2014 promises to bring a lot of excitement in the gymnastics world. First, Yana Kudryavtseva has made an absolutely breath-taking climb to the top spot in the world in 2013 and I expect to see more of her strength and elegance. Second, with Maksymenko's retirement, we can expect new stars in the Ukraine, and, hopefully, they will bring a lot of expression to the carpet once again. Bulgaria also said "good bye" to a long-standing star, Silvia Miteva. My personal hopes for the continuation of the Bulgarian style are with Neviana Vladinova and Sara Staykova. I would have loved to see Simona Peycheva compete again,a pleasure all fans deserve. Time will tell if we will have this honor.In the meantime, let us all rejoice in the beauty and strength of our favorite gymnasts. We value their talent and hard work very much, and they value us, too. After all, they, too, "live for the applause, applause, applause..."
So, cheers! Here is to shining medals, loud ovations, to unforgettable performances, and to fair competition!
Lovely calendar. Wish I had one, but they don't sell them...
ReplyDeleteDo they all live for the applause though, or do some of them think purely as competitive sportswomen? I wonder.
Does Kovacs from their team train part of the year in europe at all, or how did she end up in a small tournament in Calais? http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/sports_of/library/Calais%202013/Annabelle%20Kovacs?sort=9&page=1
Happy new year!
Happy New Year! I don't know if she trains in Europe; she may have done some training camps.
DeleteI hope they live for the applause because there is so much talk about how competition isn't fair, and, anyway, if you don't make the top 10 or so, or top 15, you'd better appreciate the applause. Which is very well deserved. I mean, I think some truly excellent gymnasts will never make a big competition apparatus final and that is the reality of it. But, you get to pick music, do your make up, be applauded. ;-) You do all 4 routines. Right? If you play tennis, and you get eliminated in the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon, well, that's it...