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Kellsma
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08-28-2002

Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 9:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
White leotards! I certainly would not want to have been in one of those :-)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 10:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Victor and Tammy were lucky that Brad and Victora had the flight problems, for sure. Of course THEY also had a major major flight problem of their own, or they's have been far ahead.

Seemed like Victor blew it twice.. first when he went the wrong way at the aports complex (though that could have been the cab driver?) and then at the coffin task.

I kind of wondered.. they showed so much more detail on Tammy's gymnastics and not most of the others.. I bet others had trouble as well, but they wanted us to "worry" about Tammy/Victor more.

I thought it was one of the gypsies who helped Mel and Mike. Kris was working on his heavy stuff at the same time, but they sort of mushed their edits together. Mel and Mike did get help, though. Would have sucked if Kris did help and then they got beat out for the prize, especially since it was pretty clear that Mike has BEEN to Costa Rica (his favorite!).

As for they throwing around Nadia Comanici's name.. that rang an off bell for me.. I was thinking she trained in Deva or Onesti and elsewhere and it turns out that most of her work was not in Bucharest, just when the government forced her to go work with someone other than Bela and Martha Karolyi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Com%C4%83neci

So, like the fake gypsy camp, the gymnastics location was authentic, but not exactly with the history advertised.

Yeah the Romanian uniforms have lots of white, at least the team uniforms do.

Me/Mike moving up, but that injury isn't good.

Kisha and Jen made a big move.. now to see if they can maintain some of it without serious bunching on the next leg.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 10:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
team1234567891011avgRoad
Blocks
FFSBE
Mel/Mike040201        02.33Me 1
Mi 2
   
Amanda/Kris050302        03.33A 1
K 2
   
Kisha/Jen080703        06.00K 2
J 1
   
Margie/Luke010404        03.00M 2
L 1
   
Mark/Michael030805        05.33Ma 2
Mi 1
   
Christie/Jodi100906        08.33C 1
J 2
   
Jaime/Cara070607        06.66J 1
C 2
   
Tammy/Victor020108        03.66T 2
V 1
   
Brad/Victoria060509        06.66B 0
V 3
  E3
Steve/Linda0910         09.50S 1
L 1
  E2
Preston/Jennifer11          11.00P 1
J 0
  E1


Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Sea, from what was said, I didn't think Nadia necessarily trained at the gymnastics center shown. A Romanian gold medal winner's name would be publicized in any gymnastics center in the country.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 11:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
Always choose the non-stop flight, even if it takes longer. On an earlier TAR when 2 women missed the connection in London for their flight from South America to South Africa. My parents took a later flight than the travel agent suggested from LAX to Miami. They missed the connection to Buenos Aires & had to wait 24 hrs for the next flight!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 3:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Yep, definitely a nonstop is safer in general, but I wonder if this was a first tonight for Tammy and Victor.. having a flight have to return to an airport after they took off.. imagine the frustration after you won a leg and actually managed to get to an airport and not be bunched? Yikes! That just started a day of mega stress for them. I did like that even by the end, Victor seemed to realize that something had to change.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 3:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
I think Victor might be VERY lucky to learn a good lesson early in life. Control Freaking is not team work and could very likely lose the game for both siblings. So many times on that mountain, he refused to accept his Sister's input. And she WAS trying to tell him that the markings didn't show yellow color like the normal markers.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 5:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Yep, he was so hard-headed, but the fact that he came to tears says he also realized he was wrong. Time will tell, but they both seem like really intelligent and nice people.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I don't think he realized he was wrong. I think the tears were for the realization that they could have been eliminated. It still seemed, to me, as if Tammy were taking the blame for not being assertive enough. He annoyed me.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 6:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I completely agree LT. Didn't Tammy even say that she is going to have learn to be 'gently mean' with Victor ... or something like that .. so he can understand? And that she was going to have to learn to speak up to him? She's still taking the blame, imo.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I also agree with LT and Vacanick re: Victor crying.

Mush
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09-09-2002

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mush a private message Print Post    
Poor Brad and Victoria, but even I know that you need to check when the next flight is when you're setting up a tight connection. Twelve hours until the next flight? Not worth the risk. It looked like they had no idea when they were told that the next flight wasn't until the following morning.

Gurliegirl
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06-20-2006

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 7:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gurliegirl a private message Print Post    
I feel sorry for anyone who dates/marries Victor. He definitely has a control issue and has a hard time listening to input from others. I have a feeling this isn't the last we'll see of him trying to control the situation. But, hopefully Tammy will take her own advice and speak up more assertively. I really hope she grows throughout this race.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
The control issue might just be because Tammy is his little sister by ten years. He might not have the same issues with other people.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 10:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Yeah, it's different talking to a little sister than to a new friend, particularly a sister so much younger than you. I do think Victor realised with shock that he had been wrong, but also that Tammy had been correct on several assertions along the way. I think her "your gut is more important than my gut" might have hit home. Only time will tell I guess. I just hope if/when he lets Tammy take the lead that she isn't just unlucky and wrong!

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
I wasn't liking Victor's controlling either. This team is not a fav. of mine & it's because of him not Tammy.

Sportygirl
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06-14-2005

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sportygirl a private message Print Post    
I was really liking Brad and Victoria and hoping that this would be a non-elimination leg since they kept saying the last team "may" be eliminated. I thought they worked well together and were pretty fit for being 2 of the oldest contestants.

I still can't believe that Victor was able to find the key that came off their coffin. That had to be like finding a needle in a haystack. I wonder how far behind the other teams they are.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Here's Phil's blog for this week:
Phil's Blog from EW

His blogs are always so brief, he should write more.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
See he is touting it as "Nadia Comanici's old gym".. eh..

And I imagine the people in the gym were snickering since men don't do balance beam and women don't do parallel bars.. At least everyone does compete on floor exercise.

That wasn't his best blog, and I really do like to hear his comments and wish he'd write more too.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I was looking for a second page on his blog only to find out that he just cut it off where he did. I like his insight - but he's not P-Jeff_Diddy.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
well considering he's probably in training for his bike thing, I'm surprised he decided to do the blog at all- plus he does the videos for cbs.com as well...

the good news is, the ratings have gone back up after the first couple of weeks...

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 02, 2009 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I think the gymnastics was carefully and fairly balanced with a guy thing, a gal thing, and an "either" thing as there was no way of knowing what gender would be competing from each team when there even actually WAS a choice.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I thought Victor's behavior was awful. And then to sit there in the middle of the woods and start crying? Seriously, dude. Your "little" sister doesn't need to be belittled like that. She was totally right and you had to insist you were, and that cost you. I didn't get the feeling that he was truly all that sorry for his behavior of her, but more that he was sorry he put them so far behind that they went from first place to second to last place.

I was really sorry to see Brad and Victoria go. They had a wonderful attitude. They didn't go into the whiny "poor pitiful me" routine (as Mel did last week) when it was obvious they were going to have problems. They just basically did what they could and enjoyed the ride.

I liked Jaime and Cara till this episode. The attitude in the cab as they were trying to get to the next location was just plain rude.

Loved watching the gypsies!!

The gymnastics was so totally bogus. The things the women were asked to do, and the men were asked to do, were totally inappropriate. The parallel bars are intended to show off strength and the balance beam is intended to show off balance and grace. Duh. Although I did laugh at Tammy's attempts at a cartwheel and sumersault (really? you don't know how to do a sumersault???).

I'm still loving Margie and Luke and hope they win this thing. I know he gets frustrated, but I see the type of frustration that occurs sometimes when you cannot communicate (like a 2 year old who hasn't quite learned the words yet).

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I don't think I could do a sumersault (or however the heck you spell it).

I still don't like Mike and Mel. Don't know why but I just haven't gotten good feelings from them. But I like the fact that we've had 3 different team #1s in three weeks. I'm kind of liking the redheads and the blondes, which surprises me. Even though I think the blondes were just lucky this past week. Perhaps they are just now hitting their stride though.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Somersault? Duh! I spelled it wrong, too! LOL!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who don't like those two. I don't like the whiny 'tude I get from Mel. He kinda gives me the creeps.

ETA: (Got interrupted for work stuff!)

I totally agree about the different first place finishers. I like this much better. It always seemed unfair to have the same team coming in first every time and winning some prize (and randomly when another team won first place, NOT getting a prize, on occasion).