Comments on: Olympic Announcements http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/ World Championship Sports Network Blog Site Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Lawfrog http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/#comment-14616 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:30:00 +0000 http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/#comment-14616 I wonder if the gymnasts sometimes feel as if Trials doesn't mean as much. It does in a way, but it's the selection camp afterwards that really matters except for the top two finishers. Selection procedures are interesting for women's gymnastics. It's been this way in one form or another since at least 1992. It seems to be working in that in 1988, the women brought home one medal (Phoebe Mills on beam - bronze). And of course, we all know what happened in 1992 and 1996. Only 2000 departed from the general trend of bringing home medals. On the one hand, I feel it's unfair to make the women compete at a selection camp for their spots. On the other...well, it's working. I wonder if the gymnasts sometimes feel as if Trials doesn’t mean as much. It does in a way, but it’s the selection camp afterwards that really matters except for the top two finishers.

Selection procedures are interesting for women’s gymnastics. It’s been this way in one form or another since at least 1992. It seems to be working in that in 1988, the women brought home one medal (Phoebe Mills on beam - bronze). And of course, we all know what happened in 1992 and 1996. Only 2000 departed from the general trend of bringing home medals.

On the one hand, I feel it’s unfair to make the women compete at a selection camp for their spots. On the other…well, it’s working.

]]> by: Christopher Wereley http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/#comment-14614 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:12:10 +0000 http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/#comment-14614 It must be frustrating to go out there and work your butt off and prove that you're worthy of being on the team (finishing in the top 6) only to see 2 names picked. That's like having something important to say to someone only to have them completely ignore you, until they're good and ready to deal with you again!Which is a feeling I know all too well... BTW congrats to Shawn and Nastia... but now the rest of them have to go back and do it all over again for the remaining 4 spots? Seems a bit redundant to me! Especially if the people involved with the mens team have no problems deciding who goes and who doesn't after one competition. It must be frustrating to go out there and work your butt off and prove that you’re worthy of being on the team (finishing in the top 6) only to see 2 names picked. That’s like having something important to say to someone only to have them completely ignore you, until they’re good and ready to deal with you again!Which is a feeling I know all too well… BTW congrats to Shawn and Nastia… but now the rest of them have to go back and do it all over again for the remaining 4 spots? Seems a bit redundant to me! Especially if the people involved with the mens team have no problems deciding who goes and who doesn’t after one competition.

]]> by: Christopher Wereley http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/#comment-14370 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:15:10 +0000 http://wcsnblogs.com/gymnastics/shannonmiller/shannonmiller/2008/06/17/olympic-announcements/#comment-14370 You can't help but respect a guy who isn't willing to let a broken hand stop him from going to the olympics! It's too bad his fate is now in the hands of a selection committee... The flooding in Iowa is an absolute freak of nature, and the timing can't be any worse for Shawn Johnson and her coaches, but I'm sure it won't hurt her chances of making the team. I bet she'll be eager to put this behind her and show everyone that a natural disaster like this isn't gonna slow her down. You can’t help but respect a guy who isn’t willing to let a broken hand stop him from going to the olympics! It’s too bad his fate is now in the hands of a selection committee…
The flooding in Iowa is an absolute freak of nature, and the timing can’t be any worse for Shawn Johnson and her coaches, but I’m sure it won’t hurt her chances of making the team. I bet she’ll be eager to put this behind her and show everyone that a natural disaster like this isn’t gonna slow her down.

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