Recent content by gold

Given their history of trying to dodge the Olympics and sporting events in general, this seems like the right thing to do. They deserve to be called out publicly for continually denying their athletes opportunities to compete. The athletes themselves aren’t being punished, as they have an...

Thanks to those who are helping explain the result! Has Linoy Ashram just recently added difficulty to her routines? She dominated this competition after always being in the Averina shadows. She wasn’t even on the podium at this year’s Europeans. Yes she won by a small margin, but she counted a...

I haven’t watched the Final yet, but I watch all the rhythmic World Cups throughout the year, and at least one Averina almost always beats Linoy, so what caused the sudden shift here? And she even won with a drop. I love Linoy’s work and I’m thrilled for her, but it’s rhythmic gymnastics so I...

It’s not that I don’t believe that Simone has this Twisties condition, it’s just that I’ve been involved in gymnastics my whole life and have never seen an elite gymnast withdraw from any sort of competition because of it. In fact, I’ve never heard this terminology used for a mental block before...

There was nothing at all wrong with MyKayla crying a little, it’s normal human emotion. She had just gotten her Olympic medal hopes crushed. Qualifications is so stressful for the US because of the horrible 2-per country rule and it probably feels even worse for the Individuals because it’s...

I don’t think tagging USAG is a big deal. It’s not as if they’re going to share the tweet. We should be more upset at her mom for putting her in this position than some writer. The fact that a prominent Olympian’s mother is going to jail the day her daughter is likely to win Olympic gold is very...

I think there would be less outrage over Morgan getting cut if everyone and their mom hadn’t gotten selected for Trials. The gymnast who placed 17th out of 23 competitors and has done absolutely nothing for Team USA gets to go to Olympic Trials, but the gymnast who won the last American Cup...