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She was not at her best on Sunday and has mentioning finding the pressure hard - and the team final can eb the worse for pressure because it’s not just you. Say if she went on Beam or Bars and fell more than once. America could have crashed out of the medals

Netherlands and Sweden seem like their the best two sides in the tournament.

Incredible. Even the commentators here are shocked as unlike yesterday they were not hyping up the girls as possible challengers till right near the end - and one of them is Alice Kinsella’s coach. At one point they said Italy only needed a 12.5 to overtake GB when that wasn’t the case.

I actually do wonder if a British Women will win gold here or will we end up with an all male gold line up for the first time since Atlanta. Laura Kenny and Dina Asher - Smith look the best hopes but both events are so unpredictable. Maybe a mixed relay in either swimming or triathlon will do it. It’s funny how the BBC comemtaors love the Russian Team in Gymnastics yet without them GB would have got a bronze yesterday and might end up fourth today. And a team bronze would have gone a long way to keeping funding going in a sport looking high up the cut list due to the NSPCC investigation of the Grassroots and other issues.

Decision to not pick Becky Downie might backfire here for GB- had she been in the GB team a bronze might have just been achievable. Instead it could be fourth behind a team who WADA wanted banned - that would be a cruel way for funding to be cut - No ROC and funding might have been maintained is a realistic possibility GB gymnastics.

NBC were not showing it live anyway as they were delaying it to prime time. They only cut to when she pulled out.

They have a set order and don’t really deviate from it.

Canoeing was more of a mild disappointment. She hadn’t been looking great in qualifying and I was expecting her to not make the final.

Through she did do one performance and was clearly not at her best in it.

Billes suffering from mental rather than physical issues according to her coach. 3,2,1 till Piers Morgan launches a tirade against her.

And everyone will be waiting to see if she will appear at the all around or some or all of the finals. Is she allowed to pull out of say two of the finals and only do two. Or does she have to do all four or withdraw from all of them?

America are still competing and looking good for the silver or bronze so I presume they still showing it.

I really do hope The Gadrilova twins continue to progress as by Paris on current form they could be medal contenders.

NBC saying Biles will take no further part. If Biles doesn’t recover for the all around and the individuals it’s not impossible to think America won’t win a gold in Gymnastics as the rest of team are unpredictable and could easily fail to win any of the rest of the five events.

Wow. What happens

The Olympics is rating badly there already - this will wreck it for them.

Billes not looking at her best so it feels like ROC’s day. I don’t want GB to finish fourth - As that would mean ROC being allowed to compete might well be what ends British Gymnastics as a competitive force in global gymnastics because I am not sure even a apparatus medal later on in the week will save the funding in the way a team medal would have. T

I know. But it seems they going to try and qualify with a mostly the B team which doesn’t really work that often for GB over the years. Back in 2916 they only made once change from semi to final.

GB focusing on the 4 x 200m relay rather than individual events. That is an interesting but risky decision.

A great result. The rest of today has been rather mixed for Team GB so far - some great performances in the Rugby (Just about) and Tennis and Sailing but some disappointing performances elsewhere. Boxing not looking as sharp as expected. They will do well to match their Rio total medal - which probably means Team GB not making the 45-52 medal range.

I think it will be gone or heavily amended so that it can be like Judo and Takewondo and not need judges.

That’s better. It would have been a tedious watch otherwise.

Am I right in thinking all team members go consecutively? Or are they going in rotation so we don’t have to wait till the end to see the top 3?

Good chance of a gold today in team dressage.

Disappointment for GB to not win a gold at these games. Be interesting to see if funding levels survive two silvers and maybe one bronze. The sport has become more popular in the UK through - I don’t remember this hype even back when Jade Jones won in 2012 and 2016. British sporting history is often defined by cruel and agonising last minute defeats which is sport perfectly fits.