Pommels: Whitlock, Smith, Naddour

Rule, Britannia!

1. Whitlock: 15.966
2. Smith: 15.833
3. Naddour: 15.700

Tommasone 15.6
Belyavskiy 15.4
Kuksenkov 15.233
Merdinyan 14.933
Verniaiev 12.4

full results

I feel good for Alex Naddour. And for USA. He was fortunate today, however, to hang on to the Bronze.

The three least stretched circles are on the podium. Seems extension is not the priority of FIG MTC.

The new normal. No Chinese gymnasts in the Pommel final.

Vault: Biles, Paseka, Steingrueber

Yet another Olympic Gold medal for Simone Biles. Well deserved.

1. Simone Biles πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 15,966
2. Maria Paseka πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί 15,253
3. Giulia Steingruber πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ 15,216

4. Karmakar 15.066
5. Wang 14.999
6. Hong 14.9
7. Chusovitina 14.833
8. Olsen 14.816
full results

Clearly FIG rules reward difficulty too much relative to execution. There’s too much incentive to chuck double fronts and Yurchenko triple twist despite a very low chance of landing safely. I’m embarrassed for FIG WTC. The E-score judges are ranking, not judging. Ranking in a very small range.

Floor: Whitlock, Hypolito, Mariano

1 Whitlock 15.633
2 Hypolito 15.533
3 Mariano 15.433
4 Kenzo 15.366
5 Uchimura 15.241
6 Dalton 15.133

This is fantastic for Gymnastics in the host nation. Fantastic for the sport in South America.

And fantastic for GBR. Congratulations Max.

How many years ago would you have been laughed at for predicting GBR and BRA would win all 3 medals on FX at Olympics? πŸ™‚

That said, overall it was a disappointing final. Some of the best guys in the world competed below average routines. Kenzo was as sure a lock for the Gold on this apparatus as we had in Rio.

good luck Gabby

She’s got an excellent chance in the Bars final today. Great handstands. Smart routine construction.

An Olympic Gold medalist has every reason to retire. Yet she came back for Rio. #respect

Gabby rope climb

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related – Gabby’s NIKE page

Women’s Olympic Bars Final preview

I expect this to be the best of the apparatus finals.

FloGymnastics – Preview: Rio 2016 Women’s Uneven Bars Final

Scores from prelims. Predictions on finals results.

It’s great to see Jessica Lopez in the final. There is not any active international gymnast who has competed more often than JLo.

Women’s Olympic Vault Final today

Read a preview on FloGymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch one of the favourites on Vimeo.

Brittany ROGERS and Seda TUTKHALIAN are the reserves. See the full list of qualifiers.

https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-vault

Will you be watching with a non-gymnast? πŸ™‚

odds of becoming a Gymnastics Olympian

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Many in Gymnastics sports get asked: “Are you Going to the Olympics?”

Here’s how some Canadian athletes at different levels answered that tough question. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

former Romanian Gymnast wins Rio Bronze

Amanda Turner:

Former Romanian gymnast Daniela Druncea won a bronze medal at the Olympics on Saturday as a member of Romania’s rowing team …

Druncea, 25, was a member of Romania’s world championships team that won the bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, and she also competed at the 2006 World Championships. She was an alternate to Romania’s 2008 Olympic team, which also won bronze in Beijing. …

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