I’d have bet the mortgage against this ever happening.
How is USAG going to guarantee that American girls will dominate? … They’ll have to bring in real judges. 🙂
… As the USA’s most prestigious international invitational, this event will return to Jacksonville, Fla., for the 2011 AT&T American Cup on March 5 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. …
For only the second time in the event’s history, the AT&T American Cup will be part of the FIG’s World Cup series and is one of four all-around World Cup events in 2011. ….
The other three World Cup all-around events are in Glasgow, Scotland; Stuttgart, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan. …
Many pundits refer to the American Cup as the (ScAm)erican Cup on the women’s side as historically it’s been staged as a TV promotion where everyone knows that the American girls are supposed to win. A small field of competititors helped ensure that would happen.
Now that it’s a serious international WAG meet, I’ll have to add it to my calendar – March 5, 2011.
related – IG forum thread – Scam cup. Is it really a fair nickname for the American Cup?
(via Sacramonious on IG forum)
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