Recent content by KristyJ

My comment wasn't really about Fong so much as it was that Simone had the ability to eclipse Martha's benching her where others didn't

I'll be honest, I think it's impossible to know. Certainly Aimee risked Martha retaliating, but I think there are instances where it would've been worse if Martha knew she could sit Simone in any reasonable way. Having finished the book I can't answer the above one way or the other; I find it...

I'll be honest, while the "golden child" line was extremely uncalled for, I don't know if Aimee would've had as much leeway to buck Martha's choices with a less accomplished athlete. I wonder if other coaches would've preferred Aimee's style, as well, but knew their athletes would lose more...

As with most AI, that feels 90% correct and just a bit off on some things. The most glaring is that Simone did not "almost become a track athlete;" Boorman states that she could've with her physical talent. Other things are less easily described as lacking accuracy as they could read multiple...

You know the Snowths muppets? That's all I see with that dress.

I couldn't even life with those, let alone compete. I can guarantee I'd jab an eye with one within 24 hours of getting them.

I had slight overbalance on the handstand, feet on the sheep and the side somi, rhythm on the wolf full connection, and the hop on the dismount. But it's gorgeous, and I rewatched it several times just because.

I feel like it has potential, though, if cleaned up and super high, to be really pretty

Agree. In what other sport would they make competitors dance or jump around as an intro?

I think the size/fit thing might sometimes be the gymnast too. It's really hard to admit when you have to go up a size after being a very small size through JO.

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.