09. Juni 2011  
Lausanne, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

Tanskanen, seeking for Gymnasts input for Code of Points.

Jani Tanskanen President of FIG Athletes Commission

* FIG Office- press--:  
The International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G.  is organising a symposium for Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics aiming for future development in Code of Points in these disciplines starting June 17th.

"Now is the time for you as an athlete affected by the Code to express your feelings and ideas for next four year cycle regarding Code in these disciplines", wrote Finland's Jani Tanskanen, president of the FIG Athletes Commission and former world champion on high bar (1997).  

Jani Tanskanen (FIN), observing the 2011 Europeans in Berlin

Jani TANSKANEN asks the top-athletes of the world for their opinions and expiriences with the system of Code de Pointages:
"Please send me your thoughts, opinions, suggestions, feedback, critic, feelings or any ideas you might have about Code of Points in these disciplines and its future development before 15th of June."

* The e-mail address is:
   >> athletes@fig-gymnastics.org

"I will present your ideas and feedback during the Symposium and believe me when I tell you that gymnasts’ opinions will be highly appreciated when decisions are done! "

Kind Regards,
Jani Tanskanen,
President of FIG Athletes Commission
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... for instance, one of the problems is the relationship of the level of points - specially the priority of difficulties - between vault and all the other apparatus of men's artistic gymnastics.
We used the possibility to speak with the President of Men's Technical Committee of FIG, Mr. Adrian STOICA on the fringes of 2011 Europeans in Berlin:
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