(Not neccesarily to be taken seriously, but I actually am quite confident that something close to these predictions will actually happen.)
-UGA! Back Four More! (and the other gimmicky stuff UGA likes to come up with)
-Courtney Kupets will win everything else! (Unless she gets injured.)
-Except uneven bars! (Terin Humphrey for the win.)
-Grace Taylor is cute! (Well, she [...]
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Blythe at the Gymblog reports that 2002 world champion and current Utah gymnast Ashley Postell is putting plans for Beijing on hold.
Oh, well.
Along with Courtney Kupets, Postell was tabbed by fans as a possible Olympic comeback, especially as she’s explicitly stated (unlike Courtney) that she wants to go.
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Yes, Mohini Bhardwaj, USA’s 2004 Olympian comeback kid, is married. To a military man.
I saw the news in Mo’s Wikipedia entry a couple of days ago, but I am extending my congratulations now.
So then…congratulations, Mo! All the best.
NBC’s retelling of Mohini’s Olympic comeback story:
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A shame, really. I remember Tim really hyping her up back at the 2006 Pacific Alliance.
And so soon before Beijing, too.
I wish Hollie all the best in her future, whether she returns or not.
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Posted in Gymnasts, Olympics, World Championships, tagged 2007 stuttgart, asian games, cha yong hwa, hong su jong, hong un jong, kim myong bok, north korea, Olympics, pyon kwang sun on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
North Korea has a bad habit of screwing up their gymnast’s birthdays. Oh dear me, whatever shall we do. [/sarcasm] And since 1991 world champion Kim Gwang Suk (the poor thing was losing her baby teeth in Barcelona!), they haven’t gotten much better. Pooh.
Anyway, North Korea could only qualify two gymnasts to Beijing, despite their [...]
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Access Hollywood interviewed Alicia Sacramone, Sam Peszek, and Shawn Johnson. I got bored after watching Alicia’s, but here they are for your enjoyment:
Alicia Sacramone–Justin Timberlake? Srsly?
Sam Peszek–Everyone is welcome on her iPod! RLY!
Shawn Johnson–Why does she keep looking off screen?
In other news, Blythe at the Gymblog listed 12 gymnasts to watch out for in 2008:
Shawn [...]
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Posted in Olympics on January 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As it’s Olympic year, I anticipate NBC making much of whos and whats and wheres, with their trio of commenators: Elfi, Tim, and Al.
Now I think if there’s anyone who needs to be kicked out of the commentator box, it’s Elfi. Yes, Elfi. She’s supposed to be one of the ‘in the know’ people for folks like Al [...]
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Well, before I officially step into 2008, let me just say this:
Congratulations to 1996 Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu and her husband on welcoming their new baby Carmen into the world. (Please do not hang her from a clothesline, or make her write an autobiography before she is out of her teens. Thanks so much.)
Congratulations also [...]
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