Recent content by IratePanda

I'm going to stage a personal boycott. It won't change anything. It's just a matter of principle for me.

It did. And some days, my goals are loftier than others. Today, I'm just trying not to lose my shit.

Okay, I feel ancient now.

Yes, it was--even though four of the six Soviet Olympians were over 19. The Romanians and East Germans had some very young gymnasts.

I'd nearly forgotten that Boginskaya trained at Karolyi's before Atlanta. Looking back, it was nice to see her so happy and relaxed in '95-'96. Strug really seemed to have a bond with the Karolyis at that point. I wonder if they really did mellow during their brief retirement, or if they were...

Yeah, when I first read the memor, it reeked of entitlement, delusion, and hubris. Reviewing it now hasn't changed my opinion. I also wonder what her experience might be like if she were a gymnast today. Honestly, I don't think it would be very different, despite the structural and cultural...

I guess that's some to put in her memoir. Oh, wait...

If the leotard is supposed to distract from the sloppy gymnastics, it's not working.

I'd guess that Kerri was (and maybe still is) very jealous of Shannon, and Shannon probably viewed Kerri as an interloper. Also, Kerri seems to have a very grating Type-A personality. Even though she describes herself as quiet and introverted, she might have radiated anxiety and hostility at...

Oh, shoot. How did I mess that up?

True. It was also the first year of the open-ended COP.

As a Southeast Asianist (my secondary teaching field), I love them. I agree that the smiles give them a Sanrio vibe, but that isn't a bad thing. Sanrio is wildly popular throughout Asia. Then again, I have a tween daughter and a house full of grinning geegaws and plushies, so you may wish to...

I think 2005 and 2013 were very good post-Olympic Worlds, but maybe they were outliers. In 2005, we had the Liukin-Memmel rivalry, plus Cheng Fei's breakout performance on V. 2013 had tons of starpower--Biles, Ross, Maroney, Mustafina, Huang Huidan, and Yao Jinnan. I personally loved 2009...

They have a lot of nerve, charging anything.

I watched Giulia Perroti's UB, BB, and FX from the Italian Championships. She has some good skills and a very nice performance quality. I couldn't find a recent V, but she could be in the mix with a DTY or even a semi-decent FTY. Mod note: inserted the videos mentioned Her Yurchenko full (not...