Men's Gymnastics Team Final...

[Braulio]

Good job for Sam, very high and lot of distance, just a step to the side

I guess the NBC crew will call John after today performance the ´Sacramone´ of the men´s team and how he left them down.

So sad

[Mayra]

What a nightmare of a night for the US!

Orozco completely choked tonight.

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

Zou got a 16.4 for high bar.

Execution means nothing!

[Doggygirl]

Big step to the side for Sam but at least he landed on his feet.

[Loves_Shizuka]

I'm all for having the scores carry over from qualifying.

I guess you would be - poor Orozco!

[my little pony]

i wish i had gone to work with tg and couldnt see it

[DimaToe]

I can already see NBC haunting John in the future with constant footage of this day every time he competes from now on

[Cyn]

If the US can't get their shit together, I really really really want GB to medal.

[Buzz]

Albyazin is the new Nemov for Russia. Someone said of Nemov waaay back when, "a gold medal proformance for a bronze medal". He is one of my new faves.

[Braulio]

Sorry if this a stupid question, but if the pirouetting is worth so much, why don't more gymnasts do more of it? If the answer is that they can't, then maybe it is worth the points it gets. And if the Chinese have worked hard to do it well and get the points, I don't see why that is objectionable, except that big releases are more exciting to watch and seem like they would be harder.

Some gymnasts excel on pirouetting, others on releases

There has to be a balance in between the value of the elements and not over-focusing in one over the other IMO

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

If the US can't get their shit together, I really really really want GB to medal.

The US is gonna finish last at this point.

[oleada]

Poor John.
What a disaster for him. He's a local and I really wanted to see him do well.

[museksk8r]

I think Orozco might want to borrow Leyva's towel and stay under it forever. Poor guy!

[altai_rose]

Sorry if this a stupid question, but if the pirouetting is worth so much, why don't more gymnasts do more of it? If the answer is that they can't, then maybe it is worth the points it gets. And if the Chinese have worked hard to do it well and get the points, I don't see why that is objectionable, except that big releases are more exciting to watch and seem like they would be harder.

I think I heard its because there are some people who can do it well naturally (has to do with shoulder structure) and if you master 1 type of pirouette the others are quite similar and easier to master.

[Scintillation]

Is John competing on any of the remaining events? He needs to get his shit together. Finish what you started sir. Finish what you started.

[Loves_Shizuka]

Albyazin is the new Nemov for Russia. Someone said of Nemov waaay back when, "a gold medal proformance for a bronze medal". He is one of my new faves.

He's fab!

[vesperholly]

Sorry if this a stupid question, but if the pirouetting is worth so much, why don't more gymnasts do more of it? If the answer is that they can't, then maybe it is worth the points it gets. And if the Chinese have worked hard to do it well and get the points, I don't see why that is objectionable, except that big releases are more exciting to watch and seem like they would be harder.

Good point. The way to get a high D score is not a secret, it's all published in the COP. Obviously execution means nothing, so throw a shit-ton of pirouettes and get a 7.8 SV.

Zou got a 16.4 for high bar.

Execution means nothing!

[Theatregirl1122]

i wish i had gone to work with tg and couldnt see it

I do sort of think it is better not to see it at this point. Although I'm also trying to avoid crying at work..

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

The only good thing about this team final is the purty French guys.

[DimaToe]

So with the bronze medal not a possibility now, I wonder how much theyll even show on NBC's primetime coverage of this.