NY Times on the Women’s Team Final

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

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

USA Bars

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.

Ashton Locklear – Bars

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. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

Madison Kocian v Gabby Douglas

Who should have had the higher E-score?

Click PLAY or watch Maddie on YouTube. (9.166)

Click PLAY or watch Gabby on YouTube. (9.266)

Both are great. Gabby has excellent handstands. Madison fewer elbow bends. There’s not much to separate them.

Olympic Bars finalists

Unofficial. Maximum 2 / nation. (official list)

Kocian: 15.866
Mustafina: 15.833
Douglas: 15.766
Spiridonova: 15.683
Seitz: 15.466
Scheder: 15.433
Lopez: 15.333
Shang: 15.300

https://twitter.com/du_gymnastics/status/762460741177790464

Rebeca Andrade – Bars

After 3/5 qualifying subdivisions Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade leads the AA with a 58.732.

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https://twitter.com/coach_megan_/status/762373338828271617

Elizabeth Seitz – Bars

Germany killed it on Bars. Seitz at 15.466 will almost certainly qualify to the final.

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Aliya will defend her Olympic Bars title

Click PLAY or watch her qualifying routine on YouTube.

I was happy to see her hit after another strange Beam routine with fall.

The Gebeshian – Bars

Element description: A hecht mount with a 360 degree turn with repulsion off the low bar to the high bar.

Element value: D

Note: Gebeshian is Armenia’s first ever female gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games.

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That’s one of 11 possible new elements that have been submitted to FIG.

via Gymternet Clan

Larissa Miller – Bars

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Sadly the fan favourite fell on Floor dismount.