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Does anyone know what the level of judge Claudia was? Or how judging certifications worked in the 80s and 90s? I've been curious as I read what levels and types of skills she would have judged--I don't get the impression she was a brevet, but with the chances to go to Congress and see so much...

Chapter Four: Infiltrating the Six-Pack Shannon was winning invitational meets regularly Pulled her left hamstring before the zone meet, but Steve ingrained in her working through the pain, and as parents they had to get used to the idea American Classic: Shannon easily won AA and three event...

Chapter Three: Competition Kickoff When they returned to OK, the girls were finally old enough to compete Jerry had been overwhelmed by the Soviet experience. The Soviets spent all day in the gym, didn’t go to school, were state funded. Jerry worked nights as a nurse at a local hospital to...

Thank you, I corrected it!

Chapter Two: Trampoline Tricks Got a backyard trampoline the Christmas before they quit dance lessons (Shannon was 4) Parents were worried it would be too dangerous and expensive, and that the girls wouldn’t understand why there weren’t any other presents. But they also knew that the girls...

I'm going to give this another try. Please, if there are any questions or confusion about the summaries, ask me here. I actually own this one, so I'm happy to go back and look up exact quotes. Per usual, unless explicitly marked, the opinions and analyses come from the book, not me. This is...

And on Yom Kippur, which will be fun if any of the attendees are Jewish

I like most of the girls' leotards, but the black and grey one gives me the impression of a terrible abdominal wound

Aimee Boorman was excellent at managing Simone's difficulty.

If Roberson is injured, I think a lot more rides on the selection camp. Pease, Sullivan, and Hang are probably the ones most likely to step up, especially if Hang brings her second vault to camp as well.

I think what Wong did with the Cheng (and generally strong performance) was make an argument for herself in two spots--the second AA or the vault specialist. I think she's also very aware that she has to make herself undeniable to get a spot on the team--probably more aware than anyone else in...

Hang looks so happy to be getting the Athlete of the Year award

Has anyone gotten more mileage out of a single Olympic team gold than Moceanu?

I'm going to stand by my statement earlier--this weekend was great, but so was Olympic Trials. Unless she's injured or completely crashes at camp, she's going to Worlds. She needs to show she can hit there too, not just look excellent at the last step of the selection process

That should seal it for Hezly. As good as she's looked since Olympic Trials; I hope she can keep it up through Worlds.