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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
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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
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1. WEVERS Sanne NED 15.466
2. HERFANDEN Lauren USA 15.333
3. BILES Simone USA 14.733
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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. …
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.
Here’s a feel good story.
Bryony Page has won silver in the trampolining event at the Rio Olympics tonight. …
Page broke down in tears when she realised she was guaranteed a medal, with two athletes left to jump.
She was in such a daze that she couldn’t even see where to go to collect her medal. …
1. Aliya Mustafina 🇷🇺 15.900
2. Madison Kocian 🇺🇸 15.833
3. Sophie Scheder 🇩🇪 15.566
Seitz 15.533
Shang 15.433
Lopez 15.333
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The right podium, I’d say, though I’d love to have seen Shang take home a medal. Those are critically important in China.
FIG WTC should devalue the piked Stalder as did the men a few years ago. The big release routines should be winning. They are – in reality – much more difficult.
1. Whitlock: 15.966
2. Smith: 15.833
3. Naddour: 15.700
Tommasone 15.6
Belyavskiy 15.4
Kuksenkov 15.233
Merdinyan 14.933
Verniaiev 12.4
I feel good for Alex Naddour. And for USA. He was fortunate today, however, to hang on to the Bronze.
The three least stretched circles are on the podium. Seems extension is not the priority of FIG MTC.
The new normal. No Chinese gymnasts in the Pommel final.
Yet another Olympic Gold medal for Simone Biles. Well deserved.
1. Simone Biles 🇺🇸 15,966
2. Maria Paseka 🇷🇺 15,253
3. Giulia Steingruber 🇨🇭 15,216
4. Karmakar 15.066
5. Wang 14.999
6. Hong 14.9
7. Chusovitina 14.833
8. Olsen 14.816
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Clearly FIG rules reward difficulty too much relative to execution. There’s too much incentive to chuck double fronts and Yurchenko triple twist despite a very low chance of landing safely. I’m embarrassed for FIG WTC. The E-score judges are ranking, not judging. Ranking in a very small range.
1 Whitlock 15.633
2 Hypolito 15.533
3 Mariano 15.433
4 Kenzo 15.366
5 Uchimura 15.241
6 Dalton 15.133
This is fantastic for Gymnastics in the host nation. Fantastic for the sport in South America.
And fantastic for GBR. Congratulations Max.
How many years ago would you have been laughed at for predicting GBR and BRA would win all 3 medals on FX at Olympics? 🙂
That said, overall it was a disappointing final. Some of the best guys in the world competed below average routines. Kenzo was as sure a lock for the Gold on this apparatus as we had in Rio.
She’s got an excellent chance in the Bars final today. Great handstands. Smart routine construction.
An Olympic Gold medalist has every reason to retire. Yet she came back for Rio. #respect
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