We hadn't been to an international gymnastics event before, and took this opportunity to attend - especially in light of us not getting any tickets to the Olympics - and certainly not the highly coveted gymnastics tickets! We were unfamaliar with Rhymthic Gymnastics so this was a good event to see.
The event was well run and organised, and it ran true to time. The routines were all stunning (it was the final day after all so the top 8 in each category competed). I was surprised at the actual attendence at the event - in that it was listed as being sold out - there were many empty seats, but also not many seats set up in the arena anyway for an audience.
If I have any critisism, it was with the display board at the event. I thought it should have shown more information. For instance, it didn't show the girl's scores for the individual scores per event, but kept a running tally instead, and it only really showed the top three places rather than the entire field of competitors. I would expect an event such as this to show more information.
North Greenwich Arena, London Prepares series Venue @
- London @
- Wed 18 Jan 2012 @
Favourite moment: I thought the Spanish team's Hoops and Ribbons Group routine was stunning. @