Posts Tagged ‘gymnastics’

Gymnastics Ages and Accidents

I have loved gymnastics for over 20 years. Back then I did cartwheels in front of the TV while watching the 1988 Olympics. I still have the VHS tape of that, and I remember every single bit of commentary (Dick Enberg, Bart Conner, and Mary Lou Retton) and every slight hop on the landings. I [...]

My Day Off

I did it! I took the day off. I did a little bit of chores in the morning – I still haven’t done anything with the auction package from ABW, that’s next on the list – but most of the day I just relaxed. In the afternoon we went out to see the movie “Stick [...]

NonFicWriMo #19: Sang Lan

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, eastern European countries dominated gymnastics at the international level. The Soviet Union was renowned for its training centers that consistently turned out prize-winning gymnasts, but when the government dissolved in the early 1990s another Communist country was given the opportunity to showcase its gymnasts. Chinese gymnasts such [...]