(GYM) CLOSED - Gymnastics 2022 - 2023

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I was watching the meet. Trinity completed her 1st pass-the double layout-and landed perfectly normal. Commentators were doing their “The queen Trinity’s double layout love” when Trinity started her ballet dance then she paused. I thought maybe she had a brain fart and forgot her routine. But now I think she had suddenly realized something was not right with her leg and stopped to assess the situation. Should I soldier thru the routine and risk a more serious injury? Or walk off to save leg for the finals? She walked gingerly for a couple of steps and then stopped to wait for the coaches. After that, she walked off with no visible limp. And believe me, I was all eyes watching for any indication of a limp.

 

i agree, what drives fans crazy is it is easier to get KFC's secret recipe than get injury information, and in this case releasing it is not, unlike other sports, going to give opponents any advantage.no other team is going to alter their rotations based on her availability,

 

the dreaded high ankle sprain?

 

Boy aren't you classy. Ridiculous to trash these young ladies like that.

 

Full disclosure, I hate the word "choke" regarding athletes. I come from a tennis background and to me that's the worst thing you could throw out. I always go out of my way to avoid the term altogether.....especially amateur athletes.
That said, athletes in high tension situations can struggle to perform. And if we are going to discuss the events and the performances, that has to be conveyed, so I guess it's just semantics.
If I'm watching a UF tennis match and it's an important tiebreak.....I can see if the athlete starts to push the ball, isn't swinging out. What is the proper way to convey that? I will generally say the player looks/is playing tight. If a SS isn't confident of his throws to 1B and short arms the throw I would say exactly that.
Making observations vs trashing is eye of beholder I guess.

 

I don't, for the life of me, understand how these girls can do the acrobatic (and dangerous) things they do under the pressure of competition, etc. Talk about guts. You miss a basket, ok. Don't run fast enough, ok. Backflips on a beam a few inches wide, without a wobble? Um, wait a minute. I'd equivocate it to going over the middle to bring in a pass as a WR. Gutsy.

 

Idk why but for me the most terrifying part of beam is when they spin around on one foot. They make the backflips look easy (I’m sure they aren’t). If I was to simply walk the beam we’re looking at a future americas funniest video imminent groin shot lol. As far as gutsy going across the middle for a catch? 100% agree but 20+ years ago when a safety could legally take a WRs head off. These ladies are fearless.

 

When I was competing in the USTA Juniors, I called it "lead feet" when I tightened up in close matches. My legs would feel heavy and my feet felt like they were glued to the court. It is the polite way of saying "choke."

 

Everything about the beam is terrifying for me. I have no idea how they can do TRIPLE backflips and land perfectly? Or leap high and bend their backs? Or full straddle leaps?? And with toes pointed! And some people have the audacity to argue that gymnastics is not a "real" sport? Last year at the "4 on the Floor" Finals I had to leave the room when the Gators were on beam (I stayed in earshot to listen to the commentary).

 

Trinity should what?? "...should BE ok, a statement released..."? Or "...should ok..." as in "...should release a statement..."?? Is this a typo??
On Gymcastic, they said when Trinity walked off the floor, she turned to the cameras and mouthed the words: "I'm sorry. It's my calf."

 

I get we "want" to know, but we don't "need" to know. And it's very possible that Trinity isn't sure at this point what her status will be. I think any athlete understands that healing time is impossible to pinpoint.

 

Yeah, she owes us nothing. Either she will perform or she won’t, her providing daily updates to satisfy people’s curiosity won’t change that.