Comments on: I can’t help it, it freaks me out

By: cristen

cristen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:31:52 +0000

i completely agree. and i like the finger bones explanation.

By: prophet

prophet — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:15:31 +0000

THAT’s it. . . . . finger bones!

I’m with you on that. No bones anywhere else; no bones about it.

By: KarateMom

KarateMom — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:58:11 +0000

HAHAHAHA! You completely crack me UP! And I love the word “flounce”!

By: jennielynn

jennielynn — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:18:40 +0000

Hey! Cheerleading is totally a sport!

Hee hee, sorry. I couldn’t keep a straight face. I have often wondered the same thing about the gesturing. It is weird.

By: Madge

Madge — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:46:36 +0000

As a gymnast of 20 years, I am highly offended at your mockery of the sport…HAH just kidding (except about the ‘gymnast of 20 years’ part…that’s true). I TOTALLY agree with you on the gesticulating…routines are supposed to be a balance between “crazy flippy things” and graceful dance moves. Sadly, emphasis is shifting more towards the flippy things and a lot of gymnasts these days are missing (or at least severely lacking) that component of grace, leading them to flail awkwardly. And, as suebob said, it gives us a break-those routines may seem short but they’re hard!!! And the judges don’t like to see you stand around and catch your breath…so you distract them-”look! I can twirl my arm and flick my wrist! oooooh”
and yes, wedgies ARE a requirement.

By: Lindy

Lindy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:40:30 +0000

Did you see Nikki Childs on the balance beam? When I was shooting gymnastics, her balancing…or whatever… to “Billy Jean” always made my day. Most of the girls’ music doesn’t make much sense with what they were doing and gets boring quick, but, I mean, a moonwalk on the balance beam… I am impressed.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:05:42 +0000

You are so funny!

By: Ladanea

Ladanea — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:57:06 +0000

What fun! I’m so glad you got to go to this. Last year my then-10-year-old gymnast daughter and I went to all 3-days’ events and it was awesome. I liked the individuals best because they’re competing more against themselves and there’s not that whole “YOUR BABY TOE WIGGLED AND NOW OUR ENTIRE TEAM LOST” thing that happens when you lose by .35.

In defense of gymnasts and their poses, I think they do that because they learn to control every last little muscle in their bodies, and they have to be able to show off every last little muscle because it might get their team .1 point so they can win. My daughter will be dancing ballet as long as she’s in gymnastics with the hope that will inject grace into her routines and reduce gesticulation.

And on the topic of sparkles, last month I had to pay to have double the rhinestones added to an already-rhinestone-laden $160 leotard because it was not sparkly enough. I wish I were exaggerating.

By: All Adither

All Adither — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:44:35 +0000

Some of the leotards are so high cut too. I mean, how much do those young, tiny girls actually have to wax? C’mon, let them wear boy shorts.

By: Suebob

Suebob — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:33:50 +0000

It’s like a little mini break. They have to catch their breath between doing amazing things, and they can’t just STAND there.

My Olympic sport sighting yesterday has got yours beat all to hell: I watched the US Mens Olympic Water Polo team. Those guys have some seriously perfect physiques. It still makes my breath catch a little to think of it. Yowza.