tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post152001223911975393..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: This and ThatOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-32551585965001833802011-03-31T17:58:56.370-07:002011-03-31T17:58:56.370-07:00I hope Yuka and Jason put Alexe on a strict diet, ...I hope Yuka and Jason put Alexe on a strict diet, to begin with. Lose the extra fl.. Everything else can come later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-46523895398130755262011-03-31T14:57:27.900-07:002011-03-31T14:57:27.900-07:00"A few US girls are starting to push towards ..."A few US girls are starting to push towards the mid 6's now in terms of bar D-score."<br />______<br /><br />Pushing towards the mid 6's and actually getting there are two different stories. Getting a mid 6 D-score and executing well enough to make that D-score worthwhile are also two different stories. Sure, Wieber has upgraded, but she's counting on that one handstand pirouette actually being anywhere near vertical, which it's really not. Sloan has made the last two Bar Event Finals at Worlds, so it would make no sense to count her out now. And for herself personally (which is really all that matters), no matter what happens with 2012, at least she'll have that closure to her elite career before NCAA gymnastics and no "what ifs" or "coulda shoulda wouldas".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-73793215108792242882011-03-31T13:19:19.274-07:002011-03-31T13:19:19.274-07:00ohhhh bridge is deferring ....ohhhh bridge is deferring ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-53349507908852431532011-03-31T11:19:38.759-07:002011-03-31T11:19:38.759-07:00Anony at 10:06: She is not skinny, she is not fier...Anony at 10:06: She is not skinny, she is not fierce, can't dance and she is way too happy. And please tell me where she would fit into the lineup? With Sacramone and Johnson coming back (possibly Liukin) and a slew of highly talented juniors, she has no chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-79334079290598458802011-03-31T10:06:37.083-07:002011-03-31T10:06:37.083-07:00"And Macko - Marta wouldn't let her withi..."And Macko - Marta wouldn't let her within 100 feet of the team."<br /><br />???<br /><br />I mean, I'm not sure Macko has any real chance at 2012, but why would Marta specifically not want her on the team? I mean, realistically, at 2010 worlds she probably delivered (other than maybe Becca considering her injury) the best performance for the US in terms of fulfilling her potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-16409351740396047422011-03-31T04:16:31.079-07:002011-03-31T04:16:31.079-07:00A few US girls are starting to push towards the mi...A few US girls are starting to push towards the mid 6's now in terms of bar D-score. Do you think Bridget can upgrade further? I'm not so sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-18424227467798637322011-03-30T23:03:26.829-07:002011-03-30T23:03:26.829-07:00I admire Alexe Gilles's competitive drive. Th...I admire Alexe Gilles's competitive drive. This will sound weird, but I wish athletes with more talent than her had as much drive as she does. Detroit will probably be a happier place than Tom Z land. <br /><br />Ponor is awesome for making a comeback. I root for all comebacks. <br /><br />Unless Bridget isn't going to be able to recover from this shoulder surgery fully, I imagine she'll try for 2012. Her potential score on bars is just too high (sad but true) compared to the other US girls to count her out. Plus, who wants to live with that type of regret of starting college during an Olympic season. It's simple enough to just defer a year. <br /><br />I don't like to pick apart what the gymnasts say in interviews in front of a camera. With a camera in my face, I'd be nervous and sound rather unintelligent even though I am college educated. Not everyone has it in them to give articulate interviews no matter how smart they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-70749979254277961702011-03-30T21:09:48.245-07:002011-03-30T21:09:48.245-07:00Peter Oppegard just came to s. korea for yuna'...Peter Oppegard just came to s. korea for yuna's trainingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-2503965842959645142011-03-30T20:21:15.362-07:002011-03-30T20:21:15.362-07:00Ponor got her ass into shape in four months b/c sh...Ponor got her ass into shape in four months b/c she wanted it and went after it. Maybe a few US ladies might take notice, although it is if they want it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-735598182455611632011-03-30T20:08:03.375-07:002011-03-30T20:08:03.375-07:00Sooo....what is everyone hearing about the future ...Sooo....what is everyone hearing about the future of these gals as elite??? (Hong, Chelsea Davis, Sloan, Macko, Shapiro?). Are they going to retire from elite, or defer and try to make it to 2012. I think only Sloan has a real chance - and it's a distant one considering her rep as lazy and out of shape. The others are too injury prone. And Macko - Marta wouldn't let her within 100 feet of the team. Or will they try to do NCAA and elite at the same time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-25547518782386237012011-03-30T19:49:31.723-07:002011-03-30T19:49:31.723-07:00Awww, I know I'm in the minority here, but I w...Awww, I know I'm in the minority here, but I will miss Bridget in the elite scene. I actually wanted her to win the Worlds AA in 2009. She wasn't the flashiest gymnast, but I loved her steady, clean gymnastics (not counting beam and her flexed-feet tkatchevs).Audrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-72465745928371712672011-03-30T19:17:28.588-07:002011-03-30T19:17:28.588-07:00Nice to see an intelligent athlete getting into a ...Nice to see an intelligent athlete getting into a school like Stanford. I hate seeing basketball and football players at good schools who can barely read. Thankfully Ivana and many of the other gymnasts in the NCAA (at least, many of the former elites) can read.brg09noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-52295389222818088212011-03-30T18:38:20.233-07:002011-03-30T18:38:20.233-07:00I'm thinking its just Marissa's British ac...I'm thinking its just Marissa's British accentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-45033776490669844812011-03-30T18:27:33.297-07:002011-03-30T18:27:33.297-07:00Macko looks so fucking frightened when she is bein...Macko looks so fucking frightened when she is being interviewed. Its like Martha is behind the camera or something!! Geez girl, its ok be happy for a second!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-49216490277749520472011-03-30T18:22:06.586-07:002011-03-30T18:22:06.586-07:00I don't blame bridget for wanting a school wit...I don't blame bridget for wanting a school with better competitive prospects than Georgia. Anyway on a more shallow note I predict Sloan will take up tanning and be even more orange than Macko and it will look really weird.<br /><br />Ivana Hong going to Stanford isn't much of a surprise. She'd be better off cutting her losses since she's never going to be strong enough as an AAer or bars/beam specialist to make it in 2012.<br /><br />Marissa sounds much better spoken than most gymnats she just needs to slow down a bit.MsJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765668495941714351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-16610888669258353022011-03-30T18:20:36.528-07:002011-03-30T18:20:36.528-07:00What can we do to get Agnes to leave Tom Z?? He sh...What can we do to get Agnes to leave Tom Z?? He should be banned from coaching skaters with a future. Yuka & Jason or Frank would welcome her with open arms...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-85505140873726159032011-03-30T18:01:38.704-07:002011-03-30T18:01:38.704-07:00[Yuka and Jason] are slowly becoming a refuge cent...[Yuka and Jason] are slowly becoming a refuge center...a place to evacuate to when everyone else around you has given up hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-7270837787371908702011-03-30T17:26:15.513-07:002011-03-30T17:26:15.513-07:00I guess the part I was thinking of was "resti...I guess the part I was thinking of was "resting a little bit mentally from competing and physically from competition" ... and i mean she repeated herself twenty million times with the same NCAA banter ... "focusing on the team" yada yada<br /><br />side note: wow it was kind of distracting when macko was being interviewed with the divers there and especially the guy who was ... well ... adjusting himselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-64526113836155916702011-03-30T17:18:00.771-07:002011-03-30T17:18:00.771-07:00She is always well spoken. The other gymnasts usu...She is always well spoken. The other gymnasts usually sound like they went to school for about an hour a day.OlympicEffecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-60966894789189592172011-03-30T17:09:59.266-07:002011-03-30T17:09:59.266-07:00Marissa didn't sound all that intelligent to m...Marissa didn't sound all that intelligent to me in that video.... ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com