The 26th Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships are set for St Petersburg (RUS), November 11 – 14, 2009. This competition falls just prior to the 18th World Age Group Competitions for the 11 – 18 year category, which will be subject to difficulty limitations. A first of its kind, the FIG and its Technical Committee engineered the competition to safeguard gymnast safety in high-level sport and to give even more precedence to execution over trendier risk taking. The Code of Points provides for this by making execution considerably more advantageous than difficulty.
The decision was guided by the political mindset championed by the Federation and its President, Prof. Bruno Grandi, who recently declared: “Gymnastics in any form is most importantly a means of body expression through which athlete and coach alike must give preference to execution, artistic expression, over reckless and dangerous risk taking.†The President’s message was clear, and the judges and experts present in St Petersburg will make it their priority to respect this order.
Isn’t this the same Prof. Bruno Grandi who championed the open-ended code after 2004, leaving girls on Floor and Beam no time for any kind of artistry?
… In 2004-2005 the FIG and its president Grandi developed a new scoring system, in which an open ended scoring will be used, so that the marks are theoretically limitless. The majority of the FIG did vote in favour of the new Code. This was a controversial move: many fans and athletes alike campaigned against it, speaking out in opposition …
Sounds like Bruno is in favour of encouraging artistry in Junior competition. But letting Seniors throw the code.
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Who will succeed Bruno Grandi?
Men’s Technical Chair Adrian Stoica is travelling the world, glad-handing everyone he can. Positioning himself for a run at the top job.
I don’t think Stoica would be an improvement over Grandi.
We need start an Anyone-But-Stoica campaign now.
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