DeaconCav06
Dickie Hemric
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It's got to be distracting to have the floor music going at the same time.
It's got to be distracting to have the floor music going at the same time.
Why is gabby sitting all alone? Is their a rift in team chemistry? I saw someone referenced something about a cat fight earlier. Eh, who knows
Raisman v. Hernandez woulda been interesting if Hernandez had a shot at the bars. Hernandez woulda only needed do about a top 10 bars score to get an all-around spot.
I guess they had to give Douglas a shot at it to make bringing her back worth it
The problem is that Gabby can medal in bars event finals and needs to also do bars in the team finals....So it is hard to bench her on her best event. But yes, Gabby is the 4th best on the team overall.
Gabby with the 3rd highest score of all qualifiers, just happens that 1 & 2 are also American
As far as I'm concerned, there is no logical reason that more than 2 people from the same nation couldn't compete in the all-around if they deserved it based on their scores. It is utterly ridiculous to have that restriction. American's being hosed by that rule or not. It's a fucking stupid rule.
Has this always been a rule, or did they change it for these games?
And she would have been 4th if only the other American could have done a bars routine. USA would go 1-2-3-4 in All-around easy
It started in 2004. Romania swept the medals in 2000. Gabby won't win a bar EF. She's never won an event final medal at the Worlds or Olympics. She has the dubious distinction of being the only AA gold medalist at the Olympics to not win any event final medal. Many are better than her and will be practicing. Best scenario she gets 4-5. Some sponsor wanfed her on ths team, so she's on the team. Mykayla Skinner would have gotten similar scores to Gabby and beat her at trials. Or they could have brought Ashton for a second bar medal. Bringing Gabby was a waste.
How have Russia/China/Romania all fallen off so much? For as far back as I can remember (Barcelona) there's always been at least one of those 3 that's been even with us or a favorite.
Scorching hot take considering Gabby just finished 3rd overall of all Olympians on day 1.
Just scorching.
Scorching hot take considering Gabby just finished 3rd overall of all Olympians on day 1.
Just scorching.
Scorching hot take considering Gabby just finished 3rd overall of all Olympians on day 1.
Just scorching.