2009 Gymnix Mattie Larson Balance Beam

[carolinath93]

she is amazing!!!

[GEErardwayy]

Much better since the olympic trials

[nenative]

i like mattie's look.. she's got the elements, but it looks so effortless for her.

she doesn't make me at all nervous to watch like others do.

[gymnasticsaga]

she is realy good

[glenndelossantos15]

WOW! She has improved. I can see that she's also on the running for '12's team. Hopefully she makes it. She'd be flawless and solid on floor. Well, of course, there's still a lot of work to do but an improved Mattie Larson will be magnificent in '12's olympics. A couple more years of training, and she'll be spot on! Go get them Mattie!!!

[cronopio131]

omg, what a SOLID switch ring leap!!!! one of the best i've seen

[indigokyo]

This routine (and her leo) reminds me of Nastia at the Olympics.

[volleyballgurly15]

thats cause thats the leo nastia wore at the olympics

[777sammihathaway]

wow she is very stable she looks at home up there

[tmwalkerm]

@777sammihathaway She's improved so much since last year, very sure of herself now which is great to see :).

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

Where is her Arabian salto?

[NastiaCarlyFan]

she toke it out cause she barly ever hit it

[xogymgalox]

lol. c marta in the BG

[judycrz]

Mattie is the best!

[ThePenguin888]

There is no way that her switch ring would get credited.

[cupcakelover888]

I definitely think she's now ready to be on that Olympic team for 2012. For 2008 I didn't think she was ready. But now that I have seen her more she has improved a lot.

[ritabee86]

i totally agree. im a real big fan of mattie larson.

ever since I saw her at the 2008 olympic trials I thought she was unique and stood out. She wasnt ready in 2008, but I think that now she would be a great addition to the 2012 team :)

do you know how old she is?

[flipnchick3824]

She was 16 in 2008, so I guess she is turning 17 this year.

[ritabee86]

wow so she'll be 20, maybe 19, in 2012

[flipnchick3824]

Yeah, she is 17, so she will be 20 in 2012. She was born in May 1992.

[loveskatingontheice]

i think shes a good gymnast but shes reminds me more off shawn johnson lol n a little bit of nastia :P

[3TalentedSuperstars]

im glad she took out her arabian. ive never seen her do that without falling

[RaidersGym2013]

2012 HERE WE COME!!! :) So much potential NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS!!! Talk about making it look easy!!

[No1ZmeskalFan]

Cant we just call it a switch Yang Bo jump and quit fighting? LOL

[silly1965]

Saw her last Saturday in Muehlheim/Ruhr Germany. She is really good. Keep My fingers crossed for her.

[FLACSC74]

Her Bo leap is gross

[QueenieQue]

She doesn't have a Yang Bo leap. Are you talking about her switch ring? A Bo leap is not a switch leap.

[FLACSC74]

well whatever....its gross

[QueenieQue]

It's not that bad. Maybe you shouldn't be critiquing elite gymnasts when you don't even know the names of the skills they perform.

[FLACSC74]

Oh be quiet, it is disgusting and so are you

[QueenieQue]

Wow, aren't you mature.

[FLACSC74]

the legs are bent and toes not pointed, obviously you know nothing about form or execution

[QueenieQue]

I said it was "not that bad"; I didn't say it was perfect. You didn't even know what the leap was called! You thought it was a Yang Bo jump!

[QueenieQue]

Besides, the back leg is supposed to bend up towards the head in a switch ring leap.

[FLACSC74]

I did not know I was speaking to a choreographer from Russia....go look at Nastia's ring leap on beam, big difference

[QueenieQue]

No, duh, Nastia is the Olympic all-around champion. Mattie is still working on form, that is why I acknowledged that her form wasn't perfect, but then again, you don't even know the terminology, so how can you critique? Hypocrite.

[FLACSC74]

I have followed gymnastics longer than you were alive...you don't even know who Davydova or Petrik are. Time for you to say bye bye

[QueenieQue]

You know nothing. I know about Latynina, Caslavska, and Kuchinskaya. I WAS an elite gymnast, so why don't you give up while you're down.

[FLACSC74]

ok, level 5 does not count as elite, back off and stop emailing me, time to get blocked

[QueenieQue]

Wow, how devastating. You wouldn't know elite gymnastics if it bit you in the ass. Goodbye!

[FLACSC74]

Mommy amd me classes don't count as elite...now do the world a favor and drop dead

[urluved55]

Hey what's your problem, did Mattie beat your daughter?

[FLACSC74]

ah...no. You must be either her mother or father. I'm really scared

[volleyballgurly15]

how can they be discusting when you dont even no what she looks like???

[ThePenguin888]

It was a really bad leap. No credit at all.

[WilmaMcCucumber]

where did she come in dis does ny1 know??

[Laydeeanna45]

she got first place!

[Amocktus]

She has got a great style and talent. I hope she goes far

[turbojon811]

wtf? get another dance element, Mattie

[nenative]

the future looks bright for USA women's gymnastics!