Category: Olympics

Stephen Nedoroscik’s Paris Pommels

Very clean.

Brody is happier than Steve himself. 😀

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2024 Summer Paralympics Paris

The Summer Paralympics begin August 28th.

While far less popular with the general public, we should appreciate that some of these athletes train as hard as anyone. There will be some fantastic stories out of the Games.

Something tells me you best not mess with Bebe Vio, defending Paralympic champion in the foil B category.

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deep dive – Men’s Gymnastics in Paris

I learned a lot from listening to Kensley and Sam recap the Paris Games.

Both were unconvinced by the judging of the Floor Apparatus Final.

Should Yulo have won Gold?

Paul Hall stepped down as British Gymnastics men’s head national coach. Recall he was appointed in 2018 after Eddie van Hoof was removed. Eddie is now leading the resurgent Canadian team.

Kensley was in Paris as an analyst. Shares some behind the scenes stories.

Sam talks much about strategy, team building, and psychology of competing at the highest level.

He has advice on what the USA needs for Los Angelos 2028.

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Watanabe – FIG WTC – fix the many mistakes made in Paris

celebrating Ana, Jordan and Sabrina

Certainly you could argue that any of Jordan Chiles (USA), Ana Barbosu (ROM) and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (ROM) could have won the Bronze medal on Floor at the Olympics.

It was close.

All excellent routines.

Sadly, judging errors were made by the FIG.

The FIG system for making an appeal is neither clear nor fair in 2024.

It seemed to me that the Court of Arbitration for Sport made a decision too quickly and without doing enough research. That should be reviewed.

In the end, Ana Barbosu is in the record books with the Bronze medal.

The entire “Paris Floor Bronze Debacle” ending an otherwise excellent Olympics on a very sour note. It’s one of the things the general public will remember — along with that Pommel Horse guy.

If the debacle had not happened, we’d be celebrating the return of Romania as Olympic medal contenders. That famous program is finally turned around.

Congratulations.