update on Russian & Ukrainian gymnasts

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Read her February 20, 2022 update.

WAR IN UKRAINE AND ITS EFFECTS ON GYMNASTICS

FIG sanctions Russia

While it’s a shame Russian athletes must suffer, IOC and FIG are right to take action against de facto dictators invading other nations.

  • The Russian and Belarussian national flags must not be displayed, and the Russian and Belarussian anthems must not be played at any FIG-sanctioned events until further notice.
  • All FIG-sanctioned events planned to take place in Russia and Belarus are removed from the FIG calendar and will no longer be recognised by the FIG. No other events taking place in Russia and Belarus will be sanctioned by the FIG until further notice.

President Morinari Watanabe:

“Our thoughts go to the members of the Gymnastics community in Ukraine. Sport is friendship and solidarity. We must show solidarity with the members of our family who are in despair and offer them a helping hand to ensure their future.”

The FIG will ask the FIG Foundation for Solidarity to allocate special aid to support Ukrainian athletes and other members of the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation hit by the war.

FIG

Vitaliy Guimaraes – Winter Cup Champ

Full results. | 10-Point results.

  1. Vitaliy Guimaraes 83.950
  2. Khoi Young 83.536
  3. Asher Hong 83.029 ➙ 11.400 H Bar (5.1, 6.300)
  4. Yul Moldauer 81.648
  5. Colt Walker 81.502
  6. Taylor Burkhart 81.194

Maddie Diab – Floor

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Georgia goes 196.975

The Gym Dogs finally put together a pretty good meet. Congratulations.

I’m sure it’s been frustrating.

196.850 Arizona – Utah 196.775

198.100 Florida – Oklahoma 197.750

Battle of titans.

IOC – move Events out of Russia

IOC Executive Board urges all International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus.

IOC strongly condemns the breach of the Olympic Truce