Artistic Gymnastics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[heywoodu 15,174]

11 minutes ago, dcro said:

She blames the (media) pressure, but how is that new for her?

 

The only thing that's new is the fact that this time she is required to perform at her absolute best and fight for titles, instead of just walking out and collecting golds.

It doesn't have to be new to 'hit' hard and/or reach a breaking point at some point.

[rafalgorka 1,594]

The big thing would be when MyKayla Skinner already announced retirement, and if US coaches would decide Carey should concentrate on ind events, maybe Skinner would be back in AA...

[IoNuTzZ 308]

Iordache is on the beam again. She will take part in the beam final. Doctor says 3 days pause for recovering her ankle but she began training earlier. With Biles out of the game right now, Iordache has a better chance to win a medal.

[Mkbw50 438]

A lot of self-appointed experts on mental health criticising Biles (and for that matter Naomi Osaka) over these games. I wonder what about them annoys people so?

[Vektor 3,326]

A really close final for the gold and medals and not a single post here about it? 

[Gianlu33 4,615]

What's happened to Onder?

[Monzanator 4,526]

5 hours ago, Mkbw50 said:

A lot of self-appointed experts on mental health criticising Biles (and for that matter Naomi Osaka) over these games. I wonder what about them annoys people so?

Because there are a ton of other sport stars who go out there and compete instead of bailing out under a 'mental health' reason.

 

Osaka will be asked the same questions about clay & grass next season IF she bothers to show up at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Her sister revealed the truth on reddit so it's obvious it's just a hoax. People are easily annoyed when they are being lied to.

[Vektor 3,326]

This isn't comparable to Osaka. Biles can very seriously injure herself if she can't trust her body, artistic gymnastics is a dangerous sport. 

[Jan Linha 590]

I know it's sounds like bullshit, but my wife just told me that chinese media has reported that some "unnamed" foreign media has reported that Simone Biles has withdrawn due to the pregnancy. ????

[Orangehair43 251]

2 minutes ago, Jan Linha said:

I know it's sounds like bullshit, but my wife just told me that chinese media has reported that some "unnamed" foreign media has reported that Simone Biles has withdrawn due to the pregnancy. ????

If she had pulled out before appearing at the games then that could make sense - but pulling out mid team final because of that feels very unlikely.