The facility in Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer was at least 70% destroyed by fire.
Seems a spark from a welder started the fire in a foam pit. 😦
No fire retardant in that foam, I’m assuming.
Category: safety
more accusations against Dr. Larry Nassar
Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney Gretchen Whitmer said a “handful” of people who say they were victims of a Michigan State University doctor have contacted her since an article was published Monday detailing the accounts of two women who allege the doctor sexually abused them.
“As soon as publicity was given to this, more people have reached out,” she said.
Michigan State University police also have received additional complaints …
That article links to contact information for investigators.
gymnast Ananth Rao paralyzed
On October 12, 2010 Ananth Rao was competing in a State competition in India on Floor. He under rotated a 1 3/4 forward salto roll out. And will now spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
‘Paralysed’ gymnast needs a long helping hand
In the draft version of the next Men’s Code of Points roll out skills on Floor are banned. They’ve been banned in the Women’s Code for decades after 1978 World Champion Elena Mukhina was paralyzed.
Congratulations FIG MTC for that decision. Our sport will have far fewer concussions and catastrophic injuries in future.
(via I Coach)
U.S. sexual misconduct complaints against coaches
A Georgia judge ruled on Monday that sexual abuse complaint files compiled by USA Gymnastics should be released to the public, offering a look into the Olympic organization’s policies for handling child abuse.
The ruling, by Judge Ronald K. Thompson in Effingham County State Court, was celebrated as a victory by some former gymnasts who were victims of sex abuse. USA Gymnastics opposed release of the documents.
USA Gymnastics said it plans to appeal the ruling …
The judge said he is concerned about protecting the privacy of innocent parties, including victims and their families. Their names and medical records will be redacted. The names of coaches who have not been convicted of a crime also will be redacted. Thompson said the court will redact the files and open them to the public by Sept. 30.
If you want more on that story listen to GymCastic episode 220. Jessica O’Beirne has been following the issue closely.
proposed changes in Vault values
From this list I’d say Rudi looks the most over-valued. (Smart to train.)
It’s very similar to Kasamatsu + 1/1 (what WAG calls Tsuk double twist) yet that vault is worth 0.2 less.
– Produnova (7.0 > 6.4)
– Rudi (6.2 > 5.8)
– Tsukahara full (5.2 > 4.8)
– Tsukahara 1.5 (5.5 > 5.2)
– Tsukahara double full (6.0 > 5.6)
– Tsukahara 2.5 (6.5 > 6.0)
– FTY (5.0 > 4.6)
– 1.5 Yurchenko (5.3 > 5.0)
– DTY (5.8 > 5.4)
– Amanar (6.3 > 5.8)
– Lopez (5.6 > 5.2)
– “Mustafina” (6.0 > 5.6)
– Cheng (6.4 > 6.0)… The vault devaluations are to account for the gymnasts losing 0.5 in requirements on the other three apparatuses. Requirements are worth 2.0 instead of 2.5.
Personally I’d prefer the Produnova be banned rather than count on FIG WTC to massage the rules to the point where dangerous ones are no longer attempted.
Click PLAY or watch some Rudis on YouTube. (2013)
What woman competed the best Rudi all time? Alicia?
Leave a comment if you have an opinion.
Produnova downgraded from 7.0 to 6.4
I’d be happy if FIG WTC banned the Handspring double front vault for WAG (for now). And that Handspring triple front for MAG (for now).
Both are far too dangerous.
Alternatively the vault must be better evaluated to the point where there is ZERO chance of making a vault final for a very dangerous performance. Will FIG’s proposed changes fix the problem?
Beyond Rio: Skills’ Difficulty Values Changed, Will the Produnova Craze End?
I’m not so sure. 😦
via papaliukin – 2017-2020 COP Drafts
men’s Gymnastics landing deductions
Some of the deductions are summarized in this video tutorial.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Vault: Biles, Paseka, Steingrueber
Yet another Olympic Gold medal for Simone Biles. Well deserved.
1. Simone Biles 🇺🇸 15,966
2. Maria Paseka 🇷🇺 15,253
3. Giulia Steingruber 🇨🇭 15,216
4. Karmakar 15.066
5. Wang 14.999
6. Hong 14.9
7. Chusovitina 14.833
8. Olsen 14.816
full results
Clearly FIG rules reward difficulty too much relative to execution. There’s too much incentive to chuck double fronts and Yurchenko triple twist despite a very low chance of landing safely. I’m embarrassed for FIG WTC. The E-score judges are ranking, not judging. Ranking in a very small range.
did Ellie Downie suffer a concussion?
It’s difficult to tell.
If it were not the Olympics, she would have stopped. As a sensible precaution.
The Olympic and British medical teams should use this case study for future consideration.
17-year-old British gymnast Ellie Downie courageous, but should she have been allowed to return?
Here’s the VIDEO if you want to watch it.
Hero De Janeiro – Andreas Toba
Magnetic imaging of his knee showed a tear in his front cruciate ligament as well as meniscus damage in the knee, the German Olympic Sports Federation said.
Toba will have to be operated on and will fly back to Germany once he is no longer in pain, gymnastics team official Sven Karg said.
The gymnast ruptured the cruciate ligament during the floor exercise but astonishingly still competed on the pommel horse afterwards …
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Fabian Hambüchen feels FIG rules are pushing too much difficulty. I agree. Especially on Vault.
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