Ivan Litvinovich won in Tokyo and Paris.
He plans to train for 2028.
He is a two-time World champion (2019, 2021).
One of the Belarus athletes IOC considered had not supported Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Read the FIG wrap-up post.
Simone: “I love my black job”
Old former President Trump spoke last week to Black journalists telling them that immigrants are taking “Black jobs.”
He should learn to read a room. That’s not what that group wanted to hear.
Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), was one of the many uninformed who criticized Simone for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics for safety reasons related to mental health.
“I love my black job”: Simone Biles takes apparent dig at Trump
I fear that American ReTrumplicans are going to disparage the L.A. Olympics 2028.
Trump helped with that bid — but it seems on brand for him to hate the Olympics as he hates most everything, aside from the rich.
IOC statement on Women’s Boxing
Two female boxers being criticized online are competitors in good standing with the IOC. They’ve competed for many years and meet all eligibility criteria.
Certainly the International Boxing Association bungles many things, this being simply the most recent. If I was on the IOC I’d vote to drop that sport from Olympic competition.
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Women’s Olympic Trampoline Final
Flavia is tough
With insufficient time to do a full concussion check after a Bars fall, Flavia went straight back to compete.
Trampoline day at the Olympics
August 2, 2024
Everything is wrapped up in one day.
No Artistic competitions. Apparatus Finals start August 3rd.
summing up the Olympic AA Final
Simone
With a four-apparatus total of 59.131 points, the 27-year-old joined legends Larisa Latynina (URS) and Vera Caslavska (TCH) Thursday as the only women to capture two Olympic titles in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
… silver medallist Rebeca Andrade (BRA) and bronze medallist Sunisa Lee (USA) …
… Andrade gave her a run for her money. She lead after two apparatus and finished only 1.199 points behind Biles — the smallest margin of any of Biles’s World or Olympic or All-Around victories since 2015.
Simone, Rebeca, Suni
Legends all.
1. Simone Biles, United States, 59.131
2. Rebeca Andrade, Brazil, 57.932
3. Sunisa Lee, United States, 56.465
Some would argue that Alice D’Amato won the Bronze medal. It was very close.
Let’s go back and judge those routines again with 20/20 hindsight.
4. Alice D’Amato, Italy, 56.333
5. Kaylia Nemour, Algeria, 55.899
6. Ellie Black, Canada, 54.799
7. Qiu Qiyuan, China, 54.766
8. Helen Kevric, Germany, 54.598
9. Flavia Saraiva, Brazil, 54.032
10. Naomi Visser, Netherlands, 53.965
11. Kishi Rina, Japan, 53.965
12. Alice Kinsella, Great Britain, 53.799
13. Ruby Pass, Australia, 53.798
14. Manila Esposito, Italy, 53.599
15. Nakamura Haruka, Japan, 53.099
16. Ou Yushan, China, 52.898
17. Ana Barbosu, Romania, 52.465
18. Georgia-Mae Fenton, Great Britain, 51.766
19. Ava Stewart, Canada, 51.632
20. Filipa Martins, Portugal, 51.232
21. Lili Czifra, Hungary, 51.099
22. Amalia Ghigoarta, Romania, 50.732
23. Luisa Blanco, Colombia, 50.199
24. Sarah Voss, Germany, 49.999
… I found this competition stressful. Especially after Simone had a major error on Bars.
She stayed relaxed.
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