on the FIG elections …

NORA SCHULER has some commentary. And speculation.

… The biggest news of the elections was the demise of Adrian Stoica. The veteran of international sports politics went for broke. He ran for the FIG presidency but not as vice president or for a spot on the Executive Committee.

He was challenged by Steve Butcher (USA) for the MTC presidency and yet decided not to run for a simple membership. Stoica risked a lot and lost everything. He lost both elections and is now completely out of the FIG. This leaves Romania with no representation at the top-level of the sport at all. …

read more – Editorial: Four More Years

See the election results on IG.

Stoica is very busy in Romania, in any case.

related – Blythe Lawrence commentary

Cheerleader in Chief

… George Bush finished high school at Phillips Academy, a boarding school (then all-male) in Andover, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and during his senior year was the head cheerleader.

Bush attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, graduating with an A.B. in history. During this time, he was a cheerleader …

Wikipedia

Steve Butcher new MTC President

Fantastic. 🙂

Thanks to Adrian Stoica for his many years of service. But I, for one, am very pleased to see Steve take over. Great guy. Great communicator.

related – USA Gymnastics chairman Peter Vidmar elected to Executive Committee.

Bruno Grandi – 4 more years

The best choice of the three.