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All hail. I argue she’s the greatest gymnast of all time.

🇺🇸 Biles 62.198
🇺🇸 Raisman 60.098
🇷🇺 Mustafina 58.665

4. Shang Chunsong CHN – 58.549
5. Ellie Black CAN – 58.298
6. Wang Yan CHN – 58.032
7. Jessica Lopez VNE – 57.966
8. Teramoto Asuka JPN – 57.965
9. Thorsdottir Eythora NED – 57.632
10 Steingruber Giulia SUI – 57.565

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Simone Biles is the 2016 Olympic All-Around GOLD medalist! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/Xpyv1XInlG

— FloGymnastics (@FloGymnastics) August 11, 2016

Olympic Team Champions 1952 – 2016

A 5 minute history lesson.

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Boorman had never coached Elite before

The real secret of the American model isn’t a Ranch in Texas. It’s the HUGE base. Thousands of clubs. Tens of thousands of competitive gymnasts. A fantastic Collegiate competitive program.

Aimee linked to this excellent article – Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles’ Coach: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

If you have a big enough program, superstars like Simone and Shawn will have a chance to be identified at a young age.

Men’s AA Final results

1. Uchimura JPN 92.365
2. Vernyayev UKR 92.266
3. Whitlock GBR 90.641
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After a suspense-filled Men's All-around final, here's your 2016 #Olympic podium. #ArtisticGymnastics pic.twitter.com/SKP1PjmfUA

— FIG (@gymnastics) August 10, 2016

It was a thriller. Men’s Gymnastics is almost always more exciting than WAG.

The big battle was Kohei vs Oleg. Both hit 6/6 very well. It could have gone either way.

Many are debating the 6th apparatus – Horizontal Bar.

I thought the judges got it right.

FIG rules are stupid on that apparatus. Uchimura has a huge routine with difficult overbar releases performed with amplitude and excellent leg form. His angles on regrasps are much better than most. Daniel points out that he caught with bent elbows. A fair point.

But in reality Max and Oleg’s routines are Mickey Mouse in comparison. If the three were training together in the Gym all would agree that Kohei is far, far better on pipe. FIG MTC truly has to fix the rules on that apparatus. The cheap difficulty skills must be devalued.

But I would like to go back and watch all three on all 6 apparatus. Seems to me Max was evaluated most generously of the three. His E-score on Rings?

Please leave a comment if you disagree.