No, I am not talking about Nastia’s jeans or anything like that. Lightbulb Hands said concerning Spot 6 on the USA Olympic Team: Bieger seems to be everybody’s current #6 despite not even being on their short list for so long and Sloan, who was the lock up until Trials, is now out. God, we [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Fashionable Gymnasts
Posted in Gymnasts, tagged natalia laschenova, svetlana boguinskaya on June 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Australian Team announced
Posted in Olympics, tagged daria joura, lauren mitchell on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Australia will be represented in Beijing by: Dasha Joura Lauren Mitchell Ashleigh Brennan Shona Morgan Olivia Vivian Georgia Bonora Thanks to Mez of the excellent Australian Gymnastics Blog.
British Team announced
Posted in Olympics, tagged beth tweddle, marissa king, rebecca downie on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Great Britain will be represented in Beijing by: Beth Tweddle Becky Downie Becky Wing Hannah Whelan Laura Jones Marissa King Hope to see them in Team Finals.
Sac’s Playlist and Chellsie Shirts
Posted in Articles, Gymnasts, Olympics, tagged alicia sacramone, chellsie memmel on June 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Women’s Health Magazine interviewed Alicia and also posted some songs on her iPod. I don’t like them (the songs I mean). If you’re a Chellsie Memmel fan, you can buy special T-shirts to show your support. I assume this is a limited time offer.
Is Corrie Lothrop working on an Amânar?
Posted in Articles, tagged corrie lothrop on June 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
According to an article on her: Gearing up for the camp at Karolyi Ranch, Lothrop is working on a new vault (the same one as Shawn Johnson ), which is believed to be the most difficult in the world. If she gets it, she’ll have a fair chance of making the team. What do y’all [...]
Romanian Team announced
Posted in Olympics, tagged ana-maria tamarjan, andreea acatrinei, andreea grigore, cerasela patrascu, daniela druncea, gabriela dragoi, sandra izbasa, steliana nistor on June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Romania, the defending Olympic team champion, will be represented in Beijing by: Sandra Izbasa Steliana Nistor Ana-Maria Tămârjan Gabriela Dragoi Andreea Acatrinei Andreea Grigore WHAT! No Cerasela Pătraşcu? If she hasn’t healed fully yet that would be reasonable, but I’ve been hearing differing reports on her situation. Apparently the Romanians think that her bars score [...]
When the Dust Settled
Posted in Gymnasts, tagged alicia sacramone, jana bieger, samantha peszek, shawn johnson, xiao sha, zhang nan on June 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Random Thoughts to keep you entertained: I can identify with Sam P. and her relationship with Alicia. When I was her age I practically worshiped some of my peers and would want to hang out with them ALL the time, like Sam does with Alicia. The main difference being that Alicia is a lot nicer [...]
Verona van de Leur is Retired
Posted in Gymnasts, tagged suzanne harmes, verona van de leur on June 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
That’s right; my own personal Gymnastics Ambassador is retired and will not go to Beijing. Excuse me while I go cry. Verona was one of the Netherlands’ top talents in gymnastics, being Dutch national champion several times, but she never went to an Olympics. She had a shot this time around, but OMG DRAMA in [...]
Final Thoughts on Olympic Trials
Posted in Olympics, Other Meets, tagged alicia sacramone, chellsie memmel, nastia liukin, olympic trials, samatha peszek, shawn johnson on June 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Whew. I have not spent so much time in front of the television as I did this weekend for a long time. Not only did I watch gymnastics, but I watched the Diving Trials as well. So I watched Night One with my parents…this is how it went down: NBC’s broadcast started while my mother [...]
Olympic Trials Quick Hits Commentary
Posted in Olympics, Other Meets, tagged alicia sacramone, amber trani, bridget sloan, chellsie memmel, jana bieger, mattie larson, nastia liukin, olympic trials, samantha peszek, shawn johnson, shayla worley on June 20, 2008 | 8 Comments »
So I spent two hours of my life sitting in front of the computer screen, madly refreshing the Quick Hits page on International Gymnast. Of course I’ll watch NBC’s coverage tomorrow, or at least try my best to, but here are my thoughts so far: Sam P. is looking good. Alicia was disappointing on everything [...]
