Did anyone else idolize Shannon Miller?

[Lobsang]

12 years ago I had a crush on the American Olympic Gymnast Shannon Miller.

I probably collected quite a few pictures on the internet of her. But these days there aren't many.

Obviously she's not your typical celebrity crush. She's an elite athlete, to my mind elite as you can possibly get. I loved the grace, the body, the ponytail, the white and blue leotard.

Anyone else?

[Lobsang]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ6heMQStT8

[Cyberhwk]

My crush was on Dominique Moceanu. (FF to 0:23 )

[Lobsang]

Originally Posted by Cyberhwk

My crush was on Dominique Moceanu. (FF to 0:23 )

0:23 is just the start of the routine right? I was expecting something..well, unexpected (like the time she fell onto her head on the beam)

[Boyo Jim]

How old are these girls? It seem a little unseemly to me to talk about crushes, as they look almost pre-pubescent.

For a crush-worthy woman athlete, I give you Katerina Witt.

[Lobsang]

Originally Posted by Boyo Jim

How old are these girls? It seem a little unseemly to me to talk about crushes, as they look almost pre-pubescent.

For a crush-worthy woman athlete, I give you Katerina Witt.

Well, I had the crush twelve years ago, when Shannon was older than me. She was 18 and I was 16 or 17.

[Justin_Bailey]

Originally Posted by Lobsang

Well, I had the crush twelve years ago, when Shannon was older than me. She was 18 and I was 16 or 17.

Exactly, I had a little crush on Dominique Moceanu too. She was only 15, but then again, so was I.

[Amblydoper]

Originally Posted by Lobsang

Well, I had the crush twelve years ago, when Shannon was older than me.

You might want to stay out of the Fountain of Aging.

[John DiFool]

I had a big crush on Nadia back in 1976 (same age I'll note as I), well at least I did until I found out that, at age 14, she still carried around a doll.

[Brown Eyed Girl]

Okay, I gotta say it. I've got a female crush on Gabrielle Reece. She's hot, tall, athletic and very healthy looking. And she's got really nice kitchen.

[Beware of Doug]

I thought that was a euphemism, but damn, she truly does have a big beautiful kitchen.

The rest of her's pretty big and beautiful too.

[BobT]

Shannon Miller seems to have steady work.

http://shannonmiller.com/index.php

[SaharaTea]

Love Shannon Miller. Kerri Strug got all the press from the '96 Olympics, but it was Shannon who really led that team to victory. She was tall for a gymnast but she exuded such grace and quiet confidence, especially on beam. She's still the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

[drm]

If you're looking for Elite Level Athletes to have a crush on, I submit http://images.hotolympians.com/traa/traa-01.jpg Freestyle Skier Kari Traa - Not safe for work.

She won a gold in 2002, a silver in 2006, and a bronze in 1998.

[Sleel]

Mine was Svetlana Boginskaya. I'd stopped doing gymnastics a few years before she was hugely famous, but I was still very interested in watching competitions. She was incredible. Could not get enough of watching her.

She's about a year older than me, if anyone's going to complain about perving on her. She was still doing exhibition competitions when she was in her 20s. She was about 23 when I last saw her compete in the 1996 Olympics. Smoking hot, did odd and interesting floor routines, is a redhead. What's not to like?

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