Stupidity on both sides of the aisle, but don’t need to make this political. This is more about the tweeting society and how a grown man thought that opinion was worthy of a tweet.Its politics the right, red wave
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Stupidity on both sides of the aisle, but don’t need to make this political. This is more about the tweeting society and how a grown man thought that opinion was worthy of a tweet.Its politics the right, red wave
What a great story this is. Talk about overcoming adversity, injuries. Very inspirational.Suni Lee wins gold in all-around gymnastics with Simone Biles sitting out Olympics
A wide-open meet due to Simone Biles’ withdrawal resulted in US gymnastics teammate Suni Lee seizing an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo to continue the Americans’ recent domination of the individual al…nypost.com
Suni Lee wins gold in all-around gymnastics with Simone Biles sitting out Olympics
By Peter Botte
Suni Lee competes on balance beam during the Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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A wide-open meet due to Simone Biles’ withdrawal resulted in U.S. gymnastics teammate Suni Lee seizing an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo to continue the Americans’ recent domination of the individual all-around competition.
With Biles seated in the stands after the defending gold medalist dropped out of the team and individual competitions for mental-health reasons, the 18-year-old Lee became the fifth straight American to win the marquee individual event at the Summer Games.
Suni Lee on the balance beam during all-around women’s competition.
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Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade stepped out of bounds twice on the floor exercise with a chance to surpass Lee, but she still became the first gymnast in her country’s history to earn a medal in the all-around. Angelina Melnikova of the Russian Olympic Committee grabbed the bronze. Biles’ replacement, Jade Carey, finished eighth.
Team USA had earned the previous four Olympic golds in this event: Biles (2016 in Rio de Janeiro), Gabby Douglas (2012 in London), Nastia Liukin (2008 in Beijing) and Carly Patterson (2004 in Athens).
The 18-year-old Lee received a promising score of 14.600 with a double-twisting Yurchenko on her vault, not her strongest event, and the Minnesota native moved within seven-hundredths of point behind Andrade for the lead with a 15.300 with a stuck landing on the uneven bars. Lee nearly fell from the balance beam on a triple wolf turn but steadied herself for a score of 13.833, enough for her to take over the top spot by barely one-tenth of a point over Andrade entering the final rotation.
Suni Lee celebrates after the uneven bars during all-around women’s competition.
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Lee’s score of 13.700 on floor exercise opened the door for Andrade to pass her to take the gold with a score of at least 13.801, but Andrade stepped outside the boundaries on two of her three tumbling passes for a 13.666.
Carey, who finished ninth overall in the preliminary round, made a small hop on her vault landing for a 15.200, one point behind Andrade in that rotation. But the 21-year-old Arizona resident scored a 13.5 on the uneven bars and then just an 11.533 following a fall from the balance beam to effectively eliminate her from medal contention.
Suni Lee celebrates after the uneven bars during all-around women’s competition.
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The 24-year-old Biles had led the field following the qualifying round, but the four-time Olympic gold medalist withdrew following a faulty vault on her first rotation during Tuesday’s team competition finals.
And that’s pretty sad, because Lee’s story is about as compelling as you can have.And no doubt the media is at fault as well. They could focus on the team and individuals that are competing, but that's not as compelling a story.
Doesn't that go for most professions though? Sure, world class athletes have to deal with that additional pressure, but that's what you sign up for (good and bad).Different strokes for different folks.
Of course there's pressure. Especially when an athlete is considered not only the best in the world, but in Biles case the best of all time.
It's amazing to me what these athletes have to endure and then the ridicule they receive if they don't meet the expectations of the average fan sitting on a coach who couldn't even dream of accomplishing what they have.
I'll take a different tact and note I hold these competitors in the highest esteem as regards what they have done and what many will do in the future.
Agree on both points. Some of the comments on social media and the MSM are deplorable. That's just human decency, but that seems to take a back seat today across the board. At the same time some athletes also need to consider ramifications of their actions on social media.If you're saying that the attention of social media has intensified ten fold both the earning power and the accompanying mental anxiety and pressure that athletes have to face, of course you're right.
But that doesn't mean we don't have to help them when that help is required. And we certainly don't have to castigate them as so many like to do with those doing things that we can only dream of doing fall short of their goals.
Funny comparing the people critiquing or supporting Biles, etc, and the people who frequently talk crap about our guys under the guise of venting.Different strokes for different folks.
Of course there's pressure. Especially when an athlete is considered not only the best in the world, but in Biles case the best of all time.
It's amazing to me what these athletes have to endure and then the ridicule they receive if they don't meet the expectations of the average fan sitting on a coach who couldn't even dream of accomplishing what they have.
I'll take a different tact and note I hold these competitors in the highest esteem as regards what they have done and what many will do in the future.
Great performance by Sydney. Looks like she handled the pressure well. Congrats to her. Nice to see USA, New Jersey and Union Catholic represent. Also happy for Simone preforming well today.And then there's this from the great Sydney McLaughlin:
“Pressure is an illusion,” the 21-year-old said. “It’s what you make of it. I’m just here to have fun and represent my country.”