Friday, January 16, 2009

Some random things in Gymnastics that I DON'T like

1. The White leo: Why do gymnasts even wear one? Even if you're a waif, white is not flattering. It's going to make you look larger than you are, plus you can SEE through it. Just pleae, never, ever. At the 1996 Olympics it's like they were obsessed with white. There were umpteen dfferent varieties. Thank goodness Dawes finally dawned a red one for floor event finals.

2. Bad salutes. I think Kristen Maloney is the most guilty of this offense. She did this totally weird... take a hop on the landing, and then just turn to salute without "finishing" the landing, ya know?

3. Beam shoes. I just don't like the interuption of the line of a gymnast's leg that they create.

4. The side flip on beam. It's just ugly.

5. The stupid "if there is a tie for gold, then there is no silver medal" rule. WTF?


hmmm...more to come.

2 comments:

Maggie said...

I'm soooooooo glad you're posting again. :)

Elizabethavery said...

Yay, you're welcome!

I mean, srsly, WHITE leos?