tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post7022493098482087097..comments2024-01-16T16:33:14.261-06:00Comments on Spanny's Big Fake Smile: The Gabby Douglas StorySpanny Tampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07495055822147613371noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-84085719821739381432021-05-30T07:12:22.375-05:002021-05-30T07:12:22.375-05:00Thank you so much for the post you do. I like your...Thank you so much for the post you do. 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Just because you are e...Yes, interestingly she can. Just because you are elite does not mean you are not able to be level 10. This frustrates level 10's who are not Elite and many will stay away from certain competitions as they know alot of Elites will be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-66053583393537470402014-10-03T17:28:27.743-05:002014-10-03T17:28:27.743-05:00Just watched that masterpiece of a movie (Well, co...Just watched that masterpiece of a movie (Well, considering other gymnastics movies they did a pretty decent job) and simultaneously read your hilarious recap :D I love your snarky comments on everything!:D And I can't help but wonder at the end, if Vika, Grishy and Aliya know , that they are in the gabby douglas movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-4673889999819009742014-06-22T21:20:44.090-05:002014-06-22T21:20:44.090-05:00I have to tell you that Gabby did not do her own s...I have to tell you that Gabby did not do her own stunts. That part was played by a gymnast that trains in Georgia and is 15 years old. Her name is Kyla. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-8033994745443554792014-03-24T19:51:12.993-05:002014-03-24T19:51:12.993-05:00Hilarious Spanny! Thank you!Hilarious Spanny! Thank you!Cibatarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085975700051398946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-82423179114300275582014-03-21T09:04:14.211-05:002014-03-21T09:04:14.211-05:00Hilarious. Thanks Spanny.Hilarious. Thanks Spanny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-38603082848941333262014-03-07T22:22:39.804-06:002014-03-07T22:22:39.804-06:00Sasha is on "Person of Interest!"Sasha is on "Person of Interest!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-44675259569494014172014-02-15T21:03:29.705-06:002014-02-15T21:03:29.705-06:00I think people forget or don't know that Gabby...I think people forget or don't know that Gabby started at Gymstrada not Excalibur. She competed level 4 there so I assume someone there taught her that darn kip. <br /><br />Considering how many of my gymnasts watched this movie I thought they did a decent job. They didn't completely bash Excalibur or make any direct comments about racism. They also didn't mentioned that they helped pay for her gymnastics, not just her mom. But I guess it could have been a lot worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-64991749612475072102014-02-12T11:09:47.965-06:002014-02-12T11:09:47.965-06:00Can anybody explain me the JO/elite skipping thing...Can anybody explain me the JO/elite skipping thing? Why was she able to compete (even in nationals) as an elite in 2008 and 2009 and then compete as level 10 in 2010 Nastia Liukin cup and compete as elite again at classic and visas just a few months later? Can an elite just randomly decide to compete at a level 10 meet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-59226218816241353612014-02-11T18:53:42.831-06:002014-02-11T18:53:42.831-06:00Oh - these types of TV docudramas take "drama...Oh - these types of TV docudramas take "dramatic liberties" all of the time. I'm not so sure that it was Gabby lying as much as Lifetime adding a typical "dramatic flourish". <br /><br />Maybe Lifetime pounced on the fact that - just before the Olympics - Dawes interviewed Gabby for a Fox Sports program, and Gabby said during the interview, "People keep saying that I'm the new you!" (and Gabby further explains in her book that people kept comparing her to Dawes when Gabby was kicking ass at age-group meets). <br /><br />Just think - Gabby was 6 months old when Dawes competed in the 1996 Olympics. That is kind-of a chilling fact for gymn fans of a certain age. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-5203351092208712992014-02-11T18:44:11.415-06:002014-02-11T18:44:11.415-06:00Bravo, bravo, Spanny - reading through this the fi...Bravo, bravo, Spanny - reading through this the first time produced a lot of genuine belly-laughs. Belly-laughs feel awesome. :)<br /><br />I feel as though Imani Hakim and the actress who portrayed the younger Gabby played Gabby with a Kerri Strug-like intensity at times. The real-life Gabby doesn't seem to be nearly as conspicuously intense or compulsive. Yeah - what was with the pathological stare as the fictitious Gabby is watching 2008 Olympic Trials? I mean, do you want to go train with Shawn, or go spray Chow's gym with bullets?<br /><br />And I see that you didn't ignore what was kind-of the elephant in the room - Imani Hakim's bodytype. Oh - but I guess we were not supposed to notice that Imani looks like a 2 Live Crew model compared to Gabby. <br /><br />The real Travis Parton may not be bad-looking - but I somehow can't bring myself to think of him as "hot". Maybe it's the 700-Club, "I Shit Bibles" persona - it could also be Iowa in general. Noone - not even Lolo Jones - is "hot" until they get the heck out of Iowa.<br /><br />Gabby's Chow infatuation was just hilariously overblown. Missing from the film is the role Marta played in orchestrating the whole thing - and the flirtations/tryouts with Hill's gym and WOGA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-9203519599226166882014-02-11T11:33:16.246-06:002014-02-11T11:33:16.246-06:00A few of my favorite quotes from the post :) (Than...A few of my favorite quotes from the post :) (Thank you Spanny, hilarious as usual). <br /><br />"Lots of Gymnova equipment around these parts. How Canadian of them."<br /><br />"So I'm thinking there are zero elite podium meets at that time. So suck a dick, Lifetime. Spanny- 1, Lifetime- 0. "<br /><br />"However, on her way, she falls down, and she takes the entire bowl of fruit with her. OH GOD NOT THE FRUIT!"<br /><br />"Gabby is finally in Iowa, at the Mecca that is Chow's Institute of Gymnastics and Dance. And Ancient Chinese Secrets. She just then realizes that she had been slumming it at Not Excalibusted, because this gym was the TITS."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-56908471463889711372014-02-11T04:11:06.736-06:002014-02-11T04:11:06.736-06:00Lifetime couldn't get Billy Zane to play Travi...Lifetime couldn't get Billy Zane to play Travis Parton?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-80020043330831775902014-02-10T17:23:51.650-06:002014-02-10T17:23:51.650-06:00"His expertise includes lecturing about conce..."His expertise includes lecturing about concentration, and about how if you don't master a kip RIGHT NOW, you will never be a good gymnast."<br /><br />Clearly Not Gustavo was scarred for life by Olga Korbut's AA bars set in Munich :)<br /><br />"Nowhere near as adorable as the real Chow."<br /><br />Really, who is? :)<br /><br />"In any other Lifetime movie, this scene would be followed by a parent discovering a closet full of barf jars."<br /><br />I thought *exactly* the same thing--I daresay we all did!Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525833327080557061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-79214981952744444122014-02-08T19:56:56.807-06:002014-02-08T19:56:56.807-06:00I loved how Lifetime Chow was a male model with a ...I loved how Lifetime Chow was a male model with a Japanese accent and no lisp! Nowhere near as adorable as the real Chow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-43613866117976755372014-02-08T16:06:25.459-06:002014-02-08T16:06:25.459-06:00Gabby is a liar. Dominique Dawes is only her idol ...Gabby is a liar. Dominique Dawes is only her idol because she is black. Before the Olympics Gabby never mentioned Dominique. <br /><br />This movie was the worst gymnastics movie ever written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-83665684195495312892014-02-08T11:46:42.941-06:002014-02-08T11:46:42.941-06:00I loved the "tucked Nastia" reference. R...I loved the "tucked Nastia" reference. Really missing your MIOBI reviews!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-22439610664724692942014-02-07T23:40:21.847-06:002014-02-07T23:40:21.847-06:00I was at the TOPS training camp where gabby met ch...I was at the TOPS training camp where gabby met chow. It happened just like in he lifetime movie. Lolz Bkflipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-54739034308892259012014-02-07T18:59:16.782-06:002014-02-07T18:59:16.782-06:00Lol I miss these reviews. Love what you did with T...Lol I miss these reviews. Love what you did with Travis- fake travis was really an abomination. Thank you Spanny for your had work.Nylanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-70395139822431821762014-02-07T18:37:37.592-06:002014-02-07T18:37:37.592-06:00Fake Travis Parton looks like a serial killer.Fake Travis Parton looks like a serial killer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05961051622846040624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-2993856540416785922014-02-07T13:34:29.127-06:002014-02-07T13:34:29.127-06:00Wait, so 2011 Worlds just ... didn't happen? W...Wait, so 2011 Worlds just ... didn't happen? What?Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640799404118833834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-41776614851117326472014-02-07T12:41:41.451-06:002014-02-07T12:41:41.451-06:00Holy cow there are 75 images in this post? And you...Holy cow there are 75 images in this post? And you have an eight month old baby? Bless you spanny. You are a goddess. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547178498156944575.post-61022324822566618492014-02-07T11:56:45.115-06:002014-02-07T11:56:45.115-06:00"Why don't you focus on my middle finger...."Why don't you focus on my middle finger."<br /><br />BAHAHA!!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882922385943295183noreply@blogger.com