when will Japan beat China?

Myself and most everyone predicted Japan would win Team at the 2011 Worlds and in London. They didn’t.

Yet again, as it was all quadrennial — China took the Gold.

Here’s a terrific pre-Olympics feature featuring Uchimura on Canadian TV.

Watch it on YouTube. (Embedding disabled.)

I was with gymnastics legend Abe Grossfeld when China beat Japan in Team at the Olympics. “Luck“, he responded. My inclination was to agree.

Both teams were lousy in prelims. But in the 3-up, 3-count Team Final, Japan should win 8 out of 10 times.

Perhaps his failures in Team will keep Kohei in the sport through to 2016.

I hope so.

(via supermura)