Wow what a friendly competition. These girls talk to each other between events, giving contradictory hugs, smiling and laughing... I remember watching an American competition from the 90s: during Shannon, Kim, Kerri's time... The gymnasts wouldn't even look at each other. Nice to see the change.
Yep! It's because they spend so much time at camp that they're basically forced to get to know each other. Also, back then, USAG (or USGF as it was) was an abusive shitshow and they weren't allowed to talk to each other.
@doedelzak The abuse was not the bonding. Do you realise MOST of these girls who were abused DID NOT KNOW they were being abused??? Abuse is abuse and I am in NO way defending that monster, but he did not rape these girls with his man parts... he used his fingers and told them it was a "pelvic, hip, back" manipulation for REHAB. Of course some realized how uncomfortable it was. And maroney has a very different experience with being drugged..... but even Aly raisman didnt know until they came out to interview her... and she said a lightbulb went off and it was like "THAT WASNT A MEDICAL PROCEDURE"??? SO SORRY.....but what bonded these girls was camp and social media.
It's so nice to see these gymnasts from all over the world being friendly...friends on social media and raising each other up!! The sport has definitely changed in that respect
That's why I LOVE my sport... I ride horses and compete in 3 day Eventing/Jumping & Dressage- there's such incredible camraderie between riders- everyone wishes eachother good luck and congratulations- complete strangers will give you advice like "hey the approach to fence 12 is getting HAMMERED- try angling it left to right so you don't slip!" Even if you're in 1st place- people behind you still cheer you on and will help you. I've even loaned my $5,500 jump saddle to a complete stranger who was parked next to me at a show barely 90mins before my own ride because something on hers had broke & she saw me cleaning mine& thought it looked like it'd fit her& her horse... We will literally give eachother the shirts off our backs& more and will give actual WINNING advice or tips to other riders or RECEIVE free helpful advice from actual Olympic riders just because everyone is so genuinely kind and happy for eachother when they do well... Not many sports are like that- not many EQUESTRIAN sports are EITHER- but 3 Day Eventing is very unique that way! It's great to see that kind of sportsmanship in any kind of sport! 🥰
Simone is really a once-in-a-generation gymnast. What an honor to be watching history being made. In 40 years young girls are going to be saying "I was watching when Simone Biles got her Olympic gold," just like I now talk about gymnasts from 40 years ago. It's a great feeling.
With the “stay-at-home” order, this is just perfect to be watching now in March 2020, in this quarantine time. And, we just learned that the 2020 Olympics will be postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19, but that has to okay to keep everyone safe. ⚡️🤸♀️⚡️🇺🇸🏅
She can't dance at all I don't like her because I've read this article where it said she didn't show up for her graduation because it was outside because her coach said she couldn't be hit by the sun are you f****** kidding me
*Man, I love Aly* . I wish she had peaked at a time to give her a chance to snatch the all-around at Worlds or the Olympics...she’s not only an amazing gymnast, she’s just such a class act.
Yes! I really like her as a gymnast,her bars are just outstanding. Plus judging by videos on Aly's Instagram featuring Ashton she has a great personality. I love both her and Maddie so I'm happy Maddie was on the team but I would've been just as glad to see Ashton!
yes pretty is what should count...not hard work... Secret Code to connote that Simone Niles is not pretty? Racists can fool some people some times, but not everyone all of the time.. Nice try!
@@sandrasimon4357 She was implying that Ashton should get more credit for trying to hit all of her handstands. Not because she was pretty. And don't assume she was being racist. She never said Simone Biles wasn't pretty! And she also never mentioned Simone in her comment.
Lala in a Library Valeri only cared about Nastia. As he well should have, that’s his kid. But I wish he would have had that same care with his athletes. That, and realizing that Ohashi and Bross were GREAT, but they’re not Nastia. Meaning don’t give them skills that harm their body and they consistently cannot do.
+tree bear Of all time? No. She is really great but she is scored under the newer rules. She didn't have the pressure of subjective/biased scoring on a 10pt scale or the dreaded compulsories. Just think, if the 90s gymnasts would've been under this COP many gymnasts would've gotten the recognition they deserved.
So proud that these beautiful, strong athletes are representing America. Thank you Simone, Gabby, all all other female competitors for providing such a fantastic example for young ladies all over the world. Kick some booty, Team USA!
Congratulations to all, especially Simone, Gabby and Aly for putting out mature performances throughout the night. Excited to see what the future has in store for Ashton and Ragan :)
ahhhh! I just watched this entire thing! when my little girl gets home from nannys house, we will be watching it together! she loves this stuff! she starts gymnastics and cheer this year! so exited!
Tim really annoys me but tbh I like him as a commentator because he makes me laugh😂like what even. I know he KNOWS what he's talking about but half the time does he really know what he's talking about?
Essentially I think that a strong Olympic team would be 1. Simone Biles- that's a no brainer 2. Aly Raisman- She contributes everywhere but bars 3. Gabby Douglas- consistent all arounder and if she gets her amanar back then she will be very useful. 4. Laurie Hernandez/Ragan Smith- to me there almost the exact same gymnast. They're both great on the same events and tbh I don't see both on the same team 5. Madison Kocian- I'd take her overAshton if she competes all around at p&g's. There's no room for a specialist on this Olympic team in my opinion I didn't include Maggie Nichols because I don't know what shape she's in right now. We'll have to wait for P&G's
+Kathleen Parker Supposedly, she's only doing bars and beam this weekend which I'm fine with but if she doesnt have a strong all around set by trials then I don't see a reason to include her on this team. There's better bars/beam workers such as Laurie, Maddie and Ashton
I dont understand why NBC always forgets to properly identify the skill that Aly Raisman failed to successfully perform in the beginning of her Uneven Bars. For those who you who don't know, that skill is called a "Shaposhnikova" which was named after Natasha Shaposhnikova, of the former Soviet Union, successfully perfomed that skill for the first in gymnastics history. I believe that gymnast deserves the respect of having her skill indentified by its proper name in the code of points.
Anderson, Adolfo Alcantar-Carrillo Yes of course gymnast deseves having her epynomous skill to be properly identified, but you didn't identify the skill properly either. It's a Maloney not a Shap because it starts with a pike circle/toe on not a clear circle. Beside, not all skill are identified by its first performer's name. Like when is the last time you've heard someone call a full twisting double back a Mukhina? Yurchenko double twist a Baitova? Tsukahara double twist a Zamolodchikova?
" she wasn't even close to touching( or grabbing) the bar" her fingers litteraly grabbed the bar u could tell when the bar shook her fingers just slipped
Touching and grabbing are two different things. Nastia said "she wasn't even close to grabbing the bar" and she was right. Aly's fingers were only brushing the bar (that's why it shook) but not anywhere close to grabbing it.
Look, this is Nastia Liukin telling us, arguably the best bar worker in the history of the world. She would know if Aly was close. She said grabbing, not touching. She knows what she is saying.
I agree, she's been very strong and consistent ! A breathe of fresh air too , such an exciting and amazing gymnast . She'd be a great asset to team USA !
Who's watching this in 2017 knowing that World's and the Olympic teams will only have FOUR girls!? It's like they want to make gymnastics an individual competition only!! The team event is very important and I wish they would bring back the 7 member teams for gymnastics
I feel like there's way less strategizing this way, it's pretty much just all-arounders now. And that's sad, because there are plenty of specialists that could contend for medals out there who aren't even going to get a shot.
It's really SUCH a shame that we can only take 5 gymnasts. I feel for athletes like Smith, Hernandez, Locklear, Key, Kocian, who deserve a spot but might just not get it because we can only take 5. Wish Olympic teams were still composed of 7 athletes!
I'm not sure gymnasts would be able to keep up with that nowadays. Everyone up on all 4 events plus compulsories, with the kinds of skills people do today? It sounds like they'd fall apart before the competition is over.
Why are they always cutting to Marta and then saying things like "shes disgusted with that" . Sounds so offensive and how do they know exactly what shes thinking?? Lol its rude.
Is Norah Flatley dealing with a boatload of injuries? Haven't seen her in ages. Also, I wish Tim wouldn't say "she DOESN'T fall." Simone is human, and all humans make mistakes and have errors. Don't add that kind of pressure to her, especially going into Rio.
45:00 Women’s gymnastics freaking rocks! It’s my favorite. It’s not to bad to watch during quarantine at least. It keeps me ahead of the Olympic games in 2021.🤘🏾😊😍
Her leos are always beautiful for GK and comps (even though she doesn't design all her comp ones) My favorite she's ever worn (besides BB and FX finals in 2012 leo) was the white one she designed with the red and blue on it and she designed it herself!
I kinda feel bad for the gymnasts trying to make this year's Olympic team. With 2 Olympic gold medalists' return (and looking as strong as ever) and Simone's dominance, there are like, only 2 spots left! And so many great talents!!
Reagan Smith is the cutest little gymnast I've ever seen . She's tiny but very mighty! That girl can do a lot of very hard skills and makes it look so easy. Also she never seems nervous, very at ease in her element . She really impresses me . Ashton is so amazing on bars , I could watch her do that all night . Her form is impeccable , she has by far the best execution on that . Alyssa was impressive with her comeback , very strong and showed she can perform well under a lot of pressure ! And who doesn't love Laurie Hernadez ? Amazing , so much power and energy with such a great positive attitude. She's infectious and has been really consistent recently , I'd love to see her in Rio. She's capable of putting up some big scores for team USA and does all 4 events strongly . I think at this point I'm totally obsessed with gymnastics lol !
I like how it showed the judges faces. I also like that whenever they fall, other people who are competing give them incouregment, and they just get right back up. Their all so positive!!!🤗
+Dana Courtoreille when she did her mount she hit her head the first time she bobbed it and then the second time it didn't touch the beam. Go to 1:00:00
I've grown to love gymnastics while watching the Fierce Five compete. And after seeing McKayla Maroney vault so beautifully for years, I still haven't been impressed by any other vaulter (and I don't think I'm ever going to be). I'm still devastated that she stopped competing, I really wanted to see her win her well-deserved gold medal in Rio.
there are lots of gymnasts who do vaults and one of them can score higher in execution than Maroney. u r truly a 4 yr fan who luvs what u see at first sight. I ike Maroney vault 2 but kerri strug vault scramento vaulted and many came before them. The best Vaulter is still in the game that will give usa their first gold in Rio.
+michelle gravesande Sorry, I should have been more clear with what I had to say. I haven't been impressed by any vaulter that competes right now, since McKayla Maroney. For example, I love Henrietta Onodi and Nastia Liukin's vaults. And of course I know about Kerri Strug, who's amazing as well. If you're talking about Simone Biles as "the best vaulter", then you're sorely mistaken, because Simone may get the gold on vault in Rio, her technique and execution is nowhere near Maroney's or Onodi's. Biles is not even close to being the best vaulter.
+panicandfoblvr I don't think she's all about fame now. I still really like her. If you want to know more about what's gling on with her, she did an interview with GymCastic in February, it's on TH-cam. I'm still sad that she's not competing anymore, but I'm happy that she realised that life's not only about gymnastics and she was able to move on. By the way I love your username, MCR, P!ATD and FOB for life!
have you seen Biles execution on Vault u need to double check the stats. not only watch the game but go and look up scoring sheets online. Biles execution outscores Maroney. Simone has one of the best execution and technique on Vault, The judges seems to think so who knows what they r doing. There are lots of comparison Vault videos on youtube there is a particular one that was made by a vault expert looking for the Vaulter who has the best potential of getting the tty tripple twist vault done and the only one he could hve come up with is Biles. she block right, she twist at the right time and she knows her landing before she lands. Maroney was good in her days. I had like her vault 2 looking at it realistically and mathematically Biles out score her on Execution. Do u know Marta didn't want to take her to the Olympics. The The US gymnastic association pressured her to take Maroney, lots of ppl were pissed since she was going just for vault gold and the us had 5 amanars at the time for the team finals that scored between 15.9 and 16.1.the other 4 weren't for vault finals since they did one vault.
Excellent!. All-around I am very pleased with the quality and with this broadcast Thank you so much. Look forward to seeing some more action in a couple of weeks...................I must agree with whom ever commented before me about this video it rocks..............
Wonderful to see so many gymnasts, even those who were not the big stars of the Olympic year. Glad to see Ramler's floor routine-- appreciate how she did some different turn and leap combinations
Reagan Smith is so darn adorable... I can't get over such an adorable, tiny person handling such a huge task and behaving with such poise and professionalism- she's just too cute!!!
My predictions for the olympic team: As Tim said, I think that Simone is a lock and that if Gabby and Aly do what they are capable of, they will be on the olympic team. I think that Ashton and Madison are competing for one spot, but I think that Ashton has a slight edge. I think that the final spot will be between Maggie, Laurie, and Ragan. However, I also really like Alyssa Baumann. I love her beam. In addition, I think that Mckayla Skinner is really good.
👉🏾⚠️ HERE'S THE RIO TEAM ⚠️👈🏾 1.) Simone Biles - Competing Vault, BB, FX 2.) Aly Raisman - Competing Vault, BB, FX 3.) Gabby Douglas - Competing Vault, UB 4.) Laurie Hernandez - Competing BB, UB (proved herself in this comp.) 5.) Ashton Locklear - Competing UB Not really sure of the 3rd person to compete on FX Team Final 😭 ...Thoughts? P.s. I know I left Maggie out.
Ehh Ashton won't be going. They need AA gymnasts. 1. Simone (lock) 2. Gabby (semi lock she's proved herself 2nd at worlds, plus two wins) 3. Aly (she needs consistency & no falls but she's Aly she's going) 4. Laurie Hernandez (she's solid & great proved it the) 5. ?? Should be Maggie but her knee. Ashton isn't an all around girl. This team won't have specialists. 3 up 3 count means they need great girls on 4 events. Kocian is a much better bars worker than Ashton & a good all around gymnast. She'd be picked over Ashton easily. Ashton was over scored here.
+DeJuan Mitchell I was kind of hoping Madison would be going over Ashton but that doesn't seem to be the case. And as for bar specialists, we definitely will have one. We always have a specialist. If not the fifth spot would probably be going to Maggie if she's healthy. But they're not choosing ALL all-arounders. They already have big scores on each event (except bars) with 4 gymnasts, without the specialist. But I agree Ashton WAS over scored.
The gymnasts that I'm a huge fan of at this competition are: Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman. Seeing Nastia Liukin as a sports caster is making me miss viewing her compete in gymnastics or doing. I'm glad to see that Aly won, though she did have an error on the uneven bars.
Does anyone else cringe when Aly gets on bars? I love her other three events...she owns them but not this one. Wow. I think a good team would be Biles, Raisman, Douglas, Locklear and Hernandez. I love little Ragan Smith and Maggie Nichols but I think they are going to get bumped out. If Douglas and Raisman weren't improving I'd say Smith and Nichols for sure. Another part of me thinks Ragan Smith will be there so who knows. Can't wait to see Nationals and Trials. Gonna be a dog fight and the NCAA's are going to be getting a lot of awesome talent this year too.
That's my current team pick as well but not my dream team. I think the 4th and 5th spots are open to skinner, smith, Hernandez, locklear and Nichols (my ideal team would be biles, locklear, Nichols, Hernandez, smith and Douglas, skinner and raid man as reserves) but my team would never be picked ahah
Aly is too solid on beam, vault and floor to not be in the mix to be honest. I'm really hoping Ragan Smith makes it because I can see her continuing on after the games like Kyla did..more individual medals and all. Hernandez has personality but watching this I saw a lot of form breaks from her too. Leg separations and so on especially on bars. Locklear and Smith had beautiful form. Love them both. Locklear could challenge for an UB medal. Smith could on beam. Kocian will not win an Olympic medal with form like hers. I watched Europeans and Spiridonova is out for gold. She's breathtaking on bars. Locklear could challenge with her form. I'm rambling so I will leave it at that. lol
Yes but Locklear wasn't there either due to injury and her form is so much cleaner than Kocian. It doesn't really matter to me. I just prefer clean form in skills that's all. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. :0)
I think it's great that Marta is encouraging some of the well-known athletes to not do a full competition here. You definitely want uninjured athletes at the Olympics, if at all possible.
56:11 I was waiting for them to comment that she was under-rotated - she's a bit shy of two full spins - but as picky as they can be, they missed something so obvious even in full speed.
idk why they rarely point out mykayla’s flaws when she has so many. she’s talented, but she goes for difficulty rather than form. her landings are so sloppy and her tumbling/skills on floor and beam are so inconsistent because of her form. 3 years later and it really hasn’t gotten much better
Felt so bad for Aly when she fell off the UB. She came back strong which was terrific and a terrific leader. McKayla will always be the best vaulter to me. Love watching the past events. I've rewatched the london olympics. Fierce Five will always be my favorite olympic women's gymnastics team.
They go on about simones dismount as if it's so awesome. Elena Shushunova did it at 12 years old way back in 1982 and there have been numerous more gymnasts throughout the years who have done it to. Elena Gurova (12 yrs ) to name another. It's a super hard dismount but Biles is being singled out as the only gymnast to do certain moves which is wrong.
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Wow what a friendly competition. These girls talk to each other between events, giving contradictory hugs, smiling and laughing... I remember watching an American competition from the 90s: during Shannon, Kim, Kerri's time... The gymnasts wouldn't even look at each other. Nice to see the change.
*sorry: "congratulatory" hugs, not "contradictory" hugs. Auto spell-correct. ^^
Yep! It's because they spend so much time at camp that they're basically forced to get to know each other. Also, back then, USAG (or USGF as it was) was an abusive shitshow and they weren't allowed to talk to each other.
@doedelzak The abuse was not the bonding. Do you realise MOST of these girls who were abused DID NOT KNOW they were being abused??? Abuse is abuse and I am in NO way defending that monster, but he did not rape these girls with his man parts... he used his fingers and told them it was a "pelvic, hip, back" manipulation for REHAB. Of course some realized how uncomfortable it was. And maroney has a very different experience with being drugged..... but even Aly raisman didnt know until they came out to interview her... and she said a lightbulb went off and it was like "THAT WASNT A MEDICAL PROCEDURE"??? SO SORRY.....but what bonded these girls was camp and social media.
It's so nice to see these gymnasts from all over the world being friendly...friends on social media and raising each other up!! The sport has definitely changed in that respect
That's why I LOVE my sport... I ride horses and compete in 3 day Eventing/Jumping & Dressage- there's such incredible camraderie between riders- everyone wishes eachother good luck and congratulations- complete strangers will give you advice like "hey the approach to fence 12 is getting HAMMERED- try angling it left to right so you don't slip!" Even if you're in 1st place- people behind you still cheer you on and will help you. I've even loaned my $5,500 jump saddle to a complete stranger who was parked next to me at a show barely 90mins before my own ride because something on hers had broke & she saw me cleaning mine& thought it looked like it'd fit her& her horse... We will literally give eachother the shirts off our backs& more and will give actual WINNING advice or tips to other riders or RECEIVE free helpful advice from actual Olympic riders just because everyone is so genuinely kind and happy for eachother when they do well... Not many sports are like that- not many EQUESTRIAN sports are EITHER- but 3 Day Eventing is very unique that way! It's great to see that kind of sportsmanship in any kind of sport! 🥰
Simone is really a once-in-a-generation gymnast. What an honor to be watching history being made. In 40 years young girls are going to be saying "I was watching when Simone Biles got her Olympic gold," just like I now talk about gymnasts from 40 years ago. It's a great feeling.
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i agree
Even tho that Simone is extremely good I still think that Gabby Could still win at least one medal in gold or silver one
It would be a great comeback. Hard to do, that's for sure.
she is a three times world champion , and she can do thinks that you even cant dream with
to the troll jamesjamal98
With the “stay-at-home” order, this is just perfect to be watching now in March 2020, in this quarantine time. And, we just learned that the 2020 Olympics will be postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19, but that has to okay to keep everyone safe. ⚡️🤸♀️⚡️🇺🇸🏅
I love Aly. She is so rock solid on all events except bars. She is confident and you can see improvements since 2012. I am amazed at her resilience.
She can't dance at all I don't like her because I've read this article where it said she didn't show up for her graduation because it was outside because her coach said she couldn't be hit by the sun are you f****** kidding me
Ragan Smith on beam reminds me of Shawn Jonson on beam! So solid, calm, and lots or risk. hope to see her in Rio!!
Yeah! And just like Shawn, her biggest problem was her dismount on beam!
Don't get me wrong, Shawn had a good dismount, it's just that everything else was usually wobble free, so when she took a step on her dismount...
Yeah, exactly! Although Ragan landed it super well in Day 2 of the P&G championships, it was so close to a stick! Did you see that?
+Sydelle Keisler I did! Amazing!
But she didn't go to Rio...
*Man, I love Aly* . I wish she had peaked at a time to give her a chance to snatch the all-around at Worlds or the Olympics...she’s not only an amazing gymnast, she’s just such a class act.
I so agree! Class act all the way around! 🥰
One if my all time faves . And picking a fav gymnast is about as hard as picking a favourite song for me. Almost impossible 😊
Ashtons bar routine was darn near perfect. She really tried to hit every handstand! Shes so pretty as well. I think she deserves more credit.
Yes! I really like her as a gymnast,her bars are just outstanding. Plus judging by videos on Aly's Instagram featuring Ashton she has a great personality. I love both her and Maddie so I'm happy Maddie was on the team but I would've been just as glad to see Ashton!
yes pretty is what should count...not hard work...
Secret Code to connote that Simone Niles is not pretty?
Racists can fool some people some times, but not everyone all of the time..
Nice try!
@@sandrasimon4357 She was implying that Ashton should get more credit for trying to hit all of her handstands. Not because she was pretty. And don't assume she was being racist. She never said Simone Biles wasn't pretty! And she also never mentioned Simone in her comment.
Sandra Simon it’s not that deep
Sandra Simon Yes, Simone Biles is pretty... but who’s Simone Niles?
Too bad Valeri drove Rebecca Bross and Katelyn Ohashi right to the ground. Ohashi was gold on beam.
Eu amo esse coração de gelo com saudade de você meu coraçãozinho de muita saudades te amo agora é só ele tem que tem que vencer 👰😂♥♥♥
I think the problem is Valeri pushed them too hard
Lala in a Library Valeri only cared about Nastia. As he well should have, that’s his kid. But I wish he would have had that same care with his athletes. That, and realizing that Ohashi and Bross were GREAT, but they’re not Nastia. Meaning don’t give them skills that harm their body and they consistently cannot do.
Ikr I feel bad for katelynn
He sure did...
Simone Biles is one of the most consistant gymnasts I have ever seen, this girl is still on fire
probably the greatest gymnast of all time in my opinion.
+tree bear Truth!😊 but she struggles on her dance😜
+tree bear Of all time? No. She is really great but she is scored under the newer rules. She didn't have the pressure of subjective/biased scoring on a 10pt scale or the dreaded compulsories. Just think, if the 90s gymnasts would've been under this COP many gymnasts would've gotten the recognition they deserved.
i love her
+Chy Chy one of the greatest*
I love Aly Raisman so much!! So glad she is going to the Olympics!!
So proud that these beautiful, strong athletes are representing America. Thank you Simone, Gabby, all all other female competitors for providing such a fantastic example for young ladies all over the world. Kick some booty, Team USA!
Just gonna say this in case no one else has. Nastia is a natural born commentator and journalist. She really has the voice and character for it.
Thank you sooo much for posting this broadcast! I've been impatiently waiting for this! You made my day!!!
The same I like it better helps me understand what's going on
Sandra Kaye Hansen I know right I love simone
Congratulations to all, especially Simone, Gabby and Aly for putting out mature performances throughout the night. Excited to see what the future has in store for Ashton and Ragan :)
I wish they could go back to the 7 player team instead of just five
They decreased it to 4 for Tokyo
Well it is just too bad cause in Tokyo it is four per team
@@danielletwum2042 they’re going back to 5 in 2024 (assuming it happens)
Nastia is such a poised young woman. It's wonderful to see her still shining in the world of gymnastics.
Wow, I’d forgotten how amazing Ashton was on bars. Stunning.
ahhhh! I just watched this entire thing! when my little girl gets home from nannys house, we will be watching it together! she loves this stuff! she starts gymnastics and cheer this year! so exited!
*Girl falls on last pass*
Tim: Very nice routine!
😂😂😂 You could tell he didn't really give af
Lol I know I was like what are you talking about . Like no mention of her fall at all
LMFAOOOO that's so funny
+It's Katie lmao😂😂😂😂👍🏻😂😂😂😂😂😂
Tim really annoys me but tbh I like him as a commentator because he makes me laugh😂like what even. I know he KNOWS what he's talking about but half the time does he really know what he's talking about?
Aly is unreal on the balance beam! She just looks so at home on it!
Thank you for the great upload!😀 This version is so much better than the International Live Coverage...
I absolutely LOVE Aly's leo. Why can't the US team have something like that?? I hate the one that Under Armour came up with.
Which one the one that they used in the Olympic team final?
I’m pretty sure I saw in an interview with Nastia and Shawn that the team coordinator selects the leos for competition.
Essentially I think that a strong Olympic team would be
1. Simone Biles- that's a no brainer
2. Aly Raisman- She contributes everywhere but bars
3. Gabby Douglas- consistent all arounder and if she gets her amanar back then she will be very useful.
4. Laurie Hernandez/Ragan Smith- to me there almost the exact same gymnast. They're both great on the same events and tbh I don't see both on the same team
5. Madison Kocian- I'd take her overAshton if she competes all around at p&g's. There's no room for a specialist on this Olympic team in my opinion
I didn't include Maggie Nichols because I don't know what shape she's in right now. We'll have to wait for P&G's
Team Qualification:
Vault- Smith/Hernandez, Douglas, Raisman, Biles
Bars- Biles, Smith/Hernandez, Douglas, Kocian
Beam- Douglas, Raisman, Smith/Hernandez, Biles
Floor- Douglas, Smith/Hernandez, Raisman, Biles
Maggie looked pretty strong at podium training yesterday. I'm really hoping she does well this weekend.
+Kathleen Parker Supposedly, she's only doing bars and beam this weekend which I'm fine with but if she doesnt have a strong all around set by trials then I don't see a reason to include her on this team. There's better bars/beam workers such as Laurie, Maddie and Ashton
Barring any injuries/surprises, that is almost 100% going to to be the team. I think Laurie over Ragan for sure. Much more consistent.
Omg that's who they chose lol
I dont understand why NBC always forgets to properly identify the skill that Aly Raisman failed to successfully perform in the beginning of her Uneven Bars. For those who you who don't know, that skill is called a "Shaposhnikova" which was named after Natasha Shaposhnikova, of the former Soviet Union, successfully perfomed that skill for the first in gymnastics history. I believe that gymnast deserves the respect of having her skill indentified by its proper name in the code of points.
Anderson, Adolfo Alcantar-Carrillo
Yes of course gymnast deseves having her epynomous skill to be properly identified, but you didn't identify the skill properly either. It's a Maloney not a Shap because it starts with a pike circle/toe on not a clear circle.
Beside, not all skill are identified by its first performer's name. Like when is the last time you've heard someone call a full twisting double back a Mukhina? Yurchenko double twist a Baitova? Tsukahara double twist a Zamolodchikova?
" she wasn't even close to touching( or grabbing) the bar" her fingers litteraly grabbed the bar u could tell when the bar shook her fingers just slipped
lenarose Lapinski ikr
Touching and grabbing are two different things. Nastia said "she wasn't even close to grabbing the bar" and she was right. Aly's fingers were only brushing the bar (that's why it shook) but not anywhere close to grabbing it.
lenarose Lapinski I think he knows better then you m’am
Look, this is Nastia Liukin telling us, arguably the best bar worker in the history of the world. She would know if Aly was close. She said grabbing, not touching. She knows what she is saying.
@@nathan10120 are u even serious? lmfao
I feel like Laurie is going to Rio. she's been on fire lately
I agree, she's been very strong and consistent ! A breathe of fresh air too , such an exciting and amazing gymnast . She'd be a great asset to team USA !
I feel like Ragan smith and Laurie are going head to head for one spot and I think Hernandez has the edge
+hammerjump Agreed !!! She's capable of higher scores and her start value is higher as well .
+hammerjump and Somone
+hammerjump yeah but ragan smith is to young still she's 15 you have to be 16 she turns 16 august 8th after the 5 girls compete in Rio
OMG Simone is soooo good! I love you Simone Biles! Great work on her floor routine. I LOVE `HE TUMBLING PASS, the Biles. Anyne else here agree?
Sorry, he is meant to be her :)
Who's watching this in 2017 knowing that World's and the Olympic teams will only have FOUR girls!? It's like they want to make gymnastics an individual competition only!! The team event is very important and I wish they would bring back the 7 member teams for gymnastics
Marie23 me
I feel like there's way less strategizing this way, it's pretty much just all-arounders now. And that's sad, because there are plenty of specialists that could contend for medals out there who aren't even going to get a shot.
Madison's opening sequence on bars is exceptional-- in both difficulty and execution
Is it just me or does Skinner land in a way that looks like she tenses up or is screaming in her head to stick?
lol I agree
It's really SUCH a shame that we can only take 5 gymnasts. I feel for athletes like Smith, Hernandez, Locklear, Key, Kocian, who deserve a spot but might just not get it because we can only take 5. Wish Olympic teams were still composed of 7 athletes!
I just like the old way of doing it. 7 gymnasts. Compulsories. 7 up, 6 scores count with one getting dropped, just like how it was in '96.
+mindyschocolate Yup, real gymnastics. Then we'll see who's really the best gymnast of all time.
Yeah true but ragan smith not till 2020 because she's 15 and you have to be 16 to compete in the Olympics
Not true, if you turn 16 during the same year you can compete. Therefore, she can compete
I'm not sure gymnasts would be able to keep up with that nowadays. Everyone up on all 4 events plus compulsories, with the kinds of skills people do today? It sounds like they'd fall apart before the competition is over.
Why are they always cutting to Marta and then saying things like "shes disgusted with that" . Sounds so offensive and how do they know exactly what shes thinking?? Lol its rude.
i was thinking the same thing , its annoying
Why do they even show that child abuser at all
ive been waiting for this for what feels like ages WOOOOP
is fun to see this after the Olympic trails and go "she made it.. she didn't made it"
Who
@@christinewhite5698 dtagt
Omg I love gymnastics
Is Norah Flatley dealing with a boatload of injuries? Haven't seen her in ages. Also, I wish Tim wouldn't say "she DOESN'T fall." Simone is human, and all humans make mistakes and have errors. Don't add that kind of pressure to her, especially going into Rio.
YES. He needs to stop freaking saying that because he's tempting fate.
that awkward moment when she almost fell at beam and touched the beam with her hands and gets the bronze instead of gold...
norah has been competing at ucla since 2018
I agree we've all learned from poor Jordyn Weiber and all the pressure and fanfare they made in 2012.
Usa gymnastics has come a long way...we now have two super talented black gymnasts leading the pack :D
45:00 Women’s gymnastics freaking rocks! It’s my favorite. It’s not to bad to watch during quarantine at least. It keeps me ahead of the Olympic games in 2021.🤘🏾😊😍
I know Alyssa never made the team but wow she had some great potential . I actually really enjoyed her routines.
Aly's leo is everything. I think she should design the leotards for team USA from now on.
Her leos are always beautiful for GK and comps (even though she doesn't design all her comp ones) My favorite she's ever worn (besides BB and FX finals in 2012 leo) was the white one she designed with the red and blue on it and she designed it herself!
She always rocks her leos and looks amazing
I love Ashton locklear’s leo too!
I love Red she's Has my Favorite Leo
I kinda feel bad for the gymnasts trying to make this year's Olympic team. With 2 Olympic gold medalists' return (and looking as strong as ever) and Simone's dominance, there are like, only 2 spots left! And so many great talents!!
Reagan Smith is the cutest little gymnast I've ever seen . She's tiny but very mighty! That girl can do a lot of very hard skills and makes it look so easy. Also she never seems nervous, very at ease in her element . She really impresses me . Ashton is so amazing on bars , I could watch her do that all night . Her form is impeccable , she has by far the best execution on that . Alyssa was impressive with her comeback , very strong and showed she can perform well under a lot of pressure ! And who doesn't love Laurie Hernadez ? Amazing , so much power and energy with such a great positive attitude. She's infectious and has been really consistent recently , I'd love to see her in Rio. She's capable of putting up some big scores for team USA and does all 4 events strongly . I think at this point I'm totally obsessed with gymnastics lol !
These girls are Awesome kudos 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Madison Kocian uneven bars was pretty gangster without a doubt
YAAAAS FINALLY
Assitindo hoje em 2023 e adimirando Simone biles um espetáculo sou fã ❤
I feel so lucky that I will be able to say that I watched the best gymnast in the world of her time. #simonrforthegold
Luvleysierra correction: #simoneforthegold
And she’s back for 2021!
I like how it showed the judges faces. I also like that whenever they fall, other people who are competing give them incouregment, and they just get right back up. Their all so positive!!!🤗
Simone hit her head on the beam! 1:00:00
Hahaha yes! I had to rewind a couple times to make sure I was right😂😂😂😂
+Dana Courtoreille when she did her mount she hit her head the first time she bobbed it and then the second time it didn't touch the beam. Go to 1:00:00
Ikr lol
I noticed that but I don't think the commentators did!!!
WOW! Great spotting! I totally agree with you :)
i can't wait till Simone becomes a coach if she ever does. She would be amazing and everyone would want to train with her!
That'd be awesome
I loved the part when Svetlana Boginskaia appeared. Gorgeous!
I met her at Woodward!!
I got goose bumps when I saw her! Brought back memories!
mckenzie Q I meet them only because I'm simone biles
David Walton Your not Simone bikes though
Biles sorry
I was here in person!!
Simone, Aly, Gabby are shoe ins for me. I think they'll be looking at Madison, Alyssa and Ashton to fill in the spots. Can't wait for Trials!
I don't think Alyssa has as big of a chance as ragan and Laurie
Prob not Alyssa 😭 Ashton was good!
I forgot about Ragan! She was great!
I've grown to love gymnastics while watching the Fierce Five compete. And after seeing McKayla Maroney vault so beautifully for years, I still haven't been impressed by any other vaulter (and I don't think I'm ever going to be). I'm still devastated that she stopped competing, I really wanted to see her win her well-deserved gold medal in Rio.
She's all about the fame now! I really can't stand her for that reason.
there are lots of gymnasts who do vaults and one of them can score higher in execution than Maroney. u r truly a 4 yr fan who luvs what u see at first sight. I ike Maroney vault 2 but kerri strug vault scramento vaulted and many came before them. The best Vaulter is still in the game that will give usa their first gold in Rio.
+michelle gravesande Sorry, I should have been more clear with what I had to say. I haven't been impressed by any vaulter that competes right now, since McKayla Maroney. For example, I love Henrietta Onodi and Nastia Liukin's vaults. And of course I know about Kerri Strug, who's amazing as well. If you're talking about Simone Biles as "the best vaulter", then you're sorely mistaken, because Simone may get the gold on vault in Rio, her technique and execution is nowhere near Maroney's or Onodi's. Biles is not even close to being the best vaulter.
+panicandfoblvr I don't think she's all about fame now. I still really like her. If you want to know more about what's gling on with her, she did an interview with GymCastic in February, it's on TH-cam. I'm still sad that she's not competing anymore, but I'm happy that she realised that life's not only about gymnastics and she was able to move on. By the way I love your username, MCR, P!ATD and FOB for life!
have you seen Biles execution on Vault u need to double check the stats. not only watch the game but go and look up scoring sheets online. Biles execution outscores Maroney. Simone has one of the best execution and technique on Vault, The judges seems to think so who knows what they r doing. There are lots of comparison Vault videos on youtube there is a particular one that was made by a vault expert looking for the Vaulter who has the best potential of getting the tty tripple twist vault done and the only one he could hve come up with is Biles. she block right, she twist at the right time and she knows her landing before she lands. Maroney was good in her days. I had like her vault 2 looking at it realistically and mathematically Biles out score her on Execution. Do u know Marta didn't want to take her to the Olympics. The The US gymnastic association pressured her to take Maroney, lots of ppl were pissed since she was going just for vault gold and the us had 5 amanars at the time for the team finals that scored between 15.9 and 16.1.the other 4 weren't for vault finals since they did one vault.
At exactly 1:00:00 Simone bumps her forehead on the beam.
lmao
Yes you can hear it too ouch
haha you could hear it to
It was actually her right heel, but I thought the same things at first until I replayed it .... Lol
BONK!
So proud of these girls, RAGAN FOR 2020!!!!!
I am starting level seven gymnastics this Tuesday.
Congrats!
Can't Think Of A Name CONGRADULATIONS on starting level seven. GOOD LUCK!!
Aly Raisman is a graceful gymnast.
Ragan Smiths bar routine was straightforward amazing
ohhhh i miss Kyla Ross. love you Kyla wherever you are
pretty sure she just finished collegiate gymnastics at UCLA (as well as Kocian) with multiple perfect 10's on all events, so impressive!
Excellent!. All-around I am very pleased with the quality and with this broadcast Thank you so much. Look forward to seeing some more action in a couple of weeks...................I must agree with whom ever commented before me about this video it rocks..............
I love gabby and always will I just want to see her smile during her beautiful gymnastics like before
Wonderful to see so many gymnasts, even those who were not the big stars of the Olympic year. Glad to see Ramler's floor routine-- appreciate how she did some different turn and leap combinations
52:10
They both raised their arms at the same time
My favorite part about Ragan is she does these HUGE skills and then talks to everyone like she’s just average, so sweet
Honestly with the height simone got from her bar dismount, she could do a full in full out and still almost stick it x
FABRICHNOVA!!!! Yay!!
she def would stick it
Wow the way they talk about Simone...she's been carrying the weight of the world for a long time.
Reagan Smith is so darn adorable... I can't get over such an adorable, tiny person handling such a huge task and behaving with such poise and professionalism- she's just too cute!!!
11:53 "she wasnt even close" her hands literally touched the bars ..
My predictions for the olympic team: As Tim said, I think that Simone is a lock and that if Gabby and Aly do what they are capable of, they will be on the olympic team. I think that Ashton and Madison are competing for one spot, but I think that Ashton has a slight edge. I think that the final spot will be between Maggie, Laurie, and Ragan. However, I also really like Alyssa Baumann. I love her beam. In addition, I think that Mckayla Skinner is really good.
these ladies are amazing
Regan Smith reminds me of Shawn Johnson
Same!!
they all tried and did there best i am a fan of gymnastics
does anyone else cringe when Tim says the word "stoic" and pronounces it stoy-ic?
i cringe whenever tim speaks he’s too much
Ashley Ritter yes!
Also when he says “gym-NAST.” 🙄
Thank you very much for posting this video.
I agree with what Aly was saying. Secret is a warm up meet
Was Nastia sick during this broadcast? I thought Sam pezsek was giving the commentary in the first few minutes
yes she was
Yes she had a cold when this was filmed.
haha. I totally thought the same thing. never realized how husky Sam's voice!
yes, she was
yep. I noticed a sore throat as well.
Simone is such a good gymnast it makes me want to be so amazing just like her
I feel like Simone is so good because she doesn’t get nervous. Idk how she doesn’t get nervous but I feel like that’s why.
Aly's floor score! Goes out of bounds and still gets in the mid 15's!!
TheEclipticSmiless Going out of bounds is not bad it only cost .1 of a point
Going out of bounds can be the difference between a gold and a sliver.
👉🏾⚠️ HERE'S THE RIO TEAM ⚠️👈🏾
1.) Simone Biles
- Competing Vault, BB, FX
2.) Aly Raisman
- Competing Vault, BB, FX
3.) Gabby Douglas
- Competing Vault, UB
4.) Laurie Hernandez
- Competing BB, UB (proved herself in this comp.)
5.) Ashton Locklear
- Competing UB
Not really sure of the 3rd person to compete on FX Team Final 😭 ...Thoughts? P.s. I know I left Maggie out.
Ehh Ashton won't be going. They need AA gymnasts. 1. Simone (lock) 2. Gabby (semi lock she's proved herself 2nd at worlds, plus two wins) 3. Aly (she needs consistency & no falls but she's Aly she's going) 4. Laurie Hernandez (she's solid & great proved it the) 5. ?? Should be Maggie but her knee. Ashton isn't an all around girl. This team won't have specialists. 3 up 3 count means they need great girls on 4 events. Kocian is a much better bars worker than Ashton & a good all around gymnast. She'd be picked over Ashton easily. Ashton was over scored here.
+DeJuan Mitchell I was kind of hoping Madison would be going over Ashton but that doesn't seem to be the case. And as for bar specialists, we definitely will have one. We always have a specialist. If not the fifth spot would probably be going to Maggie if she's healthy. But they're not choosing ALL all-arounders. They already have big scores on each event (except bars) with 4 gymnasts, without the specialist. But I agree Ashton WAS over scored.
ugh...I hope they remove raisman.
Simone is amazing
The gymnasts that I'm a huge fan of at this competition are: Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman. Seeing Nastia Liukin as a sports caster is making me miss viewing her compete in gymnastics or doing. I'm glad to see that Aly won, though she did have an error on the uneven bars.
Does anyone else cringe when Aly gets on bars? I love her other three events...she owns them but not this one. Wow.
I think a good team would be Biles, Raisman, Douglas, Locklear and Hernandez. I love little Ragan Smith and Maggie Nichols but I think they are going to get bumped out. If Douglas and Raisman weren't improving I'd say Smith and Nichols for sure. Another part of me thinks Ragan Smith will be there so who knows. Can't wait to see Nationals and Trials. Gonna be a dog fight and the NCAA's are going to be getting a lot of awesome talent this year too.
That's my current team pick as well but not my dream team. I think the 4th and 5th spots are open to skinner, smith, Hernandez, locklear and Nichols (my ideal team would be biles, locklear, Nichols, Hernandez, smith and Douglas, skinner and raid man as reserves) but my team would never be picked ahah
Aly is too solid on beam, vault and floor to not be in the mix to be honest. I'm really hoping Ragan Smith makes it because I can see her continuing on after the games like Kyla did..more individual medals and all. Hernandez has personality but watching this I saw a lot of form breaks from her too. Leg separations and so on especially on bars. Locklear and Smith had beautiful form. Love them both. Locklear could challenge for an UB medal. Smith could on beam. Kocian will not win an Olympic medal with form like hers. I watched Europeans and Spiridonova is out for gold. She's breathtaking on bars. Locklear could challenge with her form. I'm rambling so I will leave it at that. lol
Yes but Locklear wasn't there either due to injury and her form is so much cleaner than Kocian. It doesn't really matter to me. I just prefer clean form in skills that's all. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. :0)
I definitely think maggie will be cut. Aly has a gorgeous floor routine, she'll definitely be there in 2020
watching this two years later with maggie missing out on this elite competition makes me even happier when seeing her do so well on NCAA level!!
I think it's great that Marta is encouraging some of the well-known athletes to not do a full competition here. You definitely want uninjured athletes at the Olympics, if at all possible.
watching on april 30, 2020. strange seeing laurie and hanney
Simone on bars was like she had been programmed to do it without any errors and to be perfect
Wow these women are amazing
I could see Simone being like oksana chusovitina and be an Olympic gymnast in her 40’s
She has said that she'll more than likely retire after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Why does Tim always say "heighTHH"? Seriously you're a professional commentator!
i've been wondering the same thing for a couple years now!!
I have known a few people who say it like that, I think it might be a regional thing 😋
I agree, I think it's regional, like how Al doesn't pronounce the 'h' in 'huge', that drive me crazy too.
ahluvdrums that's definitely a NY thing haha my dad does the same
He is terrible, get rid of him
56:11 I was waiting for them to comment that she was under-rotated - she's a bit shy of two full spins - but as picky as they can be, they missed something so obvious even in full speed.
idk why they rarely point out mykayla’s flaws when she has so many. she’s talented, but she goes for difficulty rather than form. her landings are so sloppy and her tumbling/skills on floor and beam are so inconsistent because of her form. 3 years later and it really hasn’t gotten much better
Love those pink leos.
Please upload the Rio trials and the Olympics on NBC. I like them so much better than BBC. (I think I'm the only one)
Yay for the new upload! Thank you!
So awesome to watch!
Tim saying “She’s disgusted with that” when talking about Marta after Madison’s routine is so inappropriate to say...
Felt so bad for Aly when she fell off the UB. She came back strong which was terrific and a terrific leader. McKayla will always be the best vaulter to me. Love watching the past events. I've rewatched the london olympics. Fierce Five will always be my favorite olympic women's gymnastics team.
Madison is straight out fire on bars. I don't even know where they found a full point in deductions.
They go on about simones dismount as if it's so awesome. Elena Shushunova did it at 12 years old way back in 1982 and there have been numerous more gymnasts throughout the years who have done it to. Elena Gurova (12 yrs ) to name another. It's a super hard dismount but Biles is being singled out as the only gymnast to do certain moves which is wrong.