While this article is Bad News, I did snort at the title. Typical Romanian drama-mongering for you…
Comaneci no longer inspires…etc., etc.
While no one believed Belu et. al when they said Romanian gymnastics was at a crisis point in 2002-2003, I see no reason not to disbelieve Forminte yet when he cries “Crisis!” now.
It’s true that [...]
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Posted in Drama and Gossip, Other Meets, tagged darlene hill, ivana hong, jana bieger, jordyn wieber, lyudmila yezhova, nastia liukin, rebecca bross, samantha shapiro on March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For some reason they’re calling this the Pacific Rim something-or-other. Oh well.
All right people. Here’s the word on the street on who’s going:
Seniors
Jana Bieger (yay!)
Darlene Hill
Nastia Liukin (eh?!)
WHAT NO CHELLSIE.
Apparently Darlene’s gotten another assignment. That’s more than can be said for poor Lou Stack-Eaton and Amber Trani. But then both of them are injured. (The [...]
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Before anything else is to be said, I must direct you to the wonderful tribute the Gymblog featured on Miss Terin Humphrey. God I miss her. (sob)
Now, then…
The Real All-Around Champion of the 1992 Olympic Games
Who was it? Shannon Miller or Tatiana Gutsu?
Those who support Gutsu say that it came down to difficulty between her and [...]
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It’s Russia-Romania Day…
Feel free to answer all, some, or none of the questions in the comments. I enjoy reading the answers.
1. How tall is Sandra Izbasa (I’ve heard conflicting reports)?
2. What happened to Zamo’s mother? (I heard she sadly passed away, but when and how?)
3. Where in the world is Mirela Tugurlan (ROM)?
4. Is Produnova still [...]
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Posted in Drama and Gossip, Olympics, tagged chellsie memmel, deng linlin, he kexin, jiang yuyuan, nastia liukin, shawn johnson, shayla worley, yang yilin on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Gymblog remarked on the depth of the Chinese team in the wake of Deng Linlin and He Kexin’s splashes into the Doha World Cup scene. The Chinese Olympic roster is not going to be an easy one to build, certainly.
Now I would like to take note of uneven bars A-scores between the Chinese and [...]
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For those of you wondering why Chellsie isn’t going to Italy–word is on the street that she’s going to Pacific Alliance.
The Doha World Cup event began just today (yesterday?)– and He Kexin (CHN), the princess of crazy uneven bars releases, recieved a 7.4 A-score (16.45 total!) in qualifications…I guess Nastia and Ksenia Semyonova better watch [...]
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I’m sorry to keep harping on about this, but the gymnastics fan in me is devastated.
The Olympic Effect posted its reaction to Courtney’s injury.
Miss Kupets being carried off the floor by a UGA coach-person
It’s like an Elegy. The author seemed confident that Courtney really was gunning for a comeback after NCAA Championships (despite her [...]
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YAY! YAY! Well done, Nastia!
No, I did not get to watch it. I am taking a study break right now actually.
Katrina informed me that Shayla clipped her heels during her uneven bars routine though. What a shame, and her dismount was looking so good…
And *GASP* Shawn sat down on her Amânar! Don’t be sad, Shawn, Cheng [...]
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Posted in Drama and Gossip, Other Meets, tagged amber trani, american cup, bridget sloan, daria joura, jana bieger, lauren mitchell, nastia liukin, pacific alliance, samantha peszek, shawn johnson, shayla worley, vanessa ferrari on February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m not excited for the American Cup, which is coming next week.
Mostly because I’m not interested in watching Shawn Johnson dominate the meet. Not even if Shawn throws her Amânar vault, which she probably won’t.
However, what I am pleased about, is that this is the time when Nastia, Shayla, and Shawn will likely unveil [...]
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I love women’s artistic gymnastics, because it might very well be one of the toughest sports in the world and it looks amazing when it’s well done. But what fascinates me more is the stark contrast between what these ladies do, and who they really are.
I like seeing how human they are, even if I don’t like what I see. [...]
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