Prelims of both the mens and womens team competition are done. I was very disappointed with the coverage of the mens competition.
The men did the best they could and they got into the final. It's a fresh start and I really have no idea what is going to happen. This 3 up all scores count format is going to make it very interesting. I don't really like the idea of that format but, I'm not in charge so it doesn't matter much. I think it's going to be a challeng for the men to get a medal but, the bronze is pretty much up for grabs and you never know what will happen. Any body could choke and any medal could be available. What the men really need to do is just focus on themselves. Try to keep their eyes off the overall scoreboard as much as possible. They don't need to be doing the math and focusing on a certain score. They need to focus on hitting and then it's out of their hands.
As for the women...They need to get it together. I've never seen them so shakey. I know they lost another teammate to injury for 3 of the 4 apparatus but, that's not an excuse. They need to be more composed. I've seen all those girls perform under pressure there was no reason for them to faulter so badly on floor. And the fact that there was no throw away score except for on bars is not an excuse in the pressure catergory. There's no throw away score in finals so they better get it together.
As for that ill timed injury I have trouble believing she couldn't perform. She was barely limping and sometimes she wasn't limping at all. Get your butt out there and do what you were chosen to do.
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Okay. Let's try this again...NBC coverage sucks. I would rather see gymnastics on a tape delay and see more action then see it live and not get to see everything...Men prelims. I was sad that Kevin Tan took that big step on this rings dismount. It did indeed keep him out of event finals...Women's prelims. Alicia should not have made that error on floor. That is a possible individual olympic gold medal on floor that is gone forever. She knew it too. It was all over her face...Nastia looked better than ever on floor, beam and especially vault. I love her difficulty on bars but that is problem I have with the new scoring system. I don't care how difficult your routine is I don't think you should get into event finals with a fall...Speaking of falls on bars. I was devistated for Chelsie. She waits four years, makes the team, gets injured and only does bars and falls! I am so sad she didn't make event finals. I check and the .8 off for that fall did indeed keep her out of event finals. Sad. I just hope she hits in the finals so that she can feel good about her olympic experience...Shawn came through for the team but I am still not liking her all that much.
Shawn did come through for the team. I don't really like her either but, that's probably because I don't find her routines all that impressive. Again a downside to the new scoring system.
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