Tokyo Olympics: Artistic Gymnastics LIVE Day 4 - ROC wins gold, Simone Biles withdraws - Updates, results, scores, medal, blog
Rotation 3:
Urazova Beam ROC: OFF on her acro series. and quite wobbly after that on most skills. My goodness, that is going to cut ROC's lead if USA hits. This team final is becoming more intense every second
no medal is worth risking an athlete's mental health.
Kudos to Simone. Takes courage to take a decision like this. Phenomenal athlete. Just not her day. We wish her well
Simone Biles reportedly withdraws due to a "mental health issue". I go back to my earlier statement. USA Gymnastics CONSTANTLY depending on Simone to save the day is not a strategy or any way to treat your best gymnast.
She is a person, not a strategy.
Jennifer's twin sister, Jessica Gadirova gets 13.833 for her floor routine
Melanie Beam - 13.566 for that beam routine
Lu Yufei beam: great routine. hitting all her skills. a few small wobbles. Btu when China is on they're amazing.
ROC leads by 2.5 points over USA. This next beam rotation is going to be a big one. ROC has to hold on!
Suni Lee absolutely smashed that bar routine!
Viktoria Listunova Bars ROC: 14.9 for a beautiful routine. Her legs are PASTED together throughout her routine.
WOW. THIS COMPETITION JUST GETS CRAZIER.
THE GOAT IS OUT! Simone Biles has officially scratched this competition! She will not do any other events tonight!
Melanie France Beam - hits the mount and acros series well. jumps good. She looks very steady today.
Tang Xijing 13.733 & Zhang Jin gets a big 13.9 WOW!
Suni Lee Bars: 15.40!! Highest score on bars in the competition
Tang Xijing Beam China: Textbook China beam. What else can i say. She is hitting every single split and every acro skill. A great dismount to end. wow.
Melnikova ROC Bars: 14.966
Suni Lee Bars USA: nabieva to bhardwaj to shaposh to gienger, she HITS!!! Yes this girl is unbelivable under pressure!! WOW, USA will love that
Melnikova Bars ROC - Good going. not as crisp as she usually is but they will take that. Really good. ROC holding on to that lead.
Looks like Jordan Chiles went up on bars instead of Simone. She hit under pressure! Wow, that must not have been easy. Gets a 14.166. Good for her!
Jenn Gadirova 13.7 on floor
Urazova Bars ROC: Beautiful routine and well rewarded with a 14.866
A sinister warning to Team USA, I read somewhere when someone said, "Simone Biles is a person, not a strategy!" Truer words have never been spoken.
Jenn Gadirova GB Bars: ugh. Can't stress enough how beautiful their performance quality is! LOVELY Routine
Grace 13.7 on bars.
Asia D'amato Vault: 14.266 for her yurchenko double.
Simone apparently said to her coach, "I just don't trust myself."
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