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 gymnastics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gymnastics. 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
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.
Chellsie Memmel: DENIED!
WHAT I THINK OF THE CHELLSIE MEMMEL FIASCO
I realize that I am a bit late posting on this, but I wanted to share my thoughts on Chellsie Memmel petitioning to Nationals, competing one event and falling twice at Classics, and then being denied to compete at Nationals.
Well first off, I do not know what Chellsie was even thinking trying to qualify to Visas and Olympic trials in the first place. I guess it is always hard for a gymnast to come to terms with the fact that their elite career, which has been their entire life, is over. Injured Chellsie obviously did not have a prayer of making the Olympic team, and I'm sure she realized that. However, due to the huge sacrifices she has made for the good of Team USA over the years, I believe that she should have been given the chance to compete at Nationals simply as a gesture of goodwill by USA Gymnastics. They should have shown respect to this standout gymnast who has done so much for USAG over the years.
And I think it might have gone that way, had Chellsie not refused to attend Marta Karolyi's monthly team training camps. I for one am actually a bit surprised that Chellsie was allowed to remain on the nationals team after apparently not having attended a camp in several years. I feel that while what happened to Chellsie is sad and a bit unfair, it is not surprising. People have referenced Shawn Johnson's petition to Nationals in 2011, which was accepted even after she fell twice at Classics just like Chellsie. However, Shawn was attending camps. And in my opinion, that's what made the difference.
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