12/26/24
July 13, 2005
Remember Nadia?: Jack Marx of the Sydney Morning Herald certainly does, and she was (for a while) his Olympic inspiration. For anyone who's dreamt. Personally I preferred Nelli Kim....
There's been a lot of great Romanian gymnasts since, but no-one wants to talk about them. I'll take Catalina Ponor.
posted by the red terror at 05:52 AM on July 13, 2005
I didnt find it that entertaining!
posted by daddisamm at 07:20 AM on July 13, 2005
She was perfect. And so compelling, such a strong persona. Great idea for a piece of writing, kinda skimmed the surface, though. . .for a young person (i was. . seven) she made it seem like WE could be perfect, too - at something. . .some sport, somehow; and she was - what's the word for when children find other children attractive, oh, I know, a fox. Very complex influence on a certain generation.
posted by rainbaby at 08:11 AM on July 13, 2005
For a magazine article, that was a most excellent and touching blog entry. Very sweet reminiscence, though. Thanks, owlhouse.
posted by chicobangs at 09:14 AM on July 13, 2005
Isn't she married to Bart Conner?
posted by dbt302 at 10:24 AM on July 13, 2005
If so, do they have uneven bars and a pommel horse in the boudoir?
posted by yerfatma at 11:50 AM on July 13, 2005
Don't forget the rings hanging from the ceiling.
posted by dbt302 at 12:06 PM on July 13, 2005
I just had to join so I could comment in this thread. I've been enjoying this site for awhile. I saw Nadia in person a few years ago, and she is absolutely beautiful. She turned my het-girl head. For some reason, she never looks as pretty on TV as she does in real life. Owlhouse, Nellie Kim was also a fox, but I'm not sure that she still is. Uh, I guess this is terribly shallow for a first comment.
posted by pooch at 12:31 PM on July 13, 2005
Given the trend, today's terribly shallow may be tomorrow's profoundly meaningful. Stick around and let the law of averages catch up.
posted by yerfatma at 01:02 PM on July 13, 2005
Welcome pooch. I'm glad Nadia's in such good shape, having survived years of Eastern bloc training and God knows what else, then all the crap that happened with her move to the US.
posted by owlhouse at 03:07 PM on July 13, 2005
Nellie Kim Not much at her own website, but apparently she has moved to Minnesota. Pictures seem to indicate she has aged well.
posted by graymatters at 03:49 PM on July 13, 2005
I found that kind of, um, creepy, actually.
posted by rodgerd at 01:00 AM on July 14, 2005
Thanks for that owlhouse - very entertaining read.