Gymnasts React To The New FIG Rule

Jordyn Wieber The FIG has sparked anger with their official announcement of cutting the number of team members from five to four startin...

Jordyn Wieber

The FIG has sparked anger with their official announcement of cutting the number of team members from five to four starting from Tokyo Olympics.

Not only did the gym fans reacted negatively but also high profiled gymnasts

Aly Raisman of USA,  London Olympic floor and team champion

Are you kidding me?!? Changing the 2020 gymnastics Olympic team to 4 girls instead of 5? What's next? A team of one member? What a shame.

— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) May 15, 2015

Great Britain's Becky Downie, 2013 uneven bars European champion.

So the next generation of gymnasts will be pushed out of team events if they're not a top AA gymnast ? Way to inspire the next generation !!

— Becky Downie (@Bdownie) May 15, 2015

Danusia Fracis of Great Britain/Jamaica, 2012 Olympic team alternate.

So there's only gonna be 4 people on a team starting in 2020. Way to crush more dreams...

— Danusia Francis (@danusiafrancis) May 15, 2015

Chellsie Memmel of USA, 2005 World all around champion and 2012 Olympic silver medalist.

Not really understanding how a four person team will be beneficial for our sport.....

— Chellsie Memmel (@CMemmel) May 15, 2015

Kennedy Baker of USA, a retired elite gymnast.

They just eliminated the Olympic team to 4 members... That's not even a team, that's a small get together.

— Kennedy Baker (@KennBaker15) May 15, 2015

Jake Dalton of USA, an Olympic gymnast

This is crazy. As if the 5 person team is not small enough now 4?! https://t.co/bVBWaOEpF7

— Jake Dalton (@jake_dalton) May 15, 2015

Carly Patterson of USA, 2004 Olympic all around champion

Agreed girl. Just ridiculous. 😡 https://t.co/VBm9jACk4X

— Carly Patterson (@CarlyPatterson) May 15, 2015

Jordyn Wieber of USA, retired London Olympic champion.

First the two per country rule, and now only 4 members on an Olympic team.....

— Jordyn Wieber (@jordyn_wieber) May 15, 2015

Elizabeth Price of USA, multiple World cup champion 

What exactly is the thought process for making these decisions????? #2020

— Elizabeth Price (@elizabeth_ebee) May 15, 2015

And last but not least; Nastia Liukin 

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Written by Gigi Farid