Dressing code is being

[kim81]

Hello,

during the last few years RSG had a lot of changes including a touch to the visual view - the dressing code which allows gymnasts wear dresses or even pants with dresses and all those overdecorated leos.
All this dressing is "killing" the popularity of what RSG used to be, a sport full of grace and elegance even with such a simplicity.During the 90 the media was just surprised about such an elegant sport and put many pictures on their gymnastic magazines and newspapers.Even on TV, even local competition were shown ... - but know , there is not even one picture after a big or popular competiton on the net or newspaper.The sport TVchannels don't even bother anymore on showing ayn medium competition on TV.

RSG should have stayed on the same road as artistic gymnastics, look at that sport, it never ever touched their dressing code of the gymnasts and it is still one of the most popular sports ever !

[Rhythmicfriend]

On one side you are right .
Parents spend a lot of money for Leotard, while this aspect of look and fashion of the dress has not to be counted or scored in the notation given by the judges.
No mark is planed in the COP for garment , excepted penalties if you don't respect the text of COP for definition of gymnast's garment.
But actually FIG doesn't do anything for this disrespect , and some gymnasts are out of rules without penalty.

Concerning the tights with the leotards with skirts ,there are different aspects to discuss =

1°) the Rules in the actual COP.

For me I think that it is not normal and scandalous that the Responsibles of F.I.G. Rhythmic Technical Comitee - (Mrs ABRUZZINI has given actually this Responsability to Maria GUIGOVA-) leave the girls wearing those tights without any changement in the COP.
That is quite unjust and unfair for thousand of Gymnasts who respect the COP, while a few of them, can do what they want , without any penalty.
The RULES have not changed yet, because normally they change during the FIG Congress who follows the Olympic Games.
So, why a special rule for a few Top Gymnasts and why not for ALL the others.

I advice all of you to wait and check with care, the next rules which will come soon after the next Congress, and to examinate carefully WORD after WORD.

Until now , the tight is ONLY allowed to be worn OVER the leotard , but NO TEXT says that you are allowed to wear it under a Leotard .
WHY ? because at the origin, they didn't want that the Gymnasts whom most of them are children under 18 years old, could seem as Adults in Fitness, with a leotard over the tight , cut as a string panty. It would not be decent for the young gymnasts.
And NO TEXT says that you are allowed to wear a Tight with a Skirt.
But it seems now that FIG Responsibles are blind, and they leave some , doing all what they want.

2°) The Look or fashion .

For my opinion, if the tight is in lace not too thick, that could be beautiful to see. It is not ugly. But everybody can appreciate or not,.
That belongs to the feeling of each of us , and we must respect it. Everybody doesn't like the same leotards too. Some gymnasts can think they are beautiful with that or this leoatard and some can find it 's quite ugly. Why not?

3°) The Price.

Actually for a very beautiful Leotard with Skirt, well cut and well decorate with jewels and sequins, with good quality of fabrics, the average price is between 240 to 300 US Dollars.That is a very correct price corresponding to a very correct quality .
Some are cheaper of course, but excepted if you put yourself all the jewels and sequins, when you buy them, there are no jewels on it or just a few of them. Some other for High level gymnasts are sold much more expensive. On last World championships and on Olympic Games some gymnasts had bought leotards more than 600 US Dollars.
Most of the girls who use a UNITARD with the long legs, have made the bad experience to have a hole on the knees , after some trainings or 2 or 3 competitions. That happened to many gymnasts.
But as the Unitards were usually made of Lycra or Velvet, is was easy to repair , without to change and buy quickly another unitard.Because this kind of fabric is strong enough.
But those NEW TIGHTS, with designs on them , and jewels sometimes, are made of thin and transparent lace, NOT STRONG at all, but their price is very expensive, because for now they are not yet sold in big quantities.
And they are not so resistant , when the gymnast roll on the carpet, and they can have a hole very quicly.
So as Parents, it becomes more and more expensive , if after a nice leotard with skirt at 240/300 US dollars - price reasonable for a good quality, but enough important, you have to buy a new tight after each competition or warm up.
So It's not adviced to ask young gymnasts to buy those tights. They can be beautiful enough with a nice Leotard with skirt and jewels on it.
And we don't want to transform our children in in night-club dancers.