Category: bars

Read an excellent interview on one of the feel good stories from Rio. 🙂

LH:

When and how did you decide to kiss the apparatuses after you finished competing on each? What’s the story behind this?

HG:

No story. I was not planning on doing it at all. Absolutely not. It came about because I finished my bar routine, I stuck my landing, I hit my newly invented skill pretty well…it was the best routine I could do and once I stuck my landing, I was like, that was awesome. If I could’ve let out one of those hawk screams like the boys do, I totally would have. I was so excited and it was like my way of saying thank you and being like yes, I did it. This is awesome. I hugged the bars and gave them a kiss, and then I ran off the podium

LH:

What’s next for you beyond this stage in your life? I know you have a lot going on with work and planning a wedding, but is there any way you’ll be able to stay involved with gymnastics?

HG:

I definitely want to stay involved. Especially with the Armenian federation. My whole goal with promoting myself and my journey was to get more publicity and more support to build an Armenian women’s gymnastics team. I really wanted to help get the resources needed to do that, so I’m hoping to be a mentor or coordinator for the future of an Armenian women’s program. …

Houry Gebeshian’s Best Meet Ever

1. Aliya Mustafina 🇷🇺 15.900
2. Madison Kocian 🇺🇸 15.833
3. Sophie Scheder 🇩🇪 15.566

Seitz 15.533
Shang 15.433
Lopez 15.333
full results

https://twitter.com/fullgymblog/status/764915279822462976

The right podium, I’d say, though I’d love to have seen Shang take home a medal. Those are critically important in China.

FIG WTC should devalue the piked Stalder as did the men a few years ago. The big release routines should be winning. They are – in reality – much more difficult.

She’s got an excellent chance in the Bars final today. Great handstands. Smart routine construction.

An Olympic Gold medalist has every reason to retire. Yet she came back for Rio. #respect

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related – Gabby’s NIKE page

I expect this to be the best of the apparatus finals.

FloGymnastics – Preview: Rio 2016 Women’s Uneven Bars Final

Scores from prelims. Predictions on finals results.

It’s great to see Jessica Lopez in the final. There is not any active international gymnast who has competed more often than JLo.

12th in prelims with this work of art. 🙂

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Another fantastic article from the graphics and data gurus at the NY Times.

Who says the USA is weak on Bars? Red dots are the American scores.

Check it out – How the U.S. Crushed the Competition in the Women’s Gymnastics Team Final

Via GymCastic. I assume the NYT are using numbers from The All Around’s Albert Minguillón Colorer.

The alternates in Rio who did not get to compete should have a friendly at one of the local Gyms. Ashton would win the alternates Gold medal on Bars. 🙂

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