2024 Troféu Brasil

[MaryClare]

I hope the Brazilian ladies are able to pull off a team medal. They have been at it for so long and have faced so many challenges. I still remember Jade winning an AA medal almost 20 years ago at 2007 worlds and the hardships she faced to get to that point including losing her mother followed by not being able to attend the 2012 Olympics because of a Leo dispute despite being the best on that team.

Kind of wish Hypolito was still around and competing, a bit unfair that Liukin pushed her out of the national team when he was working in Brazil.

Hypolito was a nightmare (and not that good)

 

[tempest]

Hypolito was a nightmare (and not that good)

What did she do?

 

[KathySantoni]

What did she do?

She was the one that clinched Team qualification for Brazil in 2016.

 

[tempest]

thanks but then why was she a nightmare?

 

[MaryClare]

thanks but then why was she a nightmare?

She refused to listen to any of the head coaches. Not just Valeri, it was like that before he got there. Basically she had been allowed to do whatever she wanted, work to her own schedule. It caused a lot of bad feeling amongst the other gymnasts, even though they respected her. Basically she never adapted from being the sole gymnast of a country, to be part of a national team in a top 8 nation

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Hopefully the other coaches were more reasonable, but I wouldn't blame any gymnast in her 30s for ignoring Valeri Liukin's ideas on what constitutes a sensible training schedule.