When Kyle Shewfelt was bumped to 4th from the Bronze medal position in the Vault Finals at the 2004 Olympics, he handled the injustice with class and dignity. I wish everyone in our sport had Kyle’s cool under pressure.
The Gymblog put together a good post titled Gymnasts behaving badly, an overview of poor sportsmanship at Worlds.
Athletes named include:
Maxim Deyvatovsky – Russia
Yulia Lozhechko – Russia
Alicia Sacramone – USA
Li Shanshan – China
Even the public statements of Valeri Liukin and National Team Coordinator Martha Karolyi are questioned.
A very interesting and important topic. Check it out:
Gymnasts behaving badly « Gymblog
We’ve added a permanent link to Gymblog under the BLOGS category in the right hand navigation.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 