A Clarification

A fellow blogger commented on my "body type "entry, saying that gymnasts with bodies like Maloney and Raducan still went on to have great successes. I didn't mean to suggest that they could not; only that with a body like Nastia's, you've already got a tremendous advantage in the bag.

Case in point, look at this pose:



With a body like Liukin's, this is just going to look prettier on her than someone else with legs that are shorter and more muscular. But obviously, gymnasts like Shawn Johnson still went on to win titles. I'm just saying that it gives Nastia an extra "wow" factor that her legs are SO long, straight and lean.