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She wanted to but feels she has no option but to go back to training. https://www.ma-grande-taille.com/en/people/after-winning-the-olympic-gold-medal-melanie-de-jesus-dos-santos-speaks-about-her-financial-struggles-429207/ “Living with her parents due to a lack of funds for an apartment, she...

Sadly, I predict Sabrina Voinea becoming an abusive coach. Other countries’ gymnasts have different options from the US. No gymnast here goes into politics the same way as Russians. Advisors, aides etc but none get elected.

Ooo that’s a cool way to make money. I wonder how many actually make a living at acting? Danell Leyva got a part or two.

So is it up to national governing bodies to choose the teams? I can’t remember what they’ve been doing.

Any nutritionists? It seems like it would be an interesting field as well as fitting into the medical career trend.

The MDJDS situation had me pondering what careers are made by or available for gymnasts Aponsrships come and go so it’s not a stable gig. A few have enough money to not have to make a career. It seems like most others stay with Gymnastics, mostly coaching. And then there are the driven ones...

Hard to decide which one had the worst hair back then. Voinea’s is still terrible but in a different way.

New article. https://www.gymnastics-history.com/2025/12/stamped-into-seniorhood-how-romanian-gymnastics-aged-alexandra-marinescu/

Oh yes! A year too early.

We need more nostalgia, right?

She, dominique, competed at Classic IIRC that year, 2005. I wish we had the threads from the old board because I seem to remember tried to petition to nationals. here’s a video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17WuQjQLkT/?mibextid=wwXIfr After denial she and Dr. Canales filed a grievance...

This isn’t relative to the other recent threads I found about the Romanians. Gina made it to Barcelona by getting a year added to her age. “The Uncaught Thief”. https://www.gymnastics-history.com/2025/12/the-uncaught-thief-unraveling-gina-gogeans-age/

Maybe all that macho shit was due to his upbringing but the description made him seem very paranoid and erratic. Poor Domi.

Was her father ever diagnosed? He obviously had some mental health challenges.

We are all enjoying them.