IAROV, BUTCHER join FIG MTC

Two excellent additions I believe will help the Men’s Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation.

The FIG Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee held its first meeting of the new Olympic Cycle at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne (SUI), May 7 – 9, 2009. …

New TC members

The committee welcomed its two new members, US American Steve Butcher and Canadian Edouard Iarov … Iarov … is currently working as a National Coach and High Performance Director at the Canadian Gymnastics Federation. As the coach of Valeri Liukin, Iarov’s best achievement is the Olympic Gold medal Liukin won on Horizontal Bar in Seoul in 1988. …

Iarov-Butcher

IAROV Edouard (CAN) BUTCHER Steve (USA)

Butcher is the Apparatus Supervisor this cycle for the Pommel Horse and serves as MTC Secretary. Like all committee members he also spends time lecturing at judges’ courses and serving as a FIG Technical Delegate at World Cup events. Apart from his functions at the FIG, Butcher sits at the head of the Pan American Union Men’s Technical Committee and oversees all major competitions between countries of the American continent, including the Pan American Games. With an impressive career as a coach, international judge and official at USA Gymnastics, Butcher is currently heading Gymnastics Operations at Premier Athletics, a Knoxville-based recreation and fitness company …

FIG – Men’s Artistic TC irons out details

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