24 teams MAG and 24 teams WAG have qualified to the next Worlds, Tokyo, Oct. 2011.
The top 8 teams in Tokyo will qualify for the Olympics.
That leaves 16 teams to fight it out for the final 4 spots at a second trial, the pre-Olympic test event in London, Jan. 10-13, 2012.
Both “trials” meets will be super compelling. … However, nations who are not confident of finishing top 8 in Tokyo must plan and budget for two major meets within 4 months.
A team happy to finish 9th to 12th (Canada, for example) might use a strategy to PEAK for the second trial. (Tokyo would be low priority, London high priority.)
Those teams that have no chance of finishing top 8 in Tokyo might even leave some of their best gymnasts home, training for London.
This same new Olympic qualification system is being used in Rhythmic and Trampoline
Anyone hearing complaints about this? … It’s going to be really expensive for those nations having to compete both trials.
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