June 24, 2003

"Officials fear for the health of Daniela Hantuchova as the Wimbledon tennis tournament starts," according to the New York Daily News. "She's being called the "Slovakian Skeleton."

posted by rcade to tennis at 10:55 PM - 4 comments

GOOD LORD!

posted by StarFucker at 11:18 PM on June 24, 2003

She makes Kate Moss look like Shelly Winters. I wonder, though ... if she HAS been puking up everything she eats, how the hell is she strong enough to be the No. 9 seed? I mean, not to be an ass, but if she can hold up to playing through a tourney, how bad off is she? I know it said the weight loss was pretty recent, but it couldn't have been THAT recent. 5-11 and 123 is still pretty damned stick-like.

posted by wfrazerjr at 01:00 AM on June 25, 2003

Yikes. Well, she's pretty skinny...but lots of world class athletes have emaciated looks about them. Look at some female long-distance runners. I agree with wfrazerjr, if she's fit enough and strong enough to rise through the ranks in pro tennis then she is most likely healthy. Besides, she says that she was ill and lost weight recently not due to an eating disorder...why wouldn't we believe her? She seems well-adjusted.

posted by vito90 at 07:53 AM on June 25, 2003

Upon further review, I think she's pretty healthy...

posted by vito90 at 09:05 AM on June 25, 2003

You're not logged in. Please log in or register.