tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post7355345995057873755..comments2024-03-19T00:15:57.098-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: Off Balance: A ReviewOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-69716697670833252832012-07-04T19:19:56.661-07:002012-07-04T19:19:56.661-07:00There's a difference between Gabby and Dominiq...There's a difference between Gabby and Dominique. Gabby voluntarily left her coaches and gym in Virginia to work with Chow. Gabby's growth in the past year shows how Chow has shaped her as an athlete. The Karolyis fired Alexandrov right before the 95 National Championships when Dominique was already primed to be a success. Dominique had no idea he was fired and would no longer be her coach until the morning she walked into the gym and started training with the Karolyis. People know that Gabby wasn't always with Chow. However, because Dominique was at the Karolyis' gym during her media years, it is assumed that Bela and Marta are the ones who made her.Kate.Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700910293172772408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-60649723977858363612012-06-15T21:35:56.445-07:002012-06-15T21:35:56.445-07:00Exactly, everyone is on Alexandrov's balls for...Exactly, everyone is on Alexandrov's balls for turning the Russian team around and he's been there for what 4 years?<br /><br />A lot of these girls go through different coaches and all of them have something to do with their success. The one's that are there with them at the Olympics will get the most credit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-55523163742577674132012-06-15T18:21:57.971-07:002012-06-15T18:21:57.971-07:00I'm no Karolyi fan, but isn't this what al...I'm no Karolyi fan, but isn't this what all top coaches do? They get a name for themselves and then top athletes come to them. For example, Chow had Shawn Johnson, so Gabby Douglas left her gym (big scandal there as we all know) and went to him. Chow didn't build Gabby from the ground up, anymore than the Karolyi's built Dominique from the ground up. <br /><br />The coach of an athlete at the Olympic games always gets more recognition than the coaches who preceded them. I think the gymnast should be grateful to all the coaches who got him/her there but at the end of the day these are usually 16-18 year old girls (not women) and they really don't understand all of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-23081191883645182342012-06-15T14:00:19.259-07:002012-06-15T14:00:19.259-07:00It is important to emphasize that Moceanu was a ST...It is important to emphasize that Moceanu was a STAR junior gymnast and only then went to the Karolyis. Another exquisite example of these imposters taking credit for the work that other coaches did. They did the same to 1) Brandy Johnson, 2) Kerri Strug, and 3) Mary Lou Retton. MLR in particular came to them with a battery of skills and amplitude that they merely honed. It is just disgusting how the media put all cameras on the Karolyis when they have had very little to do with the US's rise to dominance in the sport of WAG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-25776954430805672182012-06-15T13:52:03.424-07:002012-06-15T13:52:03.424-07:00Exactly. Your last point is spot on.Exactly. Your last point is spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-23729153059596381462012-06-15T13:50:22.377-07:002012-06-15T13:50:22.377-07:00Does anyone have the link to the Real Sports inter...Does anyone have the link to the Real Sports interview? I haven't seen it and am interested in watching it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-27462715608522840332012-06-15T08:04:38.760-07:002012-06-15T08:04:38.760-07:00Surprised you didn't know how much Alexandrov ...Surprised you didn't know how much Alexandrov was responsible for Dominique until 2007. I thought it was common knowledge in the nineties.<br /><br />What is with everyone here? Do you just hate all athletes for writing biographies? Do you hate everyone who writes sports memoirs? Because this was her life. These things did actually happen. Would you prefer she lie and say her childhood and training were fabulous? Some people enjoy reading about the lives of their favorite athletes. If you're not interested in her life, don't read it. But don't buy a biography and then complain that someone is telling their life story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-55814616917739539772012-06-15T07:47:33.953-07:002012-06-15T07:47:33.953-07:00I enjoyed the book. I was surprised that there w...I enjoyed the book. I was surprised that there was no mention of her time at CGA, but I was glad that it wasn't just a listing of every competition, every score, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-44801442625168339562012-06-15T07:26:57.206-07:002012-06-15T07:26:57.206-07:00Elite gymnastics is a game rigged to make money fo...Elite gymnastics is a game rigged to make money for a select group of adults at the expense of young girls. As we are seeing in the Sandusky trial, adults who stand to make a lot of money off an athletic program will go to any length to protect a status quo, even if it includes child abuse.<br /><br />Makes me laugh to see how many of you vent against Dominique. She was a frickin 14-year-old forced to perform like a trained monkey. And for WHAT, exactly? The chance to be on "Dancing with the Stars"?? What other "opportunities" are there for a kid who spent her entire childhood in a gym to shine at an event that the general public only cares about once every four years? <br />For all that physical and mental abuse, the shelf life of her gymnastics career is pathetically short. And face it, one can count on ONE HAND the number of female gymnasts whose Olympic medal actually resulted in a lifelong career. But, thanks to greedy adults (Karolyis and their co-conspirators, the parents), there'll always be a fresh crop of children to subject to this B.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-33749022956072179712012-06-14T19:21:03.751-07:002012-06-14T19:21:03.751-07:00You should link that old interview with you and Do...You should link that old interview with you and Dominique.MsJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765668495941714351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-70021306995502710082012-06-14T19:01:42.352-07:002012-06-14T19:01:42.352-07:00She's insufferable. Every time I hear her nam...She's insufferable. Every time I hear her name I think of the 'poker face' video she and her husband did for their 'fans' ugh. I wont be the least bit surprised when she comes out with another memoir in 4 years during Olympic Trials<br /><br />She's a self made martyr and it's getting annoyingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-1838932835916897272012-06-14T18:55:37.250-07:002012-06-14T18:55:37.250-07:00Did she write anything in the book that would make...Did she write anything in the book that would make the Karolyis PISSED to read? Any juicy allegations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-57668682818697508932012-06-14T18:50:53.536-07:002012-06-14T18:50:53.536-07:00yea i thought the book was horseshit. Dominique i...yea i thought the book was horseshit. Dominique is much less adjusted then kim kelly. Dominique went to the olympics and won her gold medal. Kim was screwed out of the olympics. Dominque went through a drug whore phase where she smoked and inhaled everything while fucking everyone at the usoc. Kim rebelled by getting college education. <br /><br />Dominique is such an asshole that she repeatedly took flash pictures at ncaa nationals until the one girl that she took 9 flash photos of fell off the beam. <br /><br />Dominique is such a mess that she married a gay guy and is willing to live as a beard. <br /><br />The most amazing thing that I got out of the book was how strong her sister was, and how weak Dominique was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-24867142297398511772012-06-14T18:37:51.397-07:002012-06-14T18:37:51.397-07:00I thought it was interesting to read about Marta m...I thought it was interesting to read about Marta making up the rules of who qualified to Trials back then. Nearly identical to the rules for keeping Chelsie out and getting Nastia in. I also think the very composed and precise way she tellsthe story gives it more weight than if she raged about the negatives she had dealt with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-74325979392186488842012-06-14T18:24:44.787-07:002012-06-14T18:24:44.787-07:00Did the book mention the Karolyi's themselves ...Did the book mention the Karolyi's themselves being abusive, or was it just focused on her father?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-21468037981319054202012-06-14T18:24:24.799-07:002012-06-14T18:24:24.799-07:00Ooh, how did Kim Z. look during the Mag 7 award ce...Ooh, how did Kim Z. look during the Mag 7 award ceremony?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com