Originally Posted by
mihaidascalescu
Exact cum am anticipat, nimic constructiv.
Ca tot au pus unii intrebari de cum arata participarile romanesti la concursuri si sa ne axam mai degraba pe asta aici, cum ii motivezi pa aia mici cind dupa cum stim mentalul romanesc e cam la pamint in mai toate sporturile si peste mai vine si zvonul ca 2 locuri ar putea fi deja ocupate. dezvoltat destul de bine de cineva aici:
I think the point Lauren was trying to make was not who deserved anything- they are all so talented the best will have earned a rightful Olympic spot- but what happens next quad and the quad after that? Where are the NEW Sandra & Isbasa to lead the teams, and be dependable medal contenders? We cant assume Lari will stay around after a second Olympics, ya know.
What I gauged from Lauren’s article, and agree with, is that some of the younger girls show potential to be better gymnasts, eventually, than P&I because they’re about average on FX and BB, and will improve, but they’re also finally swinging bars better (Iridon, Jurca and Tudorache esp.) and that can be upgraded, plus and all can do DTY’s. Thus, they can become excellent AAers one day! But when you bring back your aces, you neglect developing that potential, in which case Ponor and Isbasa will ALWAYS be better than the younger girls. Recall that ROU neglected all their senior girls this year because as long as they had Didi and Lari they only needed to have a team full of one trick ponies to put in 3rd position on any apparatus. But then Didi couldn’t make World’s and all those girls who should’ve been given upgrades throughout the year came to world’s with 4.9 d-scores on UB, 5.0 on FX and 5.5’s on BB. When’s the last time you can recall a Romanian senior AT WORLD’S with a 5.5…on BEAM !?!?!
The chicklets need more attention paid to them in the gym, they need more intl competitions to make them consistent, and they need their federation to believe and invest in them; show them that there is a system that can still produce top gymnasts not a system that depends on greatness produced 8-10 years ago. Do we forget Raluca Haidu and why she quit (a girl they could’ve used this year ironically)?