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After three Olympics marred by scandal, the FIG could be forgiven for praying to the gym gods for an uneventful Olympics. It nearly worked. The Olympics were wonderful with a lot of great gymnastics and some very exciting finals that showcased everything that is good …
Introduction and translation by Nora Schuler
The dust has settled after the FIG elections at the Congress in Cancun. Bruno Grandi was elected for a fifth term. A good election for him. Not a bad one for Japan and Russia – they wound up with six …
As expected the new FIG President is Bruno Grandi. By the way, that is just Bruno Grandi not Prof. Bruno Grandi since – as far as TAA knows – he is not actually a professor of anything at any university. He is a teacher by …
Delegates from 116 of the 131 FIG member federations will elect the authorities for the next four years at the 79th Congress in Cancun. 12 member federations – Albania, Botswana, Cyprus, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Paraguay, Poland, Seychelles, Syria, Tajikistan and Yemen – currently have …
Cancun will host the 79th FIG Congress from October 25-27. This Congress, among other things, will elect the new FIG President, and members of the Executive and Technical Committees.
For the first time in several years the current FIG President, Bruno Grandi, will run opposed in …
The All Around has had access to the first draft files of the 2013-2016 Codes of Points. In the coming days, TAA will summarize the major changes in the codes for the Olympic disciplines (artistic gymnastics, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling).
Women’ Artistic Gymnastics
In the WAG Code …
Contributing: Sandra Schmidt
The American Cup kicked off not only the Olympic year but also the 2012/2013 World Cup series. Theoretically, it was supposed to bring together the eight top gymnasts from the last world championships. If a qualified gymnast declines, the FIG goes down the …