✨this ain’t texas✨
(okay yes it is)
wishing luck to all my favs competing this week & thankful for another season of ncaa gymnastics to make the semester fly by!
thank yall for the kind words about my fun little graphics this season💕
Reminder to Jordan Chiles because I KNOW she lurks on here and searches her name sometimes: we love you and are SO PROUD OF YOU! The growth, spirit, tenacity, and leadership you have shown is inspiring! Please don’t get down on yourself!
Hey
@NBCSports
, on behalf of the gymternet, I am BEGGING you to please do a better job this season with your gymnastics coverage. We don’t need a 2-minute, full screen shot of anyone taping up/drinking water. Please show as much gymnastics as you can!
@USAGym
can y’all help?
It’s absolutely unacceptable that
@gymnastics
hasn’t made arrangements to stream an Olympic QUALIFYING EVENT. We’ve had quals streams for lesser events events this year, & this is the WORLD championships. Set up iPads & stream it on YouTube if you have to. FIGURE IT OUT, FIG.
"He would call me worthless," said Eaker. "He told me if I wasn't at the University of Utah I would be a nobody living on the side of the road working at a gas station in Missouri."
I hope all the girlies in the transfer portal right now all land at schools where they will be loved and appreciated and make the lineups they hope to make. And I hope all the good vaulters end up at ucla, okay I said it 😂
I’m already so mad. I love Jade. I love her gymnastics. The overscoring makes me dislike her in NCAA. 9.975 FOR THAT? I had the apparatus stream up and thought I MUST be mistaken when I saw a judge spin her 10 around. Are they just like “ooh it’s Jade” and go suddenly blind?
Last year
@norah_flatley
finished the session as the last routine of the day on beam to Bad Blood by Taylor Swift. Tonight she finished in the same way to Shake It Off, also by Taylor Swift. And I think there’s something pretty magical about that.
Seeing the ucla girlies living their best lives in Fort Worth after the mess that was last year makes me so happy I could cry (and I probably will, let’s be honest)
I’m especially mad about the disservice this does to the athletes. New records unlikely to be broken. Career highs that might never be matched even when they improve. Leaving the meet happy about your team score but knowing that people won’t take it seriously bc how could they?
I know they think they’re on the Shawn&Andrew track and I know none of them are our favs, but Andrew would never say this shit to Shawn. Myk you gotta get out of there.
does ESPN have a feedback form? I want to send my thanks. What an absolute delight this has been.
@Aly_Raisman
NCAA gymnastics is THRILLED to have you.
Maybe it’s my own athletic background or my teacher/mentorship background, but I only ever read this as a mentorship moment. And I don’t think Marz was talking about herself needing a hug either. This is “your feelings are so valid & I love you, let’s go love on our team” 🧵
You may have noticed Marz talking to an upset Selena Harris after the meet.
"I was giving her freshman tough love," said Marz. "I know you're upset that we didn't qualify, but you have seniors on your team that won't ever do gymnastics again, and they need a hug right now."
Imagine being the International Federation of
@gymnastics
. You have power over an entire sport globally. You arrange a fancy arena for 400+ athletes to compete. But you decide, “you know, we should just hide 70% of the athletes from the public and the media. They don’t matter.”
How lucky are we to get to watch 3 spectacular Olympic gymnasts absolutely THRIVE in NCAA and then power right back into elite— bringing all the confidence and technique they’ve developed along the way. I’ll miss NCAA Jo and Suni (and presumably Jade) but how fun this will be!
the score is kinda unhinged but I am sooooo happy to see her land this after she sat it early in season! great for her confidence and now it’s time to refine (or adjust to a tucked version)! her reaction was the sweetest!
this kind of scoring is literally ruining our sport. the judge who threw a ten here should be sanctioned. you’re telling me this deserves the same score as Raena’s bars? absolutely not.
I haven’t said anything because frankly it’s been hard to find the right words, but I literally cannot imagine how horrible it must feel to watch your teammates and friends come out in droves to defend your abuser. It is not hard to not be abusive. Period. Stop defending it.
My twitch account was reported. I wasn’t trying to get attention or make money or anything— simply wanted to help people get access. Shame on whoever reported it— though based on people who have been on the gymternet longer than me, it seems we know who it was. Karma will get ya.
i just think any team would struggle with this many olympic absences and the need to rest top athletes/manage everyone’s health. it’s only looking like a ucla problem because ucla is the only team dealing with 3 athletes off trying for Paris. it’ll be ok and the future is bright!
The best gymnastics commentators create a more informed public. They teach about requirements and point out deductions so you understand what you’re watching better without overshadowing the performance.
@LaurieHernandez
is doing a fantastic job for her first time!
@CaitCamelia
A couple years ago I needed to put air in my tires on a Sunday morning so I went to a gas station that had a good amount of traffic going by. Got out of my car, hooked up the air and was suddenly fully boxed in by men in two cars… this was not a spot they just happened to stop.
This was incredibly brave of Kara and I’m horrified about what she and surely many other athletes have endured. The narrative that these are old stories can die now. I hope recruits really consider this.
final ucla thoughts: I have a giant amount of faith in Janelle and her staff’s ability to develop athletes. I think their background in elite development is going to pay off (and in a lot of ways, I think it already is). I’m also THRILLED to see the team happy & having fun 🥹
The rotation order has been released for nationals in two weeks. The qualifiers from Norman and Los Angeles will compete in semifinal two while Pittsburgh and Denver teams and individuals will compete in semifinal one. (Note the times listed are CT.)
#NCAAgym
this lsu roster was STACKED and they really did earn it! some questionable judging, but I don’t know that it was enough to make a difference. so proud of both lsu and cal and I can’t complain about this outcome!
a ucla legend in the making! her poise in competition and enthusiasm for her sport and her team and the way she is clearly focusing on fixing little deductions and improving week to week— she is absolutely that girl!
It’s been a sensational season for freshman
@katelynrosen05
, who finished 4th overall at the
@pac12
championships with a career-high 39.550 all-around total! Katelyn is averaging over 9.8 on every event and has hit all 41 of her routines this season. 👏
I still am in shock that Janelle got us Tiana, Nola, Jordis, and Ava all at once. Like that’s INSANE. After months of waiting and watching recruits get picked up, it was truly the ultimate grand finale.
OU hasn’t given me too much to complain about with their leos this season and I realize now that they were saving all that up for this moment. this is horrid and I need to know if they had the blessing of the native tribes or if they are just appropriating. (video eats though)