Love it. 🙂
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Category: Olympics
in defence of NBC Gymnastics
Insiders love to make fun of NBC coverage.
Fact is network coverage is not geared for us. It’s for the millions of regular folks who tune in for Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles. Their formula works.
TV Ratings Friday: NBC lands on top with the Olympic Trials
If you don’t like NBC, don’t watch it.
(via Greg Marsden)
German Men’s Olympic trials
1 Toba, Andreas – 88.075
2 Nguyen, Marcel – 86.750
3 Bretschneider, Andreas – 86,000
4 Dauser, Lukas – 85.900
5 Herder, Philipp – 84.550
6 Krimmer, Sebastian – 83.625
DTB online
Fabian competed 3 apparatus, as planned. With a shot at a H Bar final, looks like he’ll be competing in Rio. 🙂
Floor 15.200 (6.2), Vault 13.125 (5.6) and H Bar 16.000 (7.3).
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via Gymternet Clan
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
Becca Pang
related – Gina Pongetti – News, Notes and Quotes – Day 1 of Women’s Olympic Trials
Madison Kocian – Bars
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
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 #4 and #5.
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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