Category: Olympics

U.S. Olympic trials – day 1

If you missed last night’s competition, click over to Becca’s wrap-up. The FloGymnastics LIVE blog was excellent. I’ll follow their coverage again Sunday night.

Highs and Lows from Olympic Trials Day 1

related – Gina Pongetti – News, Notes and Quotes – Day 1 of Women’s Olympic Trials

Madison Kocian – Bars

Looking like an Olympian here. 🙂

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https://youtu.be/3CBEw2GY8Cw

Gym fans last night …

Heart this photo on Twitter. 🙂

Gabby – Bars

Very smart routine.

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Simone Biles – Floor

Where can I place a wager that Simone will be Olympic Floor Champion?

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choosing the American Olympic team

Day 1 was an excellent competition. Fast and exciting. The USA has incredible gymnasts right now.

Here are the results.

One scenario is to take the top 3 AA. Even though Laurie was overscored day 1, I’d still call her top 3 AA. Especially for her Bars / Beam.

Simone Biles 61.850
Laurie Hernandez 60.850
Aly Raisman 59.950

Laurie

In that scenario you need choose who could help in the 3-up, 3-count team final. Here are the top 3 on each apparatus from day 1.

VAULT top 3
Simone
McKayla
Aly

BARS top 3
Ashton & Madison
Gabby

BEAM top 3
Laurie
Simone
Ragan

FLOOR top 3
Simone
Aly
Laurie

Despite Gabby’s poor meet day 1 – and the surprise that Christian would coach her on the floor instead of Kittia – she’s still got a good shot. You could argue to have Gabby Douglas and Madison Kocian and .

Gabby

Kocian
more photos

Marta famously likes consistency, however. She wants athletes who can hit routines over and over in training. Every day. Gymnasts like Aly Raisman.

At least 2 of the alternates should be strong AA competitors who could step in on any apparatus in case of injury / illness to someone on the team. They’ll train at a Gym in Rio until the very last minute.

Aly Raisman – Floor

She just gets stronger.

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https://www.tumblr.com/victorgoesviral/147118338085/aly-raisman-on-fx

U.S. Olympic trials underway

This competition decides most of medals eventually awarded in Rio.

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Brazil’s Men’s Olympic team

Arthur Zanetti
Arthur Nory
Diego Hypólito
Francisco Barreto
Sérgio Sasaki

Reserves are Caio Souza and Lucas Bitencourt.

(via papaliukin)

no Rio for Yang Hak-seon

Our 2012 Olympic Vault Champion was unable to recover in time from a torn Achilles in March.

The Korean Gymnastics Association gave him every chance to recover, even scheduling three additional trials this month to increase his chances, but on Friday the KGA said Rio was too soon and that he needed more time to get back to full health. …

Reuters

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