World Championships in Stuttgart 2007 (Sept. 1-9) are the important Worlds. There teams qualify to the 2008 Olympics.
Denmark in 2006 was more a test of the new code of points. A reality check for international coaches and gymnasts.
Surprisingly, the best internet commentary on Denmark was GYMmedia.com, specifically expert commentator Dieter Hofmann.
A quick summary of Hofmann’s conclusions:
adaptation of new code went better than expected
A-score (difficulty) elements were more easily recognized and credited
“B-scores seem to have become more stable. Nonetheless quite a few times differences of up to 6 tenths were seen.”
“technical execution – in my opinion – is still not being handled well enough. Almost on all apparatus routines with a great execution were presented and they didn’t get enough credit for this compared to routines through which the gymnasts just got through without major mistakes.”
it took to long to flash the final score
“… level of performance overall has increased. With China, Japan and Russia in the men’s field and China, USA and Russia in the women’s field …”
nations without strong teams can still win individual event medals
Hofmann’s full commentary with photos: GymFamily.Com
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