Post by Emma on Oct 19, 2009 12:37:55 GMT -5
First of all, this is gonna be longgggg. I might bullet point to make reading easier. So I went to both days of event finals at the gymnastics world championships at the O2 arena in London. The venue is awesome, the tube station purpose built to carry people to the venue is new and clean and big, it’s great too. First of all on day 1 we go to get food, and Matt Baker was in front of us in the food queue! He’s a commentator for the BBC. He bought a ham and cheese baguette, LOL. We then sat down and find out we’re right at the front, in front of the uneven bars! Vault was in the far left corner, but I could still see it fine. Now, onto my observations:
• Kayla was really, really good. I was impressed! Her second vault was SO perfect. Right in the middle of the landing mat, beautifully stuck. She deserved to win.
• I also like Ariella, her rudi was good too. I have no idea how Youna won 3rd, but I guess the field was depleted.
• When Elsa fell she was SO lovely about it, laughing, joking etc. Her hair got messed cuz she faceplanted and she was laughing into the camera about it. Love her. She is SO pretty, she has beautiful eyes.
• I knew Martha had to be in the audience somewhere, but I didn’t know where. I wasn’t going to waste my time scanning the crowd, but when Kayla was chalking up I heard this Romanian “come on Kaylaaaaaa!” from my right and immediately located her, sitting in between Nastia and this grey haired woman who I recognise but don’t know the name of.
• Nastia looked very...overdone for the occasion – big hoop earrings and leggings (eek). Her hairline is really far back, lol. No one seemed to bother Nastia or know she was there, they were sitting in the front row. They all only cheered and clapped for USA athletes, no recognition that anyone else was even competing. Martha’s skin looks like leather. You can see Martha and Nastia constantly in the back of the uneven bars coverage:
• Bars final was good. He Kexin was obviously SO far above everyone else, she was awesome.
• Bross’s bars are good, but not EF worthy, IMO. Her hair needs doing too, it looked wet or gelled...the curls were icky. She’s really bland to watch, no facial expressions whatsoever or anything. Not very compelling.
• Everything looked darker in real life as opposed to the BBC coverage, it might've been the lighting. Bridget's hair, Ivana's skin. Bridge's hair looked yellowy on the coverage but it was nearly dark brown in real life.
• I have a soft spot for Bridget, but I knew and she knew she wasn’t going to medal. She did well though! Her face is a weird shape.
• During the bars medal ceremony, they forgot to announce Rebecca’s bronze, they only announced one bronze, the other girls’. Immediately Valeri appears from behind a curtain and starts gesticulating, and the American woman next to Martha ran off, but they sorted it immediately so there was no need. Bless ‘em though.
• Bob Colorassi and Bruno Grandi were among the people awarding the medals. LOL if Bobby C had presented a medal to me I could not have stopped laughing at him. My mum loved the crashing his car into a creek and fleeing story when I told her.
• Because I was at the front, Grandi and Nellie Kim repeatedly walked directly underneath me. I nearly dropped something on the bastard’s head...I’ve never met someone spark such instantaneous rage in me. I hate that dude.
• Kayla was really, really good. I was impressed! Her second vault was SO perfect. Right in the middle of the landing mat, beautifully stuck. She deserved to win.
• I also like Ariella, her rudi was good too. I have no idea how Youna won 3rd, but I guess the field was depleted.
• When Elsa fell she was SO lovely about it, laughing, joking etc. Her hair got messed cuz she faceplanted and she was laughing into the camera about it. Love her. She is SO pretty, she has beautiful eyes.
• I knew Martha had to be in the audience somewhere, but I didn’t know where. I wasn’t going to waste my time scanning the crowd, but when Kayla was chalking up I heard this Romanian “come on Kaylaaaaaa!” from my right and immediately located her, sitting in between Nastia and this grey haired woman who I recognise but don’t know the name of.
• Nastia looked very...overdone for the occasion – big hoop earrings and leggings (eek). Her hairline is really far back, lol. No one seemed to bother Nastia or know she was there, they were sitting in the front row. They all only cheered and clapped for USA athletes, no recognition that anyone else was even competing. Martha’s skin looks like leather. You can see Martha and Nastia constantly in the back of the uneven bars coverage:
• Bars final was good. He Kexin was obviously SO far above everyone else, she was awesome.
• Bross’s bars are good, but not EF worthy, IMO. Her hair needs doing too, it looked wet or gelled...the curls were icky. She’s really bland to watch, no facial expressions whatsoever or anything. Not very compelling.
• Everything looked darker in real life as opposed to the BBC coverage, it might've been the lighting. Bridget's hair, Ivana's skin. Bridge's hair looked yellowy on the coverage but it was nearly dark brown in real life.
• I have a soft spot for Bridget, but I knew and she knew she wasn’t going to medal. She did well though! Her face is a weird shape.
• During the bars medal ceremony, they forgot to announce Rebecca’s bronze, they only announced one bronze, the other girls’. Immediately Valeri appears from behind a curtain and starts gesticulating, and the American woman next to Martha ran off, but they sorted it immediately so there was no need. Bless ‘em though.
• Bob Colorassi and Bruno Grandi were among the people awarding the medals. LOL if Bobby C had presented a medal to me I could not have stopped laughing at him. My mum loved the crashing his car into a creek and fleeing story when I told her.
• Because I was at the front, Grandi and Nellie Kim repeatedly walked directly underneath me. I nearly dropped something on the bastard’s head...I’ve never met someone spark such instantaneous rage in me. I hate that dude.