Recent content by KristyJ

Well, that one makes a lot of sense with Cecile there

Both her Pak and her dismount feel very sling-y with very little float. I hope they keep working on technique on them.

She has a small arch and does have head release. Back then that would've been sufficient, as degree of arch wasn't defined. It's not like she's rigidly upright.

And kip-cast-handstand after almost all of them

They wouldn't have deducted that switch ring in 2008, as the requirements were a bit less prescriptive then about head position and Nastia's was basically considered textbook. Which certainly raises questions about what we ask of gymnasts' switch rings now.

Where is Kayla in her injury rehab? It may just not be worth it to push right now.

They had Carolann Heduit at the same time as Kaylia so they've had big names at the same time before.

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