http://dir.salon.com/topics/jennifer_sey/?source=rss&aim=jennifer_sey en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Julia Wallace Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/23/chalked_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/23/chalked_up/index.html?source=rss Former national champ Jennifer Sey exposes the anorexia and sexual and mental abuse that are rampant in elite women's gymnastics. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/25/athlete_superheroes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/25/athlete_superheroes/index.html?source=rss The outrage over Usain Bolt's chest-pounding proves that we expect athletes to be heroes -- and when they're not, we turn on them. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/15/womens_gymnastics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/15/womens_gymnastics/index.html?source=rss As a former elite gymnast myself, it's hard to watch Olympic competition. But then Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson blew me away. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/21/after_gold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/21/after_gold/index.html?source=rss For young stars like Shawn Johnson and Lolo Jones with their whole lives ahead of them, the Olympics are a tough act to follow. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/19/gymnastics_bars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/19/gymnastics_bars/index.html?source=rss The real question to ask after Liukin and He's routines: Why can't there be a tie? By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/18/gymnastics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/18/gymnastics/index.html?source=rss The most astonishing event of the women's individual gymnastics event finals was turned in by a 33-year-old mom. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/13/gymnastics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/13/gymnastics/index.html?source=rss What happened since the mid-1970s that turned the women's gymnastics program into the tour de force it has become? The Karolyis happened. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/13/fans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/13/fans/index.html?source=rss As a former elite athlete, I turn into a horrible, condescending jerk when I watch the Olympics with armchair fans like you. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/11/gymnastics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/11/gymnastics/index.html?source=rss The scrappy American women's gymnasts captured my heart, but I'm rooting for the Chinese -- they need some joy in their lives. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/10/drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/10/drugs/index.html?source=rss Plenty of legal and illegal things enhance performance. When I was a gymnast, I'd have taken any of either that would have made me better. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/09/sponsors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/09/sponsors/index.html?source=rss What do McDonald's, Budweiser and other advanced nutritional supplements have to do with the Olympics? By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/09/reluctant_watcher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/09/reluctant_watcher/index.html?source=rss As a former top gymnast, I know what it feels like to stand on a 4-inch-wide plank, carrying the world on your 16-year-old shoulders. By Jennifer Sey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/08/chinese_gymnasts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/08/chinese_gymnasts/index.html?source=rss Half of the Chinese "women" may be under the minimum age of 16. Something's wrong when you have to be a kid to win. By King Kaufman Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/07/intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/07/intro/index.html?source=rss Meet the four scribblers, including author John Krich and former national gymnastics champ Jennifer Sey, who'll bring you Salon's take on the games.