I'm definitely far from the first person to say this, but Make It or Break It has got to be one of the most unrealistic representations of gymnastics, ever.
Right now I'm watching the episode, "Battle of the Flexes", via ch131.com, and can I just point out that an in-house, reverse-apparatus competition would just never happen. You might have seen Paul Hunt, formerly of the University of Illinois, performing comedy women's gymnastics routines on Youtube, but I can guarantee that no such things happen inside elite gymnasiums.
This episode features the female gymnasts (who are supposedly in hot contention for the 2012 Olympic Games) competing on rings, parallel bars and men's floor, while the men perform on uneven bars and beam. It just wouldn't happen.
This episode features the female gymnasts (who are supposedly in hot contention for the 2012 Olympic Games) competing on rings, parallel bars and men's floor, while the men perform on uneven bars and beam. It just wouldn't happen.
This is on top of their apparent USA Gymnastics agenda, where the national federation is viewed as "having it in" for the girls, their gym, and their coach. They pluck national rankings seemingly from nowhere, and whisk certain gymnasts off to international meetings with close to no notice, all the while forcing the girls to "pledge allegiance" to the federation. There's in-house meets to determine who competes first for the team at national meets - which doesn't happen, because while you represent a club at Nationals, there is no team competition and even if there was, it would be unlikely that the coaches could select the order of their athletes. It's the equivalent of letting sprinters pick their lane and heat at the USA Track and Field Championships.
And those girls' boobs? Way too big to be elite gymnasts.
Anyway.
I just like sparkly leotards. Not gonna lie about it.
/rant.
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