Gymnast's Memoir Books

[RedBirdie]

YAAAAAAAAS! I had no idea it was on gymn-forum. When I read it 20 years ago, it's because someone managed to track down the original digest emails and shared them.

 

[QuietColours]

Wow. I'd forgotten how much Kerri really, really liked Bela. She was fully bought in

 

[Big_rock_show]

Wow. I'd forgotten how much Kerri really, really liked Bela. She was fully bought in

So was MLR

 

[Lisaelaine80]

She was about to win the Olympic beam gold medal if not for that fall, after what was an insane career trajectory that included her being replaced in an Olympic AA final by the eventual winner. So crazy. Her comeback in 1996 was amazing but I wish she would've been able to make more of it.

I was hoping she would tie with Miller for the gold.

 

[Denn]

She was about to win the Olympic beam gold medal if not for that fall

I don't agree with this. She had little balance checks on all of her backward landings and she also had to stick a dismount.

[..] Her comeback in 1996 was amazing but I wish she would've been able to make more of it.

But I do agree with this! (And I did then, too)

 

[RichardL]

I don't agree with this. She had little balance checks on all of her backward landings and she also had to stick a dismount.

But I do agree with this! (And I did then, too)

Those "checks" were all actually the choreography of her acro, she did them the same way when she earned the same 9.862 in optionals. But yes, the dismount!

 

[Matilda23]

Did Galieva compete after the Olympics? IIRC Khorkina mentioned one of her 96 Olympic teammates retired due to the twisties. I assumed it Kotchetkova but maybe it was Roza?

I wasn’t a fan of Galieva’s gymnastics, her many fast arm movements and back arching.

 

[Indy]

Did Galieva compete after the Olympics? IIRC Khorkina mentioned one of her 96 Olympic teammates retired due to the twisties. I assumed it Kotchetkova but maybe it was Roza?

I wasn’t a fan of Galieva’s gymnastics, her many fast arm movements and back arching.

She competed in the 1997 World University Games but I think that was it, at least on the international stage.

Her beam choreography is fully just arm swings and aggressive back arching. I feel like that wasn't uncommon in that era though. So much back arching!

 

[irichluck21]

I liked Galieva for her confident attitude on beam. The arm waving was a bit much, but I loved how aggressive she was doing it.

 

[RichardL]

I liked Galieva for her confident attitude on beam. The arm waving was a bit much, but I loved how aggressive she was doing it.

I often feel that if I arm-waved like Galieva throughout most of my daily life that I would achieve better results.

 

[rlayt]

I’ll have to try that. I’ll be arm-waving through the grocery store.

 

[phoenix7]

I Galievaed a taxi this morning, with satisfactory results

 

[Indy]

I Galievaed a taxi this morning, with satisfactory results

Did you waive your arms wildly to hail a taxi or were you forced to fake an injury in order for someone else to take your taxi?