Can someone help me understand why after all these years Bela Karolyi’s wife, Martha, has the final say on the six gymnasts who’ll make up the U.S. Olympic team, former national coach and hubby Bela has some opinions. An hour before the first night of Olympic trials, Karolyi said it was his opinion that Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone will make the team and that the final spot was up for grabs between Bridget Sloan, Jana Bieger and Ivana Hong. Bela said that Bieger might have an advantage because she was the silver medalist in the 2006 world all-around championships and that he liked Sloan’s vaulting and floor exercise and Hong’s graceful lines.

Damn I though they competed an the best athletes got to go to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but it looks like Bela Karolyi and Martha Karolyi know best. Why don’t we hear about gymnastics except every four years

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