Final thoughts on this year’s World Artistic Gymnastics Championships from guest blogger Jessica O’Beirne. Top 10 List of Wows, Worsts and Wishes 1. The Vietnamese Women’s Team - What great performance quality, artistry and difficulty. They are a team to watch. 2. Tokyo – So clean and so QUIET. The busiest, … Continue reading
From the moment we emerged from the Metro, this meet felt like an event. Crowds were streaming in from all sides and extra entrances were opened to accommodate the number of fans. The lights in the arena were dimmed, giving the large photos of the Japanese women’s gymnastics team lining … Continue reading
Today was filled with confusion, anger, sadness and hope for the future of gymnastics despite this unforgiving code. The second day of prelims took place on a Saturday here in Japan. As we rounded the corner from the subway to the arena and saw the crowd, it finally felt like … Continue reading
All photos by Jessica O’Beirne. Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium FIG Spider Cam Adrain Stan, Great Britain Women’s Technical Director Elsa Garcia (Mexico) Mexico Fans
Double Front is excited to present a special column for the World Championships, A Gymnastics Fan in Tokyo. The column is written by Jessica O’Beirne, a fellow librarian and gymnastics fan. Jessica is in Tokyo for the World Championships and will be attending the women’s qualifications and the women’s team final. A … Continue reading