Category: Olympics

We had the LIVE stream playing at Phoenix Gymnastics today. But I was too busy to watch. 😦

You can watch a replay online.

This was more of a TEST meet to check readiness for Rio. These scores are only a small part of the selection process. Day 2 is Wednesday.

Ellie Black 57.400 (fall on Beam)
Brittany Rogers 56.467
Megan Roberts 54.717
Shallon Olsen 54.467
Madison Copiak 54.100
Rose-Kaying Woo 53.600

Isabela Onyshko
– 1st on Beam 15.100
– 2nd on Floor 14.150
– 2nd on Bars 14.750

Bela scored a zero on Vault missing the landing on her DTY. No injury. She hit Bars immediately after.

full results

“We have various priorities to consider when we decide on which athletes to choose,” stated Dave Brubaker, national team director for women’s artistic gymnastics at Gymnastics Canada.

“One priority is the ability to win a medal, another priority is the ability to make a final. Then there’s the priority to be strong on two, preferably three events. So for those fourth and fifth spots, we’re really looking for event specialists who can help contribute to that overall team total.

When we look at our results from the World Championships in Glasgow, we were really strong on vault and bars, so I think where we can bolster the team is on floor and beam, so those are the athletes we might be looking for.”

Gymnastics Canada

The non-traveling alternate should be a strong all-arounder as you can’t predict which of the 5 on the team she might have to replace. (I assume the non-traveling alternate will travel to Brazil and be training at a club nearby. Four years ago the Canadian alternate in London was Jessica Savona.)

Click PLAY or watch a promo on YouTube.

No Whittenburg?

I’m surprised.

USA is leaving several potential Olympic medalists at home in order to improve their team score.

A team medal is a long shot. Bringing individual apparatus medalists would have been another strategy.

Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center), earned a berth to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after posting the highest four-day all-around total, a 362.750, at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials …

The complete men’s U.S. Olympic Team, pending United States Olympic Committee approval, is comprised of: Chris Brooks of Houston, Texas/Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Jake Dalton of Sparks, Nev./Team Hilton (University of Oklahoma); Mikulak; Alex Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton (USA Youth Fitness); and John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Centre) …

USAG

But I am thrilled for John Orozco. You’ve got to love a guy who’s so open about his life.

Click PLAY or watch highlights on Facebook.

It's official: @SamuelMikulak, @jake_dalton, @Alex_Naddour, @cbrooks_wpr and @JohnOrozco are headed to Rio! https://t.co/rVWF2quEzK—
USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) June 26, 2016

1 Sophie Scheder 57.450
2 Elisabeth Seitz 57.000
3 Pauline Schäfer 56.950
4 Kim Bui 56.850
5 Tabea Alt 56.550
6 Leah Griesser 55.200
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Germany will have a very strong Olympic team.

2016 German Championships Results thegymter.net/2016/06/25/201… https://t.co/aJYrEYAB9D—
The Gymternet (@thegymterdotnet) June 25, 2016

Has begun. First competition goes Monday.

via Lyn Green – Friends of Canadian Gymnastics

Selection Camp Gatineau

1. Eythora Thorsdottir 58.058
2. Celine van Gerner 56.883
3. Reina Beltman 54.983

Bart Deurloo won the men’s Championships. He also finished ahead of Epke on H Bar by 0.05.

1. Simone Biles 62.9
2. Aly Raisman 60.45
— Laurie Hernandez 60.45
4. Gabby Douglas 58.9
5. Madison Kocian 58.15
6. Amelia Hundley 57.85
7. MyKayla Skinner 57.55
8. Alyssa Baumann 56.95
9. Ragan Smith 56.85
10. Rachel Gowey 56.6
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Gymternet Senior Day 1 LIVE Blog

USAG – Biles rockets to top of the standings after night one of the P&G Championships

VIDEO relay on YouTube (2hrs)