Do AINs get to send teams? I thought they were only allowed to compete as individuals.

I have read comments from gymnasts saying that they don't like people moving next to the beam while they are on it, so they have their coaches leave the board.

It makes me deeply uncomfortable, because, as you say, the injury risk if they fall on it is 😬 .

I can't 'heart' this news. 💔

Thank you for sharing.

Today we were pulling up carpet in the new house. Rolling it up for removal took me straight back to those gymnastics floor mats.

I miss that gym. Even the labor of set-up and breakdown.

I'm not generally a fan of crystal-encrusted leos. But I actually like that these guys are embracing a bit of bling and making their attire a costume. This sport is more "artistic" than "artistic gymnastics", so that's appropriate.

Also? Tumbling with apparatus is kinda cool.

Might even go so far as to say that there are two streams of rhythmic: flexibility (what the women currently do) and tumbling (what these men are doing) and neither one needs to be a gendered sport.

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Thanks for this context. Suddenly some pieces fall into place!

It's quite sad for the Cuban gymnasts. But at the same time, it's been amazing watching the Panamanians thriving.

This platform has been weirdly quiet about Euros. I don't get it, it wasn't like this for NCAA and Olympics.

I guess Pan Ams next month might be instructive... Maybe 90% of people here only care about USA?... But I also think some people have just dropped away.

I like this format with two teams on each apparatus in quals, with each rotation split in halves. It does make each subdivision longer, but it takes less time than running two subdivisions of four teams. If the FIG is trying to make Worlds shorter, why don't they use this format for quals?

Alice scored 13.133 *with a fall*? Dang, queen.

Similarly, the last I remember seeing Denisa Golgota, you could see the pressure on her with the weight of her country resting on her. At this competition, she looks happy. I hope she's been able to find joy in her return.

The French team here is night and day compared to their Paris team.

I recently re-watched Paris quals, and was struck by how stressed they looked on entering the arena. No wonder they struggled.

This team in Leipzig, I can only describe as relaxed. It shows in their performance.