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Forget the gold medals - THIS will be Simone’s highlight of the Olympics! :P

The Final Five meet Zac Efron!

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Al Trautwig is a complete idiot. Please consider signing this petition to remove him from his job commentating gymnastics on NBC. His ignorant and disrespectful comments have gone on for FAR too long. Enough is enough! #FireTrautwig

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As a ballet dancer, it drives me NUTS!  Everything else about her switch ring is great so idk why she can’t fix that.

2016 American Cup: Maggie Nichols

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WERK! <3

2016 American Cup: Amy Tinkler

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Jenni Pinches

Just listened to British Olympian and UCLA Bruin Jenni Pinches’ @gymcastic interview from episode 20 in 2013 and was inspired to create some GIFs of her illustrious gymnastics career :) 

LOVE the leo on the bottom right!

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LOVE HER

how to beam by yang bo

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What the

can we please talk about the Arkansas warmup leo

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Get To Know The Blogger- Gymnastics Edition

In light of the Olympics being next THIS year I decided that I would start a tag to get to know the blogger- gymnastics edition! Once you are tagged (even if you aren’t feel free to do it anyways) fill out the questions and then tag 5-10 more people. If some questions don’t apply to you just leave them blank :) (for example if you aren’t a gymnast put N/A).

I was tagged by: no one, but I read @nanningbee‘s :)

Name: Susie

DOB: November 28

Gym Fan Since: 2008

Coach Since: N/A

Favorite Quad to Date: I’ve really only watched one full quad so far in my gym fandom (2009-2012), but I like this quad the best so far (2013-2016), so hopefully 2016 doesn’t let me down!

Favorite Olympics: 2012

Favorite Worlds: Glasgow 2015

Most Disastrous Competition: Sydney 2000, hands down

Favorite Gymnast of All-time: WAG: I have to pick just ONE? I’ll go with Vanessa Atler but I could give 234348098 different answers to this question, MAG: Danell Leyva

Favorite Gymnast Currently Competing: Simone Biles and Eythora Thorsdottir

Met any gymnastics celebrities?: Sam Peszek and the entire UCLA 2011-2012 team, Miss Val, Chellsie Memmel, Kerri Strug, Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm...and probably forgetting someone else that I met at the 2012 Olympic Trials :P

Favorite Event to Watch: uneven bars

Favorite Event as a Gymnast: In my brief rec gymnastics experience before I destroyed my body I enjoyed the beam and floor since I could actually do some skills on those two events :P

Gymnastics Pet Peeve: bad form

Favorite Skill(s): double layout

I’d like to tag:

Consider yourself tagged if you read this and want to do it :)

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I will never get tired of watching Shawn’s beam routines! That tumbling pass in the top image is my FAVORITE, EVER!

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Thanks @papaliukin for making me feel old (and I’m not THAT old :P Just a quarter-century or so...)

BRING ON 2016, aka Rio Year!

ONE DAY UNTIL NORAH, RAGAN, LAURIE AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS ARE SENIORS

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The marvelous Vanessa Atler

She was truly remarkable; one of my favorite gymnasts!

From Wikipedia: “ A member of the U.S. national gymnastics team from the age of 12, Atler was one of the United States' most successful gymnasts as a junior in the late 1990s. Known for her explosive vaults, difficult tumbling skills and likable personality, she won or medaled in several important meets, and was considered to be one of the front-runners for the 2000 Olympics. However, injuries, coaching conflicts, gym changes, mental breakdowns and bulimia symptoms derailed her progress in 1999 and 2000, and after a poor showing at the 2000 Olympic Trials, she was controversially left off the Olympic team despite placing sixth overall. “

I’ve heard that she actually didn’t want to be on the Olympic team and face all that pressure, so for her it was actually a relief not to make it. So sad that gymnasts (and no doubt other Olympic-level athletes) face so much pressure at such a young age! I can’t imagine how tough it must be to be in their shoes! So much respect.

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I miss her!

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Is the list of Pac Rim attendees out? I’m going since it’s happening approximately 10 miles from my house!

Random thought… There will be no Gabby/Simone match up during the Olympic year (until possibly the olympics). I think that could be why they are both headlining these other events. It makes the Gabby/Simone showdown story way more interesting at the olympics.  It’s less interesting if Simone is beating her all year long.  

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The 2017 UCLA team is going to DOMINATE so I’m not too worried about whatever happens this year! 

UCLA is like Romania in that they’ve both been kinda shitty with occasional flashes of brilliance for the bast several years but we keep including them in our list of best teams to watch out for.

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High-flying and ridiculously cool bars releases

Featuring (in image order):

Anna Li

Gabby Douglas

Beth Tweddle

Youna Dufournet

Nastia Liukin

He Kexin

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Always will be the vault queen!