Artistic Gymnastics at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[zob79 189]

19 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:

 

Iordache had no chance of getting a medal. Ponor will not get one either, but at least she will probably make it to the balance beam and floor finals. 

 

OK  Being Romanian, I probably know the Romanian gymnasts far less than you do... 

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Em 7/28/2016 at 14:16, zob79 disse:

 

OK  Being Romanian, I probably know the Romanian gymnasts far less than you do... 

 

I follow this sport quite closely for a number of years. One must only look at the videos from the Romanian nationals and the difference between Iordache and Ponor is clear. Iordache is not steady and has not taken part in any other competition in 2016 besides the Romanian nationals. She is not ready to compete. I wish Romania had other choices besides Ponor and Iordache, but Holbura, the third best gymnast at this point who is not injured, was not able to win a gold medal in an event with junior gymnasts, the Gymnasiade. What could she do at the Olympics? Not much, I guess.

And the fact that you are Romanian does not mean anything about how much you know about Iordache. I'm Brazilian, but don't ask me about football. I know nothing about this sport. 

 

Edited July 30, 2016 by thiago_simoes

[zob79 189]

2 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:

And the fact that you are Romanian does not mean anything about how much you know about Iordache. I'm Brazilian, but don't ask me about football. I know nothing about this sport. 

 

 

The fact I'm Romanian does mean that I have access to lots of competitions, papers, TV news and inner gossip that you don't have a clue about 

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

10 horas atrás, zob79 disse:

 

The fact I'm Romanian does mean that I have access to lots of competitions, papers, TV news and inner gossip that you don't have a clue about 

 

And what can you do with this information other than coming here and stating that you know more than everybody? I'm looking for facts, and then maybe I could agree with you. After what I've SEEN, though, Ponor is the only female gymnast in Romania who could go to the Olympics without embarrassing herself and her country. 

 

Edited July 31, 2016 by thiago_simoes

[OlympicsFan 858]

Women's Vault - Look Ahead to Rio 2016:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzizdPlA8rw

Athletes to look out for in Rio according to Dipa Karmakar:

Maria Paseka, Hong Un-Jong and Oksana Chusovitina ... 

 

[Dolby 735]

14 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Women's Vault - Look Ahead to Rio 2016:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzizdPlA8rw

Athletes to look out for in Rio according to Dipa Karmakar:

Maria Paseka, Hong Un-Jong and Oksana Chusovitina ... 

 

Just to clarify, she is not saying these are main medal hopefuls but just her fellow competitors in Vault, more like her favourite athletes. 

[dareza 911]

Nikita Ignatyev won't be in Russia team.  Ivan Stretovich is in.

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 hours ago, dareza said:

Nikita Ignatyev won't be in Russia team.  Ivan Stretovich is in.

Is that much of a change for the Russians? Honestly I know neither of them.

[dareza 911]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Is that much of a change for the Russians? Honestly I know neither of them.

I saw ( if I understand it at all - my Russian is not good at all ) that they had something like last big training and Stretovich was better.

[FC Mezhgorye 135]

12 минуты назад, heywoodu сказал:

Is that much of a change for the Russians? Honestly I know neither of them.

If Stretovich really better Ignatiev, Russia will be able to compete for the gold in the team, not only for medals. And Stretovych will be a contender for the finals on uneven bars and horizontal bar. He was a month ago, won the Cup of Russia in these disciplines