2025 US Classic

[Rich]

She reminds me of Nastia in so many ways. Demeanour, body type, skill set. Someone do me a side by side of their UB dismounts please.

When she makes a mistake, his body language remains neutral, which isn’t the case with all his athletes

Maybe if he does exactly what he did for Nastia she will be great

 

[Hatsumomo]

And then his most successful gymnasts will be his daughter and someone who is a reflection of his daughter

 

[IratePanda]

And then his most successful gymnasts will be his daughter and someone who is a reflection of his daughter

...who will then go on to become an eating-disordered, fashion-challenged D-list celebrity.

 

[JaJa]

...who will then go on to become an eating-disordered, fashion-challenged D-list celebrity.

I do not think so. Claire has a quality of groundedness. She is not the 2d coming of Nastia.

 

[IratePanda]

I do not think so. Claire has a quality of groundedness. She is not the 2d coming of Nastia.

I hope you're right.

 

[Passion]

 

[Hatsumomo]

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Who he broke; she had a fair amount of foot and leg injuries, IIRC. I still remember her cries when she tore her ACL.

 

[Passion]

Her injury doesn't negate her six World medals.

 

[MaryClare]

...who will then go on to become an eating-disordered, fashion-challenged D-list celebrity.

I really don’t think we should be using eating disorders as snark. Or any other mental health issue. They aren’t a personality choice

 

[IratePanda]

I really don’t think we should be using eating disorders as snark. Or any other mental health issue. They aren’t a personality choice

You're absolutely right. I apologize.

 

[RedBirdie]

Who he broke; she had a fair amount of foot and leg injuries, IIRC. I still remember her cries when she tore her ACL.

It was worse than a torn ACL. Dislocated kneecap, and torn ligaments and tendons that hold the kneecap in place.

Doing a vault that anyone in the building that week could clearly see she was highly unlikely to compete successfully. Valeri was spotting her so much in trainings and warm ups.

 

[IratePanda]

It was worse than a torn ACL. Dislocated kneecap, and torn ligaments and tendons that hold the kneecap in place.

Doing a vault that anyone in the building that week could clearly see she was highly unlikely to compete successfully. Valeri was spotting her so much in trainings and warm ups.

And then she made such a gallant attempt to come back in 2012. It was heartbreaking to watch her at Olympic Trials.

 

[MaryClare]

It was worse than a torn ACL. Dislocated kneecap, and torn ligaments and tendons that hold the kneecap in place.

Doing a vault that anyone in the building that week could clearly see she was highly unlikely to compete successfully. Valeri was spotting her so much in trainings and warm ups.

Bross was a good forward tumbler, I refuse to believe there weren’t other vault options for her. But Valeri’s coaching repertoire on vault seems quite limited

 

[Lisaelaine80]

I tried to watch Pease's FX, but I couldn't get past the creepy vocals and wolf turn.

Yup this. I can’t really get past most of the music used these days.

 

[Lisaelaine80]

I really don’t think we should be using eating disorders as snark. Or any other mental health issue. They aren’t a personality choice

Does she have a documented eating disorder? Obviously, she’s super skinny, but her mom is very slim. I follow her on IG, and she doesn’t seem any worse than most influencers.

 

[MaryClare]

Does she have a documented eating disorder? Obviously, she’s super skinny, but her mom is very slim. I follow her on IG, and she doesn’t seem any worse than most influencers.

Nothing that she has been public about. No one is naturally that thin at 36. Even if they haven’t had children. My friendship group, we are all ex RG, in our 30s. It’s literally all we talk about. No one is accidentally that thin.

If she doesn’t have an eating disorder or a physical illness then it’s a restrictive diet as a lifestyle choice. You can’t exercise yourself that slim.

 

[Big_rock_show]

I've had enough going on at home to not be fully invested in this quad, but I've just become so accustomed to the big names (they've been around for soooo long now) that it feels like reading commentary about a different sport. The who's who is not who I'm used to.

Half of me is like "great", the other half of me is like "golly 17 sounds awfully young, are we sure that's a thing still? I'm sorry who was that? What was her name? And you're sure she's been doing gymnastics all this time? And why is she not doing a DTY, does she not have two legs and a US passport?"

Gonna take some readjusting for me

Plus, it’s Classics. Nobody shows up looking top-tier. I get that it’s all part of the strategy, but it’s hard trying to get psyched up for a new crew when they’re not at full strength yet.