Can we please get over McKayla Maroney?
Yes, she's great. She does an amazing vault, and even when she falls, she still gets an awesome score. Great for her.
But the NBC commentators need to get over her. She's a little girl, she's human, not a goddess.
I think the real star of the gym this year, and for the past several years, is Oksana Chusovitna, who competed for Germany. She's 37 years old, competing in her 6th Olympics. She was competing on an elite level before McKayla Maroney was even born.
s=She is an amazing gymnast and an even better role model. In a sport where the athletes are getting younger and younger, lasting for less and less time, she proves that you can still do it, you can push through.
So I salute Oksana Chusovitina, and I think McKayla Maroney, Gabby Doublas, Shawn Johnson, and the others can learn a lot from her.
But the NBC commentators need to get over her. She's a little girl, she's human, not a goddess.
I think the real star of the gym this year, and for the past several years, is Oksana Chusovitna, who competed for Germany. She's 37 years old, competing in her 6th Olympics. She was competing on an elite level before McKayla Maroney was even born.
s=She is an amazing gymnast and an even better role model. In a sport where the athletes are getting younger and younger, lasting for less and less time, she proves that you can still do it, you can push through.
So I salute Oksana Chusovitina, and I think McKayla Maroney, Gabby Doublas, Shawn Johnson, and the others can learn a lot from her.