Category: judging

MAG TEAM results Worlds 2022

Unofficial

Automatic qualification to Paris for the top 3.

A disappointing Final. Too many falls. It looks bad. Makes Pommels look like a joke apparatus.

Only China improved (a lot) from the qualification round.

Shout out for Italy and Spain, however. Good job.

Men’s Gymnastics is going the wrong direction

My main takeaway from the TEAM competition is that rules reward DIFFICULTY too much.  Quality not enough. 

Eythora – Floor

Another of the most anticipated routines at Worlds.

You know judges will use this as an example of what “artistry” means under their very vague Code of Points.

Is it inspired by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine? If Eythora says so, yes it is.

Pain of the Nation.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Kaylia Nemour 6.95 E-score

Many were surprised at this evaluation for Kaylia’s awesome Bars routine.

Aside from the great SAVE on one regrasp, most of the deductions were for handstand angles, something for which FIG WAG puts far too much importance IMHO.

As a coach, I’d recommend Kaylia switch to straddle cast handstand, used in 2022 by almost every Elite past about age-10.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Steve Butcher leaves FIG

The former FIG MTC will leave his job in Switzerland, returning to take a position with the Powers Gymnastics group in Houston.

Steve will definitely be missed overseeing international meets. But we thank him for his endless energy and enthusiasm in the international spotlight through his years at FIG.

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