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 ale...
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