Balance Beam Situation posted the most detailed review I’ve yet seen of the new Women’s Code.
It’s also funny. That might help keep you reading to the end. 🙂
2017-2020 CODE OF POINTS: A DEEP DIVE
I expect significant changes still to be made.
Year: 2016
Canada in Rio
Even though they missed the team final, the Canadian women still had reason to celebrate. In fact, the 171.761 that got them to ninth place in Rio surpassed any other Canadian team score under this code of points, including the score they posted when they placed fifth at the Games four years ago. The depth among the teams fighting for this year’s final was so great, it didn’t matter that this was Canada’s strongest Olympic team ever. But the fact remains that it was their best squad, and even if the ranking wasn’t their highest, they still showed a tremendous improvement from any year in the past.
The team also had some great individual success …
Uchimura’s Mom wins All-Japan Masters over 50
Papaliukin linked to this result.
new Acrobatic Gymnastics facility in Calgary
Calgary Acro and Cheer. Congratulations Norm.
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full-in back out, full-in back out
Martin Drumev is NUTS.
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World Championships 2017 venue
best Olympic Gymnastics results
One sample:
Ukraine
4th team (2004)
1st all-around (Lilia Podkopayeva, 1996)
6th vault (Alona Kvasha, 2004)
4th bars (Viktoria Karpenko, 2000)
2nd beam (Lilia Podkopayeva, 1996)
1st floor (Lilia Podkopayeva, 1996)
First appearance: 1996
Most recent: 2016
Total appearances: 6 (1996-2016)
Every Country’s Best Olympic Finishes in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
using the Forster Bar
The Forster Bar is a training aid intended to help perfect shifting of the wrists for bar skills such as clear hips, giants …
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related – Wrist Shift and Shaping for Giants VIDEO
1-arm handstand on flat floor
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(via John Carroll)
FIG needs 36 AA finalists
Lauren Hopkins calculates that 26 nations would have been represented in Rio IF they had 36 finalists rather than 24.
26 nations! That’s exactly what the Olympics is all about.
36 Finalists, 3-Per-Country
Countries Represented: 19
Belgium (2), Brazil (3), Canada (2), China (2), France (2), Germany (2), Great Britain (2), Guatemala (1), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Japan (3), Mexico (1), Netherlands (3), Russia (3), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1), USA (3), Venezuela (1)
Non-Team Countries Represented: 7
Guatemala (1), Hungary (1), Mexico (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1), Venezuela (1)
In fact, Lauren argues for 36 finalists, maximum 3 / nation rather than the current 2 / nation.
I’m happy with 2 / nation but completely agree that it’s OBVIOUS that major competitions should have 36 all-around finalists. It’s stupid to have two apparatus empty during the Men’s AA.
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