Goin Deep Gymnastics Documentary with Vanessa Atler Part 2

A gymnastics documentary called Goin Deep that features Vanessa Atler and talks about injuries, eating disorders and pressure in gymnastics. Dominique Moceanu's emancipation is also discussed.

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Jul. 1, 2009
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Sports

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• Gymnastics
• Documentary
• Goin
• Deep
• Vanessa
• Atler
• Dominique
• Moceanu
• Christy
• Henrich
• Injury
• Eating
• Disorder
• Pressure

[iAngelaKara]

I started laughing when they said vanessa eats what she wants when she wants. In truth vanessa struggled a lot of self esteem and eating disorders (thats not the funny part its how extremely wrong they were)

[gymnfanus19972000]

I don't think Vanessa had the eating disorder until she was at WOGA. But yeah, it's pretty ironic that they say that because she did have major problems later. Poor Vanessa:( I think Elise Ray would have been the best gymnast from the quad to be an example of a balanced gymnast.

[marieked]

The irony of using Atler for this and saying she was "balanced"! She left her coaches seen here shortly after 1999 USA's and had HUGE problems with them and with the sport by the time the 2000 Trials rolled around.

[gymnfanus19972000]

They probably should have used Elise Ray. She was probably the most balanced of all the top girls that quad.

[ULibby]

@marieked Exactly my thoughts in 1999 she fell on uneven bars and her coach was literally the most condescending jerk I've ever seen in gymnastics.

[LadyBludgeon]

@sublunar82 I agree with you 2000%. Some people need to understand that mental disorders can strike at anyone at any moment. Good thing there are actual feminist groups (real ol' school feminists; not the sexist neo crap that are out there) that are speaking out against sexist treatment & prejudices over men & mental illnesses, like eating disorders. They also voice against how the justice system over looks at male domestic violence & rape victims. Men go through shit too. Great comment btw.

[blokflip13]

I am so glad that I have a high metabolism!

[gymnastkab]

I was a gymnast for 20 years. I never once considered resorting to an eating disorder to improve my gymnastics because subconsciously I knew that the sacrifice would not be worth the reward. If I was a worse gymnast for it, good. I ate properly and lived a fairly normal childhood.

All of this hype around gymnastics and eating disorders always seems to imply EVERY gymnast has problems with it. Well you know what? If my coaches told me to lost weight I would tell them to go F themselves

[pme888]

@gymnfanus19972000 yeah i agree, I think Elise Ray had a tremendously supportive family and atmosphere while growing up and training which gave her a solid foundation in the sport and in her life, not everyone had the advantages that she had but she took full advantage...

[sublunar82]

This really fucking annoys me. We don't talk about boys and their eating disorders, but male athletes are just as vulnerable. This whole discussion about women's bodies and doing high level sport is so inherently sexist. Meanwhile, a Japanese male athlete is applauded for competing in the Olympics on a broken leg.

[sublunar82]

Some gymnasts pick up eating disorders> But a lot of gymnasts dont. I went to a gymnastics school, and I didn't have the benefit of having a fast metabolism, so I had to eat fairly restrictively. However, the other elite gymnasts at my school, I have never seen a group of kids consume so much sugar, and enjoy it. Training in a Western country, they can't monitor the diets.

[unevercalled]

@gymnfanus19972000 why did she leave her original coach?

[indysk8r32]

@kayper54 Amen! Thank you for sharing your thoughts because they are true indeed. Age is a mindset. I figure skate and no one can believe that I still compete at age 25 and that I plan to compete for as long as I continue to improve and enjoy the sport. It's all a mental game.