Gymnastics thread

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No idea. The only apparatus the men and women have in common is the Floor. Have you ever tried the pommel horse? It's fucking IMPOSSIBLE.

Have I ever tried the pommel horse? You do realise I'm not a gymnast and have never done a single gymnasticy thing in my life?

I don't think I could even do a handstand

As for pommel horse, yeah, I reckon you have to have some real upper body strength and strength in your arms for that. Some guys are really fast and get really high on it as well which I like because it sort of detracts from the clunkyness of how it can look if that makes sense

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Is Khorkina/Korkina still competing? She's a weird one. Really tall and always dead serious looking

 

[miniGMgoit]

I think I may have to buy a VPN subscription again. I might just get one months worth to get me through the Olympics

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ah, I've just looked Dos Santos up.

I remember her from Beijing. She was good

 

[mrsfran]

Have I ever tried the pommel horse? You do realise I'm not a gymnast and have never done a single gymnasticy thing in my life?

I don't think I could even do a handstand

As for pommel horse, yeah, I reckon you have to have some real upper body strength and strength in your arms for that. Some guys are really fast and get really high on it as well which I like because it sort of detracts from the clunkyness of how it can look if that makes sense

Oh fair enough

 

[mrsfran]

On the beam, landing on your foof hurts less than landing on your inner thighs because if you come down on your inner thigh you're unbalanced and you'll get smacked on the leg and then tip over and go head-first towards the floor.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh fair enough

On the beam, landing on your foof hurts less than landing on your inner thighs because if you come down on your inner thigh you're unbalanced and you'll get smacked on the leg and then tip over and go head-first towards the floor.

Why do you think we (or I) want you and moomoo on this thread. I know fuck all about gymnastics, I just like watching it

You're making my thighs hurt thinking about it.

Anyway, I think I've seen this girl in previous competitions and reckon she's one to keep an eye on. What was last major competition (World Championships or something)? Anyway, I'm going through the names and this one immediately jumped out so I must remember her for some reason

http://www.london2012.com/athlete/mustafina-aliya-1014366/

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh, and this one I remember as being really good

http://www.london2012.com/athlete/uchimura-kohei-1018136/

 

[Corax]

God knows I landed on my foof a few times.

(((mrsfran's foof)))

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

(((mrsfran's foof)))

You CAN'T be hugging mrsfran's foof!

unless she says so of course

 

[Espresso]

Nice sparkly leotards all round. Matt Baker will think he's back on Strictly Come Dancing.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Nice sparkly leotards all round. Matt Baker will think he's back on Strictly Come Dancing.

huh? What side?

found in on BBC3

Will watch rest of cycling first

 

[hegley]

Hannah Whelan fluffed her beam . But not got volume on cos watching the cycling so don't know if she has an injury (was strapping her ankle afterwards). And now the diving's started ... too much to watch!!!

 

[equationgirl]

It's not going too badly so far, Hannah Whelan picked up after the beam and did really well on floor and vault. Beth Tweddle did great on floor and Rebecca Tunney is doing fantastically on all pieces.

 

[equationgirl]

US gymnast Kyla Ross stepped outside floor area after first tumble.

 

[equationgirl]

Gabi Douglas just did the same - the US gymnasts seems to be having trouble containing their energy.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Right, I'm just about to start watching what I've recorded of gymnastics and now diving has started, I'm going to have to record that

I need to do housework

 

[equationgirl]

Beth Tweddle was out of this world on the parallel bars, simple outstanding

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Beth Tweddle was out of this world on the parallel bars, simple outstanding

Really?

She came so close at Beijing

 

[Me76]

Good performance from GB but USA were quite spectacular, esp on the vault. Poor Jordyn though, not getting in the finals. I really don't want to go back to work tomorrow, I am enjoying all this sport too much.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Good performance from GB but USA were quite spectacular, esp on the vault. Poor Jordyn though, not getting in the finals. I really don't want to go back to work tomorrow, I am enjoying all this sport too much.

Good. Don't want the US to win

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Beth Tweddle was out of this world on the parallel bars, simple outstanding

Just watched her floor routine. Hope it was better than that

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Just watched her floor routine. Hope it was better than that

Try and catch her parallel bars routine, it's amazing!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Parallel Bars up next. Canada first I think

or maybe not. Kyla Ross (US) doing floor routine

 

[hegley]

I need to do housework

It's once every 4 years - sod the bloody housework!!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's once every 4 years - sod the bloody housework!!

I have guests coming to stay tomorrow

Have to keep going off and doing things and pausing and rewinding and getting lost

 

[hegley]

I have guests coming to stay tomorrow

As soon as they arrive switch on the telly and say "oooh, look, shiny medals!!" - they'll never notice the mess.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

As soon as they arrive switch on the telly and say "oooh, look, shiny medals!!" - they'll never notice the mess.

I'm hoping as soon as they arrive, g/f will drag b/f to Oxford Street to do some shopping. That's why they're coming a day early, to get some shopping in

Oh, first of GB girls on the bars

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ooooh!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Nice score!