Blythe of Gymnastics Examiner was impressed with the unusual circus like format of the mixed pairs Swiss Cup. Elisabeth Seitz and Fabian Hambuechen walked off with the $30,000 first prize.
“It’s kind of a show competition,” Jeffrey Wammes remarked. He’s right — the arena is bathed in blue light for the entire meet and each country had a different, carefully selected piece of music played before its gymnasts compete. Before a Romanian competed, we heard snippets of O-Zone’s “Dragostea din tai.” The French had an intriguing techno-mix. The Germans and Italians had big band pieces.
… NCAA men’s coaches seeking to attract people to their meets ought to visit and take notes on the program …
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