It Came In The Mail

I was pleasantly surprised to receive a copy of International Gymnast magazine today, thanks to my roommate, who knows that I am “obsessed with gymnastics”. The issue I received was the Stuttgart Worlds edition. Although all the text in the magazine was old news to me, I was quite taken with some of the photographs.

There’s an absolutely adorable picture of Jiang Yuyuan* on floor exercise–if Longines (also known as “That Watch Company in Cahoots With FIG”) ever made a “Prize For Cuteness” to go along with their “Prize For Elegance” (ha), I’d nominate “Yuanyuan” quicker than it takes Shawn to say “It’s such an honor.”

*FIG can’t frigging spell. All over their official results and reports, Jiang’s name is given as “Yuyan”, when it’s actually supposed to be spelled “Yuyuan” as that is the correct way to pronounce it. And thus the FIG made me (I share Jiang’s ethnicity and I should know the right way to spell her name) look like a fool. I didn’t know it was supposed to be “Yuyuan” until I watched Chinese programming.

There’s also a very sweet picture of the Romanian girls Sandra Izbasa and Steliana Nistor consoling each other during the team final. They hadn’t had the best competition, and they knew they didn’t deserve the bronze. Sandra is very pretty.

As disgusting as this sounds, I can’t stop looking at the Chinese men’s armpit hair on the front cover. Surely they could have chosen a better picture…

Oh, and I got a poster of Shawn. It’s such an honor.

Speaking of Shawn, the proliferating rumors state that:

1. Shawn is having a “stress reaction” in her leg, that is, one step away from a stress fracture;

2. Chellsie is practicing her signature “jam” on bars, which is not conducive to her health;

3. Natasha Kelley is going to Glasgow for a Cup event. Good for her.