2020 Women's Artistic Team Final (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)

[rlayt]

I wish NBC used Laurie instead of Nastia.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Interestingly, if you add Listunova’s 3 events from today to the 14.3 she got on vault in qualifying, she’s at 57.799. That’s higher than anyone managed either today or in prelims.

Imagine being the Russian coaches trying to make that decision.

 

[falcon9]

Just tuning back into the site after a watch party at the gym and then team practice… awesome to see so much conversation here!

Thanks to everyone for joining… tell your friends.

 

[JaJa]

Thanks so much for posting that.

 

[JaJa]

Thank you for that video. That was heart wrenching.

Heart wrenching but also inspirational. What grace and elegance under such difficult circumstances. Now she is the GOAT in more ways than 1.

 

[formerly_odessa]

Twitter is so not real life.

 

[formerly_odessa]

Galieva and Gutsu are cringing as we speak.

 

[Doug1233]

D’Amato needs just 12.759 to take bronze… she scored a 12.6 in prelims.

Ha think you were missing someone

 

[Doug1233]

They had two falls as well. It could have been tight, even with Simone. Don’t take anything away from their victory.

It’s a shame that this is completely absent from the US media narrative

 

[Doug1233]

It would not have been tight with an uninjured Simone.

Simone said she’s not injured though?

 

[rlayt]

Mentally injured. Maybe we need to learn to think that way.

 

[Sasha]

Well that’s a relief, because apparently Kerri Strug is dead and rolling in her grave over what happened today.

 

[JaJa]

Simone said she’s not injured though?

I will rephrase the statement. It would not have been tight with Simone competing at full physical and emotional capacity

 

[JusticeMom]

Mentally injured. Maybe we need to learn to think that way.

Yes, we do.

 

[rlayt]

Let’s be careful not to downplay the effect of a mental problem while competing. If Simone who competed with broken toes and a kidney stone says she can’t then I trust her.

 

[JusticeMom]

Well that’s a relief, because apparently Kerri Strug is dead and rolling in her grave over what happened today.

Or maybe she is happy that the sport is evolving to support the athletes, not just the delegation.

 

[RichardL]

That mistake was an entire season coming. Too bad it happened here, though, on the biggest stage of her life. Absolutely saw that coming.

 

[JaJa]

Let’s be careful not to downplay the effect of a mental problem while competing. If Simone who competed with broken toes and a kidney stone says she can’t then I trust her.

100%. Emotional distress can and often is more debilitating than physical injury.

 

[JaJa]

Well that’s a relief, because apparently Kerri Strug is dead and rolling in her grave over what happened today.

What does Kerri Strug have to do with this? Situations are not in any way comparable.

 

[lovegymnasts]

Gospel
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