tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post3306050935468776734..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: Alicia Sacramone's MedalOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-83053357234370879202014-12-15T07:49:17.312-08:002014-12-15T07:49:17.312-08:00I agree with you; for this reason, Miller and Sacr...I agree with you; for this reason, Miller and Sacramone are different. It is the *article* that does not appear to recognize a distinction between competing in preliminary rounds and not competing at all; it lumps together Sacramone with Kupets and McCool, as gymnasts that have tainted medals, but then says that Miller - who has just as "tainted" a medal as Kupets and McCool - is herself probably looking down on Sacramone. Of course there is a distinction between Miller and Sacramone. But the article should categorize Kupets and McCool with the former, rather than with the latter. Doing that only makes AJ's argument internally inconsistent, and so actually compromises his opinion on just how tainted Sacramone's medal is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-42126490915657069312012-04-06T12:05:17.829-07:002012-04-06T12:05:17.829-07:00Bottom line here is jealousy. You females are jeal...Bottom line here is jealousy. You females are jealous of the "alpha" female in it's beautiful form just like males are. It's the way the world works.Media chose Alicia as main focus because of her know "toughness" and beauty, she got extra exposure, females get threatened. End of story.Not about gymnastics at all now is it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-8070942610096929382011-10-13T22:05:54.252-07:002011-10-13T22:05:54.252-07:00that whole Shayla clique was nasty.that whole Shayla clique was nasty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-55097397491332855172011-10-13T21:29:51.838-07:002011-10-13T21:29:51.838-07:00I couldn't care less about who gets the medal,...I couldn't care less about who gets the medal, and the silly geekboy record. I'm just glad someone called out this phony "leadership" crap. It's easy to be a "leader" when everything's going great, but she wasn't much of a leader when she had her little melt down in Beijing (and brought everyone down around her) and whenever anything goes wrong. When the chips are down, that's when you see the TRUE character. Most of the girls from the last quad come across as nasty bitches. I like these new girls, I hope they just keep getting better and stay healthy, calm and focused so they can earn their spots on merit and we don't have anymore of the old guard, with all their drama and psychic garbage.hummingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-44871445158883282062011-10-13T19:05:41.222-07:002011-10-13T19:05:41.222-07:00Sure Shawn could have helped, but what difference ...Sure Shawn could have helped, but what difference would her help have made? The USA still won and won convincingly. She may have added a few tenths, but Vega did her job and did her job well. Give the girl some credit.<br /><br />And WHEN/WHERE did Alicia say she deserves the medal? I don't understand you people attacking her. I haven't read a single thing where she's quoted saying anything that remotely sounds like she feels she is deserving. All I've heard is the tweet that said it was USAG's decision. <br /><br />Which it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-19451944955912871102011-10-13T17:52:28.590-07:002011-10-13T17:52:28.590-07:00Shawn could have helped on beam and bars. :(
She...Shawn could have helped on beam and bars. :(<br /><br />She is better than Vega.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-83121684346420546882011-10-13T16:26:07.245-07:002011-10-13T16:26:07.245-07:00That person is harassi9ng Alicia on twitter but th...That person is harassi9ng Alicia on twitter but the other person getting stalked by Alicia's mother and friend made one comment until recently.<br /><br />Alicia did not deserve that medal. It's a fact and the idea that she thinks she deserved it is fucking whacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-38832913332517519002011-10-13T16:08:38.105-07:002011-10-13T16:08:38.105-07:00Nastia doesn't hate Alicia because Alicia will...Nastia doesn't hate Alicia because Alicia will never be an AA gymnast. Anything Alicia does will never compete with the Olympic gold medalist so she won't care.<br /><br />The two gymnasts that beat Nastia in the AA are the ones she bad mouthed and called names. She is a bitch and the free pass she got for treating both of them like shit is stupid.<br /><br />Don't worry. I am sure Nastia is too busy training to read the comments here so you will still get your tweets. You are nothing better then a stalker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-13809839037511625522011-10-13T16:04:40.016-07:002011-10-13T16:04:40.016-07:00Miller earned her medal by competing in compulsori...Miller earned her medal by competing in compulsories. She helped the team advance.<br /><br /> Alicia did nothing. Marta gave her this medal after she told her she hated her for getting hurt just to erase Shannon's name from the record books. She will do the same for Nastia next year with hope she gets 3 medals.<br /><br />She brags about her hatred of Shannon all the time. She's an old hag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-18991239033837906442011-10-13T11:49:54.057-07:002011-10-13T11:49:54.057-07:00LMAO at the projected butthurt preceding.
Whatevs...LMAO at the projected butthurt preceding.<br /><br />Whatevs. Homegirl needs to call it a day... just like her third-string QB boyfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-49581714324516117502011-10-13T10:59:53.087-07:002011-10-13T10:59:53.087-07:00you and your commentary are truly pathetic. I no l...you and your commentary are truly pathetic. I no longer have any interest in what you have to say. Please stop bashing people who work hard to achieve their dreams while you do nothing but sit behind your keyboard and wish you were someone like alicia, courtney, or samanthaHWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842808791527168976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-65943238393217310512011-10-13T06:07:52.542-07:002011-10-13T06:07:52.542-07:00I love how you mention Courtney McCool's Olymp...I love how you mention Courtney McCool's Olympic silver medal as "tainted" but you don't say anything about Samantha Peszek's Olympic silver medal. They both only competed in qualifiers but Sam competed only one event while Courtney competed four. I know Sam got injured but still, she hardly competed. Also with the benefit of hindsight we see that Martha probably should have used Courtney in team finals, but that's another discussion for another day. I think both Sam and Courtney deserved their medals for competing at the Olympics. No, it wasn't team finals but it was still the Olympics. I just wanted to point out that your bias is showing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-50782794076186157332011-10-12T22:24:49.451-07:002011-10-12T22:24:49.451-07:00Re: "American" mentality, and this is an...Re: "American" mentality, and this is an honest question, how is this typical? What is Alicia taking credit for or being given credit for? At the end of the day, one of two athletes was going to get a medal they did nothing for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-71708301444303172692011-10-12T21:45:46.909-07:002011-10-12T21:45:46.909-07:00Ohhh man, a commentary team of AJ + KJC = gymgasm....Ohhh man, a commentary team of AJ + KJC = gymgasm. Come on peeps, there's gotta be some way to make that happen!<br /><br />Also, ITA w/whoever commented on Alicia's "nude" pic - I <3 the ladies and she's got nice legs there, but all those ribs + no boobs? Not sexy. JMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-26216238042027590422011-10-12T21:40:36.720-07:002011-10-12T21:40:36.720-07:00Yeah, it's typical "American" mental...Yeah, it's typical "American" mentality for credit to be given just for being associated to the win, and not actually accomplishing anything...Sad, but true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-41598193157197102842011-10-12T21:18:45.605-07:002011-10-12T21:18:45.605-07:00If you don't COMPETE, you don't deserve a ...If you don't COMPETE, you don't deserve a medal or credit of any kind. What the h--- is the point of competition if you get a medal when you aren't even in the country for the competition??? Come on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-64634073795021459072011-10-12T20:33:30.295-07:002011-10-12T20:33:30.295-07:00Screw the Shawn speculation, I wanna know if Nasti...Screw the Shawn speculation, I wanna know if Nastia hates Alicia now for technically exceeding her total. She's been so pressed in the past when people have beaten her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-33870343270467763652011-10-12T19:52:10.730-07:002011-10-12T19:52:10.730-07:00Re-watching the floor final made me think...
Firs...Re-watching the floor final made me think...<br /><br />First, Alicia showed no grace in terms of her reaction to winning silver. Yes, she wanted gold but still. And btw, in case she didn't realize it, she almost sat down her 3rd pass (as usual). <br /><br />Many of the 2007-2008 group were none too happy with Shawn Johnson being so good, basically always hitting and winning. Yet, this group of girls seem to love Jordyn Weiber and have no issue with her being the golden child (hitting & winning). Was it SJ's bubbly personality that got to them (like that annoying happy person everyone knows and is easily annoyed with)? Or is it because these current group of girls are just less petty and catty than say Alicia, Nastia, Shayla? ...maybe something we'll never know :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-64004578472340908332011-10-12T19:15:10.300-07:002011-10-12T19:15:10.300-07:00evilapprentice, Alicia's landings sucked in th...evilapprentice, Alicia's landings sucked in the floor finals. She had no reason to think she should have won.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308518379308336035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-52719302586069606662011-10-12T19:07:47.418-07:002011-10-12T19:07:47.418-07:00I rather expect, or at least hope, that neither Al...I rather expect, or at least hope, that neither Alicia nor Anna give a rat's ass what people think about whether or not they deserved a medal. They fought as hard as they could, they had the desire and unfortunately, stuff happens. And for them, it happened at the worst possible time. If the FIG or USAG want to give them a medal, then so be it. Those two girls will have their own private feelings about it. Everyone else who don't think they rate a medal should just STFU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-68653324453042109342011-10-12T17:09:48.867-07:002011-10-12T17:09:48.867-07:00I agree with every word of this post. I'm sur...I agree with every word of this post. I'm surprised ASac would even want this medal, knowing her tell it like it is attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-77706914993528718612011-10-12T16:22:51.618-07:002011-10-12T16:22:51.618-07:00i also think there should be a rule that all team ...i also think there should be a rule that all team members(xcept injury)should have to compete one routine in the finals. like terin in03Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-2312678050066893512011-10-12T16:04:41.293-07:002011-10-12T16:04:41.293-07:00I don't really think Alicia should have gotten...I don't really think Alicia should have gotten the team medal considering she didn't even compete, but I also don't agree with that "follower" (more like troll) harassing her over it. I don't really think anyone needs someone who doesn't know them lecturing them about integrity and giving back medals over twitter, especially right after having surgery on what has the potential to be a dream ending injury. That's screwed up. <br /><br />But yeah. Sentimentally, I like Alicia having that medal. I adore her. There are so many things about her gymnastics that I hate in every other gymnast that has the same problems, but for some reason I forgive it on her. Maybe it's because she isn't a damn robot like the rest of them. Maybe it's because she has some sort of "it" factor that I can't define....I don't even know. But sentimentally? When I heard Alicia went down, I wanted to cry. I wanted to have someone punch me in the face for wanting to cry, but I did.<br />And when I heard about the medal thing, I thought it was kinda sweet.....but take the sentimental bullshit out and when she didn't even compete, she obviously didn't earn the medal.<br /><br />But LOL about the 2007 finals thing AJ. That was seriously one of my favorite moments of that competition. Frickin Shawn Johnson, man. I so wanted Alicia to win that title over her bubbly, cheesy, childish crap routine. I was also glad to see Alicia be real for a minute and actually show her distaste instead of spouting the robotic "just do my best" and "oh so proud for team USA" crap that everyone else does. <br /><br />Yes, Shawn trolls, please lecture me on the difficulty and blahblahblah. I already know all of it--doesn't mean I have to care.evilapprenticenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-85077658855851629772011-10-12T15:48:47.064-07:002011-10-12T15:48:47.064-07:00I don't mean to imply that Anna did nothing fo...I don't mean to imply that Anna did nothing for the team. Rather, it seems by default the older person is deemed the leader that holds everyone together. I thought it was odd that everyone was so impressed that Aly 'stepped up' in Alicia's absence, but maybe Aly has always been like that but with louder voices around (and I do think Alicia likes being center of attention) who have been anointed the glue of the team you don't see it.<br /><br />If that makes sense.<br /><br />Anyway, I disagree with attacking Alicia over the medal as I'm sure she had nothing to do with the decision. If anything she's been put in a sticky situation where she now has to defend herself because of the actions of Marta and co. It's not her fault Marta kept Anna out. Why should she have to refuse the medal? Why should she have to hand it over to Anna who likewise competed zero routines (again, not her fault)?<br /><br />I doubt either athlete would be like OH YEAH LOOK AT THE GOLD MEDAL I EARNED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-64636921837506514142011-10-12T15:00:51.407-07:002011-10-12T15:00:51.407-07:00Who else would the medal have gone to? Anna Li? I...Who else would the medal have gone to? Anna Li? I'd pick ASac over Anna Li.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com