tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post7752134116206058595..comments2024-03-11T00:26:35.303-07:00Comments on The Many Banes of My Existence by Alexis: USA Women's Olympic Gymnasts Rule!AlexisARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-77023663824125290112012-08-05T20:18:47.973-07:002012-08-05T20:18:47.973-07:00I didn't live through the era, but I've se...I didn't live through the era, but I've seen footage and my parents have talked about her. She was really cute and she's 99% responsible for revolutionizing the sport of gymnastics and making it popular in the western countries, with the remaining 1% probably going to Nadia Comaneci, who even had The Young and the Restless theme renamed after her.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-55882440790833180542012-08-05T16:03:05.436-07:002012-08-05T16:03:05.436-07:00In 1972 I had SUCH a crush on Olga Korbut! I thoug...In 1972 I had SUCH a crush on Olga Korbut! I thought she was so beautiful! I was 15, she was two years older than me.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774822085901274565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-89114196219425391142012-08-01T14:51:11.379-07:002012-08-01T14:51:11.379-07:00I read that Gabby Douglas is 4' 11" as we...I read that Gabby Douglas is 4' 11" as well, although you would never know it from looking at her by herself with no frame for height reference because of her build. She's leaner and has a thinner neck than does the typical gymnast. Gymnastics is a sport for petite people.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-13655285691191423952012-08-01T09:37:47.068-07:002012-08-01T09:37:47.068-07:00I would be able to do nearly all of the floor rout...I would be able to do nearly all of the floor routine because tumbling is something you can do with no apparati, so I never really stopped doing that when my parents were not looking, although I'm sure they know. I've down what I did on the beam except on the floor while pretending it was a 10-centimeter wide platform, so almost everything but the mount and dismount can be simulated. On the bars and especially the vault I would be up a creek. When I'm 18 I'm using gymnastics equipment at the university. My parents might finally say yes if I asked now, but I've gone so long that what's four more months?AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-74490814322784109112012-08-01T09:08:07.883-07:002012-08-01T09:08:07.883-07:00We watched last night too. I thought I heard that...We watched last night too. I thought I heard that one of the Russian girls is only 4'11. Russia really did poorly on the beam, and the floor routine. I can imagine how annoying it is to be in the atmosphere, though. I know I couldn't get psyched in to doing all those flips and balance routines. <br /> <br />Putting aside all of the injuries you’ve sustained over the last few years, do you think you would be able to do some of your old gymnastic routines?Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680126268043179695noreply@blogger.com