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McKayla's Amanar was state of the art, pure genius. Her skill on the Vault was so extreme that I personally do not care about how she did on the other apparatus'. She was one of the greats.

This is a scream

I can not stand DWTS

You can do it Kerri!!! You can do it!!

I am ok with enforcing the Olympic Truce. And hence banning Russia for that specific reason.

Very true. I agree. It was the violation of the Olympic Truce (and the doping) that got Russia banned. Which in a sense does NOT render the Games "political" but the reverse in fact, right? It requires that the Games remain non political.

Nothing. I believe Sasha was referring to other international conflicts. Hence my reference to the "slippery slope"

Right. There is this thing called the "slippery slope."

I understand that. I have a lot of understanding of the former soviet union states. I am , however, not at all sure that the way to deal with it is to ban them from the Olympic Games

what about the notion that the Olympic Games should stand as a venue where civilian athletes come together to compete athletically and thus provide a platform to foster international respect, friendship and dialogue, even or especially among nation/states in conflict? That is so important...

I am fine with Russia being banned for doping and coverup. Cheating in the Games should get you banned. But I continue to be opposed to a ban for political reasons -- and I am for sure no fan of Putin. But the Games should be apolitical.

People say that all the time but it is completely unfair. WAG consists of 4 apparatus and most of us love all four or at least 3 of the 4. We do NOT want to just watch tumbling. But we do want to watch big skills especially on FX and Vault. What if I said if you want to watch extreme...

Kaylia Nemour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a suggestion for future interviews -- Ellie Black. She may not have an Olympic gold medal but she is a 4 X Olympian (an achievment in and of itself to be sure) with a looong medal list fro other international competitions including Worlds.

thanks for doing that Rich