In English
Olari Gymnastics Association (OVO)
Olari Gymnastics Association (OVO) was founded in Espoo Finland in 1981. Today OVO offers Aesthetics Group Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics and a variety of gymnastic lessons as a hobby for its over 1 300 members. Some 200 girls compete in Aesthetics Group Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics. Ms. Anneli Laine-Näätänen is the Head Coach.
With six World Championship gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal OVO is the leading association in Aesthetics Group Gymnastics. Its group Dynamo was a forerunner in this field with four gold medals. Team Deltat was the winner in 2008 and 2009. Deltat also finished third in the 2007 World Cup and won the World Cup in 2008 while team Ampeerit finished third. OVO has won the IFAGG (International Federation for Aesthetics Group Gymnastics) Junior Championships four times in a row. Deltat were the Junior Champions in 2005, Alfat in 2006, Ampeerit in 2007 and Fotonit in 2008. OVO has 18 teams that compete ranging from 6-7 year old girls to 17-21 year old seniors.
In rhythmic gymnastics OVO is a leading club in Finland. OVO junior group won gold medals in the national championships in 2008 and 2009. In seniors Johanna Vikkula accomplished silver medal in all around competition in 2009, gold with her ball routine, silver with rope and ribbon, and pronze with hoop. In the Nordic Championships 2008 OVO junior team finished third and in juniors Johanna accomlished gold medal in team competition and silver medal in ribbon competition. Johanna was representing Finland as a junior in the 2008 European Championships and as a senior in the 2009 Championships. OVO junior team also made it to the European Championships 2009. In rhythmic gymnastics OVO's most successful individual gymnast has been Ksenija Akkonen who won Finnish Championships and Nordic Championships in 2002 and placed 26th in the European Championships. OVO's junior and senior groups have represented Finland in World and European Championships in 1997-2001, gaining their best result in 1997 European Championships when the junior group was 10th.
Lumene Cosmetics and Raiski gym wear are sponsoring OVO.
AGG-groups in OVO (presentation in English, pdf)
Ampeerit
Deltat
Fotonit
Contact
OVO Office
Linda Bergström
Yläportti 1 C
FI-02210 Espoo
email: office(at)ovo.fi
mobile: 00358503019381
AGG competition rules (link to The Finnish Gymnastics Federation´s website)
Membership to IFAGG (link to IFAGG´s website)