Re: Who is going to be the next Shawn?

**kp1089** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:52 pm

mikeD wrote:
White Knight wrote:
mikeD wrote:
i just came back from the bathroom this evening and the guy i was studying with says
"by the way Mark came in and said you're a freak for being obsessed with gymnasts"
i found that kind of amusing...

It's okay, you are among other freaks here

although for him that was almost nice, i've never heard him talk without either insults or threats...i just found it strange that in the space of about a minute he would come in my room, insult me without me being there, and then leave lol

he sounds like he was making the rounds, you know, one insult per person. he doesnt have the time to hang around your room giving YOU all of his insulting attention. get over yourself Razz

**mikeD** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:55 pm

but he passed me in the hall on the way to and from my room...

**kp1089** Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:11 pm

he sounds like a tool shed to be honest

**David K** Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:12 pm

I think he sounds like.....a really nice guy. Wink

**mikeD** Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:17 pm

he killed a seagull with a wooden board on a class trip to the jersey shore...in case the jury was still undecided...hes going into the marines though, i think he'll do well there

**David K** Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:21 pm

lololol the seagull deserved it no matter what it did...and it sounds like he will have fun going off to Iraq if he passes boot camp.

**mikeD** Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:29 pm

i like birds Sad

plus its illegal to kill them unless they're pigeons or starlings, or game birds during hunting season i think

wow this is way too far off topic, my bad

disneydance Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:37 pm

disneydance wrote:
kp1089 wrote:i am apart of other gymnastic websites, but i dont post because all the people on them seem to have personal experience with gymnastics and are really knowledgeable. that is pretty much the only way i keep up with it.

Dont worry I dont have much personal experience in the elite world...
I was a member of TOPS for 3 years but that my only experiece on Karolyi soil
We had one Olympian from my gym and the time I was there and even at that he had moved to train Colorado Springs at the time
He also wasnt there when he made the Olympic team so our gym isnt thought to be an "Elite" gym
Only a gym which started out an Olympian
I get rude encounter on WWGYM all the time
People seem to dislike me there since I'm younger and dont have the best vocab...
People are a bit nicer to me on intlgymnast....

**kp1089** Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:22 pm

i havent been on international gymnast before

so i think the american cup is this weekend (the 21st). who do you favor to be a stand out performer? i feel like there will be a lot of opportunity for newcomers.

i hope that bridget sloan does well. i liked her in beijing, even though vault in TF was the only event she did, not counting prelims. i thought she did well under pressure.

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:35 pm

Im thinking she might do the best of the americans, but im not really sure who all is competing so i will probably be wrong.

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:39 pm

I don't know who all will be there so i'll wait to make my decision till I see the line up. And Bridget had to compete in all 4 events at Beijing seeing how Chellsie could only do bars and Sam was out with a broken ankle.

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:56 pm

I sam competing at anything this year? Or is she going to be out because of her ankle?

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:32 pm

I really really hope so next to Shawn shes the other gymnast I like alot.

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:55 pm

Yeah i didnt know much about her but recently ive watched a few videos and things. She seems a lot like shawn.

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:58 pm

Shes very nice, I've been lucky and got to meet her. Sadly shes only 1 of 6 gymnasts I want to meet...lol

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:04 pm

Well there only are so many elite gymnasts...Id be happy to meet one of them, but it doesnt look like thats going to happen anytime soon Sad

**kp1089** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:07 pm

if you go to a big college that competes ncaa division 1 and has a big gymnastics program, you might get to meet a former elite gymnast!

and i am pretty sure that bridget sloan competed all four events during qualifying, but only vault in team finals.

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:09 pm

Hmm...i dont really know of any big d1 gymnastics schools...care to enlighten me?

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:11 pm

Bridget had to have competed all 4. 2 gymnasts not competing in 3 of the 4 and Alicia can't do bar so that kinda forced them to use Bridget as an AA for the TF. I could be wrong I havn't seen the TF video since just after the Olympics ended.

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:13 pm

I guess i should believe you since you know what you are talking about more than i do.

You can watch the team final on the olympics website, i did like a week ago for no real reason.

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:16 pm

lol Well you might know as much as I do, I only did gymnastics when I was 3-5 so don't remember anything from that and the rest I've just noticed from watching Sam till I saw Shawn at worlds in 07.

**Mool212** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:17 pm

Well then youve watched more than me so you know more Very Happy

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:19 pm

lolol ok, I'll have to re-watch the TF to make sure Bridget did compete all 4.

**kp1089** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:19 pm

Mool212 wrote:Hmm...i dont really know of any big d1 gymnastics schools...care to enlighten me?

for a few examples:
for men the hamm twins went to ohio state

uga gymdogs:
courtney mcool
Courtney Kupet (went to 2004 olympics)

and david, let me know too

**David K** Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:23 pm

Kourney Kupet is one of the 2 non-elite gymnasts I want to meet, other than her I would love to meet Kristina Basket.

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