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This post was updated to correct numerous errors. Oops.
Like Marisa Dick, Jasmin Mader from Austria arrived in Rio just hours before the competition.
But had falls on Bars & Beam.
Jasmin was replacing Elisa Hämmerle who tore her Achilles tumbling in podium training. (I saw that tumbling pass. It did not look like a full Achilles tear. I assumed it was an ankle injury, at the time.)
Lisa Ecker hit 4/4 in the AA for 53.132 to qualify herself & Austria to the Olympics.
Region 5 Gymnastics Insider does a fantastic job promoting WAG in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
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SA Gymnastics equipment out of Orillia, Ontario was once called Spieth-Anderson. The NEW SA stands for Spieth America.
There’s been a rebranding for both offices: Canada (Orillia, Ontario) and USA (Aledo, Texas).
related – History and tradition of Spieth Gymnastics Germany
Looks like this competition was a blast. 🙂
Tokyo 2020 have today unveiled the logos for the Olympics and Paralympics, entitled “harmonised chequered emblems” which organisers claim reflect the spirit of the Games. …
Some will like the elegant simplicity. I find them pretty dull and uninspiring.
My favourite was Barcelona.
The first Tokyo I like better.
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International Gymnastics magazine posted a summary of how Artistic gymnasts will be invited to the 2020 Olympics.
It’s a condensed version of this FIG document.
The main criticism online so far is a reduction of team size from 5 in Rio to 4 in Tokyo.
On the other hand, some top teams like USA will most likely have 6 women in Tokyo rather than only 5 in Rio. The additional two could qualify as specialists. UPDATE – Cordelia clarifies that up to two additional could qualify as specialists or in the AA.
Under the new system Iordache (for example) would already have qualified to Olympics based on her top 3 finish at Worlds 2015. That’s an improvement.
World Cups will be improved. And Continental Championships will become much more important. When is the North American Continental Championships, by the way? 🙂 UPDATE – Cordelia believes the PAGU (Pan Am) Championships will be used for all of the Americas.
Specialists may decide to stay longer in the sport. Berki, for example, might continue to 2020.
It looks like the Olympic Test Event will no longer qualify any competitor. It will be strictly a rehearsal for the Organizing Committee.
Overall the new system looks like an improvement to me. Leave a comment if you foresee unintended negative consequences.
One thing everyone can agree upon is that Artistic Gymnastics should have more spots at the Olympics. It’s one of their highlight sports. I doubt that will happen until some of the Summer Olympic sports are moved to the Winter Olympics to better balance the two.
New Bars dismount.
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