Mens team and individual qualification: The Battle for the Medals begins now ...!
- only the top eight of the 12 teams compete in the ultimate team finals of best eight teams for the medals;
- only the top 24 athletes (max. two per nation) occur in the all-around final at the absolute crown of gymnastics;
- only the best athletes of eight per apparatus may compete for medals in the individual final competitions.
Thus have the first day of competition today, as well as tomorrow at the women who provided an outstanding position with character ...
Qualification balance: USA-Boys in front of young Russian, British hosts and Team German - but the top Asian Top nations, "tremble" is surprisingly through the program ...
Our gymmedia correspondents Ronny ZIESMER (GER), Federic LOPEZ (ESP) and Jop ASHGAIR (GBR) will send their information after the end of each subdivisions!
- summarized by GYMmedia final editing: Eckhard HERHOLZ
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CHINA - Golden Team 2008 |
* Saturday, 2012, July 28 - North Greenwich Arena (O 2)
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MEN's QUALIFICATION
To the first time the team's strength is only 5 instead of last six gymnasts!
In the team finals of the top eight teams then only three gymnasts go to the apparatus and includes all exercises!
** GYMmedia flashback: ... do you remember...?
>> Beijing 2008 - Men's Qualification
* LIVESTREAMING
?? ... may be, you can receive in your country
>> the EBU Livestreaming
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+ SUBDIVISION 1: (11.00 am, local time (12.00 am MESZ)
... KOREA (starting at pommel horse), GREAT BRITAIN (rings), CHINA (Svault), FRANCE (bars) & 2 MIX groups (individ. athletes (floor & high bar)
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+ Provisional Standing after Subdivision I
1. GREAT BRITAIN - 272,420
2. CHINA - 269,985
3. FRANCE - 265,759
4. KOREA - 255,327
** Provisional Standings
* Official team Results
* Official Individual all-around results
* Results per Apparatus:
> Floor > Pommel horse > Still Rings
> Vault > Parallel bars > High bar
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+ SUBDIVISION 2: (3.30 pm, local time (16.30 pm MESZ)
... ITALY (floor), USA (pommel), JAPAN (high bar), & 3 MIX groups (rings, vault, p.bars)
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A total surprise even to many instabilities of the Asian top favorites, both in the first (China), as well as in the second group (Japan).
Both have covered itself with glory yet, but you can expect increases.
And that China is not even a gymnast in the all-around final, is probably a fatal strategic blunder, not just the failure of a nervous man.
Once again proving the men of the United States that their strategy is working: More about Olympia is hosting a team in top form, and Darnell LEYVA (91.265) and John OROZCO (90.597), followed by the British Kristian THOMAS (90.256) lead to the all-rounder rankings.
Despite its many faults is cheating Kohei UCHIMURA aspirant gold with 89.764 but still ahead of Daniel PURVIS (GBR) in fourth. Thus the three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist from Beijing is still the favorite for gold - if he is the hunted as well, but must present flawlessly!
* Provisional Standing after Subdivision 2:
1. USA – 275,342
2. GREAT BRITAIN – 272,420
3. CHINA – 269,985
4. JAPAN – 270,503
5. FRANCE – 265,759
6. ITALY – 262,085
7. KOREA – 255,327
** Provisional Standings
* Official team Results
* Official Individual all-around results
* Results per Apparatus:
> Floor > Pommel horse > Still Rings
> Vault > Parallel bars > High bar
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... SPAIN (floor), UKRAINE (pommel), ROMANIA (rings), GERMANY (vault), RUSSIA (h.bar) & MIX group (p.bars)
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The GB men’s artistic team of Max Whitlock, Sam Oldham, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas and Daniel Purvis have qualified for the first time ever into the Olympic team final.
The team qualified in a historic third place behind powerhouses America and Russia but ahead of reigning Olympic Champions, China by over two and a half marks.
Kristian Thomas qualified in fifth for the all-around final with teammate Dan Purvis finishing strongly in tenth, also making the all-around final.
On the pommel, expectation was high for Louis Smith's routine and he did not disappoint. He was extremely focused and produced a flawless performance to score 15.800. With a standing ovation from the crowd, he could not hold back the tears of joy after getting through clean. Smith goes into the final qualifying in first place and teammate Max Whitlock making his Olympic debut also made the pommel final in eighth.
After an outstanding competition for Kristian Thomas he successfully made the vault final in fifth place.
' MEN's Qualification, TEAMS
1. 1. USA – 275,342; 2. RUS – 272,595; 3. GBR – 272,420; 4. GER – 270,888
5. CHN – 269,985; 6. UKR – 269,343; 7. JPN – 270,503; 8. FRA – 265,759
9. ESP – 263,853; 10. ROU – 262,567; 11. ITA – 262,085; 12. KOR – 255,327
* Indiv. All-around
1. Leyva (USA) – 91,265; 2. Belyavskiy (RUS) – 90,832; 3. Hambüchen (GER) – 90,765
4. Orozco (USA) – 90,597; 5. Thomas (GBR) – 90,256; 6. Kuksenkov (UKR) – 89,931
7. Nguyen (GER) – 89,833; 8. Garibov (RUS) – 89,789; 9. Uchimura (JPN) – 89,764
10. Purvis (GBR) – 89,199; 11. Sasaki (BRA) – 89,132; 12. Shatilov (ISR) – 89,032
13. Verniaiev (UKR) – 88,964; 14. Tommassone (FRA) – 88,698; 15. Gonzalez (ESP) – 88,365
16. Gomez (ESP) – 88,123; 17. Yamamuro (JPN) – 87,632; 18. Capelli (SUI) – 87,598
19. Pozzo (ITA) – 86,898; 20. Kim SM (KOR) – 86,331; 21. Ottavi (ITA) – 86,331
22. Koczi (ROU) – 85,865; 23. Jefferis (AUS) – 85,598;24. Kulesza (POL) – 84,698
> Official Results
Krsitian Thomas- “We’ve put in so much hard work for this and to see it pay off like it has today is just so unbelievable. I don’t think I will ever be able to describe the feeling of walking into this arena today and being greeted by that crowd. Personally I’m delighted with my performance but it’s mainly about the team and as a group we are very happy.”
Louis Smith- “Today was all about the team, we are a very tight group and we have been through a lot of ups and downs together so to produce a performance like we have done today is one of the proudest moments of my life. We are all a bit overwhelmed by the support and we are so happy to have gone out and put in such a great performance for everybody here and back home. I was so happy to complete my routine as there was a lot riding on it. I couldn't help thinking about the future, providing for my family, the expectation.”
* Source: British Gymnastics