Recent content by Ms Motts

Me too! She and Kate McDonald could have a who is going to hit today showdown in the finals. It'd be a nail biter. But seriously - they are my two favourite bar workers, so I'd love to see them in the same final together. I'm still really cross that Melbourne bailed on hosting (they should...

I was thinking the same about Becky. She absolutely shows up for the team and then crashes (when she does) in her own finals.

They’re so close together. It’ll be a nice bit of international competition experience for the best of the non-Euros bound gymnasts from each of the three countries. Becky should get one assignment or the other (although I am sure Euros is her goal not the CWG) - it doesn’t look like there’s a...

Becky Downie is making a case for herself with that bar score, her beam placing and a floor score that (relative to the field) says ‘solid fallback option’.

That LSU leo is a strappy back done well. By all means have the straps - they’re pretty, but line them (with non-flesh coloured fabric), and then they’re also flattering and practical.

Her beam at its best is so pretty - hopefully she’ll nail it for the final. She’s usually a very neat gymnast. And looking at those scores, unless everyone above her fell too, she should be on the podium if she has a clean routine. Excited to see Kate on floor in the finals too. I’ll have to...

Thank you for the links! I wonder what happened during Kate McDonald’s bars. It’s unusual for Breanna Scott to outscored her on bars (even with the high execution score). Fabulous to see Courtney McGregor back on the international stage and making finals. Wild that Chuso is still making...

I'm on catchup, watching the free ski slopestyle (which is almost as good as the snowboard slopestyle which is my favourite), and the commentators have said that the judges have access to as many replays as they want/need to get the right score and now I'm jealous! (They're surprisingly quick...

Hmmm, this is my cue to start saving up for Brisbane 2032 tickets! I desperately want either gymnastics or basketball but I had no idea prices were that high. Back in Sydney, gymnastics, basketball and swimming were the most in demand sports so were the most expensive, and ballot (local price)...

I wish the horrible back trend would just die. Cutouts don't enhance a leotard and do reduce its functionality. And if they want a strappy back, it's possible to design a leotard that has a strappy back but still makes wearing a bra possible. Temple's is so pretty from the front up close, but...

And this is why Australia has two category one judges and more brevet judges than the UK or the USA despite being a relatively small federation. And there's the vibe - it's seen as a desirable thing for a judge to do. People are willing to put in the work even if the chances of them ever...

There’s a lot going on with that Iowa leotard. It’s like they couldn’t decide what design features to use so they used all of them.

I love the Winter Olympics - obsessed with ski jumping and snowboard slopestyle, but I'll happily sit in front of moguls, big air, halfpipe, speed skating.... Winter sports are insane, but they're so fun to watch. (I'm largely indifferent to figure skating/ice dance, which the algorithm has...

On the possibility of using a free trial to watch the CWG (and stream the Winter Olympics?) - HBO Max launched in Australia a couple of months ago when their content deal with a local streamer ended. They didn’t offer a free trial period, but they did offer substantial launch discounts. I...

I agree, it puts a traumatised young person into the position of having to publicly defend their attacker without the safeguards that could be in place if this was an official investigation rather than a trial-by-social-media. On the other hand, it sounds like the person who filmed it did...