Showing posts with label Gold Medal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gold Medal. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Biles wins gold, Raisman silver in women's all-around at 2016 Olympic Games

© John Cheng
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11, 2016 -- Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, and Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, won the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the all-around at the 2016 Olympic Games held at Rio’s Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Biles, a three-time World all-around champion (2013-15), is the fourth female gymnast in Olympic history to capture back-to-back World and Olympic all-around titles. She joins Gabby Douglas (2012), Nastia Liukin (2008), Carly Patterson (2004), and Mary Lou Retton (1984), as the only U.S. women’s gymnasts to win an Olympic all-around title.

Biles finished with a score of 62.198, followed by Raisman with a 60.098, and Russia’s Aliya Mustafina who earned the bronze with a 58.665. The 1-2 finish marks only the second time in history the U.S. has swept the top two spots on the podium in the women’s all-around competition. Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson earned gold and silver at the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing, China. Biles’ victory gives the United States a fourth consecutive gold medal in the women’s all-around.

All-around scores for USA
  • Simone Biles: all-around, 62.198; vault, 15.866; uneven bars, 14.966; balance beam, 15.433; floor, 15.933.
  • Aly Raisman: all-around, 60.098; vault, 15.633; uneven bars, 14.166; balance beam, 14.866; floor, 15.433.
Event highlights
  • Vault: Biles – Amanar; Raisman – Amanar.
  • Uneven bars
    • Biles – toe-on full pirouette; Tkatchev; piked Tkatchev to Pak salto; dismounts with a full-twisting double back.
    • Raisman – Maloney, Tkatchev; Jaeger; Overshoot, Stalder full pirouette; double front dismount.
  • Balance beam
    • Biles – opened with a two-and-a-half wolf turn; barani; back handspring, layout, layout series; front aerial; dismounts with a full-twisting double back.
    • Raisman – pike front to open; back handspring to two foot layout; Arabian double front dismount.
  • Floor exercise
    • Biles – opened with a full-twisting double layout; Biles to a split jump; tucked double-double; ends with a tucked full-in.
    • Raisman – one-and-a-half through to Arabian double front, punch layout; Arabian double pike to stag jump; double layout; closes with a double pike.
Individual finals
  • Aug 14: men -- floor exercise, Mikulak and Dalton, and pommel horse, Naddour; women – vault, Biles and uneven bars, Kocian and Douglas.
  • Aug. 15: men – still rings, vault; women – balance beam, Biles and Hernandez
  • Aug. 16: men – parallel bars, Leyva, and horizontal bar, Leyva and Mikulak; women – floor exercise, Biles and Raisman.
Ways to follow the action
NBC is the broadcast and web source for coverage and news on the Olympic Games.
  • NBC Olympics.com. NBCOlympics.com will carry live coverage of every gymnastics session as well as all sports, and maintain an archive for on-demand coverage. The gymnastics schedule is listed below.
    • Aug. 14, individual event finals, 1 p.m. ET
    • Aug. 15, individual event finals, 1 p.m. ET
    • Aug. 16, individual event finals, 1 p.m. ET
  • NBC. Gymnastics coverage is expected to appear in the primetime broadcast.
    • Aug. 11, women’s all-around final, 8 p.m. ET
USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee are also providing easy ways to follow the action from Rio.
  • USAGym2016.com. Original stories, athlete bios, schedules, results and more are available at usagym2016.com.
  • USAGym.org. The USA Gymnastics official website is a great source for information about the sport: latest news, the schedule of its premier events, athlete biographies, videos, photo galleries and more.
  • TeamUSA.org. The U.S. Olympic Committee’s website will also be a good resource for information on the Team USA in Rio.
  • Social Media. USA Gymnastics is providing live updates and exclusive content, including interviews and photos, on Facebook and Twitter (@USAGym).

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

At a Glance: Team USA Takes Repeat Gold Medals in Women’s Gymnastics


© John Cheng
By Jo-Ann Barnas, Special Contributor For USA Gymnastics

Unbeatable then. Unstoppable now.

The most dominate team in the world the last three years now has an Olympic gold medal to prove it.

The U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team easily defended the team title it won in London with a masterful performance Tuesday at the Rio Olympic Arena.

Led by three-time World champion Simone Biles, the U.S. women became the first back-to-back Olympic team gold medalists since Romania in 2000 and 2004.

They did it by winning each event en route to an 184.897 total score, more than eight points ahead of silver-medalist Russia. China won the bronze medal.

The Americans had a .700 lead after vault, their first rotation, and extended it to 4.026 after uneven bars and 4.961 after balance beam.

The team of Biles, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez, Gabby Douglas and Madison Kocian gave a sneak preview of how good they intended to be when they rolled through team qualifying on Sunday, finishing nearly 10 points higher than the second-best team, China.

The women's competition continues for U.S. all-arounders Biles and Raisman on Thursday.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Gracie Gold Wins NHK Trophy Gold, Advances To Grand Prix Finales

Osaka, Japan - Nineteen year old Gracie Gold of the United States looked beautiful and performed wonderfully this past weekend November 28th & 29th at NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan. Gracie won gold with an overall score of 191.16  for her short and free programs. She scored 123.00 points for her free skate this past weekend.

Gold had this to say to Fox Sports, "I'm very happy to win my first GP and senior international," Gold said. "But I know I can do better and improve on this performance."

"I'm excited to go to the GP Final in Barcelona," Gold said. "Although it's a bit of a mixed blessing because it

Monday, October 27, 2014

Russian Elena Radionova Wins Skate America Gold

Chicago, Illinois - The fifteen year old Russian figure skater Elena Radionova looked adorable at Skate America this past weekend. Elena Radionova had a great weekend as she was able to win Skate America scoring 129.90 points in her free skate and 195.47 points overall.

Elena Igorevna Radionova born January 6th, 1999 is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2014 Skate America champion, the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and a two-time Russian national medalist. She has also won two World Junior titles (2013 & 2014) – the first ladies' single skater to do so – and the 2012 JGP Final. She is a junior-level ladies' record holder for the highest combined total, short program, and free skate scores.