Recent content by dweiss324

I can barely come up with 5 gymnasts in my head that have done interesting front tumbling in the last decade. Man the code sucks.

Put in that context, that sucks. I'm sure she's not the only gymnast with an Olympic gold and no other world or Olympic medals, but what could have been for her is quite unfortunate.

The only thing I can resonate with is ... It was a little awkward at first to put on a singlet, and I was never comfortable changing in public between shorts and pants in front of crowds (when I was 12-18). We'd drop trou all the time in highschool at practice, but whatever. I think part of...

I'm really trying to see his point of view, but all I see is vanity and insecurity. I also think it's less flattering frankly. I can get more behind it for younger kids, as an argument to lower "barriers" to the sport, but as a professional athlete that, let's face it, is no Michael Jordan...

Oh man, I get bored after my 3rd year at the same conference. God bless her

I was just saying I wished casual gymnastics as an adult was affordable slash free and there was no pressure

I wish I had the money and facilities to casually train. Why bother with competitions? My experience is... I usually don't win them.

The point that needs to be made to appeal to producers is that separating scores would not hurt a viewing experience. Quite the contrary! It would help build drama, not hurt it. If a rotation gets hot, or if good gymnasts with hit routines start getting 9.9s when the line up was stuck in the...

Gymnastics: the gift that keeps on giving

My hips ratcheting around in their sockets as I try to get comfortable in bed is like a sound machine and a gently rocking cradle in one

The guardian article is fairly coherent and informed, even nuanced, and Dunne is clearly not an idiot. I for one, would much rather hear commentary from Hu on the value of a ten as it relates to her career, mastery of an event, and performance on a less competitive team, without the platform...

It's a Maloney - pak and a double layout. She has four years to clean up. I'm just saying I'm not surprised she cracked Arkansas' bar lineup considering. All she has to do is hit handstands and stick the dismount. (And learn how to properly do a Maloney lol). And here I am defending Roberson's...

It's not super surprising to me that Roberson can swing an NCAA bars routine... Both Skinner and Carey proved that reducing difficulty could provide some nice quality and consistent routine contributions.

That photo shows so much butt that I don't even feel comfortable commenting on this thread

Agreed. I think the parity is a nice step forward. And while legacy program and reputation scoring will never be fully eradicated (see Florida and UCLA floor recently), I think it's moving in the right direction. I think programs need to honestly lower their expectations of what success looks...