Flavia states that the gymnasts are now training three times a day and they are not given days off - not even holidays! That's insane and almost something out of Bela Karolyi's crazy regime. That method is sure to burn out some gymnasts but can potentially create a star. The reality is that the Brazilian team is a B/C nation when it comes to gymnastics and requires this kind of training to even have a chance of competing with the top teams.
The interview also states that they are training more complicated elements which is nice to hear but not really news. The hard work isn't going to be evident until a few more years and probably around the time of the Olympics. If you are interested in reading the full interview here is the link.
The men and women's qualifiers at the Youth Olympic Games have completed and there haven't been too many surprises. The men had their qualification a couple of says ago and the lead qualifier was a British gymnast Giarni Regini-Moran coming out on top by a few tenths. In second place was Nikita Nagornyy of Russia who had an issue with his first vault causing him to lose a point.
Nikita Nagornyy was a standout for his qualification into all six event finals - the only man to do that in this competition. Giarni Regini-Moran qualified to five event finals a feat he shares with a couple of gymnasts.
For a full list of the results click here.
The women's field is a lot more open as the top five all have a chance at gold. The leader after qualifications is the Russian Seda Tutkhalyan. In second place is the British Ellie Downie who struggled on her uneven bars routine causing her to fall to second place. The other gymnasts are a few tenths below and it is a very wide open race for the gold.
Seda and Ellie both qualified for three event finals, missing out on balance beam and uneven bars respectively.
For a full list of the results click here.
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