I find it strange that some of the very best gymnasts in the world are attending major international invitational meets, … instead of F.I.G. World Cup Events.
Why is that?
For example: Komova, Ferrari, Murakami, Raisman and many, many more will be competing in Jesolo, Italy.
Jiang Yuyuan, Deng Linlin and Sui Lu from China are competing the Triple Flip Wild Rose Invitational April 2-4 in Edmonton, Canada. (Wild Rose, by the way, has added some cool features this year: real-time gymnastic scores online and live video streaming.)
http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js
Leave a comment if you know reasons why coaches and national federations might prefer Invitationals over F.I.G. sanctioned events.
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