I was a gymnast for…forever basically. And, as we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, I thought it would be fun to become a Super Fan of at least one of the US teams because spectating is always more enjoyabe when you feel invested. So, I’ve been following the women’s gymnastics team closely this year and, if you’re intersted, I suggest you do the same since this is, quite possibly, the best team the US has ever had.
A couple weeks ago in Philadelphia the Olympic Trials were held. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin were named to the Olympic team. The other four spots are open, though three of those are basically locks (for Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, and Chelsie Memmel). These spots will be decided at the Olympic Training Camp. Shawn Johnson was last year’s 2007 World Champion. I didn’t want to like her because she wins everything, but now that I’ve watched just about every interview, every competition, every training session I could find, I can’t help but loving her and being hugely impressed.
Here’s a video of her balance beam routine on Day 1 of the Olympic Trials.
I’ll probably be randomly updating you on the team’s progress because I’m obsessed and I want to.
Status: Working away at my query for SCOUT. I’m trying to get the proposal ready for the July 18th deadline that Ben and I set. It is in the SYW forums at Absolute Write if you want to check it out or weigh in. I got several pages of script done yesterday and I plan to have about 160 pages done by July 18th.
3 Comments
July 8, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Wow, she is amazing! She’s so tiny and young its amazing how successful she already is! Go USA gymnastics
July 8, 2008 at 6:24 pm
She’s only 4′9″! And she’s really badass. So yes Go USA gymnastics!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Hi webmaster!