After crowd sourcing opinions, Brigid McCarthy has posted part 1. Categories include:
Floor Routine of the Year
Disappointment of the Year
‘Skill’ of the Year
Most anticipated NCAA signee/recruit/freshman of the Year.
Reserve Gymnast of the Year
‘Dark Horse’ of the Year =
Winner: Phan Thi Ha Thanh, Vietnam
In the midst of impeccable Amanars, surprise Produnovas and a wealth of vault specialists, no one quite saw the Vietnamese vaulter, Phan Thi Ha Thanh coming when she took the World bronze medal.
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For the record, I’m actually against this popular opinion:
Rule Most in Need of changing =
Bringing back the six-member Olympic team.
The smaller team size allows more individuals to contend for the Olympics. Given the number of spots Artistic gets from IOC, the current set-up with teams competing 5-4-3 is OK with me.
Phan would not be competing at Olympics 2012 if we still had teams of 6 /nation, for example.
Read and comment on Brigid’s original post – Couch Gymnast Awards Part One
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