July 30, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said: The beam is just eating people up today. Nice to see us with a sizeable lead after the 2nd rotation. +3 on Italy, +4 on China. Edited July 30, 20241 yr by Captain Ron
July 30, 20241 yr Man I hope the beam hasn’t been compromised. I forget which year that was the vault was fucked and it took a while to figure that out. That said it is very difficult. The Russians (boo) always seemed to kick ass on that event. Still…
July 30, 20241 yr gymnastics has to be one of the most ridiculous things to even try and critique as a couch-watcher. you can lie to yourself about your ability to play basketball or run or swim.... because you did it at the local YMCA way back when gymnastics, its just watch and shut-up, because to even try one of these is permanent disability for me.. 😅
July 30, 20241 yr Every time, never fails, I see the balance beam and I say, "what's so hard about that, holy shit that's amazing!" Great job by Sunni Lee.
July 30, 20241 yr I didn't see the floor routine for China, but their 2nd score is really low. And online has an * on it. Edited July 30, 20241 yr by Captain Ron
July 30, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, naija said: gymnastics has to be one of the most ridiculous things to even try and critique as a couch-watcher. you can lie to yourself about your ability to play basketball or run or swim.... because you did it at the local YMCA way back when gymnastics, its just watch and shut-up, because to even try one of these is permanent disability for me.. 😅 I’m literally nailing every score. Speak for yourself, casual.
July 30, 20241 yr Solid enough from Biles on her routine. Should keep us in the lead for the final rotation.
July 30, 20241 yr was Chiles' mount too difficult? so far from what I've seen, it definitely looked like the hardest attempt.
July 30, 20241 yr It so special seeing how confident and happy our team is. Way to go Simone! fuck Ya! Worst event out of the fucking way. How the fuck when they bobble like that they are able to hang on and not fall the fuck off is nuts.
July 30, 20241 yr Just now, Nicole44 said: How the fuck when they bobble like that they are able to hang on and not fall the fuck off is nuts. They have prehensile toes.
July 30, 20241 yr Biles does what she needs to gets a solid score, another clunker from China on the floor - this just about is over.
July 30, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Captain Ron said: Biles does what she needs to gets a solid score, another clunker from China on the floor - this just about is over. Italy is biggest threat. Unless we collapse on floor we should have gold easily
July 30, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: Solid enough from Biles on her routine. Should keep us in the lead for the final rotation. how do these performances translate to the individual medals?
July 30, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, naija said: how do these performances translate to the individual medals? They don't. The qualification round set our entrants for the solo all around and the individual apparatus medals. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/olympics/news/olympic-gymnastics-qualifying-jordan-chiles-all-around-final/15ef6d274613659e22b60b23
July 30, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Italy is biggest threat. Unless we collapse on floor we should have gold easily Yeah, Italy (-3.6) and Great Britian (-5) are not the two teams I expect to see at the top of the leaderboard right now. China is going to be fighting for a medal.
July 30, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Italy is biggest threat. Unless we collapse on floor we should have gold easily Italy has a lot of artistry on the floor. That helps them probably solidify silver at the very least.
July 30, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: They don't. The qualification round set our entrants for the solo all around and the individual apparatus medals. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/olympics/news/olympic-gymnastics-qualifying-jordan-chiles-all-around-final/15ef6d274613659e22b60b23 thanks. forgot about that rule. it's infuriating. Edited July 30, 20241 yr by naija
July 30, 20241 yr Did the Italian girl just step OB on that missed element too? Don't know, but a 12.666 isn't going to make it easy for Italy to keep up. We have a ton of breathing room. Edited July 30, 20241 yr by Captain Ron
July 30, 20241 yr I wish I could do one tumbling pass. But by age 8 I was already getting too tall for gymnastics. Boo!
July 30, 20241 yr How dominant is the US women's score right now? Seems pretty far out front...and i've heard them comment they're not even doing really hard routines. Just safe ones, good enough to win.
July 30, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Drew said: How dominant is the US women's score right now? Seems pretty far out front...and i've heard them comment they're not even doing really hard routines. Just safe ones, good enough to win. It's a little confusing because China and Brazil are a competitor ahead of the US and Italy. But coming in: 14 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: Yeah, Italy (-3.6) and Great Britian (-5) are not the two teams I expect to see at the top of the leaderboard right now. China is going to be fighting for a medal. We've gained a point on Italy after each of us had a competitor on floor. And stood pat with GB having a competitor on the Beam.
July 30, 20241 yr Just now, Captain Ron said: It's a little confusing because China and Brazil are a competitor ahead of the US and Italy. But coming in: We've gained a point on Italy after each of us had a competitor on floor. And stood pat with GB having a competitor on the Beam. Yeah i mean at the end of the 3rd rotation they were well over 3.5 points up...a US player would have to disqualify to lose i think. Just seems pretty sizable.
July 30, 20241 yr Lot better than the Gabby Douglas show the one olympics Just now, naija said: we've got some really likeable athletes...
July 30, 20241 yr Just now, Captain Ron said: With Chiles nailing her routine Biles can bring this home. Without even trying honestly...a safe routine wins the gold easily i bet.
July 30, 20241 yr China is done and sitting 3rd with 4 countries still competing. They aren't getting a medal.
July 30, 20241 yr We are +5 on Italy. They still have a competitor to go so they would need a MONSTER number to make Biles really go for it.
July 30, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: We are +5 on Italy. They still have a competitor to go so they would need a MONSTER number to make Biles really go for it. Yeah she really just needs to not fall apart and she'll be fine. Save her best routines for the all around and/or the individual.
July 30, 20241 yr Biles will be the last person competing all alone because GB just wrapped up on the beam. LOL Biles need an 8.9 for us to win gold
July 30, 20241 yr Just now, BurntOrange&White said: Italy floor choreography is beautiful Yes. 🙌 And they medal. Good for them! That’s a long drought they have had for one.
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