Because of Shawn Johnson's sudden retirement I have decided to make this video about her. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyd7w-XPRN8&feature=plcp
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Nastia vs. Rebecca
So we have two girl in the same gym with the SAME COACH both trying to make this 5 member Olympic team. You have to know there is some drama going on behind the scenes. And what do you think is going through Coach Valeri's head? He knows both these girls, who are BOTH competing only beam and bars, won't both make it. And I'm sure he can't help pulling a little harder for his cash cow and own daughter Nastia.
Even though Rebecca in my opinion is no where near deserving of an Olympic spot (girl can't even land her beam dismount), you have to feel a little bad for her always being in Nastia's shadow. I'm sure she feel a little ignored by Valeri. Look at Valeri watching Rebecca train for this weekend's Visa Champs. He just doesn't seem to care what the hell she's doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkksxyGxz-g I predict that Nastia will make it over Rebecca and she will be crushed. And I will feel a little bad for her. I just think trying to get two Olympians on the five person team is too much for one coach to handle. He has to prioritize one gymnast over the other, even if he's doing it subconsciously, and in this case it's Nastia.
I am wondering whatever happened to Yevgeny Marchenko? Why can't he help Rebecca while Valeri helps Nastia? That would seem to level the playing field a little. What do you think?
I am wondering whatever happened to Yevgeny Marchenko? Why can't he help Rebecca while Valeri helps Nastia? That would seem to level the playing field a little. What do you think?
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
VISA CHAMPIONSHIPS PREDICTIONS
MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE MAJOR PLAYERS:
Shawn: Will show up to watch, be swarmed with media and autograph requests, and cause general hype which will take most of the focus off the actual gymnasts.
Nastia: This could go one of two ways. I predict that Nastia will show a solid beam routine a la Secret Classic. Bars will be where she sinks or swims. Nastia will have to blow everyone away to make it to trials and especially Olympics. I think her bars will be either spectacular, or she will crash and burn.
Rebecca Bross: Falls again if she goes for the same ridiculous Patterson dismount. If she makes it to trials, it will be by the skin of her teeth. (The dynamic with her, Nastia, and Valeri in the gym has to be weird. I guarantee only one out of Nastia and Bross makes the team for London. )
Kyla Ross: Stuns everyone. Performs spectacularly. Throws a wrench into Martha's selection process. I think that as of now Kyla 100% deserves to be on this team.
Jordyn Wieber: She'll win it if she can hold it together on bars. I think that barring any disasters, Jordyn's a lock. Same for Aly, as long as Martha doesn't screw her over for someone else.
STAY TUNED: More predictions coming tomorrow!;)
Shawn: Will show up to watch, be swarmed with media and autograph requests, and cause general hype which will take most of the focus off the actual gymnasts.
Nastia: This could go one of two ways. I predict that Nastia will show a solid beam routine a la Secret Classic. Bars will be where she sinks or swims. Nastia will have to blow everyone away to make it to trials and especially Olympics. I think her bars will be either spectacular, or she will crash and burn.
Rebecca Bross: Falls again if she goes for the same ridiculous Patterson dismount. If she makes it to trials, it will be by the skin of her teeth. (The dynamic with her, Nastia, and Valeri in the gym has to be weird. I guarantee only one out of Nastia and Bross makes the team for London. )
I Love Nadia Comaneci
Random post for today: WHY I LOVE NADIA COMANECI
Expect lots of my posts on this blog to be about Nadia Comaneci, the greatest gymnast of all time.
If you have been living under a rock, or if you are a child, you might not know that Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast in Olympic history to achieve a score of 10.0. Since no competitors were expected to receive a perfect score, the scoreboard could not even accommodate the perfect score and flashed a 1.00 which confused everyone, especially Nadia. Nadia went on to score six more 10.0s in those 1976 Olympic games, and won five medals, three of them gold. She won two more gold and 2 silver medals in Moscow, bringing her Olympic medal count to 9.
The reason I love Nadia, besides here remarkable success in gymnastics, is because of her attitude. She seems to be one of the only, if not THE only, elite gymnast who has not gone media crazy after succeeding in major competition. I have never had the honor to meet her personally, but in every interview I have ever watched, Nadia seems completely humble and almost surprised with her success. It is obvious that she never went into a competition expecting anything or thinking she was better than everyone else. She stated in one interview that she felt she received that first 10 not because her performance was the greatest ever, but simply because the judges felt she had performed better than a previous gymnast who they had given a 9.95, and Nadia had performed a bit better. She also mentioned that one of her teammates had also scored a perfect 10, and that she didn't understand why she was the one to receive all of the attention.
The OTHER thing that I think is so great and special about Nadia is she is one of the only elite gymnasts who has stayed fit! So many gymnasts turn into fat pigs almost immediately upon retiring. But Nadia is still looking super fit!
So this is why I am currently obsessing over the best gymnast of all time, Nadia Comaneci.
Here is a picture of the beautiful and perfect Comaneci.
Expect lots of my posts on this blog to be about Nadia Comaneci, the greatest gymnast of all time.
If you have been living under a rock, or if you are a child, you might not know that Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast in Olympic history to achieve a score of 10.0. Since no competitors were expected to receive a perfect score, the scoreboard could not even accommodate the perfect score and flashed a 1.00 which confused everyone, especially Nadia. Nadia went on to score six more 10.0s in those 1976 Olympic games, and won five medals, three of them gold. She won two more gold and 2 silver medals in Moscow, bringing her Olympic medal count to 9.
The reason I love Nadia, besides here remarkable success in gymnastics, is because of her attitude. She seems to be one of the only, if not THE only, elite gymnast who has not gone media crazy after succeeding in major competition. I have never had the honor to meet her personally, but in every interview I have ever watched, Nadia seems completely humble and almost surprised with her success. It is obvious that she never went into a competition expecting anything or thinking she was better than everyone else. She stated in one interview that she felt she received that first 10 not because her performance was the greatest ever, but simply because the judges felt she had performed better than a previous gymnast who they had given a 9.95, and Nadia had performed a bit better. She also mentioned that one of her teammates had also scored a perfect 10, and that she didn't understand why she was the one to receive all of the attention.
The OTHER thing that I think is so great and special about Nadia is she is one of the only elite gymnasts who has stayed fit! So many gymnasts turn into fat pigs almost immediately upon retiring. But Nadia is still looking super fit!
So this is why I am currently obsessing over the best gymnast of all time, Nadia Comaneci.
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