![]() Then the prominent display of the fat beam ruined it. It’s really too bad, because I quite liked the part before this between Lauren and Sasha. And, you know, stay on during her dancy parts. ![]() Since the stunt double is an actual gymnast who can actually do tricks on an actual beam, I’m pretty sure they just made it that wide so that the actress could do a split. And look, it’s Simon Tam! 1.) Lauren’s Worlds beam routine Just…why? The beam is about twice as wide as it’s supposed to be. Also, Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci are the announcers. Second of all, since when do floor routines only have two tumbling passes? I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to have at least three. You’re not allowed lyrics/words in your floor music (I mean, it’s appropriate and all, but no). 2.) Kaylie’s Worlds floor routine First of all, the music. This can clearly be seen by the jump in the flip as she starts her “third” flip she suddenly is three inches higher (they try to hide this by changing the camera angles. But it’s fun to poke fun, so here’s my top three favorite gymnastics fails in MIOBI: 3.) Jordan’s “triple-back” dismount off of bars Every time Jordan/Jordan’s stunt double did a “triple back”, it was quite obviously a double, and they just edited it. Needless to say, I don’t watch this show because of the gymnastics. Tip number two: When you watch MIOBI, remember that there are two types of gymnastics: MIOBI gymnastics and actual gymnastics. Not only did she have a baby and come back to the sport, but she’s 36 and still competing and medaling (although recently she has announced plans for retirement). There was the appearance of gymnastics stereotypes, such as “eating disorder gymnast.” There were also several erroneous claims, such as “if you have a baby, you can’t come back to gymnastics because it messes up your hormones/body.” Um, not so. The skills were cool to watch, sure, but the layout of competitions, the policies, and pretty much everything else was all wrong. Now, I’m not an expert on elite gymnastics (I only got up to Level 6 myself), but I’m fairly sure that MIOBI got a lot of things wrong. For a show about gymnastics, MIOBI might have the worst, most unrealistic portrayal of gymnastics. The Top Two Things that MIOBI Got Wrong About Gymnastics:ġ.) Gymnastics. Tip number one: If you want to watch gymnastics, watch real gymnastics. You think gymnastics is the best thing in the world and you want to watch a TV show that features gymnastics. You want to watch it because it has gymnastics. Now, you might assume that MIOBI is all about gymnastics. It’s hilarious), which nicely sums up/explains/makes fun of everything that happens in the first two seasons. (Click to read my post on what it did right!) Warning: mild spoilers.įirst of all, if you’ve never seen this show, watch this recap (even if you have seen the show, watch this recap. This post is all about what it got wrong. While not a good show, MIOBI had some good things going on. I’m sad/mad that it’s over, that I’ll never get to see Payson and Lauren and Kaylie at the Olympics. But there is just something about it that kept bringing me back every week. Let’s just say the reason I kept watching MIOBI wasn’t because of the gymnastics. Finally, a TV show about a sport that I love! And then I watched it. When I found out that ABC Family was doing a show about gymnastics, I was ecstatic. I fall into category c-I do watch other ABC Family shows and I do like gymnastics. If you watched MIOBI, it’s probably because you either a.) like gymnastics, b.) like other ABC Family shows, or c.) both. It ended, quite naturally, with the Olympic team being chosen. The show was about four gymnasts-Payson, Lauren, Kaylie, and Emily-who were in training to go to the 2012 Olympics and the foibles, obstacles, and pitfalls that happened along the way. The season finale aired last Monday, May 14, 2012. Make It or Break It was a television show that aired on ABC Family from 2009-2012. Also, please remember that this post was written in 2012, so it refers to things current to that time. As a result, I’ve gone through and cleaned up the layout, getting rid of broken links and making things look nicer. I’m not sure why, but I’m going to say it’s because of the great love/hate relationship the gymternet has with this TV show. Update note, 12/2018: This post remains one of the top-viewed posts on my blog.
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