#Glasgow2015
… Barbara Slater, head of BBC Sport, represented Great Britain as a gymnast.
For the past four nights, audiences of up to 1.8 million have been tuning into BBC Two’s coverage. …
Gymnastics, it could be argued, is the ideal sport for the modern age. The bite-sized routines, which never exceed 90 seconds, are consistent with our dwindling attention spans. Yet the athletes still manage to pack in plenty of beauty and drama, not to mention physical risk. …
As often as I question whether GBR should be naming Louis Smith to their A-team, there’s no denying he’s a superstar in the U.K. We need more gymnasts with his level of charisma if we want recognition with the general public.
I’d love to see Louis win a Pommel medal at home.

