I am enjoying this discussion immensely, but I’m also finding it amusing that the 2024 floor mess thread has gone on so long that we’ve found our way to the 97 FX EF! 😆
I'm a sucker for that Zorba routine but I remember thinking that Produnova should have won. It was the only routine that worlds where she controlled the double pike and her tumbling variety was better than Gogean's. Haven't watched it in a while and I suspect it was the coyboying/let's give...
Hard to imagine CWG not being on the Beeb:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8z910rpezo
No broadcaster yet but they do have a mascot:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wprgqnz5wo
I was just coming here to post about this being the difference between team bronze and 4th. Course Kinsella’s UB dismount, Evans’ VT and Downie’s BB all could have swung it the other way on a given day as well (Brazil also had mistakes).
I wonder if coaches (from multiple countries) will take...
For a while my head has categorised her as a gymnast who has probably done as much as she can do. Kudos for ending on a high and for getting the most out of her gymnastics.
I’m 9 weeks post ankle-dislocation and still on crutches 😳 (though I am going to the gym for conditioning and dabbling).
Thanks for the summaries QuietColours. Can’t decide whether to read this one or if I’ll just feel too inadequate.
Happy birthday to an absolute legend!
In my 30s I liked that there was an elite gymnast older than me, now that I'm in my 40s and a competitive (just saying I compete, not that I'm good!) adult gymnast I adore the fact that she's still going. I did think she was done after Tokyo given the...