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Olympic Qualification 2020?

FIG is looking at changing how gymnasts will qualify to the 2020 Olympics. The NEW system will come into effect January 1, 2017.

What is the NEW system?

We don’t know.

80 delegates met for 2 days in October. Five national federations presented proposals on how Artistic qualification might be changed.

FIG Executive Committee will look at options in November. A final decision is expected to be made by FIG Council which will take the decision in May 2015.

Grandi stated that the current World Cup system is going badly. He wants to reform the competition calendar so that continental championships and World Cup should “both ultimately lead to Olympic participation“.

In that same interview he ponders the possibility of reducing the number of team members from five to four gymnasts. He does not mention the possibility of reducing the number of teams, instead.

We wait and wonder.

Tokyo

Ivanka Victory – Beam

Couch Gymnast News:

Twelve-year-old Costa Rican gymnast Ivanka Victory trains an Onodi to Yang Bo on beam …

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ZAHRAN on Rings

The Egyptian Rings specialist.

FIG:

Published on Nov 5, 2013

NAME CONFIRMED AT THE 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

– Through hanging scale rearways pull with straight body through cross to inverted swallow (2 sec.)

– F value (Element Group IV)

– Note: Any support shown in transition between parts will be deducted and could lead to non-recognition.

– Name awarded: ZAHRAN

– Performed previously 2013 World Challenge Cup Slovenia

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The FIG has posted all the new MAG elements from Worlds on their YouTube channel.

via GymFever

Larisa Iordache – Bars

Who says Romanians can’t do Bars? 🙂

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Looking forward to seeing her take out the kip on low after Pak.

FIG L2 Academy Colombia

The Colombia Gymnastics Federation is having a very busy year.

After organising the 9th World Games in Cali, the federation has decided to also host three FIG Academies. An Academy for Trampoline Gymnastics finished in September and now another Academy – a Level 2 for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics has just finished in Cali. Next week, the federation will be hosting an Academy for Rhythmic Gymnastics.

AndresThis most recent Academy was held from October 19 – 27 at the Gimnasio del Pueblo in Cali. … Thirty-six coaches representing nine of the ten FIG member federations of South America attended …

… equally split between Men’s (MAG) and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) coaches with 18 each. The participation at this Academy was partially funded by the FIG through the FIG Development Fund for the Pan-American Gymnastics Union (PAGU). PAGU has used a significant portion of the money from the FIG Development Fund to subsidize the attendance of coaches at Academies and that policy has been enormously successful. …

read more – FIG Artistic Gymnastics Academy Level 2

Newfoundland. Understand.

My friends at Campia Gymnastics are thrilled.

The provincial government, the City of Mount Pearl and Campia Gymnastics are contributing toward a $1.8 million fund for the construction of a new gymnastics facility in Mount Pearl. …

The new facility is being funded through $1 million cost-shared, with the provincial government providing 70 per cent and the City of Mount Pearl covering 30 per cent. Campia Gymnastics is providing the remaining funds.

Construction on the new facility is expected to get underway in the next year, and should be completed by 2015. …

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Campia

TV news report. (VIDEO)

Peng Peng out with ACL

ChristineWhat you go through in life just makes you that much stronger. Going for my 2nd ACL reconstructive surgery tomorrow. Sucks to be out for another season but I’m on the road to being 100%

Christine Lee on Facebook.

😦

It’s the same knee. Because it had not healed correctly enough, the same ACL and patella tendon are under repair.

Céline van Gerner (NED)

@THWTS:

Céline van Gerner talks about injuries, the lawsuit and her route to her 12th place in London …

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