Recent content by Puffin

Yes - she would have won a lot more medals if she hadn't been lead-off for the team

Yes pretty sure it was 1976 - the Soviet Team had all 6 of their gymnasts in the top 9 after prelims but only Kim, Tourischeva and Korbut competed in AA In 1972 the Soviet team had all 6 team members in AA - Tourischeva, Lazakovich, Burda, Korbut, Saadi finished top 9 - but perhaps they want to...

I wonder if the Cairo World cup will go ahead - many countries are already advising against travel to large parts of Egypt

Yes - that struck me as well. It's like they got the Olympic rings in their eyes and all rational thoughts about abuse and training on injuries went right out of the window

Some parents are just insane. I remember - back in the day - when a coach (with a long history of molesting gymnasts and hopping clubs) was at Andrea Bieger's gym in Florida was arrested for molesting a 10 year old girl. A large group of parents and their kids held a demonstration at his bond...

I wish the "boiled ham in a net" leo-trend would just die!

I do think though that it's odd to impose rules designed for children on a woman of 34.

Weren't we saying this last year?

It sort of reminds me of the CGI in the early Harry Potter films

What was all the whining about on the broadcast that FIG/WG had deliberately changed the COP to stop the US winning?

They keep circling back to NCAA Paul knows nothing about WAG or elite Trinity is just saying very little

This broadcast is awful - they are just chatting about inane stuff and ignoring the gymnastics competition

I think I'm going to mute the sound

It's a very low bar but I am finding Trinity really annoying

The Shap-full was cool though