The spectator, pictured here between Aly Raisman's parents, shoots Rick Raisman an angry look as he cheers for his daughter
The golden performance!
Posted on 08/08/2012 1:32:27 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Hilarious moment Aly's dad annoyed spectator with celebration of daughter's win ...
As Aly Raisman triumphantly raised her arms at the end of her gold medal-winning performance yesterday, the entire arena appeared to be cheering - except this guy.
The grouchy gentleman may argue that he had the worst seat in the house during the women's gymnastics floor exercise final, right behind Raisman's jubilant parents.
Sporting a preppy look with a white t-shirt and a green sweater over his shoulders, he cannot keep his exasperation a secret as Lynn and Rick Raisman celebrate their daughter's routine, which made her the first American woman to strike gold in the event.
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The golden performance!
Aly did an awesome job. Very impressive. The guy with the sour grapes look is spoiling the fun.
Agreed! After watching these gymnasts over the past week, you can tell when they’re having a good night and yesterday Aly was totally on her game. What an amazing performance in the floor exercises. I have truly enjoyed the coverage of the wider range of sports at this game.
Just curious: does she have severe scoliosis of the spine? Or is that just a very muscular, athletic and fit frame for a woman?
I'd say she was just arching her back. And, of course, as a gymnast she possesses exceptional flexibility.
Zowie; yes she does!
Prevalence of spondylolisthesis in a population of gymnasts.
Toueg CW, Mac-Thiong JM, Grimard G, Parent S, Poitras B, Labelle H.
SourceDept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
Abstract
Spondylolysis occurs in 6 % of the general population. Of these, approximately 75% will develop spondylolisthesis. According to multiple studies, an increased prevalence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis exists in groups of athletes practicing certain sports such as gymnastics. In the literature, prevalence of spondylolisthesis in gymnasts can reach up to 40 to 50 %. However, the specific risk factors associated with the development of spondylolisthesis in gymnasts are not known. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in a population of gymnasts, as well as the associated epidemiological characteristics. In order to achieve this goal, we presented our project to the two most renowned gymnastics centers in the city of Montreal, which allowed us to recruit a total of 93 gymnasts (19 males and 74 females). A radiological evaluation, with the low emission radiographic system, EOS, allowed us to identify the subjects that were affected by spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. Additionally, standardized questionnaires allowed us to evaluate and compare different epidemiologic parameters such as age, height, weight, number of years of practice, number of hours of training per week. Of the 93 gymnasts evaluated clinically and radiographically, we identified 6 (1 male, 5 females) gymnasts presenting a spondylolysis and/or spondylolisthesis. This 6.5% prevalence found in our population is similar to the one reported in the general population. Gender did not seem to be a determinant factor. Also, gymnasts with and without spondylolysis and/or spondylolisthesis seemed to be similar in terms of height. However, gymnasts with spondylolysis and/or spondylolisthesis seemed to be heavier than gymnasts without one of these two affections, older and training with greater intensity. These results suggest that the real prevalence rate of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in gymnasts may have been overestimated in previous studies. A selection bias, due to the high competitive level in the two gymnastics centers where our recruitment took place, could be involved. Our findings could also be the result of new or different training methods compared to those used in past studies. This might suggest that with intense training schedules, heavier individuals could potentially be prone to increased loads at the lumbosacral junction, thus favoring the development of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. These hypotheses should be explored in further details in the near future, especially with investigation of radiological parameters of the spine and pelvis.
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