Gymnastics thread

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anyone watching?

I don't reckon I'll be able to watch much as I only have Freeview, but feel free to post up who you're watching, who you rate, who you're watching 'cos they're fit

Just watched a German called Marcel Nguyen (so I'm guessing with a surname like that, he's half Vietnamese). Great dismount on the bars

Bit of a pretty boy as well

But all this pink is an assault on the eyes

 

[Numbers]

Watching it, don't know who anyone is tho', but massive respect to their abilities.

 

[Espresso]

That German, Boy, missed his catch on that single bar thingywotsit and took an awful fall.
Straight back up and on! Wow. Tough, or what?

 

[weepiper]

men's gymnastics is the best perving opportunity.

 

[Greebo]

Glad you're enjoying it Minnie.

<snip>massive respect to their abilities.

^This. Not watching it, because sewing black on black isn't something I can do with my attention elsewhere and I really do need to get this bit finished by midnight if poss. Only taking a quick break now to rest my fingers.

 

[Greebo]

men's gymnastics is the best perving opportunity.

What the hell - sensory overload - proms on the radio, men's gymnastics on the telly and catching up here too.

Bloody hell, the upper body strength on him!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That German, Boy, missed his catch on that single bar thingywotsit and took an awful fall.
Straight back up and on! Wow. Tough, or what?

And looked like he's damaged his ankle

 

[weepiper]

the commentators are amusingly 'OOH! Suits you, sir.'

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Not watching at the moment as we are catching up on the GB Women's footie - however there is a gymnastic update next I think

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I think it's a shame that gymnastics has moved forward so much. I was looking at YouTube vids the other week of female gymnasts from years ago. The parallel bars used to be much closer together so there was lots of sideways stuff going on which you don't get anymore:

 

[Espresso]

This gymnast has been to six Olympics. SIX!
God, if I wasn't already sitting down, I'd have to now.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

39-years-old

 

[Lord Camomile]

What on earth has Louis Smith done with his hair

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What on earth has Louis Smith done with his hair

I don't know. I didn't see. I missed GB.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh, I see what you mean

 

[Lord Camomile]

Doing an image search it seems like he's had it a while.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

What on earth has Louis Smith done with his hair

It does look a bit like he started to cut it and it went a bit wrong so he had to cut more and more off. He did well today though

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh, they're showing him now

 

[moomoo]

We're a bit gymnastics and trampolining obsessed in this house.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

We're a bit gymnastics and trampolining obsessed in this house.

oh excellent, as I've nobody else to enjoy it with

Prefer the women's though

 

[Lord Camomile]

Where the fuck are the gymnastics?! It's not on the website

Is it still on?

 

[mrsfran]

Yay gymnastics! I was a gymnast for 10 years. Berkshire champion at bars and vault don'tcha know

Very much looking forward to the women's qualifiers tomorrow.

 

[mrsfran]

Where the fuck are the gymnastics?! It's not on the website

Is it still on?

It was the men's qualifiers today, it's the women's tomorrow: http://www.london2012.com/gymnastics-artistic/

 

[Lord Camomile]

Sorry, I knew that, it just seemed people were talking about it as if it were still going on, so I thought I was missing something.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Where the fuck are the gymnastics?! It's not on the website

Is it still on?

I think it's finished for today. Women's tomorrow

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yay gymnastics! I was a gymnast for 10 years. Berkshire champion at bars and vault don'tcha know

Very much looking forward to the women's qualifiers tomorrow.

Brilliant. We have an expert who can explain everything

We expect running commentaries from you Mrsfran

Who do you rate with the women?

 

[mrsfran]

Oh god I wouldn't have the slightest idea. Moomoo and her daughter probably know a lot more than me. But I do at least know the names of the moves. Tkatchev for the win

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh god I wouldn't have the slightest idea. Moomoo and her daughter probably know a lot more than me. But I do at least know the names of the moves. Tkatchev for the win

Did you see that video I put up there? Don't you think those moves are more interesting? Why did they move the bars further away so those moves aren't done any more? I think they're much more fun

Moomoo, who should we be looking out for (anyone but Americans)?

 

[Espresso]

Oh god I wouldn't have the slightest idea. Moomoo and her daughter probably know a lot more than me. But I do at least know the names of the moves. Tkatchev for the win

Bloody hell. The fact that word trips so easily out of your fingertips means you'd better be here tomorrow to explain it to the likes of me, who just likes watching the bouncy, bendy fit folk.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Bloody hell. The fact that word trips so easily out of your fingertips means you'd better be here tomorrow to explain it to the likes of me, who just likes watching the bouncy, bendy fit folk.

It's a silent T I think.

Isn't it where they swing over the bars with their legs astride and then go over the bar and then catch the bar

erm... I can't explain it but I know it if I see it I think