USA Olympic Trials

The most important meet of the quadrennial in many ways. U.S. trials are a tougher competition than the Olympics themselves.

Pressure is on Gabby to hit Bars and Beam. There are a number of very strong alternate picks who could step into her spot on the named team.

Click PLAY or watch the Inside Gymnastics preview on YouTube.

Lauren likes Simone, Aly, Laurie, Madison and MyKayla for the named team. But expects Gabby to get the call over MyKayla.

Magnificent Seven in San Jose

Heart this photo on Twitter.

Italian Olympic Team

Vanessa Ferrari, Erika Fasana, Carlotta Ferlito
Martina Rizzelli, Elisa Meneghini

alternate Lara Mori

related – Bea Gheorghisor – Italy Rio Olympics Team Selected

(via ginnasticando.it)

Dutch Olympic Teams

MAG : Epke Zonderland, Bart Deurloo, Yuri van Gelder, Jeffrey Wammes, Frank Rijken.

WAG : Lieke Wevers, Sanne Wevers, Eythora Thorsdottir, Céline van Gerner, Vera van Pol.

Bea Gheorghisor – Dutch Olympic Team Announced

German Olympic Team

This team could surprise in Rio. 🙂

Elisabeth Seitz
Sophie Scheder
Kim Bui
Tabea Alt
Pauline Schäfer

Pauline Tratz

I’m sad Leah Griesser was not included.

Germany
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related:

• Germans Show Major Potential at Nationals

• Bea Gheorghisor – Germany Selects Rio Team

in defence of NBC Gymnastics

Insiders love to make fun of NBC coverage.

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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

Marcel
Marcel

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

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