Some are criticizing the venue. But if it was FULL, it would have been OK. It’s the site of the 1979 World Championships. There’s a retro vibe.
Still, I was disappointed with attendance. 😦
The Men’s Championships at Oklahoma seemed to have a higher percentage rate of bums/seats.
… A few thousand people have watched this weekend’s events at the Fort Worth Convention Center, a far cry from Utah’s record Huntsman Center crowd of 16,019 fans who watched the Utes on March 6.
Seeing all the empty sections has made Utah coach Greg Marsden more convinced than ever holding the championships at a neutral site isn’t a good idea for the sport. …
… we need to be on television and we need the stands full,” he said. …
Fort Worth will host the championships again next year, then the championships move to St. Louis for 2017 and 2018. …
LYA WODRASKA – Utah gymnastics: Neutral site not popular with fans, coaches
From what I’ve heard, both the LIVE video streaming and LIVE scoring was poor. Hopefully they can fix that over the year.
One of the NCAA commentators, Lincoln Rose @LincolnRose, is a sports guy, but no Gymnastics expert. He needs help by the sounds of it.
Personally, I’d love to go back to Utah or Georgia or LSU or Alabama’s home arena for Championships.
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