Category: Gymnastics

in defence of NBC Gymnastics

Insiders love to make fun of NBC coverage.

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Fact is network coverage is not geared for us. It’s for the millions of regular folks who tune in for Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles. Their formula works.

TV Ratings Friday: NBC lands on top with the Olympic Trials

If you don’t like NBC, don’t watch it.

(via Greg Marsden)

German Men’s Olympic trials

1 Toba, Andreas – 88.075
2 Nguyen, Marcel – 86.750
3 Bretschneider, Andreas – 86,000
4 Dauser, Lukas – 85.900
5 Herder, Philipp – 84.550
6 Krimmer, Sebastian – 83.625
DTB online

Marcel
Marcel

Fabian competed 3 apparatus, as planned. With a shot at a H Bar final, looks like he’ll be competing in Rio. 🙂

Floor 15.200 (6.2), Vault 13.125 (5.6) and H Bar 16.000 (7.3).

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via Gymternet Clan

U.S. Olympic trials – day 1

If you missed last night’s competition, click over to Becca’s wrap-up. The FloGymnastics LIVE blog was excellent. I’ll follow their coverage again Sunday night.

Highs and Lows from Olympic Trials Day 1

related – Gina Pongetti – News, Notes and Quotes – Day 1 of Women’s Olympic Trials

Karolyi Ranch documentary

Somebody posted a copy of the NBC documentary on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (46min)

Balance Beam Situation posted a very funny recap – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: THE RANCH. 🙂

It originally aired on NBC on June 24th before the first night of the P&G Women’s Championships. For some reason NBC can’t find a way to sell shows like this internationally.

Marta Karolyi and the Ranch get too much credit for the success of the American women’s program. USAG should move training camps around the U.S. Or pick a more accessible location – Colorado Springs, for example.

related – Nancy Armour: Life after Martha Karolyi looms for U.S. women