Recent content by KristyJ

I'm sure that will be great for the me that went into counseling 15 years after quitting the sport to deal with body image, lol. And yet.... I know I will watch it.

Eteri running a weight loss bootcamp is about the most toxic tv idea I think I've heard of

Too Much Mesh

It's not too late for her to have fun doing her best and see where that lands her a few years down the road. That said, xcel seems like a less likely path for a gymnast to take to that level and you might want to look into options in the area.

I also recall as a younger gymnast trying to wear pajama type shorts on bars and actually getting tangled in the bar one day. The risk of shorts causing problems on those events is non-zero. I get wanting more coverage in some areas though.

I don't necessarily hate the idea of uniforms that are more comfortable, mentally, to wear-- I remember hearing all sorts of arguments about why women should never be able to wear unitards or tights in competition-- but something about the way he is framing this is hitting me the wrong way. I...

There's still a difference between that and just, like, not applying the rules or calling a glancing blow or somesuch a goal instead.

Rather the opposite. I am saying that women's sports should be treated with the same seriousness we give to men's sports when it comes to things like accuracy and scoring. Have you heard of football changing rules to make the scoring higher by ignoring details? Have you seen TV tell football...

We're supposed to get three inches overnight, with a nice crust of a quarter inch of ice on top by morning. That will not be fun to remove.

I can tell you that those casual viewers who've watched with me have been confused by the high scoring as well. Per one of them-- "What is the point of having 10 points if you only ever use one tenth of a point?"

I think treating sport as a "product" in an academic environment is problematic in itself to start with But if you have to "sell" it to fund it, only accurate scoring avoids losing people to the "it's just a pageant" vibes Given the choice of a target audience of horny salivating teenage boys...

I love shoveling snow I do not love my body locking up five hours after shoveling snow

The leos treat them like athletes and I appreciate that

I don't blame her for the misbehavior of various fans. They have the choice not to act in a degenerate way. I do have concerns about how she intentionally markets in a way that encourages that male gaze so strongly that the effects travel beyond her to other gymnasts and strong women. She has...

I just thought I recalled him saying 2024 was his last one. Either I was wrong (totally possible) or he changed his mind.