Added Gabby Douglas, the “tallest” of the group at a little over 5-2, added, “It’s just amusing”.
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The former will challenge on the balance beam final with Biles, the latter on the uneven bars with Douglas. “I have no regrets”. Raisman was ahead of Douglas after the floor exercise and held it through the vault and uneven bars.
The reigning uneven bars champion is one of two members of Russia’s silver-winning team from 2012, but without Olympic all-around silver medallist Viktoria Komova, Russia could struggle to match America in the team event. Douglas was about a half-point behind Raisman with 60.131 points. Their daily training sessions will help them put the final polish on their routines before the Olympic competition starts with the qualification round on August 7. What this means is that she doesn’t have to spend as much time sprinting before she jumps into the air, and this gives her more time and physical space to complete her routines.
And just like that, the young women in the glittery red-and-blue leotards whom national team coordinator Martha Karolyi has molded into a global force relaxed.
In subdivision three, Downie landed on her head and neck during her third rotation on the floor.
Biles is joined by Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman of the U.S. Team, and the three alternates are Ragan Smith, MyKayla Skinner, and Ashton Locklear.
Shockingly, Romania is not around to make a run this time, failing to qualify a team.
“I think Gabby just proved that she has a place on this team”, Karolyi said. I don’t know what to say. “We’re very excited and hope to make everyone back home very proud”.
“She kind of went sideways and I jumped out of my chair like I was going to will her to stay on the beam”, Boorman said.
“I would have loved to go out there and defend my title, but I’m not disappointed”, Douglas told reporters. “‘Cause she’s very precise”.
Raisman hit what she said is the best Amanar of her life. “What is the most from the girl for someone else is not enough for me”.
Douglas’s teammates raved about her performance and lamented that she wouldn’t get a chance to compete for all-around gold.
Pretty much everyone who is sane is all about the USA women’s gymnastics team, which is now completely killing the game and owned the Olympic qualifiers Sunday.
“I feel like the two-per-country rule is fine”, the London 2012 Olympic gold medalist said.
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“I never really think about it because it’s something you can’t expect”. “That’s the rules. You’ve got to respect their decision, but it is heartbreaking”.
