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Watching the US Olympic Gymnastics trials on NBC and I have no idea how any sport fan can like this coverage. Ads every three minutes or so, personal stories about the athletes that add nothing, and too much focus on very few gymnasts (especially Biles, of course) - even when there are other routines going on.

I might be wrong, but excluding the home Games, Brazil never parade that late (152nd).

TEAM Men -60kg: Eric Takabatake -66kg: Daniel Cargnin -73kg: Eduardo Katsuhiro Barbosa -81kg: Eduardo Yudy Santos -90kg: Rafael Macedo -100kg: Rafael Buzacarini +100kg: Rafael Silva Women -48kg: Gabriela Chibana -52kg: Larissa Pimenta -63kg: Ketleyn Quadros -70kg: Maria Portela -78kg: Mayra Aguiar +78kg: Maria Suelen Altheman Nice to see Ketleyn Quadros returning to the Olympics after 2008 (when she was our first ever female medalist in any individual sport). Brazil didn't qualify an athlete in Women's -57kg (Rafaela Silva's category), which I guess could make it harder to win a medal in the Team event.

Bárbara Domingos' ball routine is one of the most beautiful of this cycle

That's what you get for supporting Bolsonaro

It's the same problem with the Volleyball federation, which picked the Beach players way too early (October 2019) and now most of them aren't in a good moment - for instance, Bruno Schmidt is having a hard time after being in the ICU because of COVID and rumours say that his partner seeked another player to replace him, causing further problems for the team. From what I understand in the BMX situation is that the federation mainly took into account old results that counted for the Olympic ranking, choosing Renato instead of Anderson, who was clearly the better choice at this moment - currently has the best results among the two (14th in WR vs 25th of Renato), and also was a Worlds bronze medalist and Pan Am Games silver medalist, if past results are that important. But of course this discussion will feel really worthless when Renato wins a medal after dysmal results at the last two Olympics

TEAM Men Renato Rezende Women Priscilla Stevaux Carnaval

Athletics- 1 Beach Volleyball- 1 Boxing- 1 Canoeing- 1 Football- 1 Gymnastics- 2 Judo- 1 Sailing- 1 Skateboarding- 3 (optimistic) Surfing- 1 Swimming- 1 Volleyball- 1 Total- 15 (3G, 4S, 8B)

As the last 2 Olympics have proven, this isn't necessarily great - winner of the easiest group in London (Russia) and Rio (Brazil) went on to lose in quarterfinals.

Brazil will play, but players will protest (whatever that means, 'cause for me the most meaningful protest would be simply not participate).

Olympic quotas confirmed for and . That's the first time Costa Rica qualified an athlete in Gymnastics. Full results.

Rumours that brazilian players from european clubs are planning a boycott, and other nations will follow. The coach might be fired.

@thiago_simoeswas right. The last group of gymnasts won't come close to score.

Surprised to see Yamilet Peña still competing. Sadly, not in great shape (only 12.567 on vault which I guess is her best event).

Probably, but we have to wait the last subdivision.

Can't believe Lorrane scored lower than Alvarado, what a terrible day for her.

Anyone from the last subdivision can achieve a higher score?

Rebeca did THAT. Now please stay safe until Tokyo

Provisional Olympic qualification after 2 of 4 subdivisions: Luciana Alvarado: 50.833 Abigail Magistrati: 48.433

earns the final spot in men's Sitting Volleyball, the last team sport to complete its qualification.

I'm positive Brazil will send Soares, but maybe they could pick him for the team and relegate Zanetti to the "specialist" spot?

Apparently the US men won't stay for finals, which is understandable, but makes the competition even more uneventful than already was.

Provisional Olympic qualification after 2 of 3 subdivisions: Paul Juda: 83.000 Diogo Soares: 82.700 ______ Javier Sandoval Afanador: 80.750

No. Chile, Dominican Republic and Mexico still to come.