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IrishDaniel

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Daniel | 18 | Gym Nerd | Gymnast
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Anyone here still have a screenshot of that bitter facebook post south durham gymnastics posted when Amy Tinkler left?

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Aliya should be chief spokesperson for Russian Gymnastics, not Svetlana...

OC: Turning to a difficult subject, what are your thoughts on the allegations of abuse by gymnasts in the United States and Great Britain?
AM: I find it wrong. It's not right and it's unethical and it's probably inconceivable.

OC: Is it painful for you to see these stories about girls you competed with?

AM: Of course, it's distressing to see such headlines because I can't imagine how the person who went through such a thing must feel. I would like to support them and probably these things cannot be forgotten. It's very hard but, despite what happened to them, maybe they could prevent it happening to others in the future.

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Floor Routines of the Decade—as voted by the gymternet

Yall submitted SO MANY floor routines, no goddamn chill 😩😩 jk i had blast watching all these routines

1. Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS)—2012 Olympics QF (20 votes) brilliant, showstopping, fantastic….. also the LEG choreo 2. Aliya Mustafina (RUS)—2010 Worlds AA (17 votes) me whenever hijo de la luna plays: 👀😭👌😘😍👑👑

3. Roxana Popa (ESP)—2019 Worlds EF (13 votes) we stan a comeback queen!!!!

4. Simone Biles (USA)—2016 Olympics AA (12 votes) l i t e r a l l y perfect

4. Mai Murakami (JPN)—2017 Worlds EF (12 votes) “i’ve been waiting 84 years” for mai to become floor world champion

6. Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS)—2011 Worlds EF (10 votes) the modernity………….. 🔥🔥🔥

6. Larisa Iordache (ROU)—2014 Worlds AA (10 votes) the extra corner choreo pause as she decides whether she wants to spontaneously upgrade her last pass ugh her mind

8. Aly Raisman (USA)—2016 Olympics AA (9 votes) ok i thought i hated this routine’s choreo but upon rewatching for this i actually really like the choreo and music choice, also i cried a bit

8. Brooklyn Moors (CAN)—2017 Worlds EF (9 votes) the music, the emotion, the podkopayeva and salute, the semenova directly into choreo…… dare i say Artistry

10. Simone Biles (USA)—2019 US Champs Day 2 (8 votes) the debut of the triple double! and that black leo!!!

11. Eythora Thorsdottir (NED)—2016 Olympics AA (7 votes) cannibal eythora!

11. Ana Porgras (ROU)—2011 Worlds AA (7 votes) ANA 😭😭😭

13. Sui Lu (CHN)—2011 Worlds EF (4 votes) a beam AND floor queen!!!

14. Sandra Izbasa (ROU)—2012 Olympics QF (2 votes) that first pass has me SENT

14. Flavia Saraiva (BRA)—2019 Worlds AA (2 votes) HELLO MISS FLAVINHAA BEST LEAPS DON’T @ ME

The following received 1 vote apiece, sorted by year and under the cut

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irishdaniel

Yes Afannnn

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whatttttt

I really love Morgan Hurd. I haven’t felt this fondly towards one single gymnast since Vanessa Atler back in the late 90s. 

But I don’t think she deserved to make this team, and I’m OK with her being a non-traveling alternate. 

I really think that two years of medals at Worlds made her rest on her laurels a little bit. And while other gymnasts in the US were busy upgrading like CRAZY, she wasn’t. I think she and Slava need to take this time to really sit down and take stock of exactly what they need to do in order for her to be on the team in Tokyo, because the competition is much stiffer than her worlds experiences in ‘17 and ‘18. 

I still think she can make the team in 2020, and I hope she does. But she’s not going to do it by sticking with what she’s been doing the last three years. She’s got to do something new and different. 

this was really lovely, and i agree with it 100%

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fuck-usag

I feel Morgan CAN do more difficult gymnastics and is more than capable of it. I’d rather see her miss a worlds team now and learn that lesson in time for next year.

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i may be antisocial and unattractive 

but?

that’s all

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