I sadly think it's exactly the case here. IIRC French federation wanted a centralized national training system and wanted Chirilcenco (former Nemour and current Colas coach) to coach there. He refused as he did not want to leave his club (Avoine-Beaumont), and that's how the feud started.
Also I...
'Colas' absolutely doesn't sound Hungarian. It could be that portuguese part of Elena's ancestry, but could be also French (or Italian, or Spanish).
All the rumors I could find are mentioning Poland and/or Portugal, this is the first time I see people talking about Hungary as one of Colas...
Equipment belongs to Mariana Bitang?? Like she bought it with her own money? I believe she and Bellu started the 'Tara tara.." campaign, but it's mostly (if no exclusively) sponsored by OMV Petrom, so how it can be 'her' equipment?
I start to wondering is Maneca-Voinea is a cash cow for people...
However, it sounds like in regards of OG, NOC could step in and send the gymnasts to Olympics (or even to other international events??).
Yes, a National Olympic Committee (NOC) can step in if a National Governing Body (NGB) is disaffiliated, or at least take actions to ensure the sport continues...
So I asked AI and this is its answer.
If the Romanian Gymnastics Federation (FRG) were disaffiliated from the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), the primary consequence would be the inability of Romanian athletes, officials, and teams to participate in any international competitions...
What would happen if FIG steps in and disaffiliates FRG? What would it mean for Romanian gymnasts participation in Olympics, World/European Championships, World Cups and such?
I was able to watch the WAG AA finals replay on Eurovision Sport (from the US).
I don't want to be a spoiler so I won't say more.
Watch and then let's discuss!
An extra year compared to the USA school system, right? It's same in my Central European home country: kids enter their senior HS year after they turn 18, and start college after they turn 19.
(Barbosu is 19 vs. Cosman is 18, and both started college this fall)