GymNiceTic updates us on one of the biggest issues facing the International Gymnastics Federation.
Wolfgang Willam from FIG is there pitching the all new World Cup format for next season. Only eight all-arounder and twelve event specialists will be invited to a series of A meets, qualifying at World Championships in October.
To me the timeline sounds rushed. (Candidate cities need to be in Lausanne May 25th.)
It smacks of desperation. (World Cup has been a mess this season. Something had to be done.)
And I’m not sure getting the big prize money (700 000 Euros or $930,000) is going to happen.
… That said. I hope this does work. Prize money events have been a success in Germany. Indeed, part of the reason the old World Cup Final failed was because Hambuchen skipped it, competing instead at a cash meet at home.
That kind of money would be great for Artistic Gymnastics, especially on the Men’s side.
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He confirmed on Twitter that he’s moving to train at Cypress in Houston.
Charlie still wants to compete for the U.S.A.
Good luck.
Former Cuban World Championships medalist Charlie Tamayocompeted as a “guest” at the Winter Cup meet. Defecting to the U.S. during 2003 Worlds in Anaheim, Charlie is seeking U.S. citizenship.
In College gym, judges pretty much only deduct conspicuous errors, handstands (for vertical, not for body position) and landing. You’ll see why Stanford’s Carly Janiga won.
Though the judging on Bars was terrible in preliminaries, there was no doubt that this was the best routine in Finals.
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The might of China and the United States are expected to reign supreme, when a host of the world’s best male gymnasts hit Hisense Arena this Thursday night for the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games continues, the Australian men will take on the superpowers of world gymnastics including China, Russia, Canada and the United States from 7pm this Thursday (April 29) in the men’s team and all-around competition, before the best of the best return for the apparatus finals on Saturday (May 1) from 7pm.
The extremely strong United States team arrived in the country yesterday and had their first training hit out at Hisense Arena this afternoon. The US team is spearheaded by Danell Leyva, who finished fourth in the high bar at last year’s worlds, Steven Legendre who placed eighth on the floor and exciting emerging talent John Orozco, the 2009 USA junior all-around champion. …
“I definitely want to hit all of my routines, try to clean up and try to break 92,” said Leyva. “This competition is pretty important for us. It’s a big meet and I just want to go in there and do my stuff, nice and clean. “ …
Team China will be led by Yuguo Huang, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world on floor, and recently took out the gold at the 2010 World Cup event in Doha. …
… Russia started in which one is one of their best apparatus nowadays, uneven bars.
Aliya Mustafina is the starter but she struggled connecting a stalder 1/1 – Tkatchev – Pak – stalder 1/2 combo, at the end, she was able to do it succesfully; her routine also includes a stalder 1/1 on low bar to toe on shaposhnikova 1/2, inside stalder 1/2 – pikded Jaeger.
Tatiana Nabieyva was the second with a stalder 1/1, shaposhnikova, giant 1/1 – Pak, shaposhnikova 1/2, inside stalder 1/2 – Jaeger, stalder 1/1 – full in. The dismount combo didn’t work the second try.
Ekaterina Kurbatova did a clear hip shaposhnikova, giant 1/1 – Tkatchev – Pak (twice too close to the bar), shaposhnikova 1/2, Ono – full in off.
On beam, Semyonova was unstable with a fall on the onodi – flic – layout combo, she also had a big wobble out of the free aerial – flic – whip, that prevented her to connect it to the sheep jump, her routine also had a free cartwheel, a side somi and a ro – double pike dismount.
Mustafina did a beautiful double turn, arabian, switch ring leap, flic, free aerial – side somi, side somi, onodi, ro – 2 1/2 off. Secure. The decision for the Russian coaches is who to use for the last beam position during team finals.
Kurbatova performed a switch ring leap, free aerial – flic – layout, Kochetkova, turn with leg at head, ro – double back (close to beam). In my opinion, Myzdrikova did a much better effor with a free aeral – flic – layout, switch 1/1 leap, side somi, switch leap – back tuck, 1 1/2 turn, split jump – wolf jump, ro – double pike off. It’s a tough decision.
On floor, Semyonova surprised with a double layout opening tumble that watered down to a double back at the moment of tumbling with the music, her routine also included a 2 1/2 – barani – stag jump, 1 1/2 – 1/1, doulbe pike off. Ekaterina Kurbatova did a double arabian, 1 1/2 – 1/1, double back, double pike. Aliya Mustafina, surprisingly, did floor with a doulbe arabian (stuck with a beautiful position to open it), 2 1/2 – 1/1, turn with leg at head, 1 1/2 – 1 1/2 and 3/1 off. Anna Myzdrikova performed a whip – double arabian, 3/1 – back tuck, 2 1/2 – barani – stag jump, double pike off. This must be the most beautiful floor line up in recent history.
Russia finished on vault where Mustafina, Nabieva, Kurbatova and Myzdrikova all vaulted double twisting Yurchenko. Out of all of them, Mustafina’s was the best one followed by Nabiyeva, Kurbatova and Myzdrikova. The last three gymnast had second vaults, piked podkopayeva that turned into layout for most of them. Myzdrikova even tried to add an extra 1/2 twist on it but she couldn’t land it. It will be difficult to choose the three vaulting gymnasts since Myzdrikova’s second vault is the best of all of them, but her Yurchenko double twist is really bad and full of deductions. …
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Other contenders picked: Romanians Amelia Racea, Raluca Haidu, Diana Chelaru. Youna Dufournet, Ksenia Semenova, Yana Demyanchuk, Elisabetta Preziosa, Vasiliki Millousi, Sanne Wevers, Valeriia Maksyuta. Even Vanessa Ferrari. And Aliya Mustafina is overdue for a great routine.
BIG week in Gymnastics. Simultaneous with European WAG Championships is the start of Pacific Rim.
Russia must field teams for both.
The Pacific Rim Championships … is open to teams from member nations of the Pacific Alliance of National Gymnastics Federations, including the U.S.A, China, Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and other nations lining the pacific coast.
Before 2008, the event was known as the Pacific Alliance Championships.
From the 28th April to 2nd May 2010, Melbourne will host the championships with disciplines that include Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG & WAG), Rhythmic Gymnastics (RG), and Trampolining (TRP).
