Like most analysts, I believe it will be a showdown in the Team Competition between USA and hosts China.
Andrew Thornton on Gymnast.com is crunching the numbers after the recent competition in China.
… If the scores reported from this meet are legitimate, then China may be so far above and beyond the rest of the world at this point that even the U.S. women can only dream of beating them. …
The Team Competition in Beijing will be thrilling. Twelve routines. All count. If one gymnast falls, it’s likely OVER for that team.
That’s why I predict the USA will win. They will be psychologically stronger. The Chinese girls have a history of making mistakes under pressure. And they will face unimaginable pressure.
USA Team Director Marta Karoli has mellowed over the years. She’s (hopefully) about “right”, now, in terms of knowing when to push. And when to rest.
And the USA has a lot of firepower. See what I mean on this tongue-in-cheek video: Marta will make a man out of you. Disney Moulin soundtrack.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I saw it linked from the entertaining difficulty plus execution blog: It’s Featured Gymnastics Montage Time (ix)
As Northern River says, it’s ludicrous to cast those tiny, cute Chinese gymnasts as HUNS. That’s what make this edit so funny.
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