Artistic Gymnastics: Stick the Landing!

[Sew Sumi]

Just now, Elsydeon said:

She won't get it.

Nope. That's low 14's, maybe. 

[Daisy]

rebecca has a great floor routine, a few small mistakes but nothing crazy. way to go for her. 

[ExplainItAgain]

Rebeca would need 15.4 on floor to pass Aliya.

[Elsydeon]

Just now, ExplainItAgain said:

She didn't. 13.800

I expected that. But still good to see her doing as well as she has done today.

[Daisy]

13.766 for Rebecca

[ExplainItAgain]

Rebeca gets a 13.766 on floor. 

Brazil did not like Rebeca's score. Looks like it's gonna be Simone, Aly and Aliya - assuming Aly hits floor.

[twoods]

Just now, Daisy said:

13.766 for Rebecca

That's a little low, right? Her start value was probably low but I was expecting at least a 14.

[ExplainItAgain]

Just now, twoods said:

That's a little low, right? Her start value was probably low but I was expecting at least a 14.

I thought she did very well. Was expecting at least 14.

[Daisy]

Just now, twoods said:

That's a little low, right? Her start value was probably low but I was expecting at least a 14.

She qualified around 14ish - so Kyle said it was about average and fair. 

[emma675]

I thought Rebeca's score was low, too. The judging has been weird this round.

[Daisy]

So Aly just won silver. 

[ExplainItAgain]

Aly was superb!

[Dots And Stripes]

Aly crying! She better be getting that silver!

[ExplainItAgain]

Aly on floor: 15.433

Here comes Simone's moment!

[Dots And Stripes]

15.433 for Aly

[Daisy]

15.433 for Aly

[Minneapple]

Sooo thrilled for Aly, especially after what happened in London!

[Sew Sumi]

Wow, and Aly didn't quite stick a couple of her passes (tiny hops). Simone could hit 16! 

[ExplainItAgain]

Simone needs a 13.8. Heh ;-)

[Dots And Stripes]

The music is so quiet on the NBC stream but the commentators are so loud and chatty.

[Daisy]

and Simone wins gold. as we all knew. pretty good meet. 

[catray]

ALY!!!! That was an amazing routine, I'm so thrilled for her!! I honestly started tearing up when she got done with her routine.

[ExplainItAgain]

Simone was amazing!

[twoods]

Yay Simone! She did it. Same with Aly. So excited for both of them. 

[Daisy]

China is all sad. 

[Sew Sumi]

Ho hum, just another pedestrian routine for Simone MF Biles. 

[ExplainItAgain]

Simone's floor score: 15.933

[Sew Sumi]

#TearsofNothing? Does that mean Aliya held on for bronze?

Awww, Simone's in tears. 

[Dots And Stripes]

Now Simone is crying too! She's always so cool under all the pressure. She earned it!

[catray]

Gah, these girls crying is making me cry!! Congrats to Simone and Aly and Aliya!

[twoods]

Now I'm crying. Simone looks so relieved. All that pressure on her for the past few months. So happy for her.

[Minneapple]

Aw yeah. MURICA 1-2.

I'm just so happy for Simone and Aly. They are great gymnasts and seem like genuinely sweet, amazing women.

[Growsonwalls]

Simone is crying. Seda is crying for a different reason. Aliya now hugging Seda :(

[bunnyblue]

Damn, that was fabulous. I'm actually crying for both Simone and Aly. I didn't know I had it in me. I freakin' loved the outcome!! 

[windsprints]

Fantastic. Congrats to Simone & Aly!

[againstthewind]

It was so great to see so much emotion from these girls. Awesome. My cold black heart.

[pivot]

And Simone shows why it was never going to be close and while she is considered GOAT.  She finished 2 points above Aly's best performance ever.

[Souris]

Awesome! My stream actually worked today! Congrats to Simone & Aly! So happy for Aly especially after what happened in London.

[Growsonwalls]

Aliya blowing a kiss into the camera <3 I love her. Shang still crying. Wow. 

[Crs97]

I especially loved Simone's middle pass when she turns to start it.  I really dislike when they stand in the corner forever before running.  

Way to go, Simone and Aly!  Well deserved!

[AuntieDiane6]

Oh, darn!  You know what this means:  5 minutes of gymnastics at 8 p.m.   Thirty minutes at 9:20 and 10 minutes at 11:55, spilling over into the news so the DVR doesn't catch it.  Go NBC!!  Not.

[HerLadyship]

I didn't realize how close Shang Chungsong was to Aliya. No wonder she was so upset. She could have taken it if she had a stronger vault. 

[annzeepark914]

8 minutes ago, Minneapple said:

Sooo thrilled for Aly, especially after what happened in London!

Yes, indeed!  Wish the final outcome were reversed but happy for both girls. They were outstanding and they're both such good sportswomen.

[emma675]

Now I'm crying. All of these girls should be so proud, I wish I was half as athletic as they are.

[EVS]

When Aly started bawling at the end of her routine, I completely lost it!  Congrats to both American women!  Well done!

[BlackberryJam]

You know, Simone won by two points. I still found the competition to be incredibly exciting. A blowout only feels like a blowout once it's over.

[pivot]

Man, Simone's routine looked like it was amazing. Unfortunately, NBC's shitty stream cut out the entire routine so I only got highlights. I also missed Aly's beam.

Simone is truly something special on floor. Just amazing. Aly's floor is great as well. Let us not talk about Aliya's. 

[choclatechip45]

Congrats to Simone and Aly. Happy for Aliya! I feel bad for her she always has to comfort her teammates first Komova and now Seda.

[pivot]

3 minutes ago, HerLadyship said:

I didn't realize how close Shang Chungsong was to Aliya. No wonder she was so upset. She could have taken it if she had a stronger vault. 

Aliya got the Russian bonus on beam and floor. Had she been judged fairly that would have been Shang's bronze.

[Arynm]

That was amazing! Love a 1-2 American AA.