Forgive if this has been discussed here before (and it probably has), but the recent passing of Vera Caslavska got me wondering if will there ever again be a two-time AA winner? My all-time idol, Ludmilla Tourischeva, couldn't do it, Nadia couldn't do it, and I wonder if the very advanced, very hard gymnastics now might have something to do with this? I realize that the beam and floor have changed since the "old days," but all that hard tumbling and hard landings must have negative effects on the joints, etc. The body must give way sooner or later. And the clock doesn't stop ticking, but it was wonderful to see "older" gymnasts in the recent Olympics performing at such a high level. Any thoughts?
musings time: can it, will it ever happen again?
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