Yep.
Simone Biles & Zac Efron
Yep.
Category: Gymnastics
H Bar: HAMBUECHEN, LEYVA, WILSON
After four Olympic Games and a decade as the leader of the German team, Fabian Hambuchen finally has his long-awaited gold at 28. The 2007 World champion on High Bar won bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012 but considered himself over the hill before the Rio Games, which he says will be his last. He nevertheless qualified first to the final.
The expected duel between Hambuechen and London gold medallist Epke Zonderland never materialized. “The Flying Dutchman” fell to his stomach a risky release combination and finished seventh. …
1. HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 15.766
2. LEYVA Danell USA 15.500
3. WILSON Nile GBR 15.466
full results
How about this guy? Team alternate ends up double Olympic silver medalist. Olympics brings out the best in Danell.
P Bars: VERNIAIEV, LEYVA, BELYAVSKIY
1. VERNIAIEV Oleg UKR 16.041
2. LEYVA Danell USA 15.900
3. BELYAVSKIY David RUS 15.783
full results
Floor: Biles, Raisman, Tinkler
1. BILES Simone USA 15.966
2. RAISMAN Aly USA 15.500
3. TINKLER Amy GBR 14.933
full results
Rings: PETROUNIAS, ZANETTI, ABLIAZIN
Clean execution was the key for reigning World Still Rings champion as he trumped 2012 Olympic champion Arthur Zanetti to deprive Brazil’s “Lord of the Rings” of a second gold after London. Petrounias, Zanetti and bronze medallist Denis Abliazin of Russia performed equally difficult routines, but Petrounias ended his flawless exercise with a stuck dismount.
1. PETROUNIAS Eleftherios GRE 16.000
2. ZANETTI Arthur BRA 15.766
3. ABLIAZIN Denis RUS 15.700
full results
Vault: Ri, Abliazin, Shirai
After gold on Vault at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships, Ri Se Gwang of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea made it three in a row.
At his first Olympics after a decade on the international scene, Ri demonstrated his mastery of the vault that bears his name, landing both of his jumps with little trouble. …
1. RI Se Gwang PRK 15.691
2. ABLIAZIN Denis RUS 15.516
3. SHIRAI Kenzo JPN 15.449
full results
Beam: Wevers, Hernandez, Biles
1. WEVERS Sanne NED 15.466
2. HERFANDEN Lauren USA 15.333
3. BILES Simone USA 14.733
full results
Unlike her rivals, Wevers relied on complicated turns rather than flips to compile the highest difficulty score of any routine in the final and her touch of elegance helped withstand the challenge from Lauren Hernandez, the other American contender. The 16-year-old earned silver, her second medal after gold with the U.S. team last week.
After a dozen flawless routines and three gold medals, Biles finally made a mistake, grabbing the beam to stay on after an underrotated front somersault. …
2015 Worlds montage
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
in praise of Olympic ‘replacement athletes’
After completing 17 workouts here in Brazil, they were as prepared as they could have been. …
“Mission accomplished!” Zmeskal-Burdette exclaimed. “Ragan, MyKayla, and Ashton walked out of training [yesterday] healthy and with heads held high, 100% prepared to step into the American Olympic lineup had they been called upon.” …
This could have been days in advance, or literally minutes, like Korea had to do after an athlete suffered an arm injury. The same intensity and focus required of the named team members is required of the replacement athletes. …
Congratulations to all the Olympic alternates in all sports.
