2018 Worlds Doha- MAG AA Final

Should be just starting now and I didnt see a thread for it yet. Of course, now I have to go to work :(

2018 Worlds Doha- MAG AA Final

Question About National Team Leos (All Countries, But Esp. USA)

Some of the USA Gymnasts have written about getting leotards for competitions (Shawn comes to mind for sure and I think Nastia) when they're given an assignment. They always get a package of workout and competition leotards along with some clothing to wear (which explains the matching T-shirts everyone is often photographed in) I was wondering first of all, what happens if you get more than one competition with the same leotard? For example, Nastia, Shawn, Shayla and Sam were all at Worlds with the gold medal team leo there, and then all four of them went on to compete in the same leo at the American Cup. Did they get another one or do they get a gift box and are told "Make sure you bring your Worlds leos with you too" or what happens exactly? And are there rules for when you can and can't wear your own clothing at meets? I know I've seen some candid shots of the girls in their own clothing, but then there are a lot where they're wearing the same T-shirt as the others on the team too.

And are other countries similar or do they have different policies?

Question About National Team Leos (All Countries, But Esp. USA)

Svetlana Boguinskaya

On Instagram, she posts some really interesting stuff on what she’s doing in life, her family, her travels, etc.. she’s in Doha now and posed this photo with gymnastics royalty..

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpkvzc7g...d=kw0j57r22aq8

Svetlana Boguinskaya

The Greek Goddess has called it quits

Vasiliki Miloussi just announced her retirement on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/BphyjYMH...d=wyjnp80hh91b

The Greek Goddess has called it quits

2018 Worlds Doha - WAG Team Final

Qualified teams:

1 USA USA 45.166 43.465 42.732 43.066 174.429
2 RUS RUS 42.332 42.566 39.766 40.833 165.497
3 CHN CHN 41.999 43.099 41.099 38.999 165.196
4 CAN CAN 42.933 40.499 40.832 39.633 163.897
5 BRA BRA 43.532 40.832 37.932 40.233 162.529
6 JPN JPN 42.399 41.016 39.699 39.066 162.180
7 FRA FRA 41.632 40.732 39.566 39.699 161.629
8 GER GER 41.166 42.690 39.216 37.999 161.071

2018 Worlds Doha - WAG Team Final

2018 Worlds Doha - MAG Team Final

Qualified teams:

1 RUS RUS 43.533 40.966 43.033 43.765 45.040 42.065 258.402
2 CHN CHN 41.566 40.940 42.232 44.299 46.066 42.733 257.836
3 JPN JPN 43.199 38.357 41.866 43.533 44.324 42.033 253.312
4 USA USA 42.699 38.833 41.466 43.199 43.233 40.932 250.362
5 GBR GBR 42.415 40.599 41.400 43.432 42.891 39.099 249.836
6 BRA BRA 40.765 36.966 42.299 43.333 42.332 41.266 246.961
7 NED NED 41.500 37.533 40.233 42.332 42.632 41.433 245.663
8 SUI SUI 41.865 39.099 40.133 41.824 41.599 40.666 245.186

2018 Worlds Doha - MAG Team Final

Biles Banned Substance

She takes a banned substance which helps relax her mind. No wonder she’s pushing 4 AA titles at this point. Hell, drug her up and let her go for 20.

Biles Banned Substance

2018 Worlds Doha - Qualifications

This time I managed to write 2018! Yay!

MAG quali starts today, WAG quali on saturday.

2018 Worlds Doha - Qualifications

Doha 2018 Spoiler Free - Video Replay Links

For those of us who don’t want to be spoiled by results, but can’t watch live for whatever reason, hopefully we can find replay links to post here. I know I can’t watch any of the finals until hours after (ugh, thanks work), and don’t want to scour through the results pages... so hopefully we can compile a list of replays here.

Thanks in advance!

Doha 2018 Spoiler Free - Video Replay Links

2018 Worlds Prediction Contest - I actually did forget this year: 9th edition

Hahaha...so after threatening to forget last year, I actually did forget this year. I blame adulting. Thanks to Kalinina for saving our collective bacon!

Welcome to the 9th edition of the IG prediction contest! Nothing new to report this year; we're doing the same as last!

We're using Google Forms again to submit predictions so visit the links below!

Click HERE to submit your predictions!

Reminders for this year:
- I will NOT be accepting ANY forum submissions for predictions as long as the form is working well. If you post your predictions in this thread but do not submit them via the webform, your responses will NOT be entered and recorded.
- PLEASE save a hard copy of your predictions elsewhere in case the spreadsheet goes paflooey. I suggest copying them into this thread, but remember that I will NOT be using them as your official predictions unless something goes wrong (and I will notify everyone if that is the case).
- You CAN edit your predictions after you make them; just make sure to save the "Edit Response" link when you first submit so you can access it later. Your unique link will work up until I close down the ability to edit.

Rules for the actual point tallying are the same as before, which I will quote below:

Quote:

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The rules are really simple. You post your predictions for the medal podium of each event, plus one alternate per podium.

Points
5 points --- each correct medal prediction
2.5 points --- each correct top 3 prediction, but incorrect medal prediction
.5 point --- if your alternate wins a medal.

For example, in '10 this was my AA prediction:

AA:
1 Musty
2 Bross
3 Aly
Alt: Jiang Yuyuan

The actual result was 1st: Musty, 2nd: Jiang, 3rd Bross. I received 5 points for correctly predicting Musty's medal position, 2.5 points for putting Bross on the podium but in the wrong position, and .5 points for having my alternate Jiang medal, for a total of 8 points. I didn't receive any points for Aly, since she didn't make the podium.

In the case of a tie for a medal, you still only receive points for each correct PLACEMENT. If Kyla and Simone tie in AA and you had them 1-2, you would receive 7.5 points for correctly predicting the gold medalist but incorrectly predicting the silver medalist (which would correctly be no one). If you like to tempt fate, feel free to put ties as your prediction BUT you may not have more than 3 people per podium plus one alternate (i.e. no eight way tie for gold! :p ;) )

Predictions are locked the day after prelims are completed, (before MAG AA starts) with NO EDITING ALLOWED. This gives everyone the best idea of who will be competing for the medals, but does not account for last minute substitutions due to federation swapping or injury. You are not required to predict your podium out of the official start list but may substitute anyone as you see fit; heck, put anyone on there! Do as you please. :)

The contest will run for WAG and MAG, and then one combined for those who submit in both categories. You are free to predict all the events or just a few; whatever you like. :) No deducting points for wrong answers, so why not? ;)

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Predictions will CLOSE at I'm not sure at the moment but it will be right before MAG TF. You are welcome to make any changes to your predictions up until that point, but not after. Absolutely no editing or substitutions after the closing time will be allowed, so make sure you double and triple check! :)

Looking forward to another fun year!

History:
Originator: Kennedy
2010 Worlds - Winner: Moi! :D
2011 Worlds - WAG Winner: utesrockthehouse / MAG Winner: nlm2183 / Overall: JennFyre
2012 Olympics - WAG Winner: euphrosyna / MAG Winner: schood85 / Overall: schood85
2013 Worlds - WAG Winner: piday / MAG Winner: kochetkovafan / Overall: kochetkovafan
2014 Worlds - WAG Winner: London2012 / MAG Winner: FlippinTitan10 / Overall: kanaevafan
2015 Worlds - WAG Winner: Agags / MAG Winner: Szczecin / Overall: Szczecin
2016 Rio Olympics - WAG Winner: Cinnamon Mockingbird/ MAG Winner: FlippinTitan10/ Overall: FlippinTitan10
2017 Worlds - WAG Winner: asphoch/ MAG Winner: Gymfan15/ Overall: Gymfan15

2018 Worlds Prediction Contest - I actually did forget this year: 9th edition

Prediction Contest Alert

Gymfan15 usually sets these up but they haven't posted since March, and it would be a shame to miss a year, even if the number of submissioners is dwindled. I'll post a very basic thread for predictions tomorrow and be happy to tabulate scores (or if someone else wants to take charge of it, you're welcome to), but I'm putting this out there first in case Gymfan15 still wants to do it this year.

In any case, start thinking out your knowledgeable, well-thought out guesses for the women's golds and your wild, worth-a-shot-I've-heard-his-name-before gambles for the men's bronzes, and all the medals in between.

Prediction Contest Alert

Dan Kendig out at NU

Heather Brink will serve as interim head coach

https://journalstar.com/sports/huske...6e2f40701.html

Dan Kendig out at NU

One wish for any skill

Imagine if you could see an athlete do a particular skill (any skill) that you've always wanted them to do and they could do it well... What would you want to see?

I would go with Simone - TTY

One wish for any skill

2nd US AA qualifier

Who do you think will be the 2nd US qualifier for the AA?

*Riley McCusker, oops. :(

2nd US AA qualifier

2019 World Championships Doha - Pre-competition news and chat

This should read 2018 World Championships of course :D

The gymnasts are arriving in Doha, so I thought I'd make a thread.

News is that the floor is very hard (pray for everyone's ankles and knees...). Also, the training gym was flooded during the rain. So once again awesome conditions... :rolleyes:

2019 World Championships Doha - Pre-competition news and chat

Steve Penny Detained By U.S. Marshals

Steve Penny was detained by U.S. Marshals today.

Steve Penny Detained By U.S. Marshals

Interim USAG CEO Named

https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22720

Some pretty strong feelings about this already out there:

https://mobile.twitter.com/johnmanly...85115176349697

Interim USAG CEO Named

Youth Olympic Games 2018

So, YOGs are upon us.

Schedule and results: https://www.buenosaires2018.com/resu...ule.htm?lng=en
Oct 7-10: Qualification (one event per day for the women starting with floor) as part of the Multidiscipline Team Event (this is gonna be wild, lol)
Oct 11: MAG AA
Oct 12: WAG AA
Oct 13-15: EFs

Live Streams: https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/yo...ic-games-2018/

Top WAG gymnasts: Giorgia Villa, Ksenia Klimenko, Amelie Morgan, Anastasia Bachynska, Tang Xijing, Carolann Heduit (injured?) and Emma Spence

Youth Olympic Games 2018

Olympic Specialist Qualification

Figured we might as well give it its own thread. Not just for U.S. discussion, although that will likely dominate given the circumstances. But it’s an interesting topic overall. What other top teams might try to qualify specialist via World Cups and who would they be? What gymnasts not from the Big 3 teams could potentially earn a nominative spot? Etc.

There is a decent general FAQ about qualification spots from the FIG here:

http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/public...0FAQ%20ART.pdf

And for the record, each country is only allowed to qualify 1 nominative spot through the World Cup series. If 2 gymnasts from the same country qualify on different events, the tie breaker is as follows:

“Maximum of One Quota Place per NOC and/or Athlete Qualifies on More than One Apparatus
In case of more than one (1) quota place per NOC or if an athlete qualifies on more than one
apparatus, the following procedure will apply to determine which quota place will be earned:

1. The highest average World Cup points on the respective apparatus from all competitions
attended in the series prevails
2. If they remain tied, the best average rank on the respective apparatus in the Qualifications of
all competitions attended in the series prevails”

Full tiebreak rules can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...NqMRVIpJU0hH8A

Interesting to note that it says the tie breaker is the highest average World Cup points from ALL competitions attended in the series, not just the top 3 competitions, which is what wins you the spot in the first place (if I’m reading that right).

My remaining question is, what do they mean when they say “World Cup points”? Do they mean the actual scores they received? Or do they mean points received based on a World Cup ranking system that assigns a certain total of points to an athlete based on their placement? (I hope it’s the latter, because that is more fair)

Olympic Specialist Qualification

Questions about a New Gymnastics Doc Currently being Filmed?

My niece loves to watch Whitney Bjerken’s YouTube channel so her videos pop up in my YouTube feed quite often. And on a recent video (I believe Sept 23), she said she had a film crew at her house following her for some sort of piece on young people in gymnastics. I assumed it was possibly a local piece, but then I noticed in her video from Oct 2 that the film crew was still filming her her gym, throughout the entire team workout I believe, as you could see the boom mic when her coach was giving them their assignments.

Is anyone familiar with this channel/know what this is for? I’m just curious, against the backdrop of the current climate in women’s gymnastics thinking about what story people are trying to tell/what they might be trying to capture...I mean this girl seems like she’s definitely got a good head on her shoulders/is from a good family/I don’t know anything about her gym (Georgia Elite?)—but I’m just always a little nervous about what story people are trying to tell with these kinds of pieces these days, and wondered if anyone here knew anything more about it.

Here’s the links to the two videos I referenced:


Sept 23 (at home)
https://youtu.be/k0cLcWn0AY4

Oct 2 (in the gym)
https://youtu.be/u7O-NJ2X6aU

Questions about a New Gymnastics Doc Currently being Filmed?