And she makes it look so easy. Gymnast video.

[luckyval]

I was going to send this link to my H, but I'd never hear the end of it

[muffin0]

She's an alien with no bones. Holy cow! that's amazing!

[falada45]

Wow....she is bendy!

[livinitup]

How many thousands of hours did she have to practice that??

[fuckyourcouch]

i already did that three times this morning. yawn.


i didn't even know gymnastics with a ball was a thing but damn that was impressive.

[fluffaluff]

This is awesome, though I'm surprised this one specifically is going viral since rhythmic gymnastics has been around for a while.

[poppyseed]

I can do that.















(No I can't.)

[lilybug]

Wow. That's awesome. Any time they add in a prop I'm impressed, I have zero coordination.

[gretchenindisguise]

I still don't get rhytmic gymastics.

And this seems like the correct place to admit that I've been reading autobiographies of gymnasts. I'm currently reading Nadia Comenici's, and have already read Dominique Moceanu and Jennifer Sey.

[bbaggins]

Dayum! That's impressive!

[nomad100]

Damn that chick is bendy. I am barely flexible enough to bend over and tie my shoes.

[WOT?*]

The mother of an acquaintance was the coach for the US Rhythmic Gymnastics team back in the day. I'd never watched it prior to meeting her and was still of the "I don't get it" when we first met. But seeing some of the stuff they do, I get it. This girl is amazing. Did you see her coaches (or whomever was in the background by the judges' table) hugging each other at the conclusion of her routine? I did and I smiled. They looked so thrilled.

[noradog]

Apr 29, 2013 10:38:58 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I still don't get rhytmic gymastics.

And this seems like the correct place to admit that I've been reading autobiographies of gymnasts. I'm currently reading Nadia Comenici's, and have already read Dominique Moceanu and Jennifer Sey.

I read the Moceanu one.  Are the other two good? I wanted Moceanu to include more gymnastics in hers.  I understand that wasn't really her point in writing, but still.

[joshlyman]

Apr 29, 2013 10:38:58 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I still don't get rhytmic gymastics.

And this seems like the correct place to admit that I've been reading autobiographies of gymnasts. I'm currently reading Nadia Comenici's, and have already read Dominique Moceanu and Jennifer Sey.

I'm reading Chalked Up

[gretchenindisguise]

Apr 29, 2013 11:38:08 GMT -5 noradog said:

Apr 29, 2013 10:38:58 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I still don't get rhytmic gymastics.

And this seems like the correct place to admit that I've been reading autobiographies of gymnasts. I'm currently reading Nadia Comenici's, and have already read Dominique Moceanu and Jennifer Sey.

I read the Moceanu one.  Are the other two good? I wanted Moceanu to include more gymnastics in hers.  I understand that wasn't really her point in writing, but still.

I've enjoyed them. Sey's was a bit more on the scary side of gymnastics, and Comenici's is getting more into post-gymnastics and actuallly gave me some insight into Bela. I'm woefully under-knowledged on Romanian politics, so it's been an interesting very sneak peek into it. I might try to find some other books about it after this. The writing of Comenici's is different, written kind of as 'letters' to a fan, but not really. I don't know - it's hard to explain.