2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 40th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1 to 9 September 2007.Oldest and youngest competitors Oldest and youngest competitors During the team finals, Russian team member Ekaterina Kramarenko balked on her vault attempt as a result of being off-step.Thinking she would be able to perform another vault, Kramarenko walked back down the runway but was escorted off the floor.In another petition to have Russian team members Yulia Lozhechko and Elena Zamolodchikova's vaulting scores averaged and then counted, Russia was again refused.When asked to comment on the incident, Russian coach Andrei Rodionenko explained, "Nobody knows what happened, it was a shock for everyone."