bardtoob
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Note the Tweet is @ FLOTUS . . . that First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, who is big on nutrition.
Of course, splurging for Aly and Simone is smelling fries.
Sorry, but your incessant criticism of one of the great gymnasts really got to me. I don't think you are a racist but you are focusing too much on the body which the gymnast was born with. It's a little like Misty Copeland being told that she didn't have a ballerina's figure. She is African American and is not blessed with long limbs, narrow shape, etc.
That was awesome (who doesn't love Laurie?) but would've been even better if they'd panned to the left a bit so we could've seen Jake a bit better.Ok, this is just adorable! http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/side-side-laurie-hernandez-simone-biles-biggest-fan
Am I the only one who gets Javi Fernandez vibes when I see Dragulescu?
I didn't realize all African Americans had one body type. Douglas is African American and she certainly has a ballerina body type.
In real life I suspect Simone is as tiny as tiny can be... I don't know if I would call Simone classically ... But I think she's a really cute girl with really beautiful eyes.
Really?Wow, looks like NBC isn't showing the gymnastics gala tonight!? Bummer. I really wanted to see it. And I would imagine a lot of other people did too.
It was shown live on MSNBC this afternoon.Wow, looks like NBC isn't showing the gymnastics gala tonight!? Bummer. I really wanted to see it. And I would imagine a lot of other people did too.
Simone and Gabby have had a lot of commercials air during the games. Can't say I noticed any with Aly.
My DVR picked up about 20 mins of the gala- partially on NBC and partially on MSNBC. Recording picked up in the middle though- it must have started during the session right before. Usual cheesefest.
Simone and Gabby have had a lot of commercials air during the games. Can't say I noticed any with Aly.
And there are supposed to be more excerpts on overnight on NBC, but who knows?
My channel guide isn't showing any. Well, I guess I can always look for it online.
Is gymnastics' reputation for having the cattiest girls all gone?
Do the girls on these gym teams really get on as well as they are meant to show on camera? Or do some of them secretly (or not?) hate each other's guts?
Are all these girls PC-ed to perfection or are there some more rebellious personalities? (This goes for all teams - not just US)
There have always been complaints about there not being enough artistry in gymnastics. The Romanians weren't just criticized for being code whores. They were also criticized for not being expressive or artistic. Kim Zmeskal and Dominique Dawes were criticized for being too athletic and not artistic enough.
One of the results of training at the ranch is that the gymnasts get to know each much better than before, like with the 1996 team. Plus, if you don't really think you have a chance of beating someone or having someone beat you, as is the case with Biles, then it probably does ease tension.
The interview last night that Bob Costas did with Aly and Simone is about as authentic as I've seen:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/aly-raisman-simone-biles-future-olympic-plans-zac-efron
I also would think that the younger more inexperienced gymnasts genuinely do appreciate and guidance and info that "grandma" provides. And these gymnasts don't just say positive things about each other. The gymnasts will complain about how messy Aly is and Aly will complain that they won't let her sleep even when it's fairly late. It's not exactly huge stuff, but it's not just making each other out to be perfect with no conflicts.
Yeah, I think it's enforced perkiness. Not that I don't believe that they get along well, but they would be torn down if they weren't always super demonstrative and happy in front of the cameras. Look what's happening to Douglas, and she hasn't even done anything, she's polite, she did her piece for the team gold, she clapped for the others in their events, it was just somehow decided that she "didn't clap enough", or "didn't smile enough" or something and it's been endless trashing since then... As if it's so difficult to understand that perhaps she's a bit disappointed that she can't repeat her feats from 2012. So I'm not surprised that everyone is trying to be on at all times and that you have these endless public displays of camaraderie and cheerfulness, they'd get slaughtered if they dared to do anything else.
Wow Romanian WAG really is where the is at!!
http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2016/08/17/on-romania-lessons-missed/
I don't quite understand some parts of it, but why is there still anger over the selection? Isn't Larisa injured? I got the impression that they basically had few options but to send Ponor.
TSL spoke to Stella Umeh - remember her?
She has some good points re: the scoring system, choreo, TV coverage and Rio.
She thinks all UB routines look the same, misses the "artistry" and would bring back compulsories So she might echo how many of us feel.
http://www.theskatinglesson.com/tsl...-nbc-coverage-a-conversation-with-stella-umeh
Oh and if you don't know her, here's a prettty cool FX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBwQ5JHYxpM