I thought the hair focus in episode 2 was so odd and forced. Straight ponytails are racist now, apparently. How else are people supposed to wear their hair in this sport? Never mind the slew of short perms from the 80s. Or the feathery pixie cuts of the 90s. Oe Martha’s insistence on the girls...
Foot flexibility/toe point is no different than whole body flexibility. You have what you’re born with, and then you make up the difference with work. BUT, it really has to be done during certain periods of growth to have any meaningful effect.
Simone clearly doesn’t have the natural arch of...
For structural things (Bross Knees, this girl's elbows), I agree that there's a level of needing to ignore it/not penalize it.
Feet, however, I do not agree with. You can absolutely improve the line of the flattest of feet (and improve the arch as the foot grows) as long as you intervene...
The crystal explosion in general is overwhelming, but for the life of me, I cannot understand all the criss crosses in the back and why they're on every leotard. Most of the leos would benefit tremendously from simply removing the criss crossess.
Whyyyyy
Goodness, not everything is a trauma or about trauma, and this sort of speculation on the subject is infantilizing when clearly she’s put in that work to compete in the .01% of her sport.
I work with elite and pro athletes across multiple sports. They are a different breed. Not competing isn’t...