulerer nok en gang gymnaster, støtteapparat og støtten fra tribunen for den fantastiske innsatsen!
Finally we are all here and ready for King Harald`s World Gym for Life Challenge! While some have just arrived at Oslofjord Convention Center – feeling the good Gym for Life atmosphere – other have had extra training in Tønsberghallen, Vearhallen and Stokkehallen.
There is absolute no doubt that the Oslofjord have changes to a gymnastics village. Everywhere you turn you will find smiling persons doing performances. Many of the participants have used the beach area and tested the water.
Evaluators and Feedbackers have also arrived, and ready for four days of evaluation.
The President, Vice Presidents and Secretary General of The International Gymnastic Federation have also arrived and will have meetings all week in Tønsberg.
Wednesday is the official opening day and we are or honor that The Norwegian King, His Majesty King Harald, is attending.
This year His Majesty is celebrating his 80th Anniversary. As a sport enthusiast, The Norwegian Confederation of Sports (NIF) have given him three sports events as gift, one of them a gymnastic event. This will be the first time in many years the Norwegian King attend a gymnastic-event.
We are all ready to welcome you to King Harald`s World Gym for Life Challenge! Oslofjord Convection Center has transformed to a Gymnastics Village – with help from 170 fantastic volunteers.
Tuesday is our big arrival day, by the end – 2076 participants from 23 countries will be here and ready for King Harald`s World Gym for Life Challenge. We truly hope you will enjoy every second while you are here.
When there is no training or contest there are many activities going on: Stand up Paddling (SUP), yoga, guides bus tours, movie night and much more. You can find more information about side events here.
Nearby food station you will find our Gym Lounge. Here you can relax and hang out with your friends. Footballs table and tennis tables are available, just as Oslofjord reception for balls. Who is ready for a tennis table match?
If you just want to relax – chill out in some comfortable sofas and use the free internet to update Social Medias – Gym Lounge is the place to be.
WiFi: Oslofjord Free Password: Oslofjord2017 Follow the instructions on your phone/PC (you need to add a new account).
If you want to do outdoor activities, we recommend you visit the beach. This area is beautiful and perfect for summer activities. You can borrow footballs, volleyballs and kubb game and enjoy time with new or old friends.
All information in one place – WGFLC2017 app
During the World Gym for Life Challenge 2017 week, the app WGFLC2017 will be the official communication channel for all participants and spectators. LOC will post the latest updates and information on this app.
Da er så å si alle frivillige på plass på Oslofjord Convention Center.
I alt 170 frivillige vil i løpet av morgendagen være klar for å ta imot alle gymnaster og deres delegasjoner.
Morgendagen er den store ankomsts dagen, da kommer i alt 22 land med sine tropper. Da vil de frivillige være her å ønske velkommen med et smil og et håndtrykk.
Dagen i dag har gått med til akkreditering, utdeling av antrekk, informasjon og team building på stranden.
Vi gleder oss til en spennende uke med masse flott oppvisningsgymnastikk.
Ta turen til Oslo Convention Center og del opplevelsen med oss!
Informasjon om arrangementet finner du her; http://www.gymforlife2017.com/
Ønsker du å kjøpe billetter; https://gymogturn.no/tickets-king-haralds-world-gym-life-challenge/
There has been some changes in the contest schedule. Here you will find the last version.
https://gymogturn.no/world-gym-for-life-challenge-2017/gym-life-2017/
We hope you will enjoy your stay at Oslofjord Convention Center. Here you are close to where you will rehearse, perform, eat, sleep, make new friends and enjoy the fantastic World Gym for Life atmosphere! As you can see, our village will be unique and international.
The center-apartments are located within the center complex, beneath the main hall, with elevators to all levels. The apartments are furnished in a modern style with a living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and also a loft space offering extra sleeping space. The wall of windows, overlooking the Oslofjord Garden Village, gives the entire apartment a light and spacious atmosphere. The living room accesses an individual balcony with beautiful views over the Village and the fjord, Vestfjorden.
Of the centers total area of 24,000 m2, 10,500 m2 are dedicated to the conference area itself. A state-of-the-art conference hall with a 6,800-seat capacity, flexible staging, lighting, a world-class sound system and excellent image quality displayed on three immense screens.
A first look inside the Oslofjord conference hall will take your breath away. The hall spreads across 4,800 square meters and provides seating for 6,800 and standing room for 700.
Below the convention center Oslofjord got its own garden village where you can find 500 apartments in three different sizes. The apartments are modern and light, and come complete with a kitchen and bathroom. All cabins and apartments have Internet access, and events in the conference hall may be viewed on the units’ TV screens.
Here you will find bus schedule for the hole week – extra training, shuttle bus and show performance bus.
If you want to travle when or where the Gym for Life bus do not go, please follow this link for local bus information or order taxi:
Tønsberg Taxi: +473330111 or Viken Taxi: +4732772500
If you want to travle when or where the Gym for Life bus do not go, please follow this link for local bus information or order taxi:
Tønsberg Taxi: +473330111 or Viken Taxi: +4732772500
https://gymogturn.no/world-gym-for-life-challenge-2017/bus-schedule-gym-life/
Laurens van der Hout er ansatt som landslagstrener for turn kvinner i Norge. Han er for tiden i Finland, men hans engasjement der vil avsluttes i løpet av høsten, og Laurens kommer da til Norge som landslagssjef i satsningen som ble vedtatt på Forbundstinget i 2016. Laurens vil starte for fullt i forbundet 1. oktober.
Laurens har lang erfaring som landslagssjef i flere forbund, og har vært sentral i arbeidet med å løfte fram utøvere og nasjoner til internasjonale plasseringer.
The County of Vestfold is situated in the south of Norway. Vestfold is the smallest and one of the most densely populated counties in Norway. The largest towns Larvik, Tønsberg, Sandefjord and Horten are all located along the coast.
Visit www.visitvestfold.com where you can read more about activities and attractions in Vestfold.
Contact tur.vestfold@unibuss.no, and they will customize the trip for you.
We think «Dirty Dancing» is the ultimate summer moive, and hope to see you all at the beach when we invite all participants to outdoor movie!
Thursday 27. July
Time: 20:30
In the summer of 1963, innocent 17-year-old Baby (Jennifer Grey) vacations with her parents at a Catskills resort. One evening she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There she meets Johnny (Patrick Swayze), the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby soon becomes Johnny’s pupil in dance and love.
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach.
Oslofjord Convention Center is the largest and most modern convention center in Northern Europe. Oslofjord`s location by the fjord and its on-site accommodation make this venue a uniquely arena for the World Gym for Life Challenge 2017.
A first look inside the Oslofjord conference hall will take your breath away. The hall spreads across 4,800 square meters and provides seating for 6,800 and standing room for 700.
Here you have maps over all the floors and zones:
Overview floor U1
Overview floor U2
Overview floor U3
If you want to explore the neighborhood, here are two nice options.
Why not discover the area around Oslofjord Convention Center. The route is 4 km long. If you want a longer walk, the route which includes Melsom VGS is 7 km:
Oslofjord Convention Center route
An other walk is a coast walk to Rakkevik. This is a 4 km walk. If you want a longer walk, Storevahr is 7 km and a good choice:
From Oslofjord Convention Center to Rakkevik
You can also downloade UT.no app. This is Norways most popular hiking app! Use the links under.
Some of you have booked extra training 25th of July. There will be buses taking you from Oslofjord Convention Center to the training area. Information will come.
Extra training – Tønsberg turnhall 25th of July
Extra training – Stokkehallen 25th of July
Come and take part – learn the Choreography with the World Gymnaestrada Team!
In 2015 the LOC Helsinki introduced the World-Team for the first time and set a new mile-stone for the World
Gymnaestrada. The World-Team is an international largegroup performance in which gymnasts from all over the
world can take part. What is special is that it is not connected with any group but all those who participate in the
World Gymnaestrada can take part, even individuals.
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th of July from 11:00 – 12:00 at the beach (or in the main hall if the weather is bad)
