Posted in Gymnasts, tagged chellsie memmel on April 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I don’t understand the people who hate Chellsie Memmel because she has “bad form”, “ugly gymnastics”, “chucked skills”, “never smiles”, etc., etc.
Yes, I know her gymnastics ain’t what it used to be, but is that a reason to say such nasty and hurtful things about her?
Posted in Drama and Gossip, tagged rhythmic gymnastics on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Vladimir Putin isn’t marrying Alina Kabaeva after all.
That’s what BBC said!.
Bet Irina Viner’s disappointed HA HA.
Priceless quote from Putin:
I, personally, consider that our Russian women are the most talented and the most beautiful.
LOL.
Posted in Gymnasts, tagged lyudmila yezhova on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
…if she ever lost it in the first place.
Reason #3457628395614 why I love Lyudmila Yezhova Grebenkova:
No, I don’t know who the other people are. Hee hee.
Posted in Gymnasts, tagged nastia liukin on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
I mean seriously, have you seen those faces Nastia pulls during the opening strains of her floor music?
Blythe at the Gymblog made remarks about Nastia’s floor exercise. Yes, it’s not her best event; I’d have to be a bloody idiot to disagree, and I’m not THAT idiotic.
But I also think Nastia has meant her floor routine to be built the [...]
Posted in Drama and Gossip on April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
While a few other online sources have picked up on the Putin + Kabaeva story, there has been no confirmation from the Kremlin. No Louis XIV, is he? Anyway, there are people who are angrily denouncing the news as RUBBISH and NONSENSE, and that no such thing is happening.
And if you ask Alicia Sacramone about [...]
Posted in Other Meets, tagged steliana nistor on April 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After World Cup competitions (and other gymnastics competitions too), there is a banquet party where the gymnasts can relax, have some fun, and eat sweets (yes, I know).
At the banquet party after the Cottbus World Cup, Sean Golden (USA) thought it would be fun to take off his shirt.
Stela’s reaction is at 0:05-0:06.
LOL.
Posted in Articles, Gymnasts, Olympics, tagged ivana hong on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
From Blythe at the Gymblog, who got it from the New York Times:
Olympic Hopes Rooted in Tale of Close Escape
This isn’t the first time that the Times has written an article about Ivana that wasn’t actually about her…the other time they talked about her coach Armine Barutyan and about how HARD and DIFFICULT it was [...]
Posted in Drama and Gossip, tagged rhythmic gymnastics on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t follow rhythmic gymnastics but this cracked me up.
From Blythe at the Gymblog, who got it from International Gymnast.
“Moscow Correspondent” published that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, 55, divorced his wife two months ago, and plans to marry [2004 Olympic gold medallist Alina] Kabayeva, 25, in June.
HA HA d’you think Irina Viner approves?
As Rawles would [...]
Posted in Gymnasts, Other Meets, tagged darlene hill, kristina vaculik, nansy damianova, pacific alliance championships, peng-peng lee, samantha shapiro on April 13, 2008 | No Comments »
My parents watched the Pacific Alliance on TV with me.
On Kristina Vaculik’s floor
Mom: “The music is going too fast for her.”
On Emily Little’s vault
Dad: (after Tim talked about her bent knees) “Isn’t it bad to land on straight knees?”
On Peng-Peng Lee:
Dad: “Is she Chinese?”
On Sam Shapiro marching:
Mom: “Why is she walking like that?”
On Darlene Hill:
Mom: [...]
Posted in Other Meets, tagged cottbus world cup, jade barbosa, li shanshan, sandra izbasa, steliana nistor, xiao sha on April 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I watched the Pacific Alliance on NBC today.
Sam Shapiro’s beam routine is simply divine.
And may I express my belated condolences to Darlene Hill.
Now, about Cottbus:
From Blythe at the Gymblog:
Balance beam and floor exercise were contested.
BALANCE BEAM
1. Xiao Sha (CHN) 16.125 (well done!)
2. Li Shanshan (CHN) 15.325 (WTF what happened?!)
3. Sandra Izbasa (ROU) 15.300
3. Oksana [...]
