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MaryClare said:
Well this has come as unexpected. Ana Barbosu has committed to Stanford. I don’t know what this means in terms of her elite career. I guess it depends who takes over the Romanian fed and how open they are to having athletes combine elite with ncaa (Lilia Cosman is at Michigan State)

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The Fed is supportive:

“Ana has been admitted to Stanford University, and Lilia to Michigan State University. Corina Moroșan, technical director at FRG, discussed with officials from the two universities to establish the gymnasts’ program and objectives,” the federation announced.

“Ana and Lilia will continue their preparation for the 2025 international competitions. Congratulations Ana, congratulations Lilia, we are proud of you,” the Federation also announced.

www.romaniajournal.ro

Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu accepted to Stanford University - The Romania Journal

Ana Barbosu announced that she can't wait to go to the Stanford Gymnastics University in America, where she has just been accepted.
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Stanford have done very well to get an Olympic medallist!

Agree it'll be really interesting to see if and how this works with elite. It makes sense that Ana would still be preparing for international competition this year, as the season doesn't clash with NCAA and she could pick up some hardware. It's also possible it would work with 2026 Euros, if she wanted to do it and they actually manage to find a summer host (we shall see). But the logistics would be more complex once she's started.
 
ArnoldRimmer said:
Stanford have done very well to get an Olympic medallist!

Agree it'll be really interesting to see if and how this works with elite. It makes sense that Ana would still be preparing for international competition this year, as the season doesn't clash with NCAA and she could pick up some hardware. It's also possible it would work with 2026 Euros, if she wanted to do it and they actually manage to find a summer host (we shall see). But the logistics would be more complex once she's started.
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Well, Olympic medal-ish
 
This is the first time I've personally heard of Romanian gymnasts doing NCAA. I do wonder if the ROM environment has been a partial motivator in going to NCAA. I'm probably reading too much in Barbosu's statement of Stanford feeling like a warm family environment, but it stands out when she was nearly bullied out of the sport.
 
phoenix7 said:
As I understand it, they were never going to hire Kiens or anyone else between end of Olympics and ramping up for worlds. And probably not then given how poor the federation is. I think they'll deal with a stripped down coaching team for a year or so now, until stakes are higher.

In better news, though, the ministry committed to refurbishing their gym - at Izvorani - after the Olympics. The team there worked with Kiens and Jones. Cotitiu has said he wants to keep the changed ethos - he never wants to go back to the old Romanian way. Morosan was already an outsider despite being Romanian - her success as a coach was mostly in the UK. And she has bonded with the gymnasts.

All depends now who is elected head of the RGF, with Carmencita Constantin stepping down. But she has handled the medal drama well, from a Romanian perspective, so her chances of influencing choice of successor are good.
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Has there been anything new about this? Curious what may have changed / arisen in the past six months.

How is Romania looking right now? Are their juniors progressing?

And who does it look like will be federation president?
 
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