EVERYONE assumed Simone would again be Olympic Champion.
Instead, we had a thrilling AA Final.
Very competitive.
🥇 Sunisa Lee USA 57.433
🥈 Rebeca Andrade BRA 57.298
🥉 Angelina Melnikova RUS 57.199
Suni, Rebeca, Angelina
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Xiao deducted 0.3 for not saluting
On his last apparatus, Xiao failed to salute the judges after his Horizontal Bar dismount, incurring a 0.3 penalty.
The deduction did not change his medal standing.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
Not as bad as Manrique Larduet 2015.
One of the very first things young kids learn about competition is how to “present” and “salute”.
Respect for the judges
Men’s Vault – past Olympic champs
Ellie Black withdraws from AA
Bad news.
Merde.
Olympic Champion Hashimoto Daiki
Age-19. Wants to be the next Kohei Uchimura.
To win gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and then defend his title at the 2024 and 2028 Games. (nikkansports.com, 04 Jan 2020; tokyo-sports.co.jp, 21 Jan 2020)
Japan looks to be the team of the future. Takeru finished 5th, age-18.
🏅Hashimoto Daiki 🇯🇵 Japan
🥈Xiao Ruoteng 🇨🇳 China
🥉Nikita Nagornyy 🇷🇺 Russia
Taiwan’s Tang Chia-Hung surprised. Qualified in 22nd. Finished 7th!
Jade Carey to the AA
Jade’s story is remarkable too.
She’s got a real shot at the podium.
Simone withdrew from AA
Jade Carey will step in as 1st reserve for USA.
Listunova remembers Gennedy Petrovichev
Did you see Viktoria hold up a photo at the Olympics?
It was her coach Gennedy Petrovichev who passed away October 2020.
Tripartite athletes at the Olympics
Every 4 years we have to remind fans that one of the goals of the Olympics is expanding participation to smaller and less developed nations.
They know the concept of China (population 1.4 billion) competing against Cayman Islands (population 71,000) is absurd.
The Olympic Games Tripartite Commission — for Tokyo — added over 100 athletes from about 90 nations in 33 sports.
In the past we’ve had gymnasts from nations including Panama, Yemen, New Zealand, etc.
Having Raegan Rutty represent in Tokyo is a BIG DEAL for the Cayman Islands. Cheering athletes like Raegan is one of the things I like best about the Olympics.
If you want to watch the BEST of the BEST in the world, the Olympics is not the right competition. Worlds has far more top gymnasts.
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