Gymnastics #24 - The Road to Paris

[Hedwig]

very interesting age statistics:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gymnastics/comments/1dyqpli/the_average_age_of_wag_2024_olympians_is_22_and/

The average age of each qualified team, from youngest to oldest (not including any alternates):

1. Romania: 17.56
2. Japan: 18.41
3. China: 19.45
4. Italy: 20.3
5. South Korea: 20.98
6. Canada: 21.75
7. France: 22.06
8. USA: 22.47
9. Great Britain: 22.65
10. Australia: 23.17
11. Brazil: 25.67
12. Netherlands: 28.36

The five youngest athletes are:

1. Hezly Rivera, USA (16.15)
2. Haruka Nakamura, Japan (16.19)
3. Abigail Martin, Great Britain (16.28)
4. Ming Van Eijken, France (16.32)
5. Helen Kevric, Germany (16.35)

The five oldest athletes are:

1. Jade Barbosa, Brazil (33.08)
2. Sanne Wevers, Netherlands (32.86)
3. Lieke Wevers, Netherlands (32.86)
4. Becky Downie, Great Britain (32.51)
5. Vera Van Pol, Netherlands (30.64)

 

[bardtoob]

Sanne Wevers is 32

Time flies!

 

[Karen-W]

So, here's what is really important...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1811020928148447519

 

[Tesla]

So, here's what is really important...

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Um, the men's picture is .

 

[Rukia]

They posted extra pics on FB with the trampoline athletes and you can see the demonic eagle singlet for the men there. Literally it's a red-eyed eagle. I hate-love it so much.

 

[Karen-W]

They posted extra pics on FB with the trampoline athletes and you can see the demonic eagle singlet for the men there. Literally it's a red-eyed eagle. I hate-love it so much.

Here's a pic of it -

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That red-eyed eagle really is absolutely demonic, lol!

 

[Tesla]

Here's a pic of it -

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That red-eyed eagle really is absolutely demonic, lol!

Don't look directly into its eye.

 

[ilovesalchows]

I was watching older Olympics videos and I preferred the 2000-2004 era for leos. We are definitely in a "more is more" fashion period. (and don't even get this old lady started on what brides are wearing these days)

 

[skatfan]

So, here's what is really important...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1811020928148447519

Better than I thought - we’re spared stars and stripes for the most part. But they’ll probably use the one that has them for the team final - ugh. Clearly we are in a more is more era.

 

[skatfan]

I’m wondering with all the power outages in Texas if our Olympians are able to train. Cecile Landi posted something about not having power at home.

 

[Amy L]

I don't live in that part of Houston, but I've been seeing rental generators all over the place here. There are options if they have $$$$

 

[Rukia]

Most people I know have power back already so it may not be an issue anyway

 

[Amy L]

Most people I know have power back already so it may not be an issue anyway

You don't know the Houston subreddit, it's full of overheated angry people.

(My little suburb is at ~50% as far as I can tell)

 

[Rukia]

You don't know the Houston subreddit, it's full of overheated angry people.

(My little suburb is at ~50% as far as I can tell)

lol I'm not in houston so admittedly my sample size in small but my sister lives down there

 

[skatfan]

More background on the leotard designs:

Olympic gymnastics: A sneak peek at the leotards Simone Biles and Team USA will wear in Paris

The design team behind the Olympic leotards synthesized Parisian fashion and American iconography to create gold medal-worthy gear.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[skatfan]

I don't live in that part of Houston, but I've been seeing rental generators all over the place here. There are options if they have $$$$

Cooling an entire gym would be a big ask I’d guess.

 

[sk9tingfan]

More background on the leotard designs:

Olympic gymnastics: A sneak peek at the leotards Simone Biles and Team USA will wear in Paris

The design team behind the Olympic leotards synthesized Parisian fashion and American iconography to create gold medal-worthy gear.

www.nbcnews.com

And WAPO's take:

https://wapo.st/4byCCkR

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Here's a pic of it -

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That red-eyed eagle really is absolutely demonic, lol!

PML. That Eagle has seen some shit.

 

[Amy L]

PML. That Eagle has seen some shit.

Have you seen trampoline competitions. They need an evil eye to scare away the tramp demons that make people fall in between the springs (Shostak did that in Tokyo)

 

[Theatregirl1122]

They posted extra pics on FB with the trampoline athletes and you can see the demonic eagle singlet for the men there. Literally it's a red-eyed eagle. I hate-love it so much.

YES!!! I looked at that tweet and was so afraid there might not be an EAGLE ONESIE! But it’s there! CACAW!

 

[ilovesalchows]

The unboxing video:

USA Gymnastics on Instagram: "Had a little (okay, A LOT) of fun with this reveal! We can’t wait to see these gymnasts & these @gkelite leos shine bright in Paris! ✨ 📹 @usagym"

190K likes, 1,490 comments - usagym on July 10, 2024: "Had a little (okay, A LOT) of fun with this reveal! We can’t wait to see these gymnasts & these @gkelite leos shine bright in Paris! ✨ 📹 @usagym".

www.instagram.com

 

[honey]

Still too overdone for the most part for my taste. I actually love the white one though. In one of the close up it seems like pearls mixed with a nice iridescent sparkle. But I know not everyone likes to wear a fully white leo, so will be interesting to see if any of them choose to wear it.

The assumed team final one is ok for me. I like it better than the Rio one actually.

The red one with the deep slash of mesh is interesting. Suni will look amazing in that; with a red lip and a high bun it would be perfection. I’m surprised they went for something even slightly daring for the Olympics, but I think it’s reasonably well executed.

The rest of them are too much everything and more ideas than should be on one garment at a time.

 

[Karen-W]

I dislike, intensely, the one they'll wear for the team final. I wish they were wearing the one that looks like fireworks since it's my fave, followed closely by the red one and the royal blue one Simone is wearing in the photos.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

The team final one is sort of American Gladiators retro that I don't mind it. The only one I genuinely like is the "Star Spangled Shine" Suni is wearing, the rest are overwrought and exceedingly girly in a way I personally dislike...but I rarely appreciate gymnastic leotards.

 

[Amy L]

The team final one is sort of American Gladiators retro that I don't mind it. The only one I genuinely like is the "Star Spangled Shine" Suni is wearing, the rest are overwrought and exceedingly girly in a way I personally dislike...but I rarely appreciate gymnastic leotards.

I love how the women's leos are all Pairisian sparkly whickety-whack and for men the designers must have been like, "uh, IDK. Bird-shaped demon with conjunctivitis?"

 

[canbelto]

I like the red one. Simple and classy but outstanding.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Still too overdone for the most part for my taste. I actually love the white one though. In one of the close up it seems like pearls mixed with a nice iridescent sparkle. But I know not everyone likes to wear a fully white leo, so will be interesting to see if any of them choose to wear it.

The assumed team final one is ok for me. I like it better than the Rio one actually.

The red one with the deep slash of mesh is interesting. Suni will look amazing in that; with a red lip and a high bun it would be perfection. I’m surprised they went for something even slightly daring for the Olympics, but I think it’s reasonably well executed.

The rest of them are too much everything and more ideas than should be on one garment at a time.

I like most of them except one of them goes super matronly or super I don’t know just not my taste

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

The unboxing video:

USA Gymnastics on Instagram: "Had a little (okay, A LOT) of fun with this reveal! We can’t wait to see these gymnasts & these @gkelite leos shine bright in Paris! ✨ 📹 @usagym"

190K likes, 1,490 comments - usagym on July 10, 2024: "Had a little (okay, A LOT) of fun with this reveal! We can’t wait to see these gymnasts & these @gkelite leos shine bright in Paris! ✨ 📹 @usagym".

www.instagram.com

Ohhhhhh

I like the fireworks one that’s really cool

 

[Rukia]

I think it's important to note they got feedback from the gymnasts "in contention" before making the leos so even if it's not to your liking, presumably it is to theirs.

Men's demon eagle wins by a mile though caw caw red-eyed freedom

 

[HeatherC]

I guess I'm just a weirdo because I like them all and can't wait to see the teams competing in them in Paris. I love that red one and the team final one looks great to me.