Kind of a mistruth actually — I really flip for women's gymnastics (no offense to the bronze medal winning men's team) — and it doesn't matter if it is at the Olympics or watching bad movie acting in a gymnastics movie like Stick It! — I flip for gymnastics!

I think I mentioned in my earlier post that the Olympics make me do cartwheels in my apartment, to the horror of my neighbors, dog and cats. I can't help it. I love the sport. I was obsessed with Nadia Comaneci and watched the bad TV movie of her life more times than I can count. I also had a very unfortunate Mary Lou Retton haircut when I was nine, and insisted on returning to the sport well after I realized I was too tall and too old to compete. You may have read Sweet Valley High as a kid? I read a much lesser known series called The Gymnasts. I had it bad for gymnastics.

Every four years at this time, my obsession returns full force, only it gets worse. I start feeling like I'm 12 years old again: flexible and strong enough to do the same tricks I used to do as the barely mediocre gymnast that I was in my youth. I don't just cartwheel around my apartment, I do fancy handstands, walkovers and even those one-handed "Fergie" moves (actually more like a "Tinsica," for you other gymnastics nerds). My real problem is that I do these tricks and forget that I'm 32 (don't tell my ego that). So, if you hear sirens around Park and 17th in NYC tonight, say a little prayer that I didn't handstand myself into broken bone(s).

Also, be sure to tune in tonight at 8 pm/ET to cheer on our ladies gymnastics team, who has worked so hard to be in Beijing, only to be besieged by injuries and nervous mistakes. You can do it Nastia and Shawn! Go girls! Do you think the women's team can pull it off? Post your thoughts [url http://www.jumptheshark.com/topic/Olympics/Olympics-General-Comments/1476]here[/url].

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