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>Statement

>In solidarity with all my fellow Venezuelans and with my family, who are also suffering as some of our relatives are still missing, I have decided, together with the Venezuelan Gymnastics Federation, not to participate in the 2026 South American Championships or the 2026 Milan World Cup.

>Today, my heart and prayers are with every family living through this uncertainty and this pain.

>As an athlete and as a Venezuelan, I believe in the strength of our people, in our unity, and in the faith that sustains us even in the most difficult times.

>There is hope for my country.

>There is hope for our future.

>And together, we will keep moving forward.

>With love and hope

Alexandra Montilla posted this on her instagram and wrote:

>Today I write with a broken heart.

>As a Venezuelan, as an athlete and as a human being, I am trying my best to find the words to describe the pain we are feeling. The loss of five Venezuelan gymnasts has left a void that cannot be filled. They were the dreams, families, teammates and lives that represented the future of our sport.

>Adding to this enormous pain my own family is experiencing as they continue to wait for news of loved ones that have still not been found.

>Out of respect for those who are no longer with us, those who are missing, and for all the families who are suffering today, I, along with the Venezuelan Gymnastics Federation, have decided not to participate in the South American Championships and the 2026 World Cup in Milan.

>Today is not the time to compete. Today is the time to embrace each other as a nation, support those who are grieving, and keep hope alive for those we still hope to find.

>To the entire Venezuelan gymnastics community: this pain is ours too. We will honor the memory of our gymnasts with unity, solidarity, and the desire to move forward when the time comes.

>May God accept the departed,strengthen their families and protect each and every person still waiting.

>Venezuela will be reborn. Because even in the darkest moments, hope never dies.

Hello folks, I thought it would be a good time to give an update on what has changed in the giant elite score trackers:

Senior Elite Artistic and Rhythmic:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JF3GfAde9OSEDx2hrZyFjZboH2dQCQkaUDWs8I29Grw/edit?usp=sharing

Junior Elite Artistic and Rhythmic:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pdcbJbBwyYMzfyJCFalo1uluKbddB7dg-GO8fPSFJCY/edit?gid=632394595#gid=632394595

• With FIG's ending of the AIN system I have done away with the "Russian coding" sort mechanism and re-colored meets to blend the Russian meets in with all the others. This has largely simplified the color coding and allowed for some more design cohesion. All gymnasts and groups that previously competed as AINs retained those designations for those meets as I'm a historian and I don't like retroactive changes.
• I have added a page to track Rhythmic Team scores but only for meets that are doing it in the same way as rhythmic worlds. Thus you need 2 individual routines per apparatus and group scores.
• I have added a column on the meet calendar that notes if Olympic quotas are on the line at that meet and from which discipline.
• I've added a new column for quick data sorting. Sorting by "FIG 3+" will bring to the top data from FIG Group 3 or better meets. The "ic" column will still sort by international meets but some international meets are just ... complete clown shows and it's particularly bad in Rhythmic so I wanted a way for people looking at RG data to just pull the most reliable data.
• Our efforts to bring in more data this year has meant we were able to not just add domestic rhythmic meets, but many more lower level meets such as Australian and German state championships, qualification for Italian championships, and the French team championships. We're still looking for official results books for African Artistic Championships but given we're now 2 and a half months out I do not believe those will be coming.

A few days ago the mayor of Cluj-Napoca announced that Russian( and Belarus) flag and anthem will and should not show/play in his city, and you can see 2 neutral flags in the stadium today.

Finally there's a city that has a backbone.

Finally, the next big RG competition is here! With only one World Cup left, this is the second to last competition before the Frankfurt World Championships.

Some information

• Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania 🇷🇴
• Whether in Cluj will be 32-35°C, which means that when the ribbon without AC starts, it will get hot. I expect a messy ribbon final.
• The mayor of Cluj has announced that they will not play the Russian anthem in case a Russian wins. Reddit thread about this here.

Nominative Roster

• Competition is tight for a world challenge cup, as many will use this chance to test themselves before the last World Cup. However, some countries are not sending their A-Team (e.g. Sofia Rafaeli is not coming).See the latest nominative roster here

Streaming

• As always, finals are streamed on Eurovision Sport for free
• World Gymnastics stream (paid)
• Comment if you know more!

Feel free to use this thread to discuss the competition! :) Happy watching!

How thoughtful of FIG to take the Russians’ feelings into account. I’m so touched.

It's almost like the FIG didn't think the consequences of the cancellation of the AIN rules through...