I’ve always admired the ability of American athletes to rise to peak performance for important events. They are motivated.
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Year: 2016
UCLA my most entertaining team
What a season. Though I was cheering LSU to win, UCLA was the team that I enjoyed following most 2015-16. One of Miss Val’s most memorable teams. 🙂
how bravely we fought
I love this tribute.
British Gymnastics Championships
Epke wins Horizontal Bar
After a disastrous ranking at Worlds 2015 we feared Epke would not get the chance to defend in Rio.
He will. 🙂
Team Netherlands did qualify and will almost certainly include Zonderland in their lineup.
I watched the warm-up. Bart DEURLOO, BRETSCHNEIDER and ZONDERLAND are all capable of linking multiple big releases in a final. Here’s how it turned out.
1 ZONDERLAND Epke NED 7.100 + 8.633 = 15.733
2 BRETSCHNEIDER Andreas GER 7.300 + 8.300 = 15.600
3 OROZCO John USA 6.800 + 8.566 = 15.366
full results
Ultra clean Nile Wilson fell twice. John Orozco hit superbly with Liukin for the Bronze. (John was 9/9 in Rio.) But as he’s done so many times in the past, Epke hit the routine best when it counted.
Congratulations. Netherlands may be the happiest nation coming to the Olympics at this point.
Flavia SARAIVA wins Floor
Everyone is crazy for this Brazilian superstar. Wait ’til she competes it at the Olympics.
1 SARAIVA Flavia BRA 5.800 + 8.600 = 14.400
2 MILLER Larrissa AUS 5.800 + 8.200 – 0.3 = 13.700
3 GRIESSER Leah GER 5.400 + 8.166 = 13.566
full results
Leah Griesser was rewarded for her excellent choreography. Click PLAY or watch her routine from earlier this season on YouTube.
P Bars: VERNIAIEV, ARICAN, FOKIN
1 VERNIAIEV Oleg UKR 7.100 + 9.033 = 16.133 1
2 ARICAN Ferhat TUR 6.700 + 9.033 = 15.733 3 9
3 FOKIN Anton UZB 6.600 + 9.100 = 15.700 2
full results
Happy and surprised that Ferhat finished that high. Competition was fierce. The best final tonight by far.
He qualified to the Olympics in the AA. Congratulations Turkey.
ZANETTI v PETROUNIAS
Defending Olympic Champion v defending World Champion. Who takes the Gold?
I’m glad I wasn’t judging this one.
1 ZANETTI Arthur BRA 6.800 + 9.066 = 15.866
2 PETROUNIAS Eleftherios GRE 6.800 + 9.033 = 15.833
3 AIT SAID Samir FRA 6.700 + 8.800 = 15.500
full results
The Olympic Rings final should be awesome.
Rio Men’s Vault Final
Only 6 men competed 2 vaults to get into the Final. Dragulescu, for example, did only 1 to save his energy for Team qualification.
1 VERNIAIEV Oleg UKR 15.333
2 DALTON Jacob USA 14.853
3 RADIVILOV Igor UKR 14.649
full results
Scott Morgan 4th with 14.450.
Beam: Sanne, Flavia, Lieke
My Dutch friends are pretty happy with this Beam podium.
1 WEVERS Sanne NED 6.400 + 8.400 = 14.800
2 SARAIVA Flavia BRA 6.200 + 8.533 = 14.733
3 WEVERS Lieke NED 5.700 + 8.666 = 14.366
full results
Isabela ONYSHKO was 4th. The wonderful Sofia GOMEZ 5th. An excellent final even without the legend Ponor, who withdrew.
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