Tweet We are all aware that next year is a huge year for gymnastics with the London 2012 Olympic Games beginning in exactly a years time. Today the FIG released the proposed calender of events for FIG World Cup & Series the 2012 – 2013 gymnastics season.
We can look forward to the following events:
As well as the London 2012 Olympics (July 28th – August 7th), WAG Euopean Championships in Brussels May 8th – 13th and the MAG European Championships in Montpellier May 21st – 27th.
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, July 26, …

Tweet By now, most of you will have heard yesterdays announcement that the FIG are looking for gymnasts help in revising the current Code of Points.
Wanted!
Gymnasts input for Code of Points.
Lausanne (SUI)/ FIG Office, June 06, 2011: FIG is organising a symposium for WAG, MAG and TRA aiming for future development in Code of Points in these disciplines starting June 17th. Now is the time for you as an athlete affected by the Code to express your feelings and ideas for next four year cycle regarding Code in these disciplines.
Please …

Tweet The FIG has being doing a fantastic job over the last couple of months keeping us gymnastics fans updated. Results and reports from events have been made available almost instantly after events have finished and the FIG YouTube channel was excellent during the World Championships in 2010.

The FIG have just opened a new Twitter account. Follow them for official gymnastics news. You can also follow them on YouTube and perhaps now the FIG Facebook page might develop into something more. Perhaps more along the lines of the Full Twist …

Tweet There has been a lot of news from the FIG over the May bank holiday weekend. So here is a brief catch up:
Many gymnastics blogs have reported the big news of FIG President Bruno Grandi’s recognition that the current Code Of Points (CoP) is a “ticking time bomb”. I’m delighted that he has finally acknowledged that something must be done with the CoP, nothing will change until after the London 2012 Olympics. The Gymnastics Examiner has the best review and explanation of the announcement.  See the full text of …

Tweet A Happy New Year video from the FIG

The FIG have also published a letter from the President reflecting on the year 2010. Grandi talks about how gymnastics has matured, has become universal and how justice has been served.
A brief look at the stats: Stuttgart 1989, average age 16.67. London 2009, average age 18.79. Despite the fact that the average age fluctuates with time as gymnasts come and go, it cannot be denied that gymnastics is evolving (too slowly in my opinion) toward a corporal expression …

Tweet I’m not surprised! Especially with this sort of content that was uploaded to the YouTube Channel during the World Championships in October.  The website has also attracted record numbers – great news!
Read more from the FIG here.

Tweet The 27th World Championships in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini Trampolining begin today in Metz, France. Les Arènes Sports Complex will host the competition with 261 gymnasts (150 men and 111 women) from 34 different federations registered to compete. Gymnasts will compete in the Individual competitions in Individual Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline as well as Synchronised Trampoline events.

The FIG has a great preview here. Podium Training concluded on Wednesday, the FIG has a short recap here. As previously mentioned the FIG have been doing an excellent job since …

Tweet During the week Full Twist posted the details of the 2010 Asian Games – the competition schedule and gymnasts competing. The FIG have posted a preview on their website.

I must say, well done to FIG since the World Championships they’ve been doing really great posts, previews and reports with embedded links and posts full of information.

Tweet Another wonderful FIG edit. This one is of the First Day of the Apparatus Finals.
Watch below or on YouTube

Tweet Last week during the World Gymnastics Championships, British Gymnastics submitted a bid to host the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
BG submitted the paperwork to bid for the event just one year after the Worlds were held at the O2 arena in London which will also be the gymnastics venue for the London 2012 Olympics. Under proposals, the event would be staged at the 12,500 capacity £125 million Scottish National Arena in Glasgow. it’s due to open in 2013 and stage the Commonwealth Games gymnastic events in 2014. Organisers expect that …

Tweet There’s a debate over at the IG Forum – what moves could possibly have been submitted to FIG / WTC, to be included in the new Code of Points. Below are some videos of what people think could be included. Read more from this post if you are not sure how or why new skills are submitted.

Aliya Mustafina – 1.5 Double back dismount off UB

Huang Qiushang – Eagle grip endo with full pirouette in one arm

Elisabetta Preziosa – Turn with the foot held back at head level on BB

also …

Tweet The FIG have rejected North Korea’s appeal:

The arguments and explanations provided do not justify a reconsideration of the provisional decision made by the President of the FIG Disciplinary Commission.
Consequently, the suspension, which was announced on 6 October 2010, will not be lifted. The Gymnastics Association of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) is not allowed to compete at national and international levels.
According to the procedure, the FIG Disciplinary Commission will meet in the near future and will invite the parties to a hearing, before finalizing and delivering its …

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The All Around has just posted on their Facebook that the North Korea Gymnastics Federation have launched an appeal for the to FIG against the decision to ban the Federation from competition for 30 days.

**Update from FIG**
On October 1, 2010, the FIG has initiated a disciplinary procedure against the Gymnastics Association of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) and their gymnast Ms. Hong Su Jong for alleged age infractions and false registrations.
The President of the FIG Disciplinary Commission in charge of this case has taken immediate action …

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Gymnastike has some videos from the Commonwealth Games 2010
Amy from The All Around has posted links that will have coverage from the World Championships
FIG report on Commonwealth Games gymnastics
GymNiceTic has updated their previous list of new gymnastics blogs – nice to see Full Twist still there
Geoffrey Taucer continues to update his blog aimed at educating parents about the technical side of gymnastics

Tweet The FIG has come down hard on North Korea for the latest age falsification scandal. Disiplinary procedures have been initiated against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) and the gymnast involved, Hong Su Jong. The FIG have banned the North Korean Gymnastics Federation from entering international and national competitions for 30 days. As this is effective immediately, North Korea will not be eligible to take part in the upcoming World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.

You may have read the story that has unfolded over the past couple of …