When I watched the Olympics, as a little girl, I liked to pretend that I, too, was an Olympic athlete competing for gold.
By summer, I was a gymnast, a diver, a swimmer. And by winter, I was—of course—an ice skater. My sister and I had all three Olympic Gymnast Barbies (the blonde, the brunette, and the African-American), as well as the Olympic Stacies (whose costumes looked more like pajamas). And we’d judge each other on jumps, flips, and spins in our pool until my mom would drag us out by our raisiny fingers.
Did you ever dream of being Olympians?
Did you want to be Keri Strugg, with her incredible one-footed landing? Dominique Moceanu, with her energetic floor routine? Mia Hamm and the rest of the unstoppable US soccer team? Or Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Tara Lipinski…
Question of the Day:
Who are your Olympic idols? And did you ever dream of competing in a certain Olympic sport?
I had a talent-crush on Kristi Yamaguchi. She was incredibly graceful and had a smooth flow to her skating that I will never forget. I also really liked Nancy Kerrigan – I remember being fascinated when they would show her mother (legally blind) with her nose to the screen so she could watch her daughter skate. Summer olympics, other than synchronized swimming, isn’t really my cup of tea. I’m totally a winter girl!
I always loved watching gymnastics in the summer olympics and ice skating pairs in the winter! I loved the ice skating outfits!
After watching Cool Runnings I’ve loved the bobsled competitions “feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, it’s bobsled time!!”
My idol now would be Kara Goucher, I would love to run like her! I tried gymnastics but unfortunately it wasn’t my cup of tea– running is though!!
Btw–> that mashed kabocha looks AMAZING, I think I’m going to have to try making some!
I wanted to be an Olympic gymnast so badly when I was little. Unfortunately I was so tall and uncoordinated it never was going to happen. Then there was that whole falling off the balance beam constantly thing. Oh well.
Those peaches look awesome! It has been way too long since I’ve snacked on fresh peaches.
And yes, of course, I dreamed of being an Olympian! Specifically, an Olympic Show Jumper, or maybe 3 day eventer. Hmmm….maybe I’ll talk to Ender and if he can get over being a spazz maybe we’re still in the running!
I always wanted to be like Michelle Kwan. I would cheer for her no matter what. And I remember getting mad when she didn’t get first place once… good times. 🙂
Of course I wanted to be a figure skater! They had the best costumes!
Also, how do you make your bulgur pilaf?
I always like watching the equestrian sports in the summer Olympics. It would be a dream come true to be able to ride in the Olympics. My favorite winter game would have to be bobsled because of watching “Cool Runnings.”
My idols have always been the gymnasts and skaters. I’ve always been so jealous of their strength and talent! I’m a dancer, but sometimes I wish that I had a chance to learn some gymnastics too – It’s such a great sport!
Love the pic of you and the waxed Gretzky!
I absoulutely loved watching ice skating, still do. Ski jumping is cool too! There are so many winter sports that I love to watch. Although I also love to watch Apollo, he’s too cute!
I SO wanted to be a gymnast until I realized I was much better at ballet. And then I realized I was going to be not-short. I’m not TALL, but I’m 5’7″. Also, my mom got me this book called Little Girls in Pretty Boxes that scared the crrrrrrud out of me about being in an elite sport like gymnastics or skating. Haha, thanks, Mom! 😉
Steven Bradbury, without a doubt. The funniest (and most classic Aussie) gold medal ever.
oh gymnastics, for sure. i took lessons, but never competed. well, actually i used to compete with my little sister. i can still do handstands and cartwheels, though!
Girl, you just keep getting prettier and prettier with every post. Veganism obviously agrees with you 🙂
I’ve never really gotten into the Olympics, but I did love that Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding drama in the 80s. And I’d love to hang out and eat Wheaties with Michael Phelps. I have a hard time paying attention to action on TV. I need dialogue.
I was a competitive rhythmic gymnast when I was younger and made it all the way to nationals. I ended injuring both my knees though and wasn’t able to continue.
A couple girls I trained with ended up going to the Olympics!
Now I love watching the figure skating and wish I could skate that beautifully!
I love to watch the Olympics, too!
I used to dream I was Daiane dos Santos, when I was little.
You know, the brazilian gymnastic 😉
I´ve never watched the Winter ones. This year´s a first!
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Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela