Recent content by eanda

I've not watched a minute of the Olympics, but am sorry to have missed this. I'm sure it's a moment that will stay with all of those skiers - medal or not.

Thanks for that correction. I had forgotten about the Indiana facility being built.

Crossville, Tennessee. I remember seeing an announcement about establishing a center there, but not the details of how they landed there.

Does this link work for you? 2028 Olympic Qualifying

Because I love a spreadsheet and it's been a while since I've tracked qualifiers, I've set this up. Now to wait patiently to fill it in. Have I misinterpreted any of the criteria? Edited link: 2028 Olympic Qualifying

I really enjoyed watching this group of gymnasts develop and succeed over the years and for a while now GBR men have been one of my favorite teams.

Apparently like many here, I could go on and on about languages and language developement. Another example of situational use for me: I count in Russian, whether I'm in English or French. I only remember a few polite phrases of Russian at this point, but that stuck with me for counting.

I read books in French, and can follow most face-to-face conversations pretty well, just slow speaking. I still have trouble with news and movies/tv shows. I speak enough that If someone speaks to me in a third language, I actually struggle to speak English and automatically respond in French...

Is anyone watching the Australian Open? Being in the U.S., I hit the point a few days ago of not really knowing what day it was here or there - I just know what time I need to watch matches (this isn't helped any by the fact that I also haven't worked the last three Mondays). I would love to...

I knew it was multiple, I meant mix up which two from post to post. Maybe Russian/English one time, Italian/Russian another. What's the fun of the same two all the time when you have multiple.

Keep it interesting, mix up the two languages you use.😂

I can’t help myself sometimes from checking it out just to see the ridiculousness. Occasionally I start to reply, but senses come back and I remember it would be pointless.

The New York Times had a really nice obituary - much more than you would expect to see for a less well-known gymnast in a major media outlet. In the author's own bio, he writes "If someone bounced on a pogo stick across Australia or decorated their Christmas tree with replicas of Dairy Queen...

I think TAAF had some, but of course not nearly as active.

Same here. I'm really far more interested in gymnastics in other countries. I can only claim one other language for really being able to carry on a conversation, but can manage in a few more. I always enjoyed the language forums at Gymworld. Their success depends on having the audience, which...