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GBR Rhythmic gymnasts win Appeal

Against British Gymnastics.

Common sense prevails.

Two months after missing the target score set by British Gymnastics to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Britain’s rhythmic gymnasts learned Monday that they will be allowed to compete at the Games after all.

Having argued that the selection policy was unclear, the team of six, largely self-funded teenagers succeeded in their appeal against the governing body’s decision not to nominate them for selection for the Games.

“I am not persuaded that the appellants and their coaches must have known that selection would be based only on the qualification stage,” wrote independent arbitrator Graeme Mews, of Sports Resolutions UK …

CTV

Canadian Rhythmic gymnast Mariam Chamilova lost a (much weaker) appeal asking to be added to the Group Olympic team.

(via Full Twist)

Paul Hall – obsessive

Paul Hall is the coach of Louis Smith and Dan Keatings.

… (he) declares himself to be an obsessive:

“It is the most necessary component in order to get the right result – always needing to improve and look for the next challenge”.

Exactly. Obsession is about a passion for learning, for knowledge, for detail, for hard work, and most importantly a passion for finding ways to beat the guy you are going head to head with. …

Sunday Times – In search of perfection

What’s Paul’s role during the Olympics in his home city?

Thanks fanstrike.

Update: Surprise. Surprise. Louis Smith scored 14.367 Horizontal Bar at English Championships. That makes him a reasonable back-up on that apparatus for the Olympics Team competition.

Kristian Thomas hit 6/6 to win, 90.901 AA.

F and G difficulty skills

Laura updated an interesting history of when very difficult skills were introduced:

Between the Olympics – Timeline of F and G Rated Skills

She concludes that “there has not been much innovation since the open ended code of points has been in place”.

The most recent skill listed is …

Piked Ricna: first performed by Becky Downie, rated F

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

AT&T American Cup – 80% less SCam

Brigid goes off on one of her best rants ever in defense of the NBC TV coverage and commentators :

Couch Gymnast – NBC, the American Cup and the Selling of Gymnastics

I agree.

It was a pretty good meet in 2012, the Americans not too badly over-ranked, if at all.

Congratulations to USAG and FIG for finding a way to make our sport marketable, at least in one market.

Brigid’s from Australia. She takes pains to point out that AT&T does not stand for the Australian Telephone and Telegraph Company. 🙂

NBC showed only 1 routine from Aussie Georgia Simpson.

Florida, Oklahoma, UCLA

The Gators are still #1 as of 5 March 2012 – by Regional Qualifying Average.

1. Florida 197.33
2. Oklahoma 197.31
3. UCLA 197.085
4. Alabama 196.925
5. Georgia 196.915
6. Nebraska 196.785
7. Utah 196.555
8. Arkansas 196.545
9. LSU 196.405
– Oregon State 196.405

See top 25 on GymInfo

The No. 1 Florida gymnastics team (10-1, 5-1 SEC) finished its regular-season road schedule with a come-from-behind win at No. 6 Nebraska (10-2, 2-0 Big 10) Sunday afternoon in front of a Bob Devaney Center crowd of 2,472. The Gators took the win with a total of 196.95 and Nebraska posted a final total of 196.825. …

Gator Zone

Don’t count Nebraska out. They won three of the four event titles and had two gymnasts tie for first place in the all-around. Again competing 5 AAs.

photo via @UFCoachRhonda

Victoria Moors – Floor

S.V: 15.900
Execution: 8.866
Total: 14.766
AA Ranking: 4th
Event Ranking: 4th

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Score looks good. But should she have been higher than 4th at American Cup?

exercise, not food

At a Women’s Artistic Gymnastics testing event today I sas impressed how many of the coaches and judges, most former gymnasts, were fit.

They clearly learned one lesson during their many years of competitive training.