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[mkats]

Too bad Tabitha Yim got injured right before Camp because the U.S. desperately needed a great FX worker who could do all those stupid dance leaps and jumps to beat the Romanians.

At Trials, didn't McCool get a lot of credit for connections on beam that she didn't get credit for in Athens? I heard that if she was scored properly at Trials, she would not have been in the top 2, but that was years ago and I don't remember.

Poor Humphrey sort of got lost in the shuffle. She always considered herself a FX worker, but in Athens, she qualified and ended up with silver medal on the UB finals, an event that she didn't know she was strong on. One thing I give to Fong and Armine, they helped her improve on that apparatus.

Athens was just a lot of misfortune for the U.S. team. From Kupets's injury forcing her to downgrade difficulty, to Memmel not being in top form, to Yim getting injured, and even McCool suffered a wrist injury before Athens as well...

I forgot all about McCool's connections on beam. Those were super questionable...

[HeatherC]

Did anyone catch the American Cup today? There was some great gymnastics from the girls (Rebecca was great, that Alexandra girl was really awesome, and I really enjoyed the Canadian and Venezuelan girls) but the guys at some points, especially on PBars, were like watching the ODs from Torino (aka, a disaster). :yikes: They had some of the weirdest mistakes today and not only on the PBars. I'm glad Jon Horton did pretty well (aside from PBars) and I liked that other guy from the USA too. Fabian seemed out of sorts all day though and none of the other men really stood out for me today. I'm glad I got to watch it but I hope the men don't suck all season. :eek:

[BigB08822]

Awww man, didn't realize it was on!

[challon]

If you want to watch it, the whole meet has been archived at the US gymnastics site

[BigB08822]

Thanks!

[Buzz]

Are there any vids yet from the American Cup?

[floskate]

If you want to watch it, the whole meet has been archived at the US gymnastics site

Thanks for the heads up. And it's not geoblocked either :cheer:

[pollyanna]

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[Buzz]

Is Aliya Mustafina injured?! I heard maybe the young sister Naliya maybe injured but according to the comments on the following Youtube video she heard a leg?! Do anyone know if it is true?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN5Fm6k29Ek

[Stormy]

Awww man, didn't realize it was on!

I happened to catch that it was on, but hadn't realized it was a half hour away in my hometown! :( When I saw Worcester, MA I freaked out. I would have gone for sure.

[sk9tingfan]

Oh gosh, that sounds like fun! I've only gone to two gymnastics shows and one collegiate meet so I would love to have that experience sometime too. I actually live only two hours away from Indy and I've NEVER gone to any of the championships that have been held there. No clue why we've never gone! :( Anyway, I hope you have a great time and please report back to us about your time there! :)

Thanks for the good wishes. I'm only 20 minutes away from the XL Center and figured that it was too good of an opportunity to miss.

[Buzz]

Anyone heard anything about Sam Shapiro? I know she was injured some time ago but i have not heard anything about her in quite some time. :(

[Karpenko]

I believe she is still injured. :( I think she could potentially be a gorgeous gymnast this year, I really hope we get to see her at some point. Her bars could be really useful to the US in TF!

[LuckyCharm]

Chusovitina back and aiming for 2012!

http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1398:chusovitina-back-at-cottbus-world-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164

Sorry if this has been discussed already but it's the first I've heard. :respec:

[Karpenko]

:cheer: She is crazy. :lol: