Like many of us in July, Brigid the Couch Gymnast is away from home – in St. Petersburg, this time.
She posted an assortment of links, all interesting including this from Russian Head Coach Alexander Alexandrov:
“The Americans have a good team. Maybe their current gymnasts are not as pretty as Nastia Liukin, but they are pretty powerful and have good routines. And they have a pretty big choice, something we unfortunately can’t say about our team. And as far as China is concerned, well, you can only say one thing: China is China.”
Team USA has depth. And discipline. They will be the favourites in WAG Team and AA at World Championships. …. On the other hand, China is China. They are the only other nation that can challenge for Team, I think.
Alicia is doing Floor at VISA Championships. Three apparatus puts her in far stronger position to be named Captain of the American World’s Team.
I was charmed to see this, Meryl Streep doing a Cartwheel.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
A must read – Couch Gymnast Miscellany……
Gymnastics Coaching.com 