For the 23-year-old Wong, the all-around couldn’t help but be a huge confidence booster. He proved to be a model of consistency Thursday. Besides winning the two events, he finished no lower than fifth in any of the other four disciplines.
“Sure, it’s nice to win this,” he conceded. “But the goal coming in was come out and do my routines well, no matter where I finished. I’ve been training hard and working on a lot of components in my routines. To compete well is always No. 1. Then everything pretty much falls into place.” …
And the aspirations for Beijing?
Coach Bin Fan“:
“No. 1 for Adam,” he replied, “would helping the team get to the final. That would be a big accomplishment for Canada. But it is very possible with the team they do have. It is very strong, very deep.
“In individual events, the competition is very tough to get to finals.” …
Calgary Herald – Now, it’s Wong’s world
Adam is one of the Olympic Training squad from which the eventual team will be selected. No one is guaranteed a spot. But expect Adam to be in Beijing, his second Olympics.
Note: The bigger drama in Adam’s evening was when his elderly Grandmother fainted in the audience. There was flurry of commotion as Adam’s father rushed to get the in-gym medical staff to see to her quickly. Happily, there was no harm done. The family all could not be prouder of Adam.
photo by Grace Chiu – Gymnastics Canada
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