tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post7578525120728790154..comments2023-12-15T18:58:20.806-06:00Comments on Triple Full: Andrey Rodionenko: "I Would Call This the Year of Renewal"The Gym Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-54063731377773751672009-01-27T07:47:00.000-06:002009-01-27T07:47:00.000-06:00Kayla, some Worlds have a team competition, others...Kayla, some Worlds have a team competition, others don't. That's just what it's like. This year there won't be a team competition.<BR/><BR/>The Olympic team qualification is becoming a two-step process. As before, twelve countries will qualify a full team to the Olympics. The first eight countries to go to London 2012 will be selected at the 2010 Worlds. The top 8 there will be guaranteed a spot at the Olympics. Four more countries will qualify at the 2011 Worlds. What Rodionenko is saying in the interview is that Russia would like to qualify at the earliest opportunity, i.e. in 2010. If they qualify in 2010, it doesn't matter what happens in 2011, as they'll go to London anyway. If they mess up in 2010, they'll have another chance to qualify in 2011, but they'd rather not have to depend on that second chance.The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-768551468394583292009-01-27T00:13:00.000-06:002009-01-27T00:13:00.000-06:00Sorry, a couple (possibly stupid) questions: How e...Sorry, a couple (possibly stupid) questions: How exactly is the selection process for countries attending the Olympics changing? It sounds complicated. And why are there no team finals at this Worlds? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the update. :)Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796393807730571707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-72595079419442740432009-01-26T15:25:00.000-06:002009-01-26T15:25:00.000-06:00Thanks, Mr. F. We're glad to hear the crisis seems...Thanks, Mr. F. We're glad to hear the crisis seems to have been averted. Unfortunately our Portuguese translator is insanely busy at the moment, so we're afraid the story will have to wait a while. Sorry. :)The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-20702237590379043602009-01-26T10:33:00.000-06:002009-01-26T10:33:00.000-06:00Hi. So, as you are always following the news on th...Hi. So, as you are always following the news on the Hypólito siblings, Jade Barbosa and their club, Flamengo, I'd like to tell you that they got an sponsorship and they will stay in Flamengo for the 2009 season. The expenses will be paid by the town hall of neighbour city Niterói (they live in Rio de Janeiro).<BR/><BR/>The full article is here (in Portuguese):<BR/>http://br.esportes.yahoo.com/26012009/25/esportes-prefeitura-niteroi-bancara-ginastica-flamengo.htmlFernando Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445017281222371006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-61293391777689800672009-01-26T09:00:00.000-06:002009-01-26T09:00:00.000-06:00Not since this post:http://triplefull.blogspot.com...Not since this post:<BR/><BR/>http://triplefull.blogspot.com/2008/12/ostapenko-to-take-on-russian-juniors.htmlThe Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-88559209548105852022009-01-26T08:47:00.000-06:002009-01-26T08:47:00.000-06:00Any news about Alexanderov and Ostapenko?Any news about Alexanderov and Ostapenko?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com