Winning Worlds, I thought Joe’s best skill was Giant to single Bar handstand. Healy.
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Category: Gymnastics
improving World Championships
Most people agree on these points:
- Worlds should be shorter
- Worlds should be less expensive
- Worlds should not showcase dangerous skills from gymnasts not at the expected level of competition
- Smaller, poorer nations should have a chance to compete against China
In 2019 we had medalists from Croatia, Ireland and Philippines, for example. We don’t want to reduce the chances of a future Carlos ‘Caloy’ Yulo having a chance to rise to medal contender.
I’m OK with lower level gymnasts competing Worlds so long as their routines are not dangerous. Recall Sri Lanka’s appearance at Worlds 2003? The audience loved them. Their routines were very basic.
In 2019 Milka Gehani just might qualify for the Tokyo Olympics through the tripartite rule. Worlds 2003 was a step on the long road to Tokyo.
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To shorten Worlds I’d first cut the Team competition. It would be decided through the qualification round.
IOC and FIG have broad missions. Handing medals to the best of the best is one objective amongst many. Developing sport in Sri Lanka is another.
PROPOSAL – Elite Worlds
In Canada we have always had two major competitions each year:
- Nationals (regional representation, regional development, etc.)
- Elite Canada
At Elite Canada only the best of the best qualify. We might have 12 gymnasts from Ontario and only 1 from Nova Scotia, for example.
I’d love to see an FIG sponsored Elite Worlds. Cash prizes. 15 American gymnasts competing Floor, for example.
LAST day Finals VIDEO highlights
Trampoline back ‘KABOOM’ tutorial
More difficult than it looks. Timing critical.
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Simone’s 25 World medals
“She’s incredible,” Landi said.
“You don’t want to look at (the medals), just. … The goal is to hit four out of four, every day, day after day. This is what she has shown everybody and to herself, her consistency not only in training but when it counts. …
Simone Biles sets the standard in gymnastics and maybe any sport you can name
NYC Gymnerds meet-up
Ilena Robbins organizes socials where Gymnastics fans get together.
For Worlds they met at a bar in the Village at 9:45 am.
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Dvora Meyers – On Watching Gymnastics at a Bar
12-year-old Carlos Yulo
World Floor Exercise Champion 2019.
Rapler – WATCH: A bubbly 12-year-old Carlos Yulo shares his medal hopes
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related – FAST FACTS: Who is gymnast Carlos Yulo?
athlete feedback from Stuttgart
FIG Athletes Representatives Aljaz Pegan (SLO) and Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) were both pleased after conducting “productive” meetings with gymnasts …
The main changes Chusovitina praised were raising the temperature in the warm-up gym and free fruit and beverages for the athletes. …
Chusovitina said the athletes were ecstatic over the extended sessions in podium training. Each rotation was about 27 minutes, much longer than the expected competition run time.
“Everybody was super, extremely happy about this!” she said. “However, we still have lots of issues to resolve for athletes safety. I have 12 different points that I want to present to the FIG in the future to make it even safer for every athlete.” …
… the main complaint was the transportation, which was bogged down because of the annual beer festival …
The main topic at his meeting was the competition format and rules for the next Olympic cycle …
Athlete Representatives Pegan, Chusovitina praise productive meetings in Stuttgart
Simone for LEGO
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Cairo World Cup 2020
I was last in Cairo December 2017, surprised at how quickly the sport has advanced for both WAG and MAG in that nation. Aside from the excellent National Training Centre, they have modern private clubs with great facilities.
As we heard much about during Worlds, one of the missions of IOC and FIG is to develop the sport worldwide.
Good move FIG.
