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The method to women's gymnastics' madness (Yahoo! Sports)
Completing the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team at a selection camp sounds crazy, but it's not. Not if you want the most Games-ready group. More...
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Domnique Dawes gives thumbs up to the gymnastics Olympic selection process
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Dominique write for Yahoo now! [QUOTE]Dominique Dawes is Yahoo! Sports' Olympic gymnastics analyst Send Dominique a [COLOR=#0058a6]question or comment[/COLOR] for potential use in a future column or webcast.[/QUOTE] Former Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes, known for her power tumbling especially of going both ways in a tumbling pass, gives thumbs up to the gymnastics Olympic selection process headed by Martha Karolyi, at the Karolyi's ranch in Texas. As she says, it is one of the reasons she was put on the team and competed in her 3rd Olympics at the 2000 Sydney Games. [QUOTE] During the two-day event (all-around on Friday, individual events on Saturday), a three-person committee headed by national team coordinator Martha Karolyi chooses the four remaining spots and at least two alternates. That
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Another view on this: Dominique Moceanu, her 1996 Olympic teammate, says things need to change - Karolyi's should be out and selection process should be changed, topic http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/showthread.php?p=75290&posted=1#post75290
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