#justsomegymnastics

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From: thehappyonefrombeijing

Questions

1. Favourite combination on each apparatus?

Vault: can there be a combination?

Bars: He Kexin's Li Ya- Jaeger/ Semy's Tkatchev to immediate giant

Beam: Deng Linlin's opening pass/ Sui Lu's punch front to Korbut

Floor: whip-double arabian

2. Most overused skill on each apparatus?

Vault: DTY

Uneven bars: toe-on shaposh

Beam: the leap combinations and the leap-tuck/pike back (sorry these are combinations)

Floor: Double pikes

3. Dream team of 6 gymnasts from any country past and present?

oh god this is hard

Under the current CoP:

Elena Produnova: VT, FX

Mo Huilan: UB, VT, BB

Sui Lu: BB, FX

Viktoria Komova: UB, BB

Mckayla Maroney: VT, FX

He Kexin: UB

4. Which gymnast do you think was most robbed of a medal?

Andreea Raducan, duh

5. NBC or BBC?

BBC

6. Artistry or power?

Artistry

7. Dream floor podium?

Ksenia Afanasyeva, Larisa Iordache, Jordyn Wieber, Sui Lu, Jiang Yuyuan, Shang Chunsong

sorry

8. Who will win the team title in 2016?

I want China or Russia to win but realistically the US

9. Favourite power gymnast?

Elena Produnova

10. Predictions for the 2013 AA podium?

Challengers: Larisa Iordache, Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova, Ksenia Afanasyeva, Yao Jinnan, Simone Biles, Mckayla Maroney (I hope)

11. Could Nastia have taken Kyla’s spot on the team had she begun training several weeks earlier?

No. She was an inconsistent gymnast in the 2005-2008 quad and her shoulder was injured.

My questions:

1. Favorite gymnast from each of the Big Four

2. Favorite Olympic gold medal routines

3. What is/are your favorite floor music(s)

4. Favorite routine on each apparatus

5. What is your biggest problem with NBC

6. Who do you wish made the US's Olympic team?

7. What country is the most underrated?

8. What leotards do you despise?

9. Do you prefer 2011 Worlds judging or 2012 Olympics judging?

10. Who do you think are the queens of gymnastics?

11. Music that you want a certain gymnast to use

I'm only tagging five people. Sorry.

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Rule 1: Always post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions you were tagged on and make 11 new ones

Rule 3: Tag 11 new people and link them to your post

Rule 4: Let them know they were tagged

amandacarmela's questions:

1. How long have you been following gymnastics?

I've always appreciated gymnastics and watched it during the olympics, but I didn't get really into it until a couple months after the 2012 London olympics.

2. Have you ever been a gymnast?

I have never been a gymnast. I am a cheerleader and do some tumbling and am working on more.

3. Have you ever been to an gymnastics meet? If so, which one(s)?

No I have not, but I am going to the 2013 Secret Classic this weekend!! I am SO excited!!

4. What is your favorite routine on each apparatus?

I'm just going to do WAG cuz I don't follow MAG as much 

Vault: McKayla Maroney's amanar

Floor: Aly Raisman's 2012 floor routine

Beam: Shawn Johnson's 2008 beam routine

Uneven Bars: A tie between He Kexin 2008 ub routine and Nastia Liukin's 2008 ub routine

5. What is your favorite thing about gymnastics?

I just love watching all of the amazing things they can do! Also just the gymnasts themselves, most of them just have great personalities! 

6. If you could get rid of one rule in gymnastics, what would it be?

THE TWO PER COUNTRY RULE!!! You don't know how much that angers me I could go on about it for hours!

7.  What is your favorite brand of leotards?

I'm not really a huge fan of any specific brand

8. Who do you think will win each event at US Nationals?

Vault: McKayla Maroney

AA: Kyla Ross, Simone Biles, or Brenna Dowell

Beam: maybe Simone, Kyla, Madison Desch

Floor: Simone, Lexie Priessman, Maggie Nichols, Maddie Desch

Uneven bars: Kyla, Simone,  Elizabeth Price

9. What is your favorite NCAA Gymnastics team?

It's a tie between UCLA and UF

10. Which NCAA gymnasts do you think have the potential to be elite that have not been elite before? 

I don't really watch NCAA gymnastics but I am hoping to get more into it soon!

11. What gym (or country) would you want to train at if you were an elite gymnast?

USA, probably WOGA or Chow's

My Questions:

1. Favorite current WAG and MAG gymnast from each country in the Big Four(USA, China, Russia, & Romania)?

2. Favorite apparatus to watch in both WAG and MAG?

3. Opinion on the code of points?

4. All-time favorite leotard?

5. Favorite gymternet blog?

6. AA podium predictions for 2013 Worlds?

7. Opinion on shipping gymnasts? Do you ship any gymnasts together? If so who?

8. Who do you predict will be on the 2013 US World team?

9.  Favorite past WAG and MAG gymnast from each country in the Big Four?

10. Favorite Fierce Five member?

11. Elite or Collegiate gymnastics?

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