vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 2, 2021 #521 Share Posted August 2, 2021 So the Balance Beam final will have 3 recently injured gymnasts (Black, Iordache, Saraiva) + Biles. I think China has this in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted August 3, 2021 #522 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, vinipereira said: So the Balance Beam final will have 3 recently injured gymnasts (Black, Iordache, Saraiva) + Biles. I think China has this in the bag. I learned never to trust the Chinese girls. If they hit, they will score BIG and win gold. But that's a big if when it comes to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,214 Posted August 3, 2021 #523 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Honestly you can probably pick any three athletes and have a chance to be right. The balance beam was already a huge wildcard, now add all of these outside factors into the picture and it'll be an interesting final.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,244 Posted August 3, 2021 #524 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Hoping Black can win a medal, otherwise no medals for Canada, first time since 1996 (including all disciplines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted August 3, 2021 #525 Share Posted August 3, 2021 My heart wants Saraiva, Black and Iordache on the beam podium, with Biles hitting the routine but not winning a medal (she already got one here, after all). Of course what my heart wants is not what we will get in this universe. Maybe in a different reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted August 3, 2021 #526 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Iordache is out of beam finals. I'm heartbroken. This is not how artistic gymnastics at this OG was supposed to end. Really, really sad. rafalgorka, Gianlu33 and NearPup 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalgorka 1,383 Posted August 3, 2021 #527 Share Posted August 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: Iordache is out of beam finals. I'm heartbroken. This is not how artistic gymnastics at this OG was supposed to end. Really, really sad. Noooo! Say it's fake news, please!!! thiago_simoes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted August 3, 2021 #528 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Well, we can see history being made once again today in a number of ways. 1) Canada might win a medal in women's artistic gymnastics for the first time. Canada has a gold medal in every other discipline at the Olympics: men's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. 2) Australia can win a medal in artistic gymnastics for the first time. The nation only has one silver medal in trampoline. 3) Kazakhstan could win its first ever medal in gymnastics. After a fourth place in rhythmic gymnastics in 2004, I've been rooting for Kazakhstan, but now is the first time in 17 years that it's actually possible to win a medal. 4) Turkey could also win its first ever medal in gymnastics. Along with Israel, Armenia and the Philippines, Turkey is part of the most recent wave of nations with great results in artistic gymnastics. In my opinion, Turkish gymnasts are the most talented of the bunch, but the finals have been very disappointing so far. This could change today. 5) If Pakhnyuk fails to win a medal today, chances are that Ukraine will end up not winning a medal in gymnastics for the first time since its independence. I know that rhythmic gymnastics will be contested soon, but Ukraine has slim chances at best and only with the group. Still, it's merely a 1% chance. In reality, Pakhnyuk is their last realistic chance for a medal this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted August 3, 2021 #529 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Oh, that was quick. 6 competitors still to go on parallel bars but we already know the gold medal is going to go to China. This score is just unbeatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted August 3, 2021 #530 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Until Frazier’s score came in the BBC were saying all the time from the finish of his routine it would be at least close to a medal. NearPup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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