Recent content by ArnoldRimmer

Andrade in 22, Khorkina in 03 and Khorkina in 01 did Omelianchik entries. And then with Sydney it depends on one's belief system. But the rest all had at least one Yurchenko even in the 2 different vaults era yes. For non round offs, Olaru's 2nd vault in 99 is I believe the most Tsuk/Kas, and...

She's turning 17 and on the ANA list as things stand, so I don't see why not. And she certainly has the D scores. Usual caveats apply about domestic scoring, but you'd have to think Russia want to send her and Lyudmilla Roshchina. They have obvious potential.

I'm going to throw Meng Fei out there, while we're on the subject.

He's posted photos of himself in hospital on IG. Right shoulder, and he said he'd been struggling with this for a while but didn't specify the exact issue. Anyway that's obviously him out of worlds. A shame, but I trust the PH lot to provide a good final in his absence and also this is...

Wolf turns need banning.

Yes, I watched her floor last when catching up and was surprised by how relatively good it looked. I'd seen the results but half wondered if it was intended as a standings bump for the Olympian, considering what a mess she looked on the other events. I don't think we can rule this out as a...

One would hope!

No. I actually quite like the skirt, but the top half doesn't work at all. Love Suni's though.

Yes, I think the only locks were Simone and Shilese. One can make a good case for each of the others, but they weren't in the space where you're a default pick if you're healthy. Such a shame.

There you go, she was actually challenging British people of Irish descent to ask complex questions of our cultural experience. Its taken me a decade to understand what a gift that routine truly was.

Honestly I think more people would've vetoed it than not, in that situation.

That's plausible, but I'd argue also unwise. After all, Simone has had a tendency to bound out of passes for years. It was always a realistic possibility that she'd one day OOB her cushion away. The only surprising thing about the Tokyo floor final was that it didn't take a higher score to do...

Interesting topic. The sport no longer being default teen means we have not just athletes competing into their 30s, but also there's no longer an expectation that being younger is an advantage and the WAGs who continue into their 20s are extending their teenage careers. However, that does mean...

Everyone feel free to come back and laugh at me if this prediction is completely wrong, but I get the impression Simone's social media will be much more considered and controlled going forward, after last month's shenanigans. It's just unfortunate for her that she ended up learning that lesson...

Yes, Simone was in the wrong on that one. She just was. That said, I attribute plenty of blame to the knobhead who decided to make it her business in the first place. That is simply not a situation that needed to be created. It's especially mystifying when it comes from a supposed fan. I know...