Defying gravity - Olympic gymnastics

[question everything]

Is what I have been thinking. High bar, parallel bars, single bar.... most of us would have hard time just keeping balance on one bar, and here they are hurling themselves, twirling, jumping from bar to bar while turning upside down several times.

Amazing.

And I have no idea how they grade them. Unless a person falls from the bar, or loses his/her balance, I think all of them are perfect. Especially when one gets a few more fraction points than the other.

And then there are those moments of the "agony of defeat." Will not provide specific examples, as they may be spoiler but if a "sure thing" stumbles, does not reach first place - why do they have to shove a microphone in their faces to ask them: what did just happen? And then follow these people away from the arena, showing them all alone, agonizing.

[ComplimentarySwine]

1. I agree to a point

I guess a lot of news photographers want to follow a story and be one of the few to get the images that no one else is getting, but I think that I would be rather mad if I walked down an empty hallway to cry and some news photographer followed me with a camera so the rest of the world could watch.

[Hoooweee]

2. Why isn't this in the DU lounge? n/t

[question everything]

3. Because threads about the Olympics are allowed here?

Because the Lounge has gotten too cliqued for some of us?

You can always hit the alert button and cry on a shoulder of a moderator, you know.

[2Design]

4. tought sport - looks like these are really tough on the body

where as swimming is less pounding - they are always so taped up

[1]

5. its like life, bud...

if you get the nuances of any particular moment or event in life...

food, wine, baseball, love, bowling...


just enjoy it.

[Princess Turandot]

6. I can hardly bear to watch the balance beam events..

since it looks so dangerous to me, like how easy it would be for one of them to slip and crack their heads open on the beam itself.

[TahitiNut]

7. Look on the bright side. They'll never fail a field sobriety test.

:evilgrin:

[SoCalDem]

8. I think the men should do the beam too

:evilgrin:

You would see the most cautious routines evahhhh!

[question everything]

9. They did. Kinda

Being supported by their arms standing upside down and moving around.