The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has confirmed some rule changes: 1) Reduced the number of gymnasts on an Olympic team from 6 to 5. Remember the mag 7, and then 6 and now it's going to be 5. This will put more importance on the all-arounders again, and also let countries will fewer gymnasts to choose from to be more competitive. 2) Difference qualifying procedure too: [QUOTE] "In the future, two events will serve as qualifying events: the world championships organised the year preceding the Olympic Games and pre-Olympic events. The number of gymnasts in a team will be reduced from 6 to 5. All medallists will be qualified for the Olympic Games." An FIG spokesman clarified to IG that "all medalists" refers to gymnasts who wins medals at the World Championships in the year preceding the Olympic Games, and not those who win medals at the designated pre-Olympic events. [/QUOTE] via International Gymnast Maybe new rules will help in the best being at the Olympics, regardless whether they qualify teams to the Olympics. Also: 3) You will need a "license" to compete internationally. Must be because of all the age controversy: [QUOTE] In addition, the FIG announced that as of Jan. 1, 2009, all gymnasts will need "licenses" to participate in international competition. The FIG will grant a license after receiving the gymnast's birthdate, biography and insurance information from the sponsoring federation. "It's the responsibility of the national federation when registering the gymnast on the FIG [federation manager] Intranet," the spokesman said. [/QUOTE] Also FIG cancelled the biennial World Cup Final (last one held i 2006) because it was hard for the FIG to find a host for the World Cup Final many times. International Gymnastics Federation: http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/