Gymnast.com just posted video of the official announcement.
See the video on Gymnast.com
Particularly poignant is an interview with injured Shayla Worley.
Dwight Normile opines on Stress Factors … and Fractures on International Gymnast.
Normally I completely agree with Dwight on everything. This time, not so much.
Were there more injuries this time than other Olympic cycles? I’m not so sure. There have always been many injuries. This is a brutal sport.
The new Code of Points has definitely not reduced the injury rate. But I’d like to see some statistics before I believe it’s increased the rate.
And do the Karolyi camps help or hurt? I’d argue they help, forcing coaches and athletes to be “consistent”, the #1 thing they must demonstrate when there. Those camps are reality checks.
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