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FIG changes World Cup points rules retrospectively

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To be honest, they seem to be making this up as they go along.

The rule change has effectively been made after the fact to enable Jordyn Wieber to compete at the American Cup and, it seems, to accumulate points towards a World Cup title.

I wonder if it also means though that we were cheated of a Wieber/Komova confrontation at this competition? Would the Russians have selected Komova for the World Cup if it had been an option? Regardless of Komova's current competitive status. I am curious to know about this as a matter of principle. Similarly, were the Chinese or any other teams restricted in their team selections?

There is only one team that this favours, it seems - the US.

It would be interesting to know if other countries feel they have been unfairly influenced in their team selections and therefore in the accumulation of points leading to the final World Cup titles.

Not that the World Cup has any believability at all anyway.

Words escape me.

Thanks to Nora who alerted me to this via her Facebook posting.
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  1. Cookies7 March 2011 at 19:01

    See, the U.S. has become the GDR, or perhaps Karolyi's Romania. The rules do not apply, except as they suit us. Cheaters always prosper.

    Did Alexandrov purposely bring Mustafina here to lose and light a fire under her tuchus? Surely you don't come to the Scam Cup expecting to win.

    Even with all the falls (did anyone hit?), this Fell-again Cup was light years ahead of the Kristie Phillips "beats" Olga Strazheva edition I had the privilege to witness back in '87. Wieber at least has some content.

    Are you suggesting that gymnastics has ever had any believability at all anyway? Hmmm.

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  2. Anonymous7 March 2011 at 22:53

    Why are these the rules posted after de scam cup?
    So obvious!!!

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  3. Queen Elizabeth8 March 2011 at 07:53

    Yes ... go to http://www.the-all-around.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=177%3Aeditorial-fig-masters-time-travel&catid=4%3Anews&Itemid=22 for a really good editorial on this.

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