danafan
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Unlike the Olympic games, the reserve athlete is a part of the team at the world championships, they are accredited and can be on the competition floor and get a team medal.For some reason, I thought once you did prelims, your team was set. Is that true at the Olympics?
A substitution is allowed per the technical regulations.
Relevant section:
So I guess the US could not have used Dicello as the injury occurred during touch warmup I believe? Which would not have been 60 minutes prior to the competition.If a gymnast who is part of the starting order gets
ill (including mentally) or injured between 24 hours
and 60 min. before the start of Team Final (with
certification by the official competition medical
authority), gymnasts #4 or #5 who are part of the
starting order or the reserve gymnast may be
used as substitute
The substitute shall take exactly the same place
as the replaced gymnast. If this is not possible,
the coach has the right to revise the starting
order. The President of the Superior Jury shall
approve.