Rick Mc

devalue roll-out skills

It seems that every male gymnast does many different roll-out skills. But — in fact — they are only allowed to do two.

2012 MAG Code

For improved safety of the athletes, I hope the rumour is true — that they will be devalued next Code. Certainly they are overused type currently.

(That still leaves FIG in the awkward position of banning them for WAG, but allowing them for MAG.)

related – Yusuke Tanaka – concussion

Yusuke competed Worlds immediately after his concussion. Then sat out All Japan Championships. I’m wondering what the Japanese medical staff advised.

John Macready – comedy gymnastics

John MacReady … was a member of the 1996 US Olympic Team and two-time World Championship Team member in 1995 and 1997.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Book John for your next event.

His gym camp – flipfest

midget kitchen parkour

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Thanks Claudine.

Huang Qiushuang video

Huang Qiushuang winner of Stuttgart 2011 and overall winner of the new lame gymnastics World Cup Cat A II series.

Click PLAY or watch all 4 routines on YouTube. (58.032)

Andy Thornton feels Huang still has a lot to prove if she wants to contend in London.

FIG – ‘show me the money’

After making a BIG deal of increased prize money for the reinvented World Cup meets at a Tokyo Press Conference, FIG couldn’t actually come up with all the money.

… (Philipp) Boy, who was at the (second) press conference when it was announced that there would be no cash prize, was noticeably irritated.

“If this is so, then if the whole idea of the World Cup series did not work out,” he said.

He’s right. The big money lure were part of a World Cup redesign the FIG launched in 2010 due to flagging enthusiasm for the series. …

details on Examiner – FIG cancels World Cup prize money jackpot

FIG is on the right track. But they need to have the money in hand before making promises.

Huang Quishuang 58.032 wins Stuttgart

Final standings: 1. Huang 2. Bui 3. Inshina 4. Mitchell 5. Steingruber 6. Rijken 7. Jarosch. 8. Little.

Quick Hits on Examiner

Results on IG. Full Twist has results linked to videos.

Nellie Kim speaks

A rare communication from our WTC. Quite interesting.

2011 World Championships – Tokyo, JPN
WAG General Report

A few highlights:

154 gymnasts competed in the All-Around and 62 gymnasts competed in 1 to 3 events

Average Age ’11 WC 18.72

Youngest Team – 16.20 (USA)

27 gymnasts ( 14,21 %) performed 2 vaults in Competition I.

… There was not much control on the access of the coaches to the Field of Play. Sometimes more than 2 coaches were in. Also, access was permitted to 2 male coaches into the competition area for UB. …

Being prohibited the use of IRCOS system, calculation of D-Score was more benevolent. It would have been very useful to have IRCOS and/or communication with Apparatus Supervisor in very specific cases. …

Following the decision of the FIG EC the TCs and D-Panels were not allowed to use IRCOS in case of doubts or disagreements.

Prior to the first competition’s day there were many discussions, clarifications regarding this new decision. It was not clear to the TCs how to operate, how to apply new ruling and at the same time to apply CoP (e.g. the video review is compulsory in case of “0” vault and etc.).

It was very stressful situation for the WTC and for the judges (in particular for the D-Panels). …

Last year in Rotterdam many felt the WTC was using video review too often.

The most interesting comment:

The individual judges’ E- scores should be eliminated from the result book.

I couldn’t disagree more. For one thing, I couldn’t find the individual judges’ E-scores in the result book I got. (Leave a comment if you did.)

Secondly, the biggest problem right now is that the E-judges are ‘boxing’ the scores. No wonder WTC wants to hide who threw what insanely unjust score. Their judges would be and should be lynched.

In Tokyo, only a few ladies were verbally warned. None were sanctioned.

Download the full report (PDF) including WAG NEW ELEMENTS.

Commentary on Couch Gymnast.