Category: Olympics

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. …

FIG

1. HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 15.766
2. LEYVA Danell USA 15.500
3. WILSON Nile GBR 15.466
full results

Olympic Games Rio 2016: HAMBUECHEN Fabian/GER

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

Olympic Games Rio 2016: VERNIAIEV Oleg/UKR

Floor: Biles, Raisman, Tinkler

1. BILES Simone USA 15.966
2. RAISMAN Aly USA 15.500
3. TINKLER Amy GBR 14.933
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2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro/BRA, 5.8. - 21.8.2016
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro/BRA, 5.8. – 21.8.2016

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.

FIG

1. PETROUNIAS Eleftherios GRE 16.000
2. ZANETTI Arthur BRA 15.766
3. ABLIAZIN Denis RUS 15.700
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Olympic Games Rio 2016: PETROUNIAS Eleftherios/GRE

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. …

FIG

1. RI Se Gwang PRK 15.691
2. ABLIAZIN Denis RUS 15.516
3. SHIRAI Kenzo JPN 15.449
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Olympic Games Rio 2016: RI Se Gwang/PRK and coach

Beam: Wevers, Hernandez, Biles

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. …

FIG

Olympic Games Rio 2016: WEVERS Sanne/NED and coach

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. …

Inside Gymnastics

USA replacements

Congratulations to all the Olympic alternates in all sports.

Bryony Page Olympic silver medalist

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. …

Bouncing Bryony’s amazing trampoline show: Comeback kid who missed out on London 2012 springs into shock silver place

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Bars: Mustafina, Kocian, Scheder

1. Aliya Mustafina 🇷🇺 15.900
2. Madison Kocian 🇺🇸 15.833
3. Sophie Scheder 🇩🇪 15.566

Seitz 15.533
Shang 15.433
Lopez 15.333
full results

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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.

Pommels: Whitlock, Smith, Naddour

Rule, Britannia!

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

full results

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.