in praise of Nabieva

One of Brigid’s posts is right on the mark. Trying to make sense of the enigma that is Tatiana Nabieva:

… In Rotterdam, Tatiana Nabieva proved herself to be everything she has promised. She was inconsistent, but she was brilliant. She was by turns funny and sad, angry and calm.

Laughter would turn to tears at the in the blink of an eye- and just as quickly in the other direction. A skill was performed spectacularly one day and flubbed the next. She demonstrated skills, like her toe-on laid out Tkatchev and an Amanar vault that many gymnasts would only dream of, but when it counted individually, couldn’t pull them out for a medal for herself. …

Couch Gymnast – Tatiana Nabieva- Serious Fun