Recent content by IratePanda

They might have retired then, too, but they definitely stepped away from coaching after Zmeskal underperformed in Barcelona.

Did Alexandrov coach her during the Karolyis' brief retirement?

What a great competition. Now let's encase Ke Qinqin in bubble wrap for the next six months.

I'm so happy with the UB results. Qiu Qiuyuan isn't quite back to her '23-'24 standard, but I didn't expect her to look even half this good. I was also thrilled to see Zhong Qi win an individual medal (I try not to get attached to juniors, but I really like her), and I'm pleased that Qin Xinyi...

I don't think so, but I really hope she continues through '29 (the next National Games). She's alll but guaranteed a V medal whenenver she competes at home, and she deserves a shot at another Worlds team. The mishap in Jakarta was a freak one-off.

I listened to most of that podcast last night. It renewed my respect for Durham, Denkins, and Wilborn. It also made me so sad for Durham. I still wish she'd competed in the '84 Olympics.

Lovely. I've had an exceptionally good week on many levels, and these routines are the chef's kiss (which Huang Ziyi seems to have in her choreography, LMAO). I'm just begging CGA and the NT coaches and any other higher power, spiritual or temporal, to protect Ke Qinqin until 2029--through LA...

Next time, please bring bubble wrap.

I read it when it was first published. My initial impression hasn't changed.

I know people like her, including my FIL. Luckily, I only see him a few times a year, and I pretend he's a piece of furniture. I would do the same to Jen Sey if she were a family member. If she were a colleague, I would keep my distance. She would never be a friend. Someone that toxic can't be a...

Craziness! I predict that Ke Qinqin will win the AA, just to ensure that Guangdong doesn't leave without a gold. And then she'll limp through her senior career until she crashes and burns before LA 2028 because China doesn't know how to manage prodigious talent. When was the last time Hubei WAG...

It's really nice.

Additional random thoughts: If Zhang Qingying wins the AA, she will surpass Deng Linlin's 2009 achievements. Deng won the National Games AA and World BB gold. Zhang also has the World AA bronze. Ou Yushan is useless. Ke Qinqin is carrying the Guangdong team. The top qualifiers on V, UB, and...

Zhou has a foot injury. It's clearly affecting her beam, and it's probably why she skipped floor at Worlds. She wasn't supposed to do FX in Prelims today, but Hunan was in 9th place before the final rotation, and she stepped up in a last-ditch effort to make TF. They missed it by a hair.

Oh, and poor Yang Fanyuwei. She didn't even qualify to UB finals. What a sad ending to an otherwise epic year.