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But a realistic oneI’m
This is such an unnecessary take.
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But a realistic oneI’m
This is such an unnecessary take.
I thought that from the very beginning of her "come back" She has no real income (that I know of anyway) and its a long time since 2012 and the marketing opportunities that brought. A "comeback" story seemed like a possible way to go. Sorry, but at this point it seems painfully clear that those of us who suspected this were correct.
"I proved to myself and to the sport that my skills remain at an elite level," said Douglas, who also plans to reunite with her longtime representative, Lowell Taub of Range Sports. "My plan is to continue to train for the L.A. 2028 Olympics. It would be such an honor to represent the U.S. at a home Olympics."
Please.
Not only are these posts nasty, they’re also just stupid. Sorry. Gymnastics is a minority sport that nobody watches outside of the Olympics. Unless a gymnast is on an Olympic team (or already dominant like Simone or Rebeca) and being broadcast to millions, no company is going throw significant money at anyone. The only sponsorship she’s promoted in the past 9 months is a soothing foot cream. She doesn't even have a sports apparel deal. Where is all the money she's supposedly earning from this?Sorry, I will be the bitch and say what many are probably thinking.. nothing but what was expected after the classics fiasco… right now I feel the comeback is nothing more than keeping people interested in Gabby the gymnast for monatary gains.
She wants to continue on to LA? Find another coach, if they will have her. Be serious about it and start off with little meets here and there to build competitive experience again. build up to the big meets. Take the opportunity to qualify for after Olympics worlds and build the name of not quitting that she build up right now. She might be the next worldchampion, I would bow for her if she accomplishes it. Actually I hope she does.. right now though, it is a build up to…nothing…
If that's the case, why not go the Chellsie Memmel 2021 route? Why not set far more realistic goals? Surely if a pro league is the end goal, one needs not to demonstrate ring leaps on beam, or a jammed packed bars routine. Nor do you need to do media spots declaring your Paris intentions.I honestly think this comeback wasn’t really about making Olympic team, but getting skills back to join this “professional league” that has been in the works for apparently quite some time. That makes much more sense to me. As has been pointed out, she has no other income. May be wrong, but that’s what my take is
Meh to go back training to that level for sponsorship isn't making sense.But a realistic one
Argued against Chelsea being given special treatment too. She did not deserve to be at Nationals. Again, people were giving the same arguments about her as they did/are doing about Gabby with the same inflated expectations.She had a real comeback. She came back to gymnastics, trained for two years, competed elite routines on all four events at American Classic and qualified to Nationals on three events. That's a comeback.
She competed on more apparatus than Chellsie Memmel did in her comeback in 2021, was that not a real comeback? Memmel never even qualified herself to Nationals on any events, she had to petition to compete anything at Nationals.
Why is Memmel's comeback legitimate but Douglas' is somehow fake?
Douglas scored 14.0 on VT with a DTY at Classic, Chusovitina can't put up numbers that high on VT, is Chuso's comeback fake too?
What exactly is the scoring threshold where someone's gymnastics gets to count as real? Emma Malabuyo just qualifed to the Olympics with an AA score that was less than what Douglas put up at Am Classic. Is her comeback fake?
At least with her not competing at nationals means there also won't be the cries about her not being given a trials spot like there was with Chelsea (and Morgan).Argued against Chelsea being given special treatment too. She did not deserve to be at Nationals. Again, people were giving the same arguments about her as they did/are doing about Gabby with the same inflated expectations.
This is a sport; even playing field; everyone should be held to the same rules. If not then I will have something to say.
She was capable of doing elite quality routines in competition. We saw her qualify to Nationals on three events. Those routines were conducted in front of judges and not in practice. What is this?I don't think the comeback was fake; clearly Gabby was capable of doing elite quality routines in practice. But, I still find her whole comeback bizarre, many of her decisions questionable, and the fact that people were putting her on the olympic team without ever seeing a routine strange. I think it's reaching to assume that everyone questioning this comeback, or wanting to see routines before putting someone on an olympic team thinks the whole thing was fake or a publicity stunt.