Category: Olympics

Yuri van Gelder expelled

Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympic Games by the Dutch Olympic Committee and will be sent home immediately for violating team rules, including consuming alcohol. …

In 2009, van Gelder was suspended from competition for one year by the KNGU after testing positive for cocaine during a competition. He underwent a three-month drug treatment in Scotland. However, in October 2010, he was withdrawn from the world championships in Rotterdam after admitting subsequent cocaine use.

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van Gelder

He will be replaced in the Rings final by French gymnast Danny Pinheiro Rodrigues.

Japan, Russia, China – Olympic Champions

A crazy competition with many unexpected errors and issues

I’m very happy for Kohei. This was his goal.

Japan

Men’s Gymnastics Team Final

Most are predicting Japan & China top 2. Could go either way. But after falling on H Bar in prelims, something tells me this guy is going to be fired up. The team gold is his highest priority in Rio.

Kohei

Kohei is doing all 6 in the team competition. Oleg only PH and PB for Ukraine, saving himself for the Men’s AA battle on Wednesday. Smart. He has a very good chance to upset the King.

Format changes from prelims. Today it’s 5-3-3.

5 gymnasts per team, 3 compete and the 3 scores count.

Start list.

the gymternet hates Al Trautwig

UPDATE – NBC’s Al Trautwig apologizes for comments on Simone Biles’ adoptive parents

Good news. Trautwig eventually did the right thing.

But browsing his twitter feed for the first time makes me less impressed than ever with the non-gymnastics expert on the NBC commentary team. He’s frequently arrogant, negative and combative.

I finally watched some NBC delayed prime time coverage last night.  They covered very few routines over a random time line.

Knowledgable gymnastics fans should follow instead the NBC web coverage with Jim Watson, Jonathan Horton and Courtney Kupets Carter. (NBC log-in required.) Or use a VPN to watch via the British coverage.

___ original post from Aug 7th:

This curmudgeonly tweet resulted in angry stream of replies.

Al Trautwig

Simone Biles was adopted by her grandparents. Simone calls them her parents. Mom & Dad.

Perhaps it’s time to throw out that old black & white TV.

 

did Ellie Downie suffer a concussion?

It’s difficult to tell.

If it were not the Olympics, she would have stopped. As a sensible precaution.

The Olympic and British medical teams should use this case study for future consideration.

17-year-old British gymnast Ellie Downie courageous, but should she have been allowed to return?

Here’s the VIDEO if you want to watch it.

Amanars – Hong un Jong & Aly

Click PLAY or watch our defending Olympic Champ on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Aly’s (much improved) on YouTube.

Both got 15.766. Clearly the judges over-scored Aly in comparison. 😦

related – Hong un Jong’s Cheng VIDEO

(via Personal Musings and Jordyn’s Left Eyebrow)

USA crushed prelims

Team USA Has Fairytale Day At Women’s Gymnastics Qualification

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 07: Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during Women’s qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Gabby was awesome

Douglas finished third behind Simone Biles and Raisman. Only two gymnasts per country can compete in Thursday’s final …

“I think Gabby just proved that she has a place on this team,” Karolyi said. “I know our decision was very much questioned. But I’ve known Gabby for many years and I knew we could make the necessary improvements that she would be a great asset to the team.” …

Douglas’s teammates raved about her performance and lamented that she wouldn’t get a chance to compete for all-around gold. The top 24 finishers advance to the all-around finals and the American team is so dominant that if not for the rule the entire five-person team would probably advance.

“I hate the two per country rule … I wish that they would change it but I don’t think that they ever will,” Raisman said. …

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