while we're on the topic of stripping medals, isn't it wild that romania has at least 5 world/oly medals that were won by gymnasts who ADMITTED to having their age falsified but the only time medals actually got stripped for age falsification was chinese and north korean gymnasts
jade barbosa won her first world medal a year before hezly rivera was born and now they're sharing an olympic podium ๐ฅบ dreams delayed are not dreams denied
it cannot be overstated the impact becky downie has had on gymnastics. competing in an event final in which four of your competitors are competing your eponymous skill is legendary
so glad gymnastics isn't getting the attention womens basketball is rn bc i just know there would be an adamant group of people saying livvy should be on the olympic team bc she would "grow the sport" and idk if i can take that
it's one thing to stay silent on the whole situation now that it's supposedly over, it's a whole other beast to pretend that you've been advocating for everyone while jordan has been the subject of unacceptable levels of racism and berating for something that was NEVER her fault
twelve years ago ellie black had to pull out of her first olympic final after one vault due to injury. three olympics later, SHE'S STICKING VAULTS IN THE EVENT FINALS ๐จ๐ฆ
For anyone wondering why
#SimoneBiles
qualified 2nd on FX with the most difficult routine in history - itโs bc the FIG expressly undervalued her triple double to disincentivise anyone else attempting it due to its โsafety risksโ. No one else can do it. Explicit racism
#Olympics
the first two stories to come out of champs are gabby withdrawing and the high bar literally snapping in half... we are in for a long weekend aren't we
sierra brooks is retired. ragan smith is retired. raena worley is retired. jessica hutchinson is retired. sienna schreiber is retired. gabby wilson is retired. margzetta frazier is retired. SOBBING
by securing a second worlds medal today, coline devillard has become the most decorated french gymnast at worlds since alexandria lemoine in 1950 ๐ฅ๐ฅ
pouring one out for morgan hurd, aleah finnegan, becky & ellie downie, jade barbosa, asuka teramoto, ana padurariu, lorette charpy, cintia rodriguez, and anastasia bachynska
kara is in the gym again, malabuyo is looking great at asian champs, leanne is a ncaa champ, kayla looks primed for an olympics run. the tokyo alternates are THRIVING
if we have taken anything from what happened with raducaan it is that MINORS ๐ ARE ๐ NOT ๐ RESPONSIBLE ๐ FOR ๐ THE ๐ DRUGS ๐ ADULTS ๐ GIVE ๐ THEM ๐
Our own Yul Moldauer topping some of the worldโs best with a win in Switzerland over World Champ Nikita Nagorny at the Arthur Gander Memorial earlier today ๐ค
#OUDNA
๐ธ fabien_gerber IG
not sure why jordan still faces the "won't hit at major international competitions" allegations bc she was messy at her first major international meet. she has hit literally 90% (27/30) of her international routines since the olympics
part of me feels like riley only doing bars doesn't necessarily mean it's a big injury? more that it's a smaller injury and brian carey isn't an idiot and doesn't want her to push it when she doesn't have to yet
@ us gymnasts this is a perfectly valid element to include as part of a leap passage that doesn't involve a split or any of that leg above horizontal nonsense