tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post6169087210457596414..comments2024-02-11T01:11:11.604+00:00Comments on Beautiful Gymnastics: Massilia Elite News and videosBeautiful Gymnasticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-28209096893520642942012-11-22T21:47:28.999+00:002012-11-22T21:47:28.999+00:00Ha no need to apologise! I KNOW I wasn't expec...Ha no need to apologise! I KNOW I wasn't expecting such a magical combination until worlds.Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-26462037505354604002012-11-21T20:41:02.288+00:002012-11-21T20:41:02.288+00:00I like Lou Nina and I think if she's ace on fl...I like Lou Nina and I think if she's ace on floor, good beam and has a decent vault, she's still going to have shot in China, since China has never lacked bars workers. Strategically it probably makes more sense for Nina to just focus and be a three-event specialist rather than waste time training on an apparatus which probably isn't great on and where China has endless depth of talent. Might have been a coaching decision as well.. she's getting quite a bit of international exposure so it looks quite promising for her if she can fill the 'holes' China always has!R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18329494397947998693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-73473581971739462842012-11-20T23:11:48.298+00:002012-11-20T23:11:48.298+00:00I just noticed that I ended my first 3 sentences w...I just noticed that I ended my first 3 sentences with "as well." That disgusts me. <br /><br />Clearly I'm going to have a word with my crack dealer.S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-62317771002462391242012-11-20T23:02:49.125+00:002012-11-20T23:02:49.125+00:00Haha sorry! I know you're way more on top of t...Haha sorry! I know you're way more on top of these things than I ever will be (even if you're too busy to post about it), but I didn't know where else to unleash my excitement. Apologies. :)S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-66770996485486685262012-11-20T23:01:28.898+00:002012-11-20T23:01:28.898+00:00Yeah that's what I've heard from the very ...Yeah that's what I've heard from the very few youtube videos of Cheng Fei's bars, as well. Was that Asac's fear as well? You're right though- it's still kind of odd to me because vaulting requires a lot of amplitude as well. <br /><br />I'm seriously pretty heartbroken every time I find out my favorite beamworkers (from China, at least) can't do bars, e.g. Sui Lu. Is it bad that I expect those to be givens? Freaking Lou Nina- her bars from 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBZtV6He7BM) don't look TERRIBLE for a new junior! Okay, it was only a kip-cast, some giants and dismount, but still, in terms of lines and toe point and overall form.. well, I would have guessed that she had the potential all right there..<br /><br />Fast forward to 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xYGZKWjTv8) and it's like.. she never touched the apparatus during training!! I'm as confused as hell. <br />So, I'm putting my bets on Zeng Siqi; unless Lou Nina becomes the next Sui Lu, I don't see her going anywhere.S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-60493672122107356672012-11-20T22:04:36.614+00:002012-11-20T22:04:36.614+00:00Apparently Cheng Fei was afraid of heights is what...Apparently Cheng Fei was afraid of heights is what I think I remember from somewhere. Amazing how she could vault though ;)R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18329494397947998693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-8116701744797465202012-11-20T06:51:55.271+00:002012-11-20T06:51:55.271+00:00I'm not really enamoured either. Though I do t...I'm not really enamoured either. Though I do think Kharenkova may have been injured. Shelgunova is coming off an injury and her bars screams new additions and skills, in which case let's hope a lot of form work is done in the meantime. Kharenkova's bars are probably more worrying.<br /><br />There are plenty of Russian juniors who are great on floor, some with a lovely lightness. Need a lot more difficulty though. Beam is still a nemesis, bars are hit and miss and vault..let's not go there. Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-25641215829309949992012-11-20T06:48:31.247+00:002012-11-20T06:48:31.247+00:00Someone mentioned this a while ago, but I waited t...Someone mentioned this a while ago, but I waited to hear about the rest of the participants. Excellent though!Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-61478303520643357932012-11-20T04:36:51.932+00:002012-11-20T04:36:51.932+00:00"You would imagine Lou Nina could jump up and..."You would imagine Lou Nina could jump up and do an extremely basic routine but obviously not."<br /><br />So true! There's something VERY wrong with a Chinese gymnast who doesn't have decent (or, at the very minimal, BASIC) bars! Unless her name is Cheng Fei. Any clue why?<br /><br />Also, Liu's beam wasn't as difficult but I thought it was much more artistic :) :) I think her wolf jump-aerial got more fame than anything else out of this competition. And Kharenkova's floor was still very enjoyable compared to her competition. Thank god for Russia!S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-88721253807006567322012-11-20T04:23:36.957+00:002012-11-20T04:23:36.957+00:00I don't find these Russians impressive in the ...I don't find these Russians impressive in the slightest. One thing to have form problems but they have nothing on Mustafina, Komova or even Grishina. They just appear really average and their lack of vault ability is concerning too. Actually all countries look poor on vault expect for the Americans.gingercrushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-82812411513098258112012-11-20T04:23:25.970+00:002012-11-20T04:23:25.970+00:00OMGOMGOMG Just found out via TCG: http://www.dtbpo...OMGOMGOMG Just found out via TCG: http://www.dtbpokal.de/nationenteilnehmer.html<br /><br />ONE INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT FOR MAI!!!!!!!!!!!! :D<br /><br />Oh and Mustafina will be there, too. :)S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.com