Thursday, August 19, 2004
Olympics
I've been staying up far too late watching the Olympics, specifically the gymnastics. And wasn't last night awesome? Paul Hamm was amazing. I was shocked, disappointed, and--sadly--amused to see him sit down on that vault landing, practically on top of the judges' table. And then to come back and win gold? SO, so cool.
I was talking to a co-worker the other day about how team gymnastics isn't really a team sport. Each person on the team competes individually, on individual events, and then their scores are added up for the team total. They never really compete together on anything--it's only a team effort in that their scores are combined. So we came up with some ideas for true team gymnastics--events that would require gymnasts working together.
Synchronized Vaulting: Gymnasts vaulting side by side...they have synchronized diving, so why not synchronized vaulting?
Doubles Uneven Bars: You can fit two girls on the uneven bars at once, right? There are two bars, after all.
Synchronized Still Rings: Why they call them the still rings still mystifies me. But anyway. They could hang four rings side by side--or facing each other--and off those boys go with synchronized routines. I want to see the Hamm twins on this one.
Pairs Floor Exercise: You know, like pairs ice skating. Get those male and female gymnasts doing the floor exercise together! See if they can avoid running into each other on those tumbling passes!
I really think I'm on to something here.
I was talking to a co-worker the other day about how team gymnastics isn't really a team sport. Each person on the team competes individually, on individual events, and then their scores are added up for the team total. They never really compete together on anything--it's only a team effort in that their scores are combined. So we came up with some ideas for true team gymnastics--events that would require gymnasts working together.
Synchronized Vaulting: Gymnasts vaulting side by side...they have synchronized diving, so why not synchronized vaulting?
Doubles Uneven Bars: You can fit two girls on the uneven bars at once, right? There are two bars, after all.
Synchronized Still Rings: Why they call them the still rings still mystifies me. But anyway. They could hang four rings side by side--or facing each other--and off those boys go with synchronized routines. I want to see the Hamm twins on this one.
Pairs Floor Exercise: You know, like pairs ice skating. Get those male and female gymnasts doing the floor exercise together! See if they can avoid running into each other on those tumbling passes!
I really think I'm on to something here.
| posted by Barbara | 11:57 PM