1. I miss John Tesh
2. I really disliked the Phelps vault -- why did they not amend the rules any, when every gymnast had a different way of doing it, none of which were correct?
3. Roza Galieva is queen of the gymnasts with sassy walks & neat salutes
4. I wonder how Atler would have fared playing the "Sacramone role" (i.e. no bars)
5. Jamie Dantzscher really had one of the nicest triple fulls and double fronts I've ever seen.
6. The 2000 Olympics really were disappointing...so much exciting talent and yet the Romanians racked up the medals.
7. I really would have given Cheng Fei the bronze over Patricia Moreno at the 2004 Olympics on FX EF.
8. I'd be really curious to interview Elise Ray, Kriten Maloney & Jamie Dantzscher about their experience in Sydney -- I don't think it was good for anyone.
9. How did Emilie LePennec win the UB title in Athens? I mean, she had a Def, but seriously? What else?
10. Can't wait to see more from everyone this year, but most especially Bross, Hong & Shapiro!
Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Top Gymnastic Pet Peeves
(in no particular order)
The Memmel Wrist
She doesn't move her arms at all, she just moves at the wrist. Three times. Ick. It's not graceful at all. I'm thinking it's not technically correct. It's not just when she "salutes" but also during choreography. It seems like a bad example of Americans trying to be graceful. Russia nor China would approve.
The Gogean Recycling Program
Honestly, it seems like in just about every beam or floor routine Gina Gogean did, she recycle these arm movements in her choreography. And yes, that is Romania for you, but it seemed to happen more with Gogean than with any other gymnast.
Here @ :56
Here @ :48
Here @ 1:24
...you get the picture
The Khorkina Fudged Landing
It seems as though time and time again, judges conveniently overlooked Khorkina's mis-steps, including her landings on floor. Now, I love Khorkina, but I do think she was often times given the benefit of the doubt.
After the first tumbling pass. I don't like this for two reasons. It's deliberately designed so as to be difficult to judge, because how do we really know how well she "sticks" it? Sorry, but that gets a thumb down from me.
The Sacramaloney Faux Salute
Alicia and Kristen are both guilty. I REALLY don't like this. Rather than definitively landing a vault/dismount, they take a little hop, then turn to salute without finishing the landing first. ARG DO NOT do this. Thisis just annoying. Take your time. Don't be so hyper to finish. Be definitive in your landing. so you didn't stick it. Who cares? FINISH the move. Ewww ew ew this is just annoying beyond belief.
A-Sac:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYxnSZdniw
Or Maloney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVn5CI0lx3o (ew ew EW!)
Bogi does NOT approve
The Memmel Wrist
She doesn't move her arms at all, she just moves at the wrist. Three times. Ick. It's not graceful at all. I'm thinking it's not technically correct. It's not just when she "salutes" but also during choreography. It seems like a bad example of Americans trying to be graceful. Russia nor China would approve.
The Gogean Recycling Program
Honestly, it seems like in just about every beam or floor routine Gina Gogean did, she recycle these arm movements in her choreography. And yes, that is Romania for you, but it seemed to happen more with Gogean than with any other gymnast.
Here @ :56
Here @ :48
Here @ 1:24
...you get the picture
The Khorkina Fudged Landing
It seems as though time and time again, judges conveniently overlooked Khorkina's mis-steps, including her landings on floor. Now, I love Khorkina, but I do think she was often times given the benefit of the doubt.
After the first tumbling pass. I don't like this for two reasons. It's deliberately designed so as to be difficult to judge, because how do we really know how well she "sticks" it? Sorry, but that gets a thumb down from me.
The Sacramaloney Faux Salute
Alicia and Kristen are both guilty. I REALLY don't like this. Rather than definitively landing a vault/dismount, they take a little hop, then turn to salute without finishing the landing first. ARG DO NOT do this. Thisis just annoying. Take your time. Don't be so hyper to finish. Be definitive in your landing. so you didn't stick it. Who cares? FINISH the move. Ewww ew ew this is just annoying beyond belief.
A-Sac:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYxnSZdniw
Or Maloney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVn5CI0lx3o (ew ew EW!)
Bogi does NOT approve
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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