The final day of competition in Rio was full long distance races, a couple of relays, and a diving event where a US champion hoped to repeat his success. In the relays, the US Team shined brightest striking gold in the men's and women's 4x400m. Jamaica, this time around, could only be second best. This last day of competition proved one thing unequivocally, Team USA is a force to be reckoned with.
Men's 1,500m Final
1. Matthew Centrowitz, USA, 3.50.00
2. Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3.50.11
3. Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3.50.24
Men's 500m Final
1. Mohamed Farah, Great Britain, 13.03.30
2. Paul Chelimo, USA, 13.03.90
3. Hagas Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13.04.35
(So happy for Paul Chelimo who had been wrongfully disqualified, he was reinstated and won that silver medal that he so righfully earned!)
Women's 4x400m Relay Finals
1. USA, 3.19.06 (Team USA: Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis, Allyson Felix)
2. Jamaica, 3.20.34
3. Great Britain, 3.25.88
Men's 4x400m Relay Finals
1. USA, 2.57.30 (Team USA: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt)
2. Jamaica, 2.58.16
3. Bahamas, 2.58.39
Men's 10m Platform Diving Finals
1. Chen Aisen, China, 585.30
2. German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70
3. David Boudia, USA, 525.25
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The Olympics: Day 3 Rio
I forgot to make mention yesterday that Olympian Wu Mingxia won her fifth Gold medal for Diving yesterday in the Women's 3m Springboard. Unheard of in her sport! Wu looks to make even more history by competing in other events during these Games. As expected, she is a favorite to medal!
Women's 3m Synchronized Springboard
1. Shi Tingmao and Wu Mingxia China 345.60
2. Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape Italy 313.83
3. Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith Australia 299.19
Today was the Men's 10m Synchronized Platform Diving event. Gold medalist from the London Games, 27 year old, David Boudia had a new partner this time around in 20 year old Olympic newcomer Steele Johnson. Johnson says he is fortunate to get to train with a Gold medalist in his sport, but to dive with him, and be on the same team, even better. He says Boudia is not only a mentor but a friend. It was so great to watch them win Silver in this event. It was the Chinese Team though, with a score that could not be beat, who won Gold.
Men's 10m Synchronized Platform
1. Chen Aisen and Lin Yue China 496.98
2. David Boudia and Steele Johnson USA 457.11
3. Thomas Daley and David Goodfellow Great Britain 444.45
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Tonight, the Olympic pool was full of success and medals for the US Team. How consistently excited I've been watching these athletes compete and show the best of what they have to offer. Everyone has such a great story.
Conor Dwyer looked to redeem himself after a tough finish in the 400m Freestyle. He finished in 4th, just out of the medals. The 200m was his chance and when he looked up at the times, he finished in third. Sun Yang from China finished in first, and Chad Le Clos from South Africa finished in second, Mack Horton fron Australia who won the 400m called Yang from China a cheat, and said he hoped his sport would clean up these types of occurrences and that those caught would be punished.
Men's 200m Freestyle
1. Sun Yang, China, 1.44.65
2. Chad Le Clos, South Africa, 1.45.20
3. Conor Dwyer, USA, 1.45.23
Rookie to the Games, Ryan Murphy kept the US legacy alive in the 100m Men's Backstroke on Monday night. The US Team has won the Gold in this event dating all the way back to the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Not only did Murphy win but he set a new Olympic record. Fellow American, David Plummer won the Bronze and made history of his own becoming the oldest medalist in this event, 30 years 304 days.
Men's 100m Backstroke
1. Ryan Murphy, USA, 51.97 Olympic Record
2. Xu Jiayu, China, 52.31
3. David Plummer, USA, 52.40
Katinka Hosszu is continuing her gold streak at these games picking up her second Gold. She has come to two Olympics prior to this and never won a medal before Rio. What a story! Meanwhile, US team member, Kathleen Baker picked up a silver and couldn't be more ecstatic in her post race interview.
Women's 100m Backstroke
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 58.45
2. Kathleen Baker, USA, 58.75
3. Kylie Masse, Canada, 58.76
3. Fu Yuanhui, China, 58.76
There's been a war of words brewing between Lilly King and Yulia Efimova. The only thing is, King did all the talking. King voiced that she felt anyone who had been caught doping from Russia past or present should be banned. Efimova previously served a 16 month suspension for testing positive. King's win was a major statement and in her post race interview, she said she stood by her words and her stance on the doping issues surrounding these and so many other games.
Women's 100m Breaststroke
1. Lillia King, USA, 1.04.93 Olympic Record
2. Yulia Efimova, Russian Federation, 1.05.50
3. Catherine Meili, USA, 1.05.69
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Women's 3m Synchronized Springboard
1. Shi Tingmao and Wu Mingxia China 345.60
2. Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape Italy 313.83
3. Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith Australia 299.19
Today was the Men's 10m Synchronized Platform Diving event. Gold medalist from the London Games, 27 year old, David Boudia had a new partner this time around in 20 year old Olympic newcomer Steele Johnson. Johnson says he is fortunate to get to train with a Gold medalist in his sport, but to dive with him, and be on the same team, even better. He says Boudia is not only a mentor but a friend. It was so great to watch them win Silver in this event. It was the Chinese Team though, with a score that could not be beat, who won Gold.
Men's 10m Synchronized Platform
1. Chen Aisen and Lin Yue China 496.98
2. David Boudia and Steele Johnson USA 457.11
3. Thomas Daley and David Goodfellow Great Britain 444.45
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Tonight, the Olympic pool was full of success and medals for the US Team. How consistently excited I've been watching these athletes compete and show the best of what they have to offer. Everyone has such a great story.
Conor Dwyer looked to redeem himself after a tough finish in the 400m Freestyle. He finished in 4th, just out of the medals. The 200m was his chance and when he looked up at the times, he finished in third. Sun Yang from China finished in first, and Chad Le Clos from South Africa finished in second, Mack Horton fron Australia who won the 400m called Yang from China a cheat, and said he hoped his sport would clean up these types of occurrences and that those caught would be punished.
Men's 200m Freestyle
1. Sun Yang, China, 1.44.65
2. Chad Le Clos, South Africa, 1.45.20
3. Conor Dwyer, USA, 1.45.23
Rookie to the Games, Ryan Murphy kept the US legacy alive in the 100m Men's Backstroke on Monday night. The US Team has won the Gold in this event dating all the way back to the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Not only did Murphy win but he set a new Olympic record. Fellow American, David Plummer won the Bronze and made history of his own becoming the oldest medalist in this event, 30 years 304 days.
Men's 100m Backstroke
1. Ryan Murphy, USA, 51.97 Olympic Record
2. Xu Jiayu, China, 52.31
3. David Plummer, USA, 52.40
Katinka Hosszu is continuing her gold streak at these games picking up her second Gold. She has come to two Olympics prior to this and never won a medal before Rio. What a story! Meanwhile, US team member, Kathleen Baker picked up a silver and couldn't be more ecstatic in her post race interview.
Women's 100m Backstroke
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 58.45
2. Kathleen Baker, USA, 58.75
3. Kylie Masse, Canada, 58.76
3. Fu Yuanhui, China, 58.76
There's been a war of words brewing between Lilly King and Yulia Efimova. The only thing is, King did all the talking. King voiced that she felt anyone who had been caught doping from Russia past or present should be banned. Efimova previously served a 16 month suspension for testing positive. King's win was a major statement and in her post race interview, she said she stood by her words and her stance on the doping issues surrounding these and so many other games.
Women's 100m Breaststroke
1. Lillia King, USA, 1.04.93 Olympic Record
2. Yulia Efimova, Russian Federation, 1.05.50
3. Catherine Meili, USA, 1.05.69
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Disappointment in the Men's Team Final as the US Men finished out of the medals. Alex Naddour and Danell Laeva struggled last night on multiple events. For what should have been a happy night for the US Men's Team instead was frustration.
Men's Team Final Artistic Gymnastics
1. Japan 274.094
2. Russian Federation 271.453
3. China 271.122
4. Great Britain 269.752
5. USA 268.560
6. Brazil 263.728
7. Germany 261.275
8. Ukraine 207.028
Monday, August 20, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 15
Apologies for the lateness of this post; I've been stressed and under the weather this past week. Day 15 was the last full day of competition at the London Games.
These were the results in some of the team sports finals:
In women's basketball, the U.S. women defeated France to win their fifth consecutive gold.
Women's Basketball
1. U.S.A.
2. France
3. Australia
In men's soccer, the Mexican men proved too tough for Brazil, beating them in the gold medal final.
The U.S. women came close but lost to Brazil in the volleyball gold medal final.
Women's Volleyball
1. Brazil
2. U.S.A.
3. Japan
Diving
David Boudia wasn't expected to medal in these Olympics, let alone win a gold. Boudia became the first U.S male diver to medal in an individual event since Mark Lenzi's bronze in the '96 Games. The last American male to earn 10m platform gold was Greg Louganis in 1988. “Ending this drought is the epitome of what hard work and planning does,” Boudia said. “Just taking the focus off wanting all these medals and putting the focus on how we compete. That’s just been the main goal.”
Men's 10m Platform
1. David Boudia U.S.A. 568.65
2. Qui Bo China 566.85
3. Tom Daley Great Britain 556.95
Track & Field
Following a fight three years ago about her gender Caster Semenya battled back to win silver in the 800m. World Champion Mariya Savinova from Russia won the gold.
Women's 800m
1. Mariya Savinova Russia 1:56.19 SB
2. Caster Semenya South Africa 1:57.23 SB
3. Ekaterina Poistogova Russia 1:57.53 PB
She took a couple of years off to have children and Anna Chicherova came back to the high jump without missing a beat. In a surprise finish, Brigetta Barrett of the U.S. who competes for the University of Arizona won the silver.
Women's High Jump
1. Anna Chicherova Russia 2.05m
2. Brigetta Barrett U.S.A. 2.03 PB
3. Svetlana Shkolina Russia 2.03 PB
Perhaps one of the most proud moments from the host nation was when Somali born Mo Farah won the gold medal in the men's 5000m. He surged ahead late in the race to capture his second gold in this Games. Farah won the 10000m the previous week.
Men's 5000m
1. Mo Farah Great Britain 13:41.66
2. Dejen Gebromeskel Ethiopia 13:41.98
3. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa Kenya 13:42.36
4. Bernard Lagat U.S.A. 13:42.99
7. Galen Rupp U.S.A. 13:45.04
10. Lopez Lomong U.S.A. 13:48.19
Capping off an amazing night at the track, a final men's relay and a final women's relay were run. They were an exclamation point for track & field in London. The Jamaican men proved that although from a small island country, they are a force to be reckoned with on the track. The U.S. men have come used to only being second best on the track, a habit they have tried hard to break. The U.S. women have come out like warriors in these Games displaying not only talent, but poise, beauty, and intelligence.
Usain Bolt left London three for three, and kept us believing that he will be back in four years in Rio. Will he be as electric? Only time will tell, but it will be entertaining to watch without question. And now, I leave you with a great Usain Bolt story from his time in London:
After crossing the finish line, Bolt pleaded with an official to let him keep the yellow baton he held during the race. The official said "No," and Bolt handed it over to the official while spectators booed. About 40 minutes later, that same official approached Bolt and returned the baton. Bolt bowed with thanks and kissed the baton.
Men's 4x100m Relay
1. Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Johan Blake, Usain Bolt) 36.84 WR
2. U.S.A. (Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey) 37.04 NR
3. Trinidad & Tobago 38.12
4. France 38.16
5. Japan 38.35
6. Netherlands 38.39
7. Australia 38.43
8. Canada DQ
Someone else besides Usain Bolt went three for three; Allyson Felix won her third gold in the Women's 4x400 meter. Sanya Richards Ross picked up her second gold.
Women's 4x400m Relay
1. U.S.A. (Dee Dee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francesca McCorory, Sanya Richards Ross) 3:16.87 SB
2. Russia 3:20.23 SB
3. Jamaica 3:20.95 SB
4. Ukraine 3:23.57 SB
5. Great Britain 3:24.76 SB
6. France 3:25.92
7. Czech Republic 3:27.77
8. Nigeria DQ
These were the results in some of the team sports finals:
In women's basketball, the U.S. women defeated France to win their fifth consecutive gold.
Women's Basketball
1. U.S.A.
2. France
3. Australia
In men's soccer, the Mexican men proved too tough for Brazil, beating them in the gold medal final.
The U.S. women came close but lost to Brazil in the volleyball gold medal final.
Women's Volleyball
1. Brazil
2. U.S.A.
3. Japan
Diving
David Boudia wasn't expected to medal in these Olympics, let alone win a gold. Boudia became the first U.S male diver to medal in an individual event since Mark Lenzi's bronze in the '96 Games. The last American male to earn 10m platform gold was Greg Louganis in 1988. “Ending this drought is the epitome of what hard work and planning does,” Boudia said. “Just taking the focus off wanting all these medals and putting the focus on how we compete. That’s just been the main goal.”
Men's 10m Platform
1. David Boudia U.S.A. 568.65
2. Qui Bo China 566.85
3. Tom Daley Great Britain 556.95
Track & Field
Following a fight three years ago about her gender Caster Semenya battled back to win silver in the 800m. World Champion Mariya Savinova from Russia won the gold.
Women's 800m
1. Mariya Savinova Russia 1:56.19 SB
2. Caster Semenya South Africa 1:57.23 SB
3. Ekaterina Poistogova Russia 1:57.53 PB
She took a couple of years off to have children and Anna Chicherova came back to the high jump without missing a beat. In a surprise finish, Brigetta Barrett of the U.S. who competes for the University of Arizona won the silver.
Women's High Jump
1. Anna Chicherova Russia 2.05m
2. Brigetta Barrett U.S.A. 2.03 PB
3. Svetlana Shkolina Russia 2.03 PB
Perhaps one of the most proud moments from the host nation was when Somali born Mo Farah won the gold medal in the men's 5000m. He surged ahead late in the race to capture his second gold in this Games. Farah won the 10000m the previous week.
Men's 5000m
1. Mo Farah Great Britain 13:41.66
2. Dejen Gebromeskel Ethiopia 13:41.98
3. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa Kenya 13:42.36
4. Bernard Lagat U.S.A. 13:42.99
7. Galen Rupp U.S.A. 13:45.04
10. Lopez Lomong U.S.A. 13:48.19
Capping off an amazing night at the track, a final men's relay and a final women's relay were run. They were an exclamation point for track & field in London. The Jamaican men proved that although from a small island country, they are a force to be reckoned with on the track. The U.S. men have come used to only being second best on the track, a habit they have tried hard to break. The U.S. women have come out like warriors in these Games displaying not only talent, but poise, beauty, and intelligence.
Usain Bolt left London three for three, and kept us believing that he will be back in four years in Rio. Will he be as electric? Only time will tell, but it will be entertaining to watch without question. And now, I leave you with a great Usain Bolt story from his time in London:
After crossing the finish line, Bolt pleaded with an official to let him keep the yellow baton he held during the race. The official said "No," and Bolt handed it over to the official while spectators booed. About 40 minutes later, that same official approached Bolt and returned the baton. Bolt bowed with thanks and kissed the baton.
Men's 4x100m Relay
1. Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Johan Blake, Usain Bolt) 36.84 WR
2. U.S.A. (Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey) 37.04 NR
3. Trinidad & Tobago 38.12
4. France 38.16
5. Japan 38.35
6. Netherlands 38.39
7. Australia 38.43
8. Canada DQ
Someone else besides Usain Bolt went three for three; Allyson Felix won her third gold in the Women's 4x400 meter. Sanya Richards Ross picked up her second gold.
Women's 4x400m Relay
1. U.S.A. (Dee Dee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francesca McCorory, Sanya Richards Ross) 3:16.87 SB
2. Russia 3:20.23 SB
3. Jamaica 3:20.95 SB
4. Ukraine 3:23.57 SB
5. Great Britain 3:24.76 SB
6. France 3:25.92
7. Czech Republic 3:27.77
8. Nigeria DQ
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
London Olympics 2012: Day 3
The U.S. team upped their medal count in the pool on day three of competition, but in a stunning turn of events, favorite in the 200m free, Ryan Lochte was shut out of the medals finishing fourth. Frenchmen Agnel Yannick, who was part of that gold medal relay the day prior picked up yet another gold in this event. With so much pressure having been placed on Lochte going into these Olympics, many are beginning to wonder, if he crumbling under the pressure?
Men's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Agnel Yannick France 1:43.14
2 3 Taehwan Park Korea 1:44.93
2 4 Yang Sun China 1:44.93
4 2 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:45.04
5 6 Paul Bidermann Germany 1:45.53
6 1 Robbie Renwick Great Britain 1:46.53
7 8 Thomas Fraser Holmes Australia 1:46.93
8 7 Danila Izotov Russia 1:47.75
But besides Lochte, there was no other bad news in the pool for the Americans on night three.
Missy Franklin surpassed expectations winning her first Olympic medal, a gold, in the 100m Backstroke. Thirty five minutes before, she qualified for the finals in the 200m Freestyle. Franklin, who drew praise early, even from the likes of Michael Phelps, is humble about all her success. She showed up at a press conference today with her gold medal in her pocket. When the press asked where it was, she quickly pulled it out exclaiming, "isn't it pretty". Something tells me this is the beginning of an amazing career for Franklin, and I know she can handle the ride.
Women's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 5 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 58.33 AR
2 4 Emily Seebohn Australia 58.68
3 3 Aya Jerakawa Japan 58.83
4 2 Anastasia Zueva Russia 59.00
5 7 Gemma Spofforth Great Britain 59.20
6 6 Jing Zhao China 59.23
7 1 Belinda Hocking Australia 59.29
8 8 Yuanhui Fu China 1:00.50
Four years ago in Beijing, Matt Grevers finished second to American teammate Aaron Peirsol in the 100m Backstroke. This time around it was Grevers' turn and he capitalized finishing first. His teammate, Nick Thoman picked up a silver saying that he knew when he looked up at the board that he has to get over to Matt so they could celebrate together.
Men's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Matt Grevers U.S.A. 52.16 OR
2 2 Nick Thoman U.S.A. 52.92
3 6 Ryosuke Irie Japan 52.97
4 5 Camille Lacourt France 53.08
5 3 Liam Tancock Great Britain 53.35
6 1 Helge Meeuw Germany 53.48
7 8 Hayden Stoeckel Australia 53.55
8 7 Feiyi Cheng China 53.77
Rebecca Soni has been called the Queen of the Breaststroke throughout the swimming world; however, in the 100m last night, she was upset by a 15 year old phenom from Lithuania who had drawn a lot of hype in the swimming world, Ruta Meilutyte. Soni did win another silver and does have a few other races to swim in during these Olympics.
Women's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Ruta Meilutyte Lithuania 1:05.47
2 5 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 1:05.55
3 1 Satone Suzuki Japan 1:06.46
4 8 Alia Atkinson Jamaica 1:06.93
5 2 Leisel Jones Australia 1:06.95
6 6 Breeja Larson U.S.A. 1:06.96
7 3 Iuliia Efimova Russia 1:06.98
8 7 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 1:07.55
A couple days ago, I blogged on here about how wonderful our Men's Gymnastics Team was. They are still wonderful, and they lead the world in qualifying for the team event finishing in first place. Many within the sport of gymnastics felt they were the team to beat, this time would be theirs; they would be the first U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team to win a team gold. I have no idea what happened, and I am sure many are wondering the same, but in a strange turn of events, they tumbled all the way to fifth place, not even winning a medal of any color.
The Chinese team who had struggled 48 hours before and looked disastrous, miraculously walked away with gold, yet again. Japan, after contesting a low scoring pommel horse program by one of it's gymnast, won their request and a silver. Great Britain was more than happy to take a bronze that was well earned.
Men's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. China 275.997
2. Japan 271.952
3. Great Britain 271.711
4. Ukraine 271.526
5. U.S.A. 269. 952
Switching diving partners paid off for diver David Boudia who won a bronze medal in the 10m Platform with his new partner Nick McCrory. The Chinese continued their dominance in diving winning the gold, and the Mexican team enjoyed new found success with a silver. This is Mexico's first Olympic medal in synchronized diving; they deserved it because they did dives with a high degree of difficulty.
Men's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Yuan Coa/ Yanquan Zhang China 486.78
2. Ivan Garcia Navarro/ German Sanchez Sanchez Mexico 468.90
3. David Boudia/ Nick McCrory U.S.A. 463.47
n.b. all the Olympics photos on this blog are from www.nbcolympics.com
Men's 200m Freestyle
rank lane
1 5 Agnel Yannick France 1:43.14
2 3 Taehwan Park Korea 1:44.93
2 4 Yang Sun China 1:44.93
4 2 Ryan Lochte U.S.A. 1:45.04
5 6 Paul Bidermann Germany 1:45.53
6 1 Robbie Renwick Great Britain 1:46.53
7 8 Thomas Fraser Holmes Australia 1:46.93
8 7 Danila Izotov Russia 1:47.75
But besides Lochte, there was no other bad news in the pool for the Americans on night three.
Missy Franklin surpassed expectations winning her first Olympic medal, a gold, in the 100m Backstroke. Thirty five minutes before, she qualified for the finals in the 200m Freestyle. Franklin, who drew praise early, even from the likes of Michael Phelps, is humble about all her success. She showed up at a press conference today with her gold medal in her pocket. When the press asked where it was, she quickly pulled it out exclaiming, "isn't it pretty". Something tells me this is the beginning of an amazing career for Franklin, and I know she can handle the ride.
Women's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 5 Missy Franklin U.S.A. 58.33 AR
2 4 Emily Seebohn Australia 58.68
3 3 Aya Jerakawa Japan 58.83
4 2 Anastasia Zueva Russia 59.00
5 7 Gemma Spofforth Great Britain 59.20
6 6 Jing Zhao China 59.23
7 1 Belinda Hocking Australia 59.29
8 8 Yuanhui Fu China 1:00.50
Four years ago in Beijing, Matt Grevers finished second to American teammate Aaron Peirsol in the 100m Backstroke. This time around it was Grevers' turn and he capitalized finishing first. His teammate, Nick Thoman picked up a silver saying that he knew when he looked up at the board that he has to get over to Matt so they could celebrate together.
Men's 100m Backstroke
rank lane
1 4 Matt Grevers U.S.A. 52.16 OR
2 2 Nick Thoman U.S.A. 52.92
3 6 Ryosuke Irie Japan 52.97
4 5 Camille Lacourt France 53.08
5 3 Liam Tancock Great Britain 53.35
6 1 Helge Meeuw Germany 53.48
7 8 Hayden Stoeckel Australia 53.55
8 7 Feiyi Cheng China 53.77
Rebecca Soni has been called the Queen of the Breaststroke throughout the swimming world; however, in the 100m last night, she was upset by a 15 year old phenom from Lithuania who had drawn a lot of hype in the swimming world, Ruta Meilutyte. Soni did win another silver and does have a few other races to swim in during these Olympics.
Women's 100m Breaststroke
rank lane
1 4 Ruta Meilutyte Lithuania 1:05.47
2 5 Rebecca Soni U.S.A. 1:05.55
3 1 Satone Suzuki Japan 1:06.46
4 8 Alia Atkinson Jamaica 1:06.93
5 2 Leisel Jones Australia 1:06.95
6 6 Breeja Larson U.S.A. 1:06.96
7 3 Iuliia Efimova Russia 1:06.98
8 7 Rikke Pedersen Denmark 1:07.55
A couple days ago, I blogged on here about how wonderful our Men's Gymnastics Team was. They are still wonderful, and they lead the world in qualifying for the team event finishing in first place. Many within the sport of gymnastics felt they were the team to beat, this time would be theirs; they would be the first U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team to win a team gold. I have no idea what happened, and I am sure many are wondering the same, but in a strange turn of events, they tumbled all the way to fifth place, not even winning a medal of any color.
The Chinese team who had struggled 48 hours before and looked disastrous, miraculously walked away with gold, yet again. Japan, after contesting a low scoring pommel horse program by one of it's gymnast, won their request and a silver. Great Britain was more than happy to take a bronze that was well earned.
Men's Gymnastics Team Finals
1. China 275.997
2. Japan 271.952
3. Great Britain 271.711
4. Ukraine 271.526
5. U.S.A. 269. 952
Switching diving partners paid off for diver David Boudia who won a bronze medal in the 10m Platform with his new partner Nick McCrory. The Chinese continued their dominance in diving winning the gold, and the Mexican team enjoyed new found success with a silver. This is Mexico's first Olympic medal in synchronized diving; they deserved it because they did dives with a high degree of difficulty.
Men's Synchronized 10m Platform
1. Yuan Coa/ Yanquan Zhang China 486.78
2. Ivan Garcia Navarro/ German Sanchez Sanchez Mexico 468.90
3. David Boudia/ Nick McCrory U.S.A. 463.47
n.b. all the Olympics photos on this blog are from www.nbcolympics.com
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