Recently I read a brilliant article about our very dear Terin Humphrey on one of the many University of Alabama sports websites, and now I shall share it with you all.
Full article may be found here. The article was written in January 2007.
Terin, in full
As Terin Humphrey stood on the medal stand in Athens, Greece, [...]
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Thanks to WCSN (and Youtube), I present to you the (in my amateur opinion) most beautiful routines from the women’s artistic competition at 2007 Stuttgart.
Uneven Bars
Nastia Liukin (USA), team final
It’s so pretty in slow-motion. Tall gymnasts tend to look much better on this apparatus (I don’t really appreciate Shawn Johnson’s form, or Ksenia Semenova’s. They’re [...]
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You’ve heard the stories.
A gymnast starving herself to death because people kept telling her that if she didn’t lose weight, she’d never be a champion. A gymnast trying to do what she couldn’t but felt she had to in order to win, paralyzing herself in the process. Yes, as amazing as gymnastics is, it can [...]
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(insert dancing banana)
It’s no secret that I like Terin Humphrey. Next to Amy Chow, she’s my absolute favorite gymnast. Mostly because she was an underdog, someone even her own mother underestimated.
Even so, she is one of the best floor workers I have ever seen (to see why I think so, click here please) and she [...]
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Posted in Gymnasts, tagged jana bieger on September 27, 2007 | No Comments »
People have been harping about the hyped-up “rivalry” between Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin for the title of the best female gymnast in America. My answer to that is: WHO CARES. (I like Alicia best, anyway.)
But while Nastia duked it out bravely at Nationals, somehow saving her night and claiming third place (even if she [...]
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Posted in Gymnasts, tagged aarhus 2006, athens 2004, chellsie memmel, courtney mccool, jana bieger, martha karolyi, Olympics, terin humphrey, the "system" on September 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, not really. But she’s done more good than ill for USA gymnastics, and I think it’s time I told the world why I like (mostly) what the grande dame has done for the sport in America.
Mary Lou Retton:
“Marta, who is one-half of the whole ‘Bela’ equation…”
The Karolyis’ claim to fame is coaching gymnastics. No [...]
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“The Five Left Standing”
NBC gymnastics commentators love drama (Elfi Schlegel said so herself), but when it comes to the World Championships in 2003, at Anaheim, California, turns out that everybody in the American media loves drama. Case in point:
Eddie Pells, AP
“The sick, hurting, disheveled American women won the gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships.”
Ugh. [...]
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Posted in Gymnasts, tagged amy chow on September 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Ever since Amy Chow stood on the medal podium–twice–at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, I became interested in women’s artistic gymnastics, more or less depending on what year it was, who the stars were, and how much coverage it got on NBC.
The one, the only: Amy Chow
Amy became my favorite gymnast–how could she not; [...]
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