Gymnastics News #21 - Tumbling on to Tokyo

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And Her Royal Highness Simone Biles secures a UB medal. Whodathunkit?
 
Jimena said:
I have a crush on Artur Dalaloyan. That is all I came to share.

I'm still finding MAG so much more entertaining than WAG.
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Same here! I used to love WAG but it has gotten a little boring for me in recent years. I love MAG and how there’s nearly always a thrilling finish in the team event and AA. I wish there was more excitement for MAG in the US!

Artur and Nikita are both yummy to look at! I haven’t had an MAG crush like this since Philip Boy :p
 
ilovepaydays said:
Add me in as another who is thrilled that Mai and Morgan also medalled today! :cheer2:

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*cough* Nina Derwael (Belgium) on bars *cough* If she’s clean tomorrow, Simone can’t touch her.
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I always liked event finals but then media said no one really cares about them and only team and all around matter
 
Why was Musty so low? No upgrades and blender skills?

I tuned in late and thought I was seeing the fugliest vault competition I’ve ever seen.
 
Rob said:
Why was Musty so low? No upgrades and blender skills?

I tuned in late and thought I was seeing the fugliest vault competition I’ve ever seen.
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Lowest difficulty in the final- she hasn’t restored her inbars yet after giving birth- and beautiful execution that I think merited a little more than she got, even if not enough to medal.

Vault was totally fugly and the E panel is not differentiating enough between safe vaults with a few form issues and outright dangerous vaults.
 
It's been a while since I watched a full Vault final, but last time I did, so many of the women were chucking skills that look like they're praying for dear life that they can somewhat compete. Does it still look like that outside like the top vaulters?
 
I’m thinking the vault final today was particularly hurt by the no-touch warmups. It’ll be interesting to see what the men actually attempt tomorrow.
 
VIETgrlTerifa said:
It's been a while since I watched a full Vault final, but last time I did, so many of the women were chucking skills that look like they're praying for dear life that they can somewhat compete. Does it still look like that outside like the top vaulters?
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Yes. There were some people I was sure were going to die out there.
 
It’s always been this way to some extent, but especially in more recent years. In WAG, vault is the go-to event where lesser known countries and gymnasts can distinguish themselves and actually compete with the big federations, because it’s a single skill event and in a sense is “easier” to learn (please note how I put that in quotes because in no way do I think vault is easy, but it doesn’t need some of the refined technique the other events require).

In years past, we’d see gymnasts from very small federations make world and Olympic finals by chucking crazy difficulty with only a few hopes to actually land it. I think this most recent Code of Ppints went out of its way to discourage that dangerous trend, but obviously one cannot completely eliminate it.
 
Spareoom said:
It’s always been this way to some extent, but especially in more recent years. In WAG, vault is the go-to event where lesser known countries and gymnasts can distinguish themselves and actually compete with the big federations, because it’s a single skill event and in a sense is “easier” to learn (please note how I put that in quotes because in no way do I think vault is easy, but it doesn’t need some of the refined technique the other events require).

In years past, we’d see gymnasts from very small federations make world and Olympic finals by chucking crazy difficulty with only a few hopes to actually land it. I think this most recent Code of Ppints went out of its way to discourage that dangerous trend, but obviously one cannot completely eliminate it.
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I agree

We have had a former world championship medalist from Vietnam who after that medal (2011) simply disappeared, or Yamilet Pena from Dominican Republic who attempted (and never hit) the Produnova but never really landed though the highest start value helped her to manage qualifying to finals at worlds and at the London Olympics but my gosh I always was scared that she would hurt herself badly.

Same applies to gymnast from India who manage to qualify to vault finals but no other events
 
VIETgrlTerifa said:
So even if there was more depth in gymnastics overall, it wouldn't mean they could reach Simone's level.
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I’ve never seen a gymnast other than Simone one who has the combination of power, tiny size, and hip flexibility so she can flip, Twist, move quickly, reach full split, maintain form, and POWER without getting significant injuries. Leave aside the nice lines and toe point that we’d like to see, her difficulty does not detract from her basic form and alignment due to her strength. Many athletes who have the strength, bulk, power do not have the flexibility so they either lack amplitude or they force the extension and get injured. Or they are curvy which limits twisting. And the ones with the long Lean lines lack the power and compactness so they can’t pull the flips around or they overextend and they get injured. She just never has to back up from big injuries. She just builds.
 
I've been watching the event finals on NBC Sports Network and I actually think Sam got screwed a bit on his PH score. His routine was fabulous and I think the execution score could have been higher. Its wonderful that he hit though and I hope he can do it again tomorrow on his two best events. I think he has a better shot at winning medals on PB and HB so maybe, JUST MAYBE, he can hold it together for two more events. *fingers and toes crossed* :eek:

Simone on vault is just wow. :cheer:
 
HeatherC said:
I've been watching the event finals on NBC Sports Network and I actually think Sam got screwed a bit on his PH score. His routine was fabulous and I think the execution score could have been higher. Its wonderful that he hit though and I hope he can do it again tomorrow on his two best events. I think he has a better shot at winning medals on PB and HB so maybe, JUST MAYBE, he can hold it together for two more events. *fingers and toes crossed* :eek:

Simone on vault is just wow. :cheer:
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Sam
Team: 4th
All-Around: 5th
Floor: 6th
Pommel: 4th

Like I said, please gymnastics gods the guy deserves an individual medal, just ONE please and it would mean a lot if that comes in High Bar

For the record, Samuel is one if maybe the only american male gymnast to qualify into finals at worlds/olympics stage in 5 of the 6 apparatus for the men. A shame he doesn't have the medals to validate that accomplishment
 
Holy upset, Batman. Canada leads beam.
Eaker off. Wevers not herself. Can Canada win this?

Gold to China. Silver to Canada. Simone now has the set from the individual events.
 
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Wow Ana Padurariu really held her nerve and I'm so proud of her!

Liu's routine was lovely but it irks me you can win a world title with a C dismount. The last gymnast to win a world beam title with a double twist dismount was 1981!
 
Has Sam now beaten Aly for the number of career 4th place finishes?

Because I apparently want to torture myself, I will still watch the men’s high bar final.......
 
I love so many of the gymnasts in this floor line up. I’m like oh I want Melanie to medal or Flavia or Brooklyn or Mai or Angelina or Morgan or........
 
Still the dumbest rule that if you qualify for Tokyo as part of a team you can’t qualify as an individual.
 
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