Maggie Nichols training for Oklahoma

Maggie is ready to move on after not being selected for Rio, not even as an alternate.

She’ll be a superstar there without question.

Maggie Nichols competes on the floor exercise during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Maggie Nichols competes on the floor exercise during the women’s U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Lieke Wevers – Floor

I congratulation Lieke on putting together an international routine with only 2 tumbling passes. It shows that FIG rules do not force every competitor into doing near compulsory sets on Floor. 🙂

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British Olympians announced

British Gymnastics:

Our men’s artistic gymnastics team will be Louis Smith MBE, Max Whitlock, Nile Wilson, Brinn Bevan and Kristian Thomas.

Our women’s artistic gymnastics team will be Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold and Amy Tinkler.

Our trampoline gymnasts will be Kat Driscoll, Bryony Page and Nathan Bailey.

Team GB’s 2016 Olympic gymnasts announced

olmypic-team

No Dan Purvis. Sam Oldham is considering legal action after not being selected.

I’m very surprised Louis was selected again. What if Max, Nile or Brinn is injured during the Games?

related – Ambition Programme for Rio 2016:

39 young athletes and coaches getting the chance to experience the Olympic environment this summer.

Japanese Men’s Olympic team

“I don’t think of it as pressure,” the record six-time all-around world champion told The Japan Times. “I don’t think about what will happen if I make a mistake — I think about how the team will benefit if I’m successful.

Uchimura

Uchimura has been named team captain in what will be his third Olympics, and Tanaka has noticed a change in his teammate.

“He has more conversations with everyone now,” said the 26-year-old Tanaka, who was part of the Japan team that claimed silver in London four years ago along with Uchimura, Kato, Yamamuro and Kazuhito Tanaka. …

“We start on the pommel horse, and if we’re successful we can ride the momentum for the rest of the competition,” he said. “That’s the apparatus that’s easiest to fall off, so if we can do well it will help us to relax as a team. …

According to Uchimura, the timing of the preliminary rounds could also give Japan problems.

“The competition starts at 10 a.m., which is early,” he said. …

Uchimura determined to lead Japan to team gold in Rio

A few clips from a recent mock meet.

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