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Right after listening to this podcast about equipment malfunctions, I happened to turn on the American Cup 2020 on YouTube only to see a French gymnast hit her heels against the low bar. Her coach complained and a bunch of men came out and did a bunch of stuff to the bars and then she was allowed to start completely over. Do you have any more info on this equipment malfunction at the American 2O20.cup and any ideas why it happened? Thank you, love the podcast
If I remember correctly, the collar for one of the spreaders slipped resulting in the bars moving closer together WHILE she was doing her routine. If I had to guess it would probably just be a case of the spin lock slipping because it wasn’t tightened properly. AAI uses a different system for the spreaders than any of the common European brands so it’s easy for foreign delegations unfamiliar with the equipment to be confused with the process for adjusting settings.