NYT's VALARIE ALLMAN "How ballet and hip-hop helped Valarie Allman win World Championship gold in Tokyo"

DougKresse wrote:

Wonderful essay. Great T&F news.
'She competitively danced contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. “When I first tried discus, it just clicked in my brain. I thought of it as choreography of how you move across the ring.”'

Link:www.nytimes.com/athletic/6633197/2025/...

DougKresse wrote:

Wonderful essay. Great T&F news.
'She competitively danced contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. “When I first tried discus, it just clicked in my brain. I thought of it as choreography of how you move across the ring.”'

Link:www.nytimes.com/athletic/6633197/2025/...

DougKresse wrote:

Wonderful essay. Great T&F news.
'She competitively danced contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. “When I first tried discus, it just clicked in my brain. I thought of it as choreography of how you move across the ring.”'

Link:www.nytimes.com/athletic/6633197/2025/...

high school xc coach wrote:

anybody who knows the story doesn't care for her. but great puff piece for the happily ignorant masses, im sure. not that ill read it.

annoyed track fan wrote:

high school xc coach wrote:

anybody who knows the story doesn't care for her. but great puff piece for the happily ignorant masses, im sure. not that ill read it.

I know the story and I still root for her

USA USA USA USA

DougKresse wrote:

Wonderful essay. Great T&F news.
'She competitively danced contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. “When I first tried discus, it just clicked in my brain. I thought of it as choreography of how you move across the ring.”'

Link:www.nytimes.com/athletic/6633197/2025/...

kundee wrote:

I’m still struck by how this beautiful lady ended up marrying a boiled egg.

PNWundertaker wrote:

kundee wrote:

I’m still struck by how this beautiful lady ended up marrying a boiled egg.

He left his wife and kids for her while his wife was treating her as an extension of their family. This is just a puff piece for the uninformed. If you know, you know and everything about it is ick.

DougKresse wrote:

Wonderful essay. Great T&F news.
'She competitively danced contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. “When I first tried discus, it just clicked in my brain. I thought of it as choreography of how you move across the ring.”'

Link:www.nytimes.com/athletic/6633197/2025/...