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Posted: **Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:39 pm**

SmooBoy wrote:And baseball

And kayaking

kayaking? what?

we need some elevation 1st

Posted: **Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:08 pm**

SmooBoy wrote:And baseball

And kayaking

how about bowling?

Posted: **Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:24 pm**

And foosball

Posted: **Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:38 pm**

SMU web site says she attended school on The Hilltop in 2007.

SMU congratulates North Texas resident Nastia Liukin, who attended SMU in 2007 before focusing full-time on her training for the Olympics in Beijing. Liukin, who lives in Parker, Texas, near Plano, thrilled worldwide audiences and boosted U.S. pride by winning the gold medal in Women's Individual All-Around competition. She also won a silver medal on Wednesday as part of the U.S. Women's team in the Gymnastics Artistic competition.

SMU also congratulates alumna Sara Nordenstam ('06), who claimed the bronze medal on Friday morning (Aug. 15, 2008), swimming for Norway in the Women's 200-Meter Breaststroke in 2:23.02. The time also establishes a new European record.

http://www.smu.edu/newsinfo/stories/oly ... ug2008.asp

Posted: **Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:57 pm**

Vitale wrote:
George S. Patton wrote:I'm just upset I missed ...
Really? Now you're a gymnastics fan/expert? You're UPSET that you missed a gymnastics competition? She's a great athlete. Glad she's going to SMU. But there's not one of us on here who can decipher a "curious score" when none of us watches this stuff more than once every four years, and many of us don't watch it then.

Personally, I can't bring myself to watch any of that stuff - gymnastics, figure skating, even diving (which I actually like) - because it's subjective. I'm sure the judges don't try to be biased, but it's human nature to do so, at least a little.

Maybe this kid deserved the gold, maybe she didn't. I didn't watch, and like the rest of us on here, I wouldn't know if she deserved it or not unless she messed up so badly by falling that even a layman could tell she didn't deserve it. Good job. Glad she won. Glad she's one of ours, both as a school and a country. But if she competed in a sport some of us know about or care about, it would be a lot more exciting.

Wow, didn't know cheering for the USA was so wrong. I'll admit I don't know crap about gymnastics (or some of those other sports you mentioned), but I do know that I like to see the USA kick commie @ss.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:42 pm**

HB Pony Dad wrote:That truly put a smile on my face.

Congratulations Nastia, way to go Ponygirl!

I'm driving to Dallas tomorrow and proudly wearing my SMU gear!

It's Saturday Night and I'm in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Hope to make it to Dallas tomorrow night.

Is Monday's practice open to the public?

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:03 pm**

HB Pony Dad wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote:That truly put a smile on my face.

Congratulations Nastia, way to go Ponygirl!

I'm driving to Dallas tomorrow and proudly wearing my SMU gear!
It's Saturday Night and I'm in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Hope to make it to Dallas tomorrow night.

Is Monday's practice open to the public?

HB Pony Dad: I believe Monday morning practice is open but all afternoon practices are 'closed'.

Drive safely from Santa Rosa on in to Dallas!

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:06 pm**

HB Pony Dad wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote:That truly put a smile on my face.

Congratulations Nastia, way to go Ponygirl!

I'm driving to Dallas tomorrow and proudly wearing my SMU gear!
It's Saturday Night and I'm in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Hope to make it to Dallas tomorrow night.

Is Monday's practice open to the public?

i hope you make it but it's 12+ hours from there for sure

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:48 pm**

RednBlue11 wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote:That truly put a smile on my face.

Congratulations Nastia, way to go Ponygirl!

I'm driving to Dallas tomorrow and proudly wearing my SMU gear!
It's Saturday Night and I'm in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Hope to make it to Dallas tomorrow night.

Is Monday's practice open to the public?
i hope you make it but it's 12+ hours from there for sure

Piece of cake!

Got in at 4:30 PM and am staying at the Hilton Anatole.

Much better going I-40 to Amarillo and southeast hrough Witchita Falls then dealing with West Texas.

We took two cars to leave my daughter's car here in Dallas.

Anyone know what time practice starts tororrow and where we meet?

Hope to see some of you in the morning as long as I acclimate to Tulsa Time.

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:04 pm**

HB Pony Dad wrote:
RednBlue11 wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote: It's Saturday Night and I'm in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Hope to make it to Dallas tomorrow night.

Is Monday's practice open to the public?
i hope you make it but it's 12+ hours from there for sure
Piece of cake!

Got in at 4:30 PM and am staying at the Hilton Anatole.

Much better going I-40 to Amarillo and southeast hrough Witchita Falls then dealing with West Texas.

We took two cars to leave my daughter's car here in Dallas.

Anyone know what time practice starts tororrow and where we meet?

Hope to see some of you in the morning as long as I acclimate to Tulsa Time.

I believe the morning practices are always open to the public. Outside of Ford Stadium on the west side.

Practice schedule:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smu ... actice.pdf

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:27 pm**

FYI: Liukin is about to compete again! TUNE IN!

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:08 pm**

Bronze

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:19 pm**

RednBlue11 wrote:Bronze :(

atleast shes coming back home with all 3 medals

Posted: **Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:28 am**

J.T.supporta wrote:
RednBlue11 wrote:Bronze
atleast shes coming back home with all 3 medals

hopefully that will be 2 golds when this chinese age scandal finally hits the fan

Posted: **Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:40 am**

RednBlue11 wrote:
J.T.supporta wrote:
RednBlue11 wrote:Bronze :(
atleast shes coming back home with all 3 medals
hopefully that will be 2 golds when this chinese age scandal finally hits the fan

i hate to tell yeah that it wont hit the fan. Its not an issue because their passports say 16...and the govt. gave them the passports. I highly doubt a govt. working official whistleblows without dying.

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Liukin will attend Southern Methodist University in the Fall