Gymnastics News #23: Defying Gravity

[airgelaal]

Ok, lets go!

 

[ilovesalchows]

And this is why Leanne Wong is a good choice on any team you put together.

 

[skatingguy]

Japanese face plant on floor - Netherlands fall on beam - fall from Great Britain on vault.

 

[tony]

Japanese face plant on floor - Netherlands fall on beam - fall from Great Britain on vault.

Pretty sure she kept her face up and her chest took all the force

 

[airgelaal]

So I thought this whole working from home thing was gonna be great for watching these two team finals this week but after today, I might be rethinking that since the US men drove my stress level and heart rate up so high that I ended up working 40 minutes late today, LOL (If the US women could just do awesome right from the start and get a huge lead from their vaults, that will help me avoid some of the stress and keep me from working late again tomorrow, LOL )

And they're not even in the lead!

 

[Rukia]

And they're not even in the lead!

I mean that's not a surprise given the injury and substitution

 

[skatingguy]

Pretty sure she kept her face up and her chest took all the force

I don't have the option to rewind, but it looked like she landed low, and very forward, but didn't want to put her hands down so she sort of slid into a face plant as her feet went out from behind her.

 

[Rukia]

Oof Japan is having a day

 

[skatingguy]

After the 1st rotation China leading, followed by the US, Brazil, and the UK.

 

[Tesla]

That was a scary vault from Japan!

 

[VGThuy]

And they're not even in the lead!

That’s understandable considering the apparatus the US started with and the substitution and the apparatus China started with.

 

[Tesla]

I don't have the option to rewind, but it looked like she landed low, and very forward, but didn't want to put her hands down so she sort of slid into a face plant as her feet went out from behind her.

Are you watching on Peacock?

 

[airgelaal]

I mean that's not a surprise given the injury and substitution

Sure, but we jinxed the team again

 

[skatingguy]

Are you watching on Peacock?

No

 

[tony]

Are you watching on Peacock?

For what it's worth, I can't rewind on my TV Peacock stream, either.

 

[Rob]

Emergency test not only interrupts but knocks me off Peacock so I have to wait to reload. It’s a National test In the US.

Rooting for Brasil too!

 

[Tesla]

For what it's worth, I can't rewind on my TV Peacock stream, either.

Really? I can. I'm watching Peacock via the Peacock app on the Fire Stick.

 

[Rukia]

Simone was on and off faster than I could turn off that emergency alert

 

[tony]

Really? I can. I'm watching Peacock via the Peacock app on the Fire Stick.

It’s likely because of the app via the specific brand of TV. I can rewind on the computer.

 

[Tesla]

It’s likely because of the app via the specific brand of TV. I can rewind on the computer.

Probably. That's why I mentioned what I am using to give a reference.

 

[Sarah]

I knew that emergency alert was coming and I still jumped 20 feet and scared my cat.

 

[VGThuy]

Interesting to note, the U.S. scored about 1 whole point lower on vault than they did in qualifications but China scored 0.500 lower on UB than they did in qualifications. The U.S. was ahead of China by 5.732 points after qualifications.

 

[morqet]

Well, if GB men & women are going to both have an event with multiple falls, hopefully they all happen this year rather than next....

 

[tony]

De Jesus with a stunning vault!

 

[Rukia]

De Jesus with a stunning vault!

Seriously that was so gorgeous

 

[Rob]

Ohhh Rebeca on beam is all wobbles and missed connections.

 

[Rukia]

I feel for Wong. She probably has a lot going on in her head with having to sub today. That looked painful though.

 

[airgelaal]

Nerves ?

 

[Sarah]

Leanne

This is her first missed routine since...???

 

[airgelaal]

It seems that the fight for the bronze medal will be very serious