WAG/MAG Podium Training Notes/ Quick Hits/ Reports (Wed. July 21- Thurs. July 22)

[JDB]

I appreciate Uche Eke’s style.

 

[arabiandoublefront]

Sounds like the springboard for vault is really hard.

 

[tsarinajen]

Dalaloyan: I haven’t been cleared to try vault and floor

Men’s podium training is usually much less interesting the women’s but today Russian gymnasts decided to spice it up. Artur Dalaloyan who tore his Achilles and had surgery only three mo…

eng.gymnovosti.com

Q : You did vault and floor today. Were you scared when the doctors cleared you to try those?

A: I haven’t been cleared to try them. I didn’t wait [for the doctors] to tell to I’m allowed to try. When I was discharged from the hospital, the recommendations said that I could only start running and walking in six months. Three months have passed. Do you think I waited until I’d be told I’m allowed to run and jump? Of course not! So, based on my sensations and my experience in the sport I took some steps day after day in order to start walking and then jumping. Yes, it was difficult. At first, even putting weight on the foot was difficult. Literally, three weeks ago I still couldn’t stand on one leg. Today, I’m running and tumbling. A bit. Carefully.

Yeah so I’ll be drinking when he goes now… oh my god.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I was trying to formulate a response to that and tbh I can’t. I’m squirming too much.

 

[irichluck21]

WHY is he even bothering to do FX or VT if he ISN’T doing them in team finals?

LUNACY

 

[onodian]

Some people really need to be saved from themselves

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Apparently the idea is that he’s ready in case one of the other three gets injured and he has to step in. Safety first! It would be a legitimate tactic for someone with two fully functioning Achilles tendons.

 

[irichluck21]

The logic is ridiculous though…because Ablyazin doesn’t do that for PH, PB, HB
LOL

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I mean, it’s more than a dodgy Achilles that’s stopping him being usable there!

 

[tempest]

WHY is he even bothering to do FX or VT if he ISN’T doing them in team finals?

LUNACY

1000% agreed and hopefully he won’t have to but Russia will still make finals even with 5-6 falls right?

 

[Jack]

I wonder if he still has AA aspirations… I wouldn’t be shocked if he tried…

But seriously, what happens if his Achilles doesn’t make it through prelims? They would be royally fucked.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

They will, I’d assume they would want him to be able to contribute a routine if it’s that or a 0 rather than just after a fall.

 

[cats]

I mean, he must.

 

[tsarinajen]

Videos are starting top pop up. I don’t know how to copy one from Facebook, but here’s one from Instagram.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I’m no medic, but I honestly didn’t think it was possible for someone who had properly torn their Achilles to be able to do that less than three months later.

 

[tempest]

I’m no medic, but I honestly didn’t think it was possible for someone who had properly torn their Achilles to be able to do that less than three months later.

I could barely walk after 3 months after my surgery, I think I was still in my boot on crutches in fact

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Which sort of leads me to wonder, was he exaggerating?

 

[JDB]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he takes small doses of HGH. It does wonders for recovery.

 

[irichluck21]

Very risky behavior. One positive test and they are F’d Royally.

 

[ucrgirl]

I figure that either 1) RUS Fed exaggerated the injury 2) he is really not recovered and is risking re-injury or 3) they gave him drugs which are about to be banned.