Recent content by Caledi

Yeah, I mean she doesn't even really salute. In hindsight it does look very fake.

They physically beat Cercea up and nobody did anything about it? This whole saga just gets sadder and sadder. Also, not "allowing" others to use "their" equipment is just so petty and pointless. It's not like they're going to wear it out.

Fun fact about USAG compulsory routines. I don't know if this is still the case, but at least ~15 years ago when I was more involved, they choreographed the routine first and then "composed" music to match. That's why the music sounds so awful.

Larisa Iordache in 2015?

I have a probably silly question about the AIN status. If they are not officially representing their countries, then can they get 2-per-countried? And if they can, are the slots separate for Russia and Belarus? I am guessing they can get 2-per-countried and that the slots are separate, but I...

I love that you can see his coaches and teammates cracking up in the background at 0:30

But why let it happen twice? If you know that in-competition testing doesn't count (and he absolutely would have been notified after the first missed test), then why not be more careful the next time? (Not to mention that the other athletes don't seem to have had this problem.)

I agree. I almost feel like who's to say what is visible in realtime? If I have poor eyesight or am not well-trained enough to spot a 180 split, does that mean I get to deduct it because it wasn't "visible" to me? It just feels very unobjective, which is strange considering that all of the...

"Smoothie King Center"? Am I reading that right? I know most stadiums have corporate sponsors but for some reason this one sounds so much weirder to me.

Oh, I hadn't thought of Allyson Felix but she's a good choice! Bonus points that she is from Los Angeles.

That website also says Nadia Comaneci died in a car accident on Tuesday?! https://www.kickaction.com.ng/2024/09/06/6-times-olympic-medalist-is-gone-the-6-times-olympic-medalist-nadia-comaneci-died-after-been-struck-by/ So it may not be the most reliable source, unless something happened to...

True but Miley Cyrus isn't from LA. I think they're doing all LA/Californian artists. (H.E.R. who did the anthem is from Northern California) (ETA: neither are the other names brought up above)

Yeah the LA part is supposedly a beach party with surprise guests or something like that. I'm guessing at least Snoop since he's from Long Beach and was all over these Games?

This is so corny but at least it's fast-paced.

She may have had an EB-1 (as an Olympic medalist she has a straightforward case - and I believe she's the only NCAA gymnast who is an Olympic medalist not from the US?), and being from the UK she's not subject to the same quotas/lines as some people.