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From Queen of the Fourth to Princess of Silver <3

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Keep 2 per country but expand the AA back to 36. That’s going to give us the greatest diversity. 

AA Final Diversity

I put this together because the FIG likes to pretend that a 2-per-country format with 24 gymnasts is “more diverse.” Basically, with 24 finalists, it didn’t matter if you had two or three gymnasts per country…only 2 non-team countries would get spots in either format. But with 36 finalists and 3-per-country, all 12 teams would be represented in the individual final along with 7 gymnasts from non-team countries, AND the field would fully represent the best from qualifications, eg the true top 36, moving on. Your move, FIG.

24 Finalists, 2-Per-Country

Countries Represented: 14  Belgium (1), Brazil (2), Canada (2), China (2), France (2), Germany (2), Great Britain (1), Italy (2), Japan (2), Russia (2), Netherlands (2), Switzerland (1), USA (2), Venezuela (1)

Non-Team Countries Represented: 2 Switzerland (1), Venezuela (1)

24 Finalists, 3-Per-Country

Countries Represented: 13 Belgium (1), Brazil (3), Canada (2),  China (2), France (1), Germany (1), Great Britain (1), Japan (3), Netherlands (2), Russia (3), Switzerland (1), USA (3), Venezuela (1) 

Non-Team Countries Represented: 2 Switzerland (1), Venezuela (1) 

36 Finalists, 3-Per-Country

Countries Represented: 19 Belgium (2), Brazil (3), Canada (2), China (2), France (2), Germany (2), Great Britain (2), Guatemala (1), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Japan (3), Mexico (1), Netherlands (3), Russia (3), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1), USA (3), Venezuela (1) 

Non-Team Countries Represented: 7 Guatemala (1), Hungary (1), Mexico (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1), Venezuela (1)

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The close up view of those leos makes me love the design even more. 

look at me the way aly looks at simone

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RIP Vera! 

Let’s take a moment to appreciate Věra Čáslavská: 

She won 11 Olympic medals, 7 of which are gold

She won 8 Olympic medals in individual event finals (the record)

She is the only gymnast to win Olympic gold on every apparatus

She scored two perfect 10’s at the 1967 European Championships

She won every single All-Around competition from 1964-68

Between 1964-68 she won 19 individual gold medals in major international competitions compared with 7 for all the Soviet female gymnasts during that time

She was the most decorated gymnast from the 1968 Olympics winning 4 golds and 2 silvers

She is one of two female gymnasts to win back to back Olympic All-Around golds

At the 1968 Olympics she famously protested the Soviet occupation of her country, Czechoslovakia, on the podium and as a result was forced to retire by the Soviet regime and was denied the majority of her rights upon returning home. Her protest is still considered one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

Čáslavská was a legendary gymnast, but she also sacrificed her career and much of her life for her country. Others may call Khorkina or Latynina the ‘Queen of Gymnastics’ but Čáslavská is more than a Queen, she is a hero. 

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I’m all for bringing back the controlled lunge. The question is, will the judges properly deduct when it is obviously uncontrolled or a half assed step cover up? 

Probs not, which means this would be another thing judges don’t deduct for. 

Petition for the COP to allow a lunge step-out on each tumbling landing, and reward gymnasts who "stick" the landing (with no steps/lunge) with a bonus (0.1)

Sticking the landing is very hard on the knees/shins/ankles, so I don’t think we should make it commonplace to “stick” the landing. Rather, if gymnasts elect to do it or have enough control that they do stick it, the COP should reward them.

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LOL seriously. Both Gabby and Simone were way more balanced with d scores of 6+ on every event. 

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The case of the non-existent acro series. 

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimised by the Olympic Games

I was never the same after Daiane dos Santos flew OOB in Athens.  

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It has been a minute and I’m still so damn proud of Aly.

“It’s never enough until you’re on that Olympic team and you have a medal around your neck.“ - Alexandra Raisman

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First ever female Armenian gymnast and she competes her best when it mattered most! New element named after her and a personal best All Around score in the qualifiers. 

Don’t forget the cute gifs of her kissing every apparatus! 

The Gebeshian

Submitted by: Houry Gebeshian, Armenia

Apparatus: Uneven Bars

Element description: A hecht mount with a 360 degree turn with repulsion off the low bar to the high bar.

Element value: D

Note: Gebeshian is Armenia’s first ever female gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games. [x]

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I quite enjoy the media trained US team. You never have to worry about someone saying something racist or defamatory. 

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oh my god. 

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Chellsieeee

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This routine was fantastic! And don’t forget she had an extremely long wait before getting on the beam! 

Routines That Weren’t Aired on NBC, But Should’ve Been

Tutya Yilmaz- Turkey- Balance Beam

Score: 14.5- 8.2/6.3

2016 Rio Olympics- Qualifications

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Fuck all y’all. 

Reblog with your age at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

30

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Omg omg omg omg omg

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Isn’t she the first American gymnast to win 4 golds in one games PERIOD? I’m pretty sure the Men haven’t done such a thing...

Simone Biles becomes the first American female gymnast to win four golds at a single Olympic games.

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles just made history — the 19-year-old star clinched her fourth gold medal of the Rio Olympic Games on Tuesday after placing first in the floor exercise, making her the the first American woman gymnast to win four golds at a single Olympic games.

Biles has won a total of five medals in Rio: four gold and one bronze. Biles nailed her famous move, “the Biles,” during Tuesday’s floor exercise event and earned an unbelievable score.

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Team USA KILLLLLED the Leo game. 

USA 2016 Olympic Leos