i may have asked this earlier in the thread, but does anyone know the reasoning for cutting team spots? it's gone from 7 to 4 since 1996.
I'm at least 2 weeks behind in my NCAA WAG viewing thanks to Nationals and 4CCs. Going to go to NCAAs for MAG as it's only a few hour drive from my house. Want to see Yul Moldauer before he graduates (he's a senior this year). Maggie Nichols can wait until next year as she's just a junior. Thank Goddess I can watch replays up to a month later with watch ESPN.
Wow, that's awesome! I find MAG NCAA really fascinating, since the gymnasts are often in a very different position compared to the women. For the women NCAA is usually what happens after their elite career while for the men it's often one and the same (having an elite Code in college as well, no 10.0). The level of gymnastics in the men's college competition is pretty awesome.
Men's gymnastics has generally held my interest more than women's, men's events are often down to the wire in tension and excitement, the very landing of the very last competitor often deciding the outcome. WAG finals often being a splat fest, with way too many falls.
How is MAG NCAA presented in the media? Does it get enough coverage?
WAG NCAA is all over the gymnastics discussion boards and its coverage is available on the internet.
Yeah, and as with any artistic sport, mens gymnastics isn't considered 'masculine' enough by the general populace and sponsors.
Yes, you're right. TV broadcasting is a reason as well. That's also one of the reasons they got rid of compulsories cry.
WAG is a mess. Everybody is so desperately trying to catch up to the US and they are falling all over the place as a result. And the US is so far ahead they can fall as well and still win (see Biles AA win last year). When Biles retires it should be a little closer again as she's simply untouchable (by international and US athletes alike). But nobody does high difficulty as well and as consistent as the US, so I wouldn't get my hopes up for exciting team or AA competitions in WAG in the future. MAG is the better sport by most measures currently, there's no denying that.
Well clearly anyone who doesn't consider them masculine enough has never laid eyes on one.
I LOVE your name :luv17:The popularity of MAG very much depends on the countries, though... In quite a few nations it's more popular than WAG and gets more coverage or MAG and WAG share the same popularity, e.g. Japan, China, North and South Korea, Germany, Great Britain.
I LOVE your name :luv17:
I sort of stopped following AG since before Rio. Has she retired ? Who's left on the russian team ?
I saw lately that Musty returned as an all arounder. Only exciting news for me so far My Queen is back