How to watch gymnastics like a pro:
July 29, 2008
Advice from the pro...
“The best thing is — if you don’t know anything about the sport — audience reaction. When you see something and people are ooh-ing and aah-ing, you know that’s something special.” -Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes
Love,
Olympic Kate
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It’s a four-peat for “Awesome Dawesome”
July 25, 2008
Her team leotard is in the Smithsonian and she’s got a gold medal in her trophy case, but that just doesn’t cut the mustard for three-time Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes. She’s heading to her 4th Olympic games in Beijing this summer — but not to compete. Dawes will be working as an analyst for Yahoo! Sports.
Will she miss the leotards?
Taping up her ankles?
Smearing on the chalk?
The rarefied air up there on the Medal Stand?
No. No. No. and No, she told me during an interview today.
“It would only be wierd if I was not over the fact that my career was over. If I was still lost and wishing that I had a leotard on and was out there flipping. But I”m very comfortable in the new role that I’m in. I’m excited.” Excited, as well, for the sweet bonus she gets in her new job. “At Olympic Trials, there were sweets and stuff. And I was like, ‘this was not in our hospitality room when I was an athlete!!!’”
Love,
Olympic Kate
email me! olympickateamara@yahoo.com
Dear Perpetually-Cool Sister Sarah:
July 23, 2008
How could you let me leave the house looking like this?
note the knee socks...
Love,
6th Grade Olympic Kate
