2019 American Cup - NBC Broadcast

March 2, 2019 - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C.
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[@kirstyklunkuse]

This wasn't simone's meet, she literally was in a different state. Tim daggett is annoying literally grace is on beam "simone does that skill" like it's a wolf turn basically every senior elite in the US does that skill. Tim needs to focus on who he is commentating and not only simone. Like simone is amazing dont get me wrong but this meet isn't about her

[@2021kyoto]

Kristy K. Simone Biles skills have not diminished. All American gymnastics fans should encourage her not to quit in 2020.

[@the_litt_king1659]

that's true you're totally right !!!!!

[@youngcontrarian8532]

Pies but Simone basically popularized the skill in the last quad and that's why practically all of the girls are doing it now. And it's not Simone's fault that ppl can't keep her name out of their mouth. She is still the most ubiquitous figure in the sport so of course she will be name dropped all of the time. Get over it!

[@MD-722]

Daggett needs to go. At 14.15 whilst commenting Lu Yufei's piked Jaeger, the man called the skill a "flip-catch"---WHAT. Now I know he might have just had a 'brain-fart' or something. But with his number of years in the sport, his number of years in commentary (since the '96 games) this man's abilities in the field have nowhere near improved nor reached the necessary level they should be at for this level of competition. But I will admit, I live in the UK get BBC coverage, so I am SPOILT when it comes to top class commentary, but poor commentary ruins sport. But what's saddest is that prior to him, US commentary was up there, there's entire playlist of Full Event Broadcasts here on USAG's page dating as far back as the '76 American Cup and the standards were so much higher, rivalling even ours and we They either need to force this man to watch them ALL for research purposes, take a relevant course, or just pass the torch to someone else

[@m.lizziebrooks8889]

All the girls are doing the skills because they get the D score up. I don't think she was saying it is Simone's fault. Simone's still the queen and she is for sure going to be the queen until 2020 (and hopefully after). However it is true that broadcasting puts a big emphasis on Simone, sometimes even showing her after she's done competing instead of showing other athletes perform. Which makes sense because we've been missing her since Rio, but which is also sad for up and coming athletes.

[@marcelhumes1360]

When someone breaks out a triple full twist. I love it.

[@ainelawlor5755]

These athletes are amazing to watch I love how hard they work and strive to be the best

[@katybyrd8674]

1:27:28 those two boys in the crowd in the black and blue shirts are killin me

[@youngcontrarian8532]

And that wolf turn cost Mai the American Cup...Ugh! Poor thing, she's still awesome😁👍🏽

[@magicfaraway2913]

How is Grace getting so much shade from the commentators? Nastia and Tim acting as if this is her worst meet ever. It's the start of the season and she had a good, clean meet, what else do they want?!

[@MzKaylcC]

Magic Faraway I think it’s because She isn’t one of the Top 5 in the USA anymore..... Lots of Jrs

[@lizmiller7681]

Grace is doing well coming up on the 2021 Olympics.

[@sariakokiri3734]

Kim Bui did the cleanest Bhardwaj I’ve ever seen in my life, holy shit

[@TheTCNetwork]

Where is Simone

[@jojox9791]

She is competing a different cup

[@kccrews]

where's simone, riley, kara, ragan, etc?

[@tim8927]

Only two compete at the American cup, it's two athletes for the host country and one athlete for a non-host country. You'll see them at classics and nationals later and the later world cups.

[@TheGymSavant]

kc crews Simone, Riley, and Morgan are competing at different world cups later this month/early april

[@sonle7396]

There only two per country and Simone is in Mexico

[@BitchWho-my8zm]

kc crews- This is the American Cup: only 2 US gymnasts are selected and Leanne and Grace got the call.

[@thegymgoogle2576]

Only 2 Americans can compete

[@smileypantscuppycake122]

Grace favors a young Jamie Dantzscher.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

C'mon NBC. I want to see more gymnasts doing gymnastics, and less gymnasts waiting around looking bored or anxious.

[@danceballetacro]

hah lol

[@aarulf]

The American Cup has a max of 16 gymnasts, 8 women and 8 men. From what I've seen, they have always gone one at a time, alternating between the men and women. So you can't really watch gymnasts back to back in the American Cup

[@nicolec4744]

Me too. It's SUPER awkward when they follow gymnasts around after their routine. Especially when they look uncomfortable or are trying not to cry because they screwed up or something. I mean, it really borders on "creepy stalker" how long they keep that camera right in their faces when surely there's a gymnast doing, I dunno, GYMNASTICS elsewhere in the building. But let's watch these ones drinking water or taking their grips off instead...

[@nicolec4744]

@@aarulf Ah, well that makes sense. I didn't know that they do it that way in this competition. I still find it awkward when they have cameras shoved in their faces while they are just sitting there lol.

[@tacksscherbo7771]

Nicole - yay. I didn't think I would see anyone fussing about invasive camerawork except me!!! I drives me bonkers when they come so close to a gymnast's face when they might be on the verge of crying, I could scream. And they KEEP it there. I think if I were one of those competitors, I just might scrape off my greasy tears and rub it all over their camera lens!!!

[@kaylimann]

No one: Tim: siMONE BiLeS DiD tHaT

[@tshimangadzomavhungu3563]

😂

[@ghshinn]

@Lots of Spoons-- I agree completely. I love watching Simone compete, but Tim overdoes it. He's said that she's the most dominant athlete, either male or female, in the world today. A young swimmer named Katie might dispute that. A couple of fellows named Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen, and Easton, the most dominant decathlete ever, might as well. It is unwise to compare athletic areas in such a way. Certainly Ledecky is just as dominant in her sport as Simone. Both are marvelous athletes, but to say one is more dominant than the other comes off as excess adoration for one sport over another. If one has watched Bolt or Easton over the last eight to ten years, it is clear that they are equally dominant in their sports.

[@jesshorton]

Give Credit to Terin Humphrey! Commentators rarely mention.

[@walterlongiii1633]

Keep overdoing it Tim!

[@AvocadoSmoothie]

I think NBC would benefit from some of the tools NCAA uses for their gymnastics commentary: things like the protractor-overlay on BB to demonstrate is a gymnast hits at 180 in their split jumps/leaps; as well as the degree-overlay on bars to better demonstrate if they hit an acceptable handstand, and where the deductions come from by how off they are from that vertical. Nastia's been doing a much better job commentating specifics on Bars (I should hope so, lol), mentioning skill names, specific faults/hits and why they're deductions or not. Visual aides on the replay would just be an added bonus.

[@mjamitche5245]

Nastia is a horrible commentator. You would think she knows nothing of the technique the gymnasts are shooting for, even though I know she does. She can't convey it. You're right the NCAA does leagues better than NBC for gymnastics coverage. I just watched a meet where Alicia Sacromone did a very professional job of explaining beam technique. She never once mentioned her own accomplishments or even that she was a former gymnast. It was so refreshing.

[@lauragatehouse7935]

Commentators not technical enough. And they should be. Christine Still is by far the best gymnastics commentator around now (uk)

[@saragrant9749]

Now if Tim would just be fired it would make it perfect.

[@belrussell-lynch502]

Would it be possible to have commentary on one competition where we don't have to hear GYMNASTICS 101 FLY HIGH AND STICK THE LANDING.

[@jojox9791]

✋✋✋✋😂😂

[@deecal1021]

Bel Russell-Lynch, 🤣😂🤣😂

[@marshajulessa2995]

If Tim is not commentator maybe

[@bullylove4]

Came here for this comment 😆

[@natalielape1192]

No

[@elfin2865]

28:11 "Very unique mount, a lot of gymnasts are doing it." 🤔

[@kameroncoleman9293]

Hehehehe

[@Appaddict01]

elfin It was really unique. Than they upped the value this quad. So a lot of gymnast started doing it.

[@colesmith7509]

hahaha

[@jessicadrennan1123]

Leanne is absolutely amazing! She is so young, so clean, and does such difficult skills with such grace. I also love how she wears that beautiful bright blue for her! Everybody else wears red and she wears this really refreshing blue. Also, that bars stick!

[@jojox9791]

She is starting to remind me of a young kyla. She is so clean

[@CatrinaFranklin-f4t]

I miss Kyla Ross so much she was awesome

[@LlNDSLOHAN]

23:19 I love hearing Nastia's insight on one of her specialist events, it sounds picky at face value but coming from someone who was a perfectionist at her craft, it's so interesting??

[@lpoco0006]

hey Lindsay I didn't know you are into gymnastics

[@JennaLeigh]

@Shooketh😂😂😂😂

[@brodypenn]

Shooketh r/woooosh

[@AvocadoSmoothie]

New game! Take a shot each time Tim says "state-of-the-art" or "Gymnastics 101 (baby), fly high and stick the landing!" Lmk what rotation you black out on :P

[@SchocoMacGirl]

you made me laugh soo hard Lindsey Nielsen! The "Gymnastics 101 baby, fly high and stick the landing" is so Tim Daggett :D Or "ooooohhh boy, well better than blablabla"

[@PanganDance]

Hahaha duly noted! Can’t wait to try this with a group of gymnastic loving friends

[@JennaLeigh]

@Star Tetrahedron i just giggle snorted😂😂😂😂

[@MeriPT]

Cyanide Cupcake dyinggggg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤤

[@nikkib5753]

Or, "Simone".

[@TsubasaDreams]

Kim Bui deserved more hype during that bar routine. She killed it.

[@foa2301]

can't expect these American commentators to be objective

[@noahbyrd6080]

Golden Books Honestly, they were pretty objective! I think they gave Kim good highlights and praise. But the focus is the Americans-but also they were pretty much equally critical. I really like this trio of commentators.

[@MeriPT]

TsubasaDreams agreed that was beautiful and amazing!

[@catseye1009]

I did not dislike wolf turns until EVERYONE started performing them. It is a difficult move, yet any uniqueness it had before is gone with those performing it botching the move. Only a few gymnasts can execute well IMO.

[@RheaToraskar]

Can Tim stop interrupting Nastia?

[@mjamitche5245]

Sometimes Nastia starts to ramble then looses her train of thought when getting distracted by what the gymnast or some other random person is doing. Honestly, I would interrupt her.

[@johanericsson2403]

Yeah to be fair, Nastia sort of lets it happen. Tim overrides her, yes, he's just that kind of guy - but Nastia leaves big gaps for somebody to jump in while she's speaking and never raises her voice over theirs to make it clear that she's not going to be interrupted. I do get the impression there's some kind of low key animosity between them though lol

[@kaylimann]

Simone: *doesn't compete* USAG: *includes montage of her at worlds anyway*

[@mjamitche5245]

I watched the competition live on the Olympic channel then on NBC. All of the Simone footage was an advertisement for tickets US champs in Kansas City at the Sprint Center in August. You can't blame NBC for that. Businesses can advertise for whatever they want during commercials. They are not affiliated with NBC. You don't complain about Geico commercials.

[@haalol666]

Girl shut up lol

[@nikkib5753]

Simone doesn't compete. Yet her name is still mentioned more times in the meet than ALL of the other girls combined.

[@justlina2769]

Can't say enough about Leanne Wong hitting the senior circuit. Beautiful, graceful, talented. And desperately (DESPERATELY!) needing a better choreographer for her floor routine. Yep. Really.

[@heyhello6624]

I actually like the commentary, Nastia's insights are really helpful, Terry is also really awesome and Tim has a lot of interesting things to say, of course some of the repetitive things he says can be irritating, but what really bothers me is the overwhelming number of times they talk about Simone!!! The US has some of the best gymnasts ever, unbelievable Juniors coming in, but everyone seems to be too focused on Simone. Don't get me wrong! I love her, but THERE ARE OTHER GYMNASTS

[@krista1647]

Leanne reminds me of Kyla Ross!

[@Bkg581]

I was thinking the same thing !

[@noahbyrd6080]

Except with higher difficulty honestly-especially on floor.

[@Donamtrx]

Krista Grigsby Kyla's lil sis

[@lc1715]

01:15:03 "People like Kim Bui believe that it can still happen for them," says Tim, because she's 30 years old. But Tim, it *is* happening for her. She's competing in an international competition as an elite gymnast. Earning a place on the podium isn't everything.

[@MzKaylcC]

USA Gymnastics please take Jeslo away from Flo Gymnastics they are the worst

[@jojox9791]

Omg YES PLEASE!!! A. Their coverage sucks. B. Huge majority of fans are CHILDREN with no way to PAY to watch the videos. I DESPISE FLO FOR THIS REASON

[@deecal1021]

MaKayla Clark-Sol, never understood why they allowed them to have the viewing rights. I’m not paying to watch gymnastics.

[@mjamitche5245]

@@deecal1021 Well I'd pay to watch a gymnastics network that had all the elite meets. I'd even pay for one NCAA network that had all the gymnastics saved for me to click on when I had time. But, I'm not going to pay for one solitary competition (Jesolo) that means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

[@pedrojorge1912]

I was cheering for Mai and Grace, but Leanne really deserved that title and I'm glad she won. In despite of the terrible floor music (hope she improves), she hit everything she could there.

[@cole99522]

She's been competing that same floor music and choreo since level 7 which was like 6 years ago for her. I really hope she changes it before Tokyo but Gage is known for never changing their floor routines.

[@youthought1343]

U should add a spoiler warning to ur comment 😞

[@allisonmarie2735]

Pedro Jorge C. S. Rodrigues what is wrong with patriotic music?

[@lionsmaine1238]

Allison Marie her music isn’t patriotic lol

[@m.lizziebrooks8889]

16:55 that athlete is amazing !! It's so great to see "older" gymnasts do incredible gymnastics (and pretty cool things outside of the gym too)

[@jordanp4259]

More gymnasts should have been featured in this the coverage was not the best

[@jojox9791]

There really werent that many. I believe USA gymnastics site has every single routine put up individually. :)

[@adrianops7]

Never clicked on a notification quicker. And let the 2019 season begin ;)

[@jojox9791]

Finally!!!

[@eurothongmaster]

For all those complaining about the commentary, they are not just announcing for gymnastics fans. They have to explain elements of the sport to random joe schmoes at home. Often they have to simplify their commentary. I. Would say 90% of the people who are not die-hard fans said.."where's Simone biles?" Because they usually only watching during the Olympics, which is why they reference her so much.

[@MzKaylcC]

yoyo ma you really tired that lol

[@liyucha9452]

Exactly. The complaining is kinda annoying at this point

[@joyfuljaj]

and if people know enough about the scoring to not need the explanation, they could mute the commentary. I learn a lot from the commentary even though sometimes the announcers annoy me (they didn't in this one).

[@tawhneebaby]

Except the british commentators are a little more positive. Every missed landing is not catastrophic. Explaining what's going on doesn't mean nit picking everything apart and explaining why it was a failure. Most don't care about the .1 or even the .3 point deductions they are just impressed by the high flying acrobatics

[@tcmayes8012]

Not true I only tune in when I don’t have to see Biles most shoved down our throat overacted BS ever !,!

[@Greatgerd]

Yes I want the wolf turn to dissappear..

[@unknownmke]

Same it's annoying. I'm sure it's insanely hard...but I agree just go away.

[@tacksscherbo7771]

Nancy Engler -- It's more than annoying. Difficult or not. That wolf turn is actually a pretty ugly looking skill - especially on beam!! It basically doesn't matter who performs it - their arms are flapping to try to keep their balance. Kind of looks like a dizzy chicken with a broken wing trying to fly.

[@tanyadixon7980]

It's not the turn; it's never done elegantly, as it should be.

[@lizmiller7681]

@@tanyadixon7980 - IMHO, they should start scoring it much harder, as far as smoothness, no flailing arms, elegance, as you say. That would possibly ultimately cut it out of many routines.

[@alejandramoon98]

Leanne was my highlight of the meet. Straight perseverance!!!!

[@ragansmithgymnastics7782]

I'm sorry but Grace was so overscored on bars I was thinking like 13.7 ish, Leanne's routine was so much better.

[@User989_2]

Tim Dagget is always annoying and I like hearing him talk just for that reason (cf. Britain's announcers, who are super boring and always saying EVERYTHING is good--even falls).

[@trinibwoy27]

Man super proud of Leanne, Grace, Ellie and Mai 😄😄😄❤❤❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@alannabrown4]

0:50 Leanne Vault 1:01 Grace Vault 9:37 Grace Bars 21:57 Leanne Bars 28:10 Grace Beam 46:53 Leanne Beam 1:26:24 Grace Floor 1:31:09 Leanne Floor

[@jamiechestnut5078]

Kim Bui is getting her master's degree and curing cancer. Tim: Wow. She's great on bars too

[@aquaintrovius5981]

Can you stream the Stuttgart WC please. I want to see Simone and Aliya. In turn I is give you chocolate bunny in malie :) Thanks for this video and congrats Leanne Wong. Linoy Ashram is queen. 🏅🏅🏅

[@cjrun2422]

I’m a huge fan of Sam but Yul really impressed me with this competition & he’s got a new fan!👌🏼

[@lizmiller7681]

My opinion exactly.

[@tacksscherbo7771]

This competition would have had a great deal more significance and value if the Italian team, the Romanians, Russians, Koreans and Mexicans came.

[@christophlieding734]

Hey/ thumbs up and thanks for the upload. I so much love gymnastics big time. Maybe one of my favored would be the rings and the balance beam. Aloha from the blue state. Lets unite in sports and love each other/ or at least respect us and reach out too.

[@jagjitbajaj6641]

Leanne Wong looks like mini Kyla Ross

[@007mia7]

Ummm....Grace, Aly Reisman kinda owns that music 😩. It’s like a knock off...but nice.

[@alexandrapalacios3955]

That triple dismount though..... insane!!!

[@eryng515]

Riley didn’t slip off the back of the beam this time!

[@mlalgeo81]

So tired of Tim’s sayings that he’s had for the past 25 years...”Gymnastics 101, fly high and stick the landing, shades of....,”. Plus there’s the comments on EVERY SINGLE HANDSTAND ON BARS!!!! Ggrrrr!!!!!

[@aubreyolmstead5551]

Then watch the international feed

[@kamichanv9021]

Megan Algeo HAHAHAHaa lmao

[@andreibuendia2452]

The comment on the handstands is quite helpful actually. Most non-gymnast viewers know that bad landings and flexed feet or bent knees are deductions, but handstands aren't things viewers see as deductible elements, so it helps explain why scores may be lower than expected.

[@allisonmarie2735]

Megan Algeo just because you said that, I’m going to put his quote on a shirt

[@belrussell-lynch502]

@@aubreyolmstead5551 there's an international feed? Do you know where can I find that?

[@tiffmarghella9047]

I don’t mean to bring negativity here - BUT.. I bet even Simone is annoyed that Tim brings her up constantly at a competition SHE ISN’T EVEN IN. This American cup was about Leanne. Let her have her moment seesh.

[@jojox9791]

Yessss! Tiff yes!! I agree. Simone has stated she does not like the pressure of USA making her feel like the sport is on her shoulders. Give these other girls their due! Yes she is the GOAT and so much for USA to be proud of, but they all work equally hard and all deserve recognition. I think it's that she is THE top standard so they just compare her to all

[@tiffmarghella9047]

JoJo 70 u took the words out of my mouth! It makes me sad because women already have enough standards that are thrown at them in everyday life. These amazing athletes do not need it in the sport they love as well!

[@mjamitche5245]

I feel really badly for you people who don't like to hear Simone mentioned so often. I really do. But, what you fail to understand is that the United States Gymnastic Association (USAG) has filed for bankruptcy. All of their sponsors have left them due to their negligence of their athletes-first allowing them to be molested for literally decades, then not handling the firing of involved personnel well (having to be ordered by the USA Olympic Committee to fire their entire board and top officials), and finally not handing over information to the police and FBI in order for due process to be achieved for offenders who committed federal crimes. None of the sponsors have returned to USAG. They MUST push a Simone narrative in order to SAVE the sport. Regardless of whether or not Simone wants the attention, she is being lauded worldwide for not only being the best gymnast ever, but for being the best ATHLETE across all sports (she is winning unprecedented awards). Plus, the fact that she is one of the only victims/survivors who is still involved in the sport makes USAG look better. I am really very sorry for you and the new athletes who want attention. But, this whole situation is about business, finances and social publicity that you don't understand.

[@mjamitche5245]

Really, the future of American gymnastics HAS fallen on Simone's shoulders. You all have clearly not been following the news from a financial, business or image perspective. That's okay, I love to click on gymnastics videos too. But, you might look past the surface and see why USAG is hiring a top business executive from the NBA, Li Li Leung. Research what she did for the NBA. She was in charge of gaining sponsors. Also, she understands and facilitates forming social publicity and image. USAG is trying to fix a very big problem for themselves. If you watched the US House of Representatives' hearings regarding the whole sex scandal, you would have seen that the US Olympic Committee (USOC) was taken to task along with USAG. Their collective feet are being held to the fire by the United States government. USOC has considered disbanding US gymnastics, which would mean there would be no Leanne's or Morgan Hurd's. Simone Biles is literally carrying not only US Gymnastics, but the US Olympics on her back, because no one wants to disband a sport that a survivor of sexual crime is not only winning, but decimating by outshining every other women's and even some men's sports. The USOC and NBC know that gymnastics is the primary seller of all Olympic sports during the summer Olympics. Simone will be a big part of that in 2020, and she also a very safe bet for them. She is well behaved, bubbly, cute and barring injury, a winner. Unfortunately, for her there is a lot riding on her. I'm sorry, but when I see ignorant comments upset about Leanne's and Morgan's 5 minutes of fame, I realize that people don't understand that much needed funding to continue to sponsor the organization of meets, the meets themselves, arenas, travel, leotards, camps, training and coaching of a sport we all love is on the line. I grew up in USAG as a competitive member. They not only fund the national meets you see, but the organization of every meet from the lowest level. I hate how they left little girls vulnerable for years and how they handled sex crimes, but now they've fired everyone (and are intentional of doing what's right) I am supportive of keeping US gymnastics organized and I support their comeback. I also support Simone and her notoriety- she deserves it and gymnastics deserves it. Let's all be a little more understanding and supportive, please.

[@tiffmarghella9047]

mjamitche5 seesh this rly bothered u

[@krissy7342]

8:30 Elisabeth Black is actually eating. I have not seen one gymnast get to even snack til now! Like they’re out there burning about 2 days worth of calories in less than 15 min. Total. Like *EAT, girl, EAT!* So many sadly starve themselves, develop eating disorders & then become frail & get injured. Proud of this young woman. No shame!

[@codimarie090]

Interesting that girl from France and lives in Paris is excited to be in the states to go shopping! Isn't Paris a fashion capitol of the world?

[@cassidyb8786]

Gotta love that compulsory routine music around 27:11

[@cassielawson1810]

Was definitely rooting for Mai here!!

[@agneseditsstuff]

US championships this year is gonna be insane with Suni, Leanne, Simone, Morgan, Riley, Alyona and Ashton. Imagine the bars title haha

[@pillowmuzictv]

I wish Ashton didn't have to retire

[@Maxwell_Piper]

First half of the men's meet is...where? Not to mention very poor coverage of the other non-American male gymnasts...

[@tREXrules27]

Max Piper Sadly this is the standard for NBC’s broadcast of this meet

[@deecal1021]

Olympic channel. I watched the start there, then it switched over to NBC.

[@cyrielle_]

@@jlgunn922 we understand that nbc would show more of the US gymnasts, + the ones with the best shot at a medal in an AA world championships... But there's only 8 men and 8 women competing, and they're not going on simultaneously, so really no reason to show only 3 men and 3 women.

[@HuntersTravels]

Go Ellie 🇨🇦❤️ waiting for you to win a medal in FX EF. THIS YEAR IS YOUR YEAR. 🇨🇦❤️

[@CourtneyK87]

Noooooooo! Not the wolf turn, Mai. Please God not the wolf turn

[@benjamingeiger1051]

okay ellie black’s beam and ma yue’s p bars were just underscored. they both should have been 1-1.2 max deductions. they must be taking deductions for bent fingers at this point 🙄

[@aashisharibam4946]

Leanne impressed me alright

[@jojox9791]

One of many usa junior champs who come into their 1st senior meet and take it! I hope she keeps it up. Such shades of a young kyla ross I see. She isn't flashy. She is just awesome

[@lahire22]

Kim Bui 30 y.o. - it`s amazing!!! go ahead bb

[@jojox9791]

She is very good

[@trisanatandler]

I really like her to. She works really hard and just loves to perform. It is a lot harder to be an Elite in other countries than the US. There are not as many sponsorships so it is difficult to keep on training full time since it is an expensive sport. NCCA is unique to I think

[@lizmiller7681]

Keep up the good work!

[@RheaToraskar]

How on earth was Leanne's execution on bars one tenth lower than Grace's. Grace's form was atrocious although Leanne had late handstands Grace had them too and flexed feet throughout the routine.

[@LelandTilden]

aaaand we're only gonna do slow mo for the *Americans*

[@ryleekelly4028]

it is the USA gymnastics youtube channel....

[@devonagutierrez2393]

Uhhh because it’s the American Cup??!!🤔🧐

[@eurothongmaster]

The AMERICAN CUP has airways been a competition to show case American gymnasts. They stack the field so that the American gymnasts win.

[@lynnvb]

Americans are so extra with ‘celebrating’ a routine, cheering each other on, or towards the audience, gosh 😂 Sometimes it’s like they’re doing it for the cheers...

[@eurothongmaster]

They have noooo competition but each other 😏

[@walterlongiii1633]

A good thing!

[@camspearman8590]

All of Grace’s routines were giving my such Aly Raisman vibes. Anyone else?

[@babacardiouf3023]

Love the Fongs as coaches. Their gymnasts always have their own skills and style and yet still have the "GAGE" touch. That said, Armine wins the award of the "Hug that lasts three seconds too long"

[@babacardiouf3023]

@D Leo I am well aware of both tragedies. Both Julissa and Heinrich are two tragic cautionnary tales.My humble opinion is that it is hard to judge or to blame him personally. One could argue that he should not have had Julissa competing the yurchenko vault. But hindsight is 20/20. I could be wrong, and please forgive me if I am, but she learnt that vault at Karyolis and moved to Al Fong late 2017, about a year before the Olympics. I can understand that Al might have felt that her best chance for 1988 was with this vault. Heinrich is one of the many victims of Anorexia. I believe the comments were prompted by one judge and not from Al Fong himself. My comments are in no way meant to diminish the tragedy that is the loss of those two gymnasts, and while there may have been things that Al Fong could have done better in retrospect, I do not think it is fair to lay the full blame at his feet. And he also seems to have grown and matured a lot as a coach and looking at his gymnasts (From Terin Humphrey, Courtney McCool, Kara Eaker, Brenna Dowel, etc...) they all have very sound technique, interesting skills and seem to be well adjusted.

[@czrlaura]

Sanna Veerman’s floor with Bella ciao music = masterpiece

[@tim8927]

13:38 yes nastia we know that you have to do multiple skills, it's called a routine

[@JoshuaFazeli]

lol it's gotta be all that pink she wears that's gone to her brain.

[@LlNDSLOHAN]

@@JoshuaFazeli just say you hate women and go

[@mjamitche5245]

@@LlNDSLOHAN If he hated women, why would he be watching and commenting on a gymnastics broadcast of all things? This is pretty niche.

[@congfan1738]

This was posted 3 hours ago...😅🤔🤣😂😅

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

I’m so sad Mai keeps trying those wolf turns.

[@lizmiller7681]

I hate wolf turns, for everyone.

[@babacardiouf3023]

I find it funny that they are harping on the wolf turn. Personally, while I find the skill overused (and especially hate the triple wolf turn-double wolf turn combo), I find it much less esthetically offensive than the Side Sommi.

[@justlina2769]

But contrary to the wolf turn almost no one executes a side sommi perfectly.

[@mjamitche5245]

I think they just read comments in gymnastics videos and don't take their job seriously, which is to educate the masses. What they should be saying is that the wolf turn is incredibly hard to do, thus the reason for the level of difficulty assigned to it. They need to educate that when the foot dips below the top of the beam, the gymnast looses credit for the skill. They should point it out when this happens, which is often.

[@nicolec4744]

Oh, absolutely. Side summi is just about the ugliest skill ever. I don't like Geingers (I'm positive I spelled that wrong) on UB either, they look so damn derpy to me.

[@lizmiller7681]

I think Grace may be wearing a leo Aly designed. Aly wore one like that in one of her last comps.

[@haileeoconnor1605]

Sam Mikulak and Yul Moldauer are amazing Teammates Don't you Guys agree

[@Isitlovesaidshe]

The gymnasts were criminally underscored. That was absurd.

[@lacybrown9156]

Plus the new commentator (terry Gannon) 😍 a dilf

[@MzKaylcC]

W I they need to hire another one

[@MzKaylcC]

W I i wish Bart and Kathy was the NBC commentator

[@b0rtie]

W I Yass! And he has a very calming and charming voice. 😍

[@MeriPT]

MaKayla Speed same!!!!

[@camillagreen6844]

nobody: Leanne: fucking KILLS IT

[@davidbarnett9312]

When the beer virus has cancelled everything and you're desperate for gymnastics, so here I am. The talk about Tim mentioning Simone is not a problem. Simone is the greatest ever. When you watch sportscasters talking about the NFL, it's always Tom Brady. When it's the NBA, it's always about Jordan and LeBron. When it's golf, it's always about Tiger. When it's tennis, it's always about the William's sisters. I don't have a problem with Tim. He knows his gymnastics.

[@annnee6409]

Finally a Korean woman gymnast!

[@saragrant9749]

The best thing about gymnastics right now? Tim and Nastia can’t constantly ruin it by talking incessantly about Simone. Gymnastics is about more than just her. Even in Tokyo all around they kept bringing her up. Excuse me? It was Suni and Jade they should have focused on.

[@mmg9052]

why re they talking about simone when Mai is on beam? very disrespectful

[@davebrown4261]

O plzz, so what. Simone is the queen after all. She is still popular

[@AAAMANDA]

I’m new to gymnastics... can someone explain what they mean when they say a gymnast has good “lines”?

[@walterlongiii1633]

Maybe this will help;imagine the lines of a Corvett vehicle compared to a Garbage truck,which has the more appealing lines when in motion or how easy the eyes move around their shapes?

[@tacksscherbo7771]

Leanne's form looks so much like Kyla Ross when she performs it's uncanny.

[@lily919]

nbc fire tim daggett challenge

[@lizmiller7681]

Be careful ‘bout that, bc who they would get to replace him could be much worse... honestly. It’s not like replacing Al.

[@hannahrachelxo2281]

My gosh they seriously should have given Sam and Yul a tie!! That is crazy.

[@etownshawn]

0.001 you got to be kidding me. how do you shake that off

[@johnluuee]

@@etownshawn Nastia and Chellsie literally had the same but on Worlds Championship. How about that lol

[@SandyKH]

Thanks so much for posting. A great event to be sure.

[@adrian102]

I LOVE seeing all the great sportsmanship 1:23:00

[@minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531]

Yes I just watched a video where China won 1st & 2nd and the second place girl sui lu cried the whole time cause her teammate Linlin beat her and there were girls who fell off the beam and they weren’t even crying it was vary bad sportsmanship and made feel bad for her teammate who won gold 🙄 I think was in 2012 ...it’s nice to see all the guys cheering each other on even tho they are competing against each other

[@EmilyVanSickel]

Am I the only one who thinks the side sumi on beam is an ugly skill?

[@nicolec4744]

Nope, it's hideous

[@MeriPT]

EmilyVanSickel me too

[@Appaddict01]

Damn, Jade better watch her back. With that FX from Leanne. If Leanne had slightly better landings. She would have finished ahead of Mai. Jade needs her Amanar back.

[@MzKaylcC]

Appaddict01 Jade got a lot A LOT of Jrs. Who are better than her

[@msreeree1530]

@@MzKaylcC That's why they choose to go the individual route to try and secure an olympic spot for 2020

[@jojox9791]

Leeanne has a gorgeous amanar! It's on KZbin. They are pacing her just right

[@lacybrown9156]

Amazing meet ❤️❤️

[@matthewdunaway7739]

i like Kim Bui's floor music.

[@llunaserrats998]

BYEE WHY WERE THEY PLAYING LEVEL 4 COMPULSORY MUSIC 27:16

[@xxxd34th57]

Someone is the greatest gymnastics girl I ever seen and so are all the other girls are to and USA gymnastics team are very good and put there effort into it and all of them will be the goodest and strongest team I ever now.

[@br0wnsug3h]

Off topic, but does anyone know how Mao Yi is doing after her femur break?

[@brandyberra4304]

She underwent a successful surgery and was told she could resume training 4-6 weeks after. She hasn't been in any major competitions since the American Cup

[@lizmiller7681]

OMGoodness, I just watched that video, the American Cup, where she broke her leg. Awful. You could actually hear it when it broke, and see her leg go crooked. She was so strong, I would have screamed out loud.

[@nonkululekomchunu9480]

NBC please get new commentators! We need people who can give unbiased insight of the sport not these clowns.

[@vaniboni.]

Nonkululeko Mchunu Nastia is ok but tim annoys me 🤣

[@easytoslip]

can't believe this got 6 thumbs up; you're not seriously proposing hiring people with zero feeling, zero passion for the sport I hope. And Nastia is far from a clown son, step down now

[@weepingangel90]

I feel like it's mostly Tim. And maybe it's just me but even Terry and Nastia is starting to sound annoyed with him at times.

[@WinterLady87]

Yeah, let's take out two gold medalists and replace them with...who?

[@mjamitche5245]

@@WinterLady87 2 Gold medalists. There are many other gymnasts who have won gold medals.

[@vaniboni.]

Why doe american cup always start one event after

[@eurothongmaster]

They don't have enough air time. Only 2 hours

[@danieljerez9456]

I love the saltiness of Nastia when it comes to wolfturns they are ugly lol

[@srazul1072]

The american men always win this meet then come in 4th and below at worlds. Please let's hope for a miracle. The russian men is starting to dominate again like in the 80s and 90s

[@2021kyoto]

I did not notice it, but did the men compete on the rings in the 2019 American Cup?

[@mr.d4ve]

Michael Silverman yeah they did, it’s an all-around competition. nbc just didn’t show the footage

[@saragrant9749]

How did Yul get left off the Olympic team for the men?!?!

[@woody_williams]

Seriously no footage of James Hall?...

[@L5593]

56:00-56:15 it warms my heart so much to see the gymnasts and coaches from other countries supporting and congratulating each other- Canada, France, Germany, Japan, US. So awesome!

[@brenden6218]

Im sorry but if it was me id ignore the other countries im there for usa to win in america

[@lizmiller7681]

I love to see good sportsmanship. IMHO, it’s an important part of all sports and should be taught to all from the beginning.