08-23-2004, 03:06 PM
And the moral of the story is "Don't bite off more than you can chew."
On topic, the gymnastics meet was rather impressive. I personally couldn't stand on a balance beam for the length of a routine without falling, so actually moving on one would be out of the question! I also wonder if I could even get myself up onto the rings apparatus without losing my grip. But the top athletes now are so solid, and the skills are getting harder all of the time.
The bad thing about watching gymnastics is that a lot of times I find myself thinking "Blah, blah, blah... let's hurry up and get to the part where he takes a step on the landing and blows the whole routine." It may be because the U.S. teams are very solid now, NBC is only showing the other top teams, and it becomes harder to appreciate a great routine when you watch 15 of them in a row that look identical. Particularly on the men's pommel in the apparatus final, they are absolutely amazing but it's hard to tell what the judges might be using to pick a winner.
On topic, the gymnastics meet was rather impressive. I personally couldn't stand on a balance beam for the length of a routine without falling, so actually moving on one would be out of the question! I also wonder if I could even get myself up onto the rings apparatus without losing my grip. But the top athletes now are so solid, and the skills are getting harder all of the time.
The bad thing about watching gymnastics is that a lot of times I find myself thinking "Blah, blah, blah... let's hurry up and get to the part where he takes a step on the landing and blows the whole routine." It may be because the U.S. teams are very solid now, NBC is only showing the other top teams, and it becomes harder to appreciate a great routine when you watch 15 of them in a row that look identical. Particularly on the men's pommel in the apparatus final, they are absolutely amazing but it's hard to tell what the judges might be using to pick a winner.