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The only thing that could make this idea more on the nose is the tagtline "...with special guest Monica Phelps."

It seems as though even when we're pronouncing the vowels and consonants correctly, non-Russian speakers are frequently getting the stresses wrong. In addition to showing some gorgeous gymnastics from perhaps my favorite era, this old Soviet newsreel is useful because the narrator lists the...

Luckily she never forgot this.

In the USA TF lineup thread (Hezley's not doing any events in TF): Edit: On second thought, I guess this is a semi-legit question. Participants in racing sports don't get medals if their teammates place in the finals. So I can sort of understand the reasoning that other mostly-individual...

I lurk there (and here), and my impression is that she is not a longtime gymternetter. IIRC, she said that several years ago her friend (u/bretonstripes, I think) wanted to write a novel that involved gymnastics, so they both started researching the sport. KK then watched every major gymnastics...

Not to beat a dead horse, but I think the way this video – and the media in general, for the most part – frames Simone’s decision is a little off-base. She pulled out of TF because had she continued, she almost certainly would have gotten injured, and, as she said in the press conference, hurt...

It might be fun to see acro, too–I find it to be spectacular.

Thank you!!

I’m always surprised by the choice to set a routine to music that accelerates, like Maroney’s in 2011 or Raisman’s in 2011–12. I know it’s intended to build excitement, but no human gymnast is going to have the gas to keep up with the tempo. So as the music speeds up, the choreography–by design...

I direct a community band–all adults, many of whom are playing an instrument for the first time–and let me tell you, this is ALL TRUE. As a viewer, though, it is frustrating to watch dance that has at best a long-distance relationship with the beat. I seem to recall a gymnast in the past few...

Reinstate the one-touch warm-up in EFs!

Denn, are you at liberty to tell us, however generally, more about the range of views in the US gymnastics community about Simone’s participation in the Olympics? And who is stating them, i.e. athletes, coaches, USAG staff, people in Tokyo vs. people at home? I’m sorry to pry–especially in my...