OMG Revamped Site!
For those who can see it, NBC has done an okay job profiling some of the non-American gymnasts, although the picture that they used for Sandra Izbasa’s profile sucks. She is MUCH MUCH prettier than that.
And the site, although pretty-fied, is still not very nice to international online vistors. That’s stupid.
Archive for April, 2008
NBC Olympics Revamped Site
Posted in Olympics on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sports Illustrated Article on Shawn
Posted in Articles, tagged shawn johnson on April 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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I have no comment on Shawn’s poetry.
Mirela Tugurlan Update
Posted in Gymnasts, Olympics, tagged mirela tugurlan on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You may remember that I wondered what had happened to 1996 Olympian Mirela Tugurlan (ROU).
Well, there was a (rather) recent article about her; she’s married (tied the knot in 2005) and has a daughter (born 2006). Apparently a broken knee ended Tugurlan’s international career in 1997. She began her coaching career at a gymnastics club in her hometown of Focşani in [...]
That’s So Chalked Up
Posted in Drama and Gossip, tagged jennifer sey on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a book that’s been on the radar for a while; Chalked Up, the gymnastics memoirs of former USA National Champion and World team member Jennifer Sey, who competed in the 1980s.
Sey was part of the Parkettes gymnastics club, home gym of 2000 Olympian Kristen Maloney, but better known as the lair of (gasp!) the Mrs. It is therefore not surprising [...]
NCAA Championships stuff
Posted in NCAA Gymnastics, tagged ashley postell, tasha schwikert on April 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The University of Georgia won the Super Six. Yawn. Can’t they lose at least once to make things interesting? The only time they lost this season was a competition right after they lost Kupets (I think). I only tolerate UGA because I’m a Kupets fan and because Grace Taylor is cute. Otherwise I would hate them for being so [...]
Vaguely Irritating
Posted in Olympics, tagged cheng fei, he kexin, jiang yuyuan on April 25, 2008 | 24 Comments »
Lightbulb Hands reported on a competition in China in which the Chinese girls (Jiang Yuyuan, Li Shanshan, He Kexin etc., etc.) showed off their MAD SKILLZ: He Kexin broke 17.000 on uneven bars and Jiang Yuyuan has an Amânar.
And they showed that they want that damn Olympic team gold medal.
But I’d rather they didn’t. (Sorry girls.)
I’d cheer [...]
Rest in peace, Lex.
Posted in Pictures and Montages on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Gymblog reported that Aleksas “Lex” Trotter, known variously as gymkingdiesel and islandboyrabian on Youtube, passed away on April 19.
Lex was a gymnastics montage maestro. Before launching his eponymous website, Lex had been the webmaster of nubianpoptart.com (defunct), which had been a popular video repository, and the prettiest fansite I’ve ever seen for Allyse Ishino.
The [...]
Shawn with Bob and Larry
Posted in Gymnasts, tagged shawn johnson on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Rick at Gymnastics Coaching.
I don’t prefer Shawn, but I LOVE VeggieTales. Bob and Larry are the best.
So, yeah. Listen to Bob and Larry (and Shawn) and go out and exercise.
Irina Deriugina suspended
Posted in Drama and Gossip, tagged rhythmic gymnastics on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rick at Gymnastics Coaching and International Gymnast report that Deriugina was indeed suspended from the FIG. She is the coach of current rhythmic World all-around champion Anna Bessonova (UKR), whose emotional win in 2007 halted the seeming dominance of Irina Viner’s rhythmic gymnasts.
Rhythmic fans find Deriugina’s firing to be VERY fishy.
For one thing, it was [...]
Lenika de Simone to compete for Stanford
Posted in NCAA Gymnastics, tagged lenika de simone on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Gymblog reported that one of Spain’s top gymnasts (and dare I say a better contender for her country due to Patricia Moreno’s fading potential), Lenika de Simone has signed on to compete for Stanford University.
I think I may need to haul my ass out to one of Stanford’s competitions one of these days (despite [...]
