2024 Olympic WAG Team Final (Tuesday: July 30, 2024) 12:15 pm ET

[navyblue]

I'm happy with the podium results in that I think they perfectly reflect the quality of these Olympic teams. I'd have USA > Italy > Brazil in a power ranking based on their selections. Unfortunately I would have to put China #4 because I can't just ignore how predictable their inconsistency is at this point, despite the high scoring potential.

 

[Hatsumomo]

I get that no one wants to be 4th, but did GB really think they were in the hunt for a team medal? Especially after qualifying?

Had Brazil had a better beam rotation, GB would've been a couple of points away from bronze vs. .234

 

[makam]

Had Brazil had a better beam rotation, GB would've been a couple of points away from bronze vs. .234

Add 1 point for the beam fall back to Brazil and they get silver. (By .003)

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Looking back over the quad, I think 2023 was the one that should've been China's year. That was the only time they felt like medallists in waiting.

 

[dweiss324]

I'm sure it's probably heart wrenching to come that close, but I hate seeing them so upset. They're the only team pouting. They had a great meet. What a fantastic competition

 

[Memphisgym]

Simone only outscored Andrade by 0.356 today.

But Simone has a more difficult vault in her back pocket.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Agreed, it's probably heart wrenching to come that close, but I hate seeing them so upset. They're the only team pouting. They should be extremely proud. They had a great meet. What a fantastic competition

I feel like generally being in 2nd and 4th places tend to feel the worst, unless you're a team that hasn't won a team medal at all in nearly a century

 

[Laura722]

I'm sure Great Britain was aware they had a shot at a medal after the 3rd rotation. I'm not sure any team goes into TFs without hopes of a medal.

 

[Puffin]

Simone only outscored Andrade by 0.356 today.

and Andrade won the battle of the Chengs

 

[Hatsumomo]

But Simone has a more difficult vault in her back pocket.

But it shows that 1. it's going to be just vault that keeps Simone in first and 2. she really does not have that big of a cushion and will still need to be her best. A few too many OOBs and stumbles and she gives away her lead. And she has fallen on the YDP before.

And that's if Simone's leg lets her do the YDP.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Becky won bars today. I hope she can take that as some consolation, and encouragement for the final.

 

[irichluck21]

GBR must have been gutted because they saw they were in bronze medal position over with 2 point buffer over the other teams. They had the beam rotation of their lives though.

 

[JaJa]

Huge day for Italy and Brazil!!

true.

and Andrade won the battle of the Chengs

Yes, but we knew she would. Simone will still win AA if she hits.

 

[rlayt]

IOW it’s still a contest between Biles and Andrade.

 

[onodian]

But Simone has a more difficult vault in her back pocket.

Do we think she's going to do the ydp? I wouldn't think so, to be honest

 

[navyblue]

But Simone has a more difficult vault in her back pocket.

I actually return to my prediction that Andrade beats Simone on either vault or floor in finals. I didn't realize she got a 14.200 today (??) versus a 13.900 in qualifying. I'll have to watch side-by-side, but she had tons of landing errors today... the judges are definitely willing to give her the edge if she can stick her passes and Simone has landing errors. (Not saying that outcome is likely because landing errors are typical for both of them, but definitely in the realm of possibility, despite Biles' 7 tenth D score advantage).

ETA -- it's nice to see Simone getting credited with her Gogean, which has visibly improved and was underrotated through all of 23 worlds. However, this is the second floor routine where she's notably off-time with the ending of her music. I'm sure that's reflected in her artistry deductions (as it should be).

 

[MaryClare]

Do we think she's going to do the ydp? I wouldn't think so, to be honest

I’m not sure she really has that choice. If she’s able to, she will

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Jade Barbosa is the first thirtysomething WAG since Chusovitina to win an Olympic medal, and the first one to do it in the team competition for decades. I'm not even sure who the last one was- got to have been some Soviet in the 60s who hung around that long? Latynina was 29 at her final Games.

 

[Puffin]

Becky won bars today. I hope she can take that as some consolation, and encouragement for the final.

Becky was a huge asset to GB today - she hit the best ub of the meet and held her nerve on beam. I bet GB never thought they would put Becky up on beam in TF

The GB team did a huge job as the last 5 standing to get within 0.2 of bronze.

 

[RedBirdie]

	Prelim	Final	Diff
USA	172.296​	171.296​	-1​
Italy	166.861​	165.494​	-1.367​
Brazil	166.499​	164.497​	-2.002​
GBR	160.83​	164.263​	3.433​
Canada	161.563​	162.432​	0.869​
China	166.628​	162.131​	-4.497​
Romania	159.497​	159.497​	0​
Japan	162.196​	159.463​	-2.733​