sonsofanarchy
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A lot of people feel sorry for Marinescu but people forget something important. She is actually younger than Vanessa Atler who was kept out of the 95 worlds, 96 Olympics, and 97 worlds, or atleast the chance to be in them, by the age rule. Which given all her later problems and no 98 worlds was probably her whole window of opportunity. Her age being falsified is the only reason she got into all those events. Then her career fizzled out with injuries and growth, and she was done by the 99 worlds. Had her age not been falsified she probably never competes at a world and Olympics and she has 2 world team golds, an individual beam silver at a worlds, an Olympian and Olympic medal. In the end she came out pretty good. She also probably would not have medaled in any of the AAs she was kept out of either. Atlanta AA was a splatfest so just maybe if she hit every routine absolutely perfect she could have eked in, but that isn't the norm for her to hit every routine either. I did love her gymnastics and she had a refreshing style that contrasted all her teammates though, but just trying to be real.
Amanar was my favorite Romanian of the 90s, even over Raducan whose actual gymnastics I preferred. Like one blogger said she had all the artistry of a pirate, but she was such an incredible kind person and sport, and it came through at every moment. So positive, hard working, just straight forward. And atleast when she was younger she was a daredevil and her tumbling and vaulting form was beautiful, and even her bars form. She really regressed as she got older, the Romanian norm, but did an amazing job as a teammate and team leader. She just had such a positive spirit that always came through, and great raw athletic talent.
Amanar was my favorite Romanian of the 90s, even over Raducan whose actual gymnastics I preferred. Like one blogger said she had all the artistry of a pirate, but she was such an incredible kind person and sport, and it came through at every moment. So positive, hard working, just straight forward. And atleast when she was younger she was a daredevil and her tumbling and vaulting form was beautiful, and even her bars form. She really regressed as she got older, the Romanian norm, but did an amazing job as a teammate and team leader. She just had such a positive spirit that always came through, and great raw athletic talent.