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Post by Admin on Aug 9, 2019 18:02:47 GMT
After making headlines for wearing a symbolic leotard and questioning why adults involved in the Olympic movement failed to protect young athletes, Simone Biles could spark even more stories by defending her USA Gymnastics Championship all-around title while performing skills never done in competition before. The national event begins Friday night for the women, as Biles leads a stacked field of elite gymnasts trying to prove they deserve a ticket to Tokyo. 2017 world all-around champion Morgan Hurd is in the mix along with Pan American Games uneven bars gold medalist Riley McCusker and American Cup winner Leanne Wong. Keep an eye on Biles' floor and beam routines. She plans to unveil an upgraded tumbling pass and a new dismount that no other gymnasts in the world are competing. How to Watch When: Friday, August 9 at 8 p.m. EST Where: Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri TV: NBCSN Streaming: NBCSports.com Standings from night one will carry over into the final round of the competition, which starts Sunday.
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Post by Admin on Aug 10, 2019 18:07:14 GMT
Junior Men Day 2 - 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships The competition isn’t the judges. Or the rest of the field. Or even the sport she’s dominated for the better part of a decade. Simone Biles conquered all of them long ago. What drives Biles is the voice in her head, the one that tells the best gymnast in the world that perfection is the only standard, even while attempting skills that no other woman on the planet (and very few men) can match. Senior Women Day 1 - 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships - International Feed The results on Friday were mixed. She was a little too jacked on floor and the inability to control her adrenaline “efficiently” as coach Laurent Landi put it, cost her. She shorted the landing, lunged forward and briefly placed both hands on the ground to steady herself. “I’ve never fallen on one or anything,” Biles said. “Just to make a mistake like that. It kind of irritated me.”
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Post by Admin on Aug 11, 2019 17:57:20 GMT
Junior Women Day 2 - 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Senior Women Day 2 International Stream - 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships
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Post by Admin on Aug 12, 2019 18:00:37 GMT
The choice was entirely hers. Only there really wasn’t of one for Simone Biles to make.
Sure, she could have taken her triple-twisting double-flip (aka “the triple-double”) out of her floor exercise routine during the final night of the U.S. women’s gymnastics championships on Sunday. She surely didn’t need it to assure herself of another national title.
Still, even as her coach Laurent Landi left the option up to her after the Olympic champion’s bid to become the first woman to complete the triple-double in competition came up a bit short on Friday, he knew the answer.
Spend enough time in the gym around the 22-year-old who is redefining what’s possible in her sport one exhilarating routine at a time and it quickly becomes evident that sidestepping a challenge isn’t really her thing.
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Post by Admin on Aug 13, 2019 18:08:28 GMT
In the sport of gymnastics, you'll notice Morgan Hurd for three things: her glasses, her grace, and her dynamic skills. Morgan is the 2017 World all-around champion, and at this weekend's US Gymnastics Championships, she came in fourth overall behind Grace McCallum (third), Sunisa Lee (second), and Simone Biles (first). The 18-year-old and five-time World medalist from Delaware notably finished second on bars and fifth on beam. After a major mistake night one on floor, she came back strong night two with a routine that stood out for its incredible landings.
It's one thing to fly through the air, but to stick skills perfectly is a whole other beast. Above, watch her beautiful toe point, determined composure, and amazing tumbling (that double-twisting double in the beginning is pure gold!). The commentator couldn't have said it better: "That is exactly what champions do. They endure and they overcome, and boy did she." Morgan didn't place in the top three on this event, but she received a 13.750, more than a full point and a half higher than night one. Morgan is contending for Tokyo 2020, and with moves (and stuck landings) like this, we're rooting for her to be one of the four members of Team USA.
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