via Aunt Joyce:
Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin both had good showings at last week’s training camp at the Karolyi Ranch. Shawn’s natural strength is allowing her to do almost all of her skills already. While Shawn said she mostly did conditioning and limited skills, other coaches were impressed.
Nastia did bars and beam at camp and her body is slimming down into form. …
read more – This and That
Watch the video on Myabc5.com.
I’m getting slightly more excited that one or both might qualify for Worlds in Tokyo. That would be a GREAT story line.
Shawn’s still not wearing a leotard, though. Not a good sign that she’s psychologically comfortable with her adult size.
Has Marta ever allowed any other athlete to train without a leo? … I doubt it.
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