Already a silver medalist from the Team Finals, Oleg Verniaiev earned himself an individual gold in the parallel bars finals. US Alternate Team Member, Danell Leyva showed the Olympic committee that he was grateful as well as deserving of the opportunity to be a part of Team USA earning a silver medal. His routine was near flawless.
Men's Parallel Bar Finals
1. Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041
2. Danell Leyva, USA, 15.900
3. David Belyavskiy, Russian Federation, 15.783
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman completed their Rio Olympics by adding some major hardware to their growing collections. Biles walks away with 4 Golds and 1 Bronze, and Raisman with 1 Gold and 2 Silvers. This was most certainly a successful Olympics for US Women's Gymnastics!
Women's Floor Exercise Finals
1. Simone Biles, USA, 15.966
2. Aly Raisman, USA, 15.500
3. Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933
The 16 year old German, Fabian Hambuechen, who some said looked like a blond Harry Potter beat the flying Dutchman, Epke Zonderland, who won gold four years ago in London on the High Bar. Danell Leyva turned in another brave performance on the high bar earning himself another silver after just winning one earlier in the day.
Men's Horizontal Bar Finals
1. Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.766
2. Danell Leyva, USA, 15.500
3. Nile Wilson, Great Britain, 15.466
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Two members of Team US successfully finished in the first and second spots in the Men's Triple Jump defending their finishes from London, four years ago. Christian Taylor and Will Claye finished first and second respectively, both competed for the University of Florida. This marks the fourth time since 1984 that 2 members of the US Team have finished in the top two spots in this event, "To do this with my brother is a dream come true," Taylor said of his teammate. As for Will Claye, he proposed to girlfriend, US Hurdler, Queen Harrison.
Men's Triple Jump Finals
1. Christian Taylor, USA, 17.86
2. Will Claye, USA, 17.76
3. Bin Dong, China, 17.58
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Saturday, August 6, 2016
The Olympics: Rio Day 1
Lots of surprises came in day one of competition at the 31st Olympic Games in Rio. I expected much more US dominance in the pool. They did walk away with three silver medals, but why did I feel like there would be so much more? The Australians bounced back from a dismal performance in swimming at the London Games and walked away on night one with two golds in the Men's 400m Freestyle and the Women's 4x100m Relay.
Chase Kalisz grew up watching Michael Phelps. Phelps sees Kalisz like a little brother. The 400m IM, Kalisz said, is all about legacy, and so even though silver is nothing to be upset about, you couldn't help but see the look on Kalisz's face knowing that the gold slipped away.
On the Women's side, Katinka Hosszu was absolutely dominant in the Women's 400m IM shattering a World Record and Olympic Record. She's known as the Iron Lady for a reason, look for her to continue this dominance during the Games.
Results:
Men's 400m IM
1. Kosuke Hagino Japan, 4.06.05
2. Chase Kalisz USA, 4.06.75
3. Daiya Seto Japan, 4.09.71
Men's 400m Freestyle
1. Mack Horton Australia, 3.41.55
2. Yang Sun China, 3.41.68
3. Gabriele Detti Italy, 3.43.49
4. Connor Dwyer USA, 3.43.42
5. Connor Yaeger USA, 3.45.37
Women's 400m IM
1. Katinka Hosszu Hungary, 4..26.36 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Madeline Dirado USA, 4.31.15
3. Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain, 4.32.39
Women's 4x100m Relay
1. Australia 3.30.65 World Record, Olympic Record
2. USA 3.31.89 (Team USA: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Dana Vollmer, Katie Ledecky)
3. Canada 3.32.89
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In Gymnastics was the Men's Qualifying for the Team, All Around, and Individual Apparatus Competitions. The US Men looked to redeem themselves from their performance in London.
Here are the eight teams competing in the Team Competition:
1. China 270.461
2. USA 270.405
3. Russian Federation 269.612
4. Japan 269.294
5. Great Britain 268.670
6. Brazil 268.078
7. Ukraine 263.002
8. Germany 261.518
In the All Around, only two athletes per team can be sent. From Team USA, Sam Mikulak and Chris Brooks will compete.
The US Men did not qualify for the Still Rings and Vault, but did qualify for the following:
Floor Exercise: Sam Mikulak and Jake Dalton
Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour
Horizontal Bar: Danell Leyva and Sam Mikulak
Parallel Bars: Danell Leyva
I cannot wait to see how they do!
Chase Kalisz grew up watching Michael Phelps. Phelps sees Kalisz like a little brother. The 400m IM, Kalisz said, is all about legacy, and so even though silver is nothing to be upset about, you couldn't help but see the look on Kalisz's face knowing that the gold slipped away.
On the Women's side, Katinka Hosszu was absolutely dominant in the Women's 400m IM shattering a World Record and Olympic Record. She's known as the Iron Lady for a reason, look for her to continue this dominance during the Games.
Results:
Men's 400m IM
1. Kosuke Hagino Japan, 4.06.05
2. Chase Kalisz USA, 4.06.75
3. Daiya Seto Japan, 4.09.71
Men's 400m Freestyle
1. Mack Horton Australia, 3.41.55
2. Yang Sun China, 3.41.68
3. Gabriele Detti Italy, 3.43.49
4. Connor Dwyer USA, 3.43.42
5. Connor Yaeger USA, 3.45.37
Women's 400m IM
1. Katinka Hosszu Hungary, 4..26.36 World Record, Olympic Record
2. Madeline Dirado USA, 4.31.15
3. Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain, 4.32.39
Women's 4x100m Relay
1. Australia 3.30.65 World Record, Olympic Record
2. USA 3.31.89 (Team USA: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Dana Vollmer, Katie Ledecky)
3. Canada 3.32.89
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In Gymnastics was the Men's Qualifying for the Team, All Around, and Individual Apparatus Competitions. The US Men looked to redeem themselves from their performance in London.
Here are the eight teams competing in the Team Competition:
1. China 270.461
2. USA 270.405
3. Russian Federation 269.612
4. Japan 269.294
5. Great Britain 268.670
6. Brazil 268.078
7. Ukraine 263.002
8. Germany 261.518
In the All Around, only two athletes per team can be sent. From Team USA, Sam Mikulak and Chris Brooks will compete.
The US Men did not qualify for the Still Rings and Vault, but did qualify for the following:
Floor Exercise: Sam Mikulak and Jake Dalton
Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour
Horizontal Bar: Danell Leyva and Sam Mikulak
Parallel Bars: Danell Leyva
I cannot wait to see how they do!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 11
* The Beach Volleyball Finals on Day 12 will feature both American teams: Misty May Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross & Jen Kessy. *
Gymnastics
Today was the last day of event finals in gymnastics. Aly Raisman added two individual medals to her team medal. She leaves London as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in these Games. The men's team continued to struggle in event finals with none of them adding any medals to their total. The only medal earned by the men in these Games was Danell Leyva's bronze in the all around.
Men's Parallel Bars
1. Zhe Feng China 15.966
2. Marcel Nguyen Germany 15.800
3. Hamilton Sabot France 15.566
Men's Horizontal Bar
1. Epke Zonderland Netherlands 16.533
2. Fabian Hambuechen Germany 16.400
3. Kai Zou China 16.366
In balance bean, Aly Raisman and Romania's Catalina Ponor actually tied for third place after Raisman's coach contested her score.Raisman had a higher execution score and won the bronze medal over Ponor. In floor, it was all about Aly; she was really just at a higher level than everyone else, and it was so beautiful to see her do so well after she lost bronze in the women's all around. Catalina Ponor, who may be in her last Olympics, made it onto the medal stand this time taking the silver, after she was knocked down to fourth place and out of the bronze medal position in balance beam. Aliya Mustafina of Russia continued to prove why she is one of the best in the world, winning a bronze in floor to keep her gold in the uneven bars company.
Women's Balance Beam
1. Deng Linlin China 15.600
2. Sui Lu China 15.500
3. Aly Raisman U.S.A. 15.066
Women's Floor Exercise
1. Aly Raisman U.S.A. 15.600
2. Catalina Ponor Romania 15.200
3. Aliya Mustafina Russia 14.900
Track & Field
I couldn't blog about Day 11 without telling everyone about Ivan Ukhov from Russia. First thing's first, he won the high jump, but he did it in shorts and a t shirt rather than his uniform. He apparently took it off between jumps and somehow misplaced it. The officials told him he only had a few minutes and to just jump in what he was wearing. Keep in mind that this is also a young man who earned a "strong warning" from the IAAF for being drunk during a competition in 2008. Eric Kynard of the U.S. took the silver, while three other men tied for the bronze.
Men's High Jump
1. Ivan Ukhov Russia 2.38m
2. Erik Kynard U.S.A. 2.33m
3. Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar 2.29m
3. Derek Drouin Canada 2.29m
3. Robert Grabarz Great Britain 2.29m
Australia's Sally Pearson waited for what seemed like forever to find out whether or not she had done enough to edge out Dawn Harper of the U.S. in the 100 meter hurdles. Not only had she just crossed the finish line before her, but she set a new Olympic record. Dawn Harper seemed very content with silver. Kellie Wells who had been to hell and back with her person life, won bronze and had just beaten Pearson prior to the Games. Lolo Jones finished in fourth place, and sadly, out of the medals.
Women's 100m Hurdles
1. Sally Pearson Australia 12.35 OR
2. Dawn Harper U.S.A. 12.37 PB
3. Kellie Wells U.S.A. 12.48 PB
4. Lolo Jones U.S.A. 12.58 SB
5. Nevin Yanit Turkey 12.58
6. Phylicia George Canada 12.65 =PB
7. Jessica Zelinka Canada 12.69
8. Beate Schrott Austria 13.07
Gymnastics
Today was the last day of event finals in gymnastics. Aly Raisman added two individual medals to her team medal. She leaves London as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in these Games. The men's team continued to struggle in event finals with none of them adding any medals to their total. The only medal earned by the men in these Games was Danell Leyva's bronze in the all around.
Men's Parallel Bars
1. Zhe Feng China 15.966
2. Marcel Nguyen Germany 15.800
3. Hamilton Sabot France 15.566
Men's Horizontal Bar
1. Epke Zonderland Netherlands 16.533
2. Fabian Hambuechen Germany 16.400
3. Kai Zou China 16.366
In balance bean, Aly Raisman and Romania's Catalina Ponor actually tied for third place after Raisman's coach contested her score.Raisman had a higher execution score and won the bronze medal over Ponor. In floor, it was all about Aly; she was really just at a higher level than everyone else, and it was so beautiful to see her do so well after she lost bronze in the women's all around. Catalina Ponor, who may be in her last Olympics, made it onto the medal stand this time taking the silver, after she was knocked down to fourth place and out of the bronze medal position in balance beam. Aliya Mustafina of Russia continued to prove why she is one of the best in the world, winning a bronze in floor to keep her gold in the uneven bars company.
Women's Balance Beam
1. Deng Linlin China 15.600
2. Sui Lu China 15.500
3. Aly Raisman U.S.A. 15.066
Women's Floor Exercise
1. Aly Raisman U.S.A. 15.600
2. Catalina Ponor Romania 15.200
3. Aliya Mustafina Russia 14.900
Track & Field
I couldn't blog about Day 11 without telling everyone about Ivan Ukhov from Russia. First thing's first, he won the high jump, but he did it in shorts and a t shirt rather than his uniform. He apparently took it off between jumps and somehow misplaced it. The officials told him he only had a few minutes and to just jump in what he was wearing. Keep in mind that this is also a young man who earned a "strong warning" from the IAAF for being drunk during a competition in 2008. Eric Kynard of the U.S. took the silver, while three other men tied for the bronze.
Men's High Jump
1. Ivan Ukhov Russia 2.38m
2. Erik Kynard U.S.A. 2.33m
3. Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar 2.29m
3. Derek Drouin Canada 2.29m
3. Robert Grabarz Great Britain 2.29m
Australia's Sally Pearson waited for what seemed like forever to find out whether or not she had done enough to edge out Dawn Harper of the U.S. in the 100 meter hurdles. Not only had she just crossed the finish line before her, but she set a new Olympic record. Dawn Harper seemed very content with silver. Kellie Wells who had been to hell and back with her person life, won bronze and had just beaten Pearson prior to the Games. Lolo Jones finished in fourth place, and sadly, out of the medals.
Women's 100m Hurdles
1. Sally Pearson Australia 12.35 OR
2. Dawn Harper U.S.A. 12.37 PB
3. Kellie Wells U.S.A. 12.48 PB
4. Lolo Jones U.S.A. 12.58 SB
5. Nevin Yanit Turkey 12.58
6. Phylicia George Canada 12.65 =PB
7. Jessica Zelinka Canada 12.69
8. Beate Schrott Austria 13.07
Thursday, August 2, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 5
Day five's most pleasant surprises involved two men in two different sports.
Nathan Adrian shocked himself even more than he shocked the rest of us when he upset James Magnussen by one one hundredth of a second to win his first ever individual gold in the 100m free. I think his humility, all around good- naturedness, and obvious athletic talent have really made him one of the heroes of these games.
"My life may change now, I'll take it all it for what it's worth." These words alone make you want to respect and appreciate Adrian all the more. Before this Olympics is over, Adrian still has the medley relay, and I'm almost certain we'll be seeing him in Rio in 2016.
Men's 100m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Nathan Adrian U.S.A. 47.52
2 4 James Magnussen Australia 47.53
3 7 Brent Hayden Canada 47.80
4 1 Agnel Yannick France 47.84
5 6 Sebastiaan Verschuren Netherlands 47.88
6 2 Cesar Cielo Brazil 47.92
7 3 Hanser Garcia Cuba 48.04
8 8 Nikita Lobintsev Russia 48.44
Danell Leyva shocked the Gymnastics world bouncing back from near disaster on the pommel horse to win a bronze medal in the Men's All Around. Leyva called his bronze, "beautiful", but said that gold would have been "perfect". He applauded as Kohei Uchimura took to the podium, after all, Leyva lost the gold to a man who will arguably go down as the best men's gymnast ever. He won silver in the all around in Beijing and won the last three world championships, and now the gold. Marcel Nguyen took the silver giving Germany their first medal in men's gymnastics since 1936!
Said Leyva of his bronze, "This was definitely a redemption not only for me but for the whole Team USA," Leyva said. "I didn't do the pommel routine I wanted to do, that I knew that I could. But I used it to channel into positive energy. I kept fighting and finished strong, and I'm really, really happy with the way that I finished."
Lots of heartbreak for the Americans in the pool last night after their medal hopes were dashed in the Men's 200m Breaststroke and the Women's 200m Butterfly. That being said, two countries that normally do not win many swimming medals picked up a couple of silvers last night: Spain and Great Britain. Gyurta was the favorite in the men's event, and not only won gold, but set a new world record.
Men's 200m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 5 Daniel Gyurta Hungary 2:07.28 WR
2 4 Michael Jamieson Great Britain 2:07.43
3 1 Ryo Tateishi Japan 2:08.29
4 2 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 2:08.35
5 6 Scott Weltz U.S.A. 2:09.02
6 7 Clark Burckle U.S.A. 2:09.25
7 8 Brenton Rickard Australia 2:09.28
8 3 Andrew Willis Great Britain 2:09.44
Women's 200m Butterfly
rank lane
1 5 Liuyang Jiao China 2:04.06 OR
2 6 Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain 2:05.25
3 3 Natsumi Hoshi Japan 2:05.28
4 4 Kathleen Hersey U.S.A. 2:05.78
5 1 Cammile Adams U.S.A. 2:06.78
6 8 Jemma Lowe Great Britain 2:06.80
7 2 Zsuzsanna Jakabos Hungary 2:07.33
8 7 Zige Liu China 2:07.77
What redeemed the night in swimming was the U.S. women setting an Olympic record while winning the gold in the 4x200m relay. The team was led by Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland, and Allison Schmitt.
Women's 4x200m Relay
rank lane
1 5 U.S.A. 7:42.92 OR
2 4 Australia 7:44.41
3 2 France 7:47.49
4 3 Canada 7:50.65
5 1 Great Britain 7:52.37
6 7 China 7:53.11
7 6 Italy 7:56.30
8 8 Japan 7:56.73
Nathan Adrian shocked himself even more than he shocked the rest of us when he upset James Magnussen by one one hundredth of a second to win his first ever individual gold in the 100m free. I think his humility, all around good- naturedness, and obvious athletic talent have really made him one of the heroes of these games.
"My life may change now, I'll take it all it for what it's worth." These words alone make you want to respect and appreciate Adrian all the more. Before this Olympics is over, Adrian still has the medley relay, and I'm almost certain we'll be seeing him in Rio in 2016.
Men's 100m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Nathan Adrian U.S.A. 47.52
2 4 James Magnussen Australia 47.53
3 7 Brent Hayden Canada 47.80
4 1 Agnel Yannick France 47.84
5 6 Sebastiaan Verschuren Netherlands 47.88
6 2 Cesar Cielo Brazil 47.92
7 3 Hanser Garcia Cuba 48.04
8 8 Nikita Lobintsev Russia 48.44
Danell Leyva shocked the Gymnastics world bouncing back from near disaster on the pommel horse to win a bronze medal in the Men's All Around. Leyva called his bronze, "beautiful", but said that gold would have been "perfect". He applauded as Kohei Uchimura took to the podium, after all, Leyva lost the gold to a man who will arguably go down as the best men's gymnast ever. He won silver in the all around in Beijing and won the last three world championships, and now the gold. Marcel Nguyen took the silver giving Germany their first medal in men's gymnastics since 1936!
Said Leyva of his bronze, "This was definitely a redemption not only for me but for the whole Team USA," Leyva said. "I didn't do the pommel routine I wanted to do, that I knew that I could. But I used it to channel into positive energy. I kept fighting and finished strong, and I'm really, really happy with the way that I finished."
Lots of heartbreak for the Americans in the pool last night after their medal hopes were dashed in the Men's 200m Breaststroke and the Women's 200m Butterfly. That being said, two countries that normally do not win many swimming medals picked up a couple of silvers last night: Spain and Great Britain. Gyurta was the favorite in the men's event, and not only won gold, but set a new world record.
Men's 200m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 5 Daniel Gyurta Hungary 2:07.28 WR
2 4 Michael Jamieson Great Britain 2:07.43
3 1 Ryo Tateishi Japan 2:08.29
4 2 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 2:08.35
5 6 Scott Weltz U.S.A. 2:09.02
6 7 Clark Burckle U.S.A. 2:09.25
7 8 Brenton Rickard Australia 2:09.28
8 3 Andrew Willis Great Britain 2:09.44
Women's 200m Butterfly
rank lane
1 5 Liuyang Jiao China 2:04.06 OR
2 6 Mireia Belmonte Garcia Spain 2:05.25
3 3 Natsumi Hoshi Japan 2:05.28
4 4 Kathleen Hersey U.S.A. 2:05.78
5 1 Cammile Adams U.S.A. 2:06.78
6 8 Jemma Lowe Great Britain 2:06.80
7 2 Zsuzsanna Jakabos Hungary 2:07.33
8 7 Zige Liu China 2:07.77
What redeemed the night in swimming was the U.S. women setting an Olympic record while winning the gold in the 4x200m relay. The team was led by Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland, and Allison Schmitt.
Women's 4x200m Relay
rank lane
1 5 U.S.A. 7:42.92 OR
2 4 Australia 7:44.41
3 2 France 7:47.49
4 3 Canada 7:50.65
5 1 Great Britain 7:52.37
6 7 China 7:53.11
7 6 Italy 7:56.30
8 8 Japan 7:56.73
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