TheStar.com: An Olympic dream for Rhythmic Gymnast

[gregorygutkin]

if i try can i become flexible like that

[xxJodelleFerlandxx]

@gregorygutkin Only if you're double jointed and train for about 13 years like Alex, and every other RG out there.

[xSmiley97x]

Soooo inspiring! And absoulute wonderful at rg. You are so lucky!

[MrKassiRg]

i'm not keen on her like i am with kanaeva or bessonova but i wanna say the truth she is VERYYYY gooooddddd..probably some of you dont like "fat" girls but she is not fat and she doesnt look like a cow she is a cute girl with a different body type..that's all..!!

and if you dont like her dont even look at videos with her

[AlexandraBallerina1]

i hate her.....she is horrible

[alic3na]

I love her. She is the proof that rhythmic gymnastics is not only for skinny overflexible girls. 

[Rosemereta]

well , i have the same body as her and i have flexibility and i was a rhytmic gymnast

[Aupirit]

To the poor creatures that know nothing of this sport, I'd like to stress the fact that Alexandra WENT to Olympic Games and NO she is not fat otherwise her shape had prevented her to go, cause if you are fat you can't perform the BASIC elements properly. Beside, Alex has some of the most expressive routines combined with an amazing handling ability, as everyone who knows anything about RG can easily confirm. People who speaks about "fat" referred to top RG could make you die yawning..

[yumiko0017]

judges do look at size but she looks fine to me, she spins gracefully and is very flexible, she should keep going no matter what.

[jeans113078]

yea she is heavy for a rhythmic gymnast. Which is also why she's not as flexible and graceful as other Olympians of this sport.

[princessiero2]

She's not fat -_- I know a girl who has the same sort of body type as Alexandra, and she's still a brilliant gymnast =]

[cutepower123]

shes good but im sorry she doesnt seem to have the grace all the other gymnast hav in rhythmic or not :(

[fashiondesigner552]

not true!

anyways, i like that she's not a typical gymnast.

[cutepower123]

true she is gd but personally i think she should go into aristic. lol thts just my opinion though

[xXxReflectingGod]

Artistic sucks. Alexandra is wonderful for rhythmics.

[balletlover159]

how fat she is for being gymnast, she should loose weight

[Gymnast40184]

why would you say that

[fashiondesigner552]

what do you know? at least she looks healthy! AND what your talking about is probably all muscle, not fat!

[seriex5]

agree she´s too fat and with short legs

[xXxReflectingGod]

i honestly only see her as being maybe 5 pounds more then all the other gymnasts. shes got a great body, what are you guys even talking about?

[balletlover159]

its true that she's little overweight for being gymnast

[xXxReflectingGod]

i honestly dont see any difference between her and many other gymnasts, just that shes short. and overweight? come on now, she doesnt have a single roll on her, how could you even use the word "over weight" ??

[Moified]

@xXxReflectingGod because she is heavier than most rhythmic gymnasts that compete. rhythmic gymnasts have the expectation to be thin.

[xXxReflectingGod]

like i said, Shes maybe 10-15 pounds heavier and its all muscle. And thanks for informing me, I happen to be a gymnast myself and i think I know that already.

[Moified]

well now you know for sure. I'm a ballerina and we have the same kind of expectations to live up to if we want to become professionals.

[GrSfan]

pour: withkell19

elle elle a un but! <3 et sa c deja de l'or!

[withkell19]

Je pense qu'elle est trop grosse et pas assez douée pour aller aux JO...

[nannakristensen]

she is wonderful!

have the perfect body.

[magnificentwombat]

Are you serious ??

Can you do half of what she can perform ?

[super885]

If I couldn't I wouldn't say so.

[mezilane]

yeah right,it´s nothing but enviousness:S

[super885]

Enviousness ;);) She is fat to be a gymnast. Maybe that's why she wasn't taken to Olympic Games. She looks like a cow when she performs. And she is ugly.Look at her nose for example.

Com on, it's obvious!!!

[princessiero2]

What has being ugly got to do with being a good gymnast, anyway?

[super885]

You are right, being ugly has nothing to do with being good gymnast. I just don't understand if Canada is so poor country that they cannot find somebody better for the OG

[LovelyMe93]

SHE IS NOT FAT TO BE A GYMNAST!

[ivanolllo]

She is !!!!!! you see tchachina, besonova, godunko, cid, kanaeva and compare.

this girl is a faty faty boom boom!!!!!!!!!

[LovelyMe93]

@ivanolllo , and you are stupid dum bom! :)

Do you know what I mean it or are you to big of a jerk ?

[LovelyMe93]

@super885 , you are so ridiculous , why do you have to be judcial. She is an amazing and wonderful gymnst. And she looks like a human and there is nothing wrong with her nose. AND SHE REALLY DOESNT LOOK LIKE A COW!

[xXxReflectingGod]

if you can, then why havent you made it to the olympics like she has?

[super885]

Why do you think that anybody who did sport cannot wait to be the Olympic champion?

[quelita28]

Isn't she a bit heavy for RG?

[Sullengrl226]

No, she just has a more muscular body type. I don't think she's too heavy at all.

[Sneg8]

I think she's a good gymnast

[aleksanderl]

She is good, but not good enough to be in the OG finals..

[fashiondesigner552]

not true. She beat Alumudena Cid at the Patras 2007, but at the Olympics the European countries always top because of the judges.

[super885]

Not because of judges but because they are definitely better than she is.

[princessiero2]

Why because of judges?

[diaamd]

Very inspiring! I support Alex!

-Hooby-

[magnificentwombat]

She's a great girl.

[lailyn91]

me encanta!!!!!!

[kwhalegirl]

Great job in Beijing, Alexandra! Canadians are proud of you! :)