Third gymnastics gold for Biles as Whitlock outshines Uchimura

Another very negative article from the viewpoint of the Japanese athletes. They did not medal this time around, but still did well, and still did amazingly overall in the games. Instead, what we have is:

"A dejected Uchimura left his chair to watch as Whitlock stole the show, and was told to return to his place by an official. Uchimura succeeded in his bid to win the team gold with Japan and defended his all-around title. He leaves Rio on a low point but with his eyes focussed on Tokyo 2020."

"“Then I felt that we were pushing each other’s backs, propelling each other along. This one I felt like I was very much alone.”

Keep your heads up, boys!

Uchimura succeeded in his bid to win the team gold with Japan and defended his all-around title. He leaves Rio on a low point but with his eyes focussed on Tokyo 2020.

Oh, for crying out loud, he got gold in the team and men's overall. I don't know whether he really feels as if he leaves on a low point or whether the media is just saying this, but there are thousands of other athletes who are just glad to participate in the games, and they leave with no medals.

As usual, the local media have hyped this all up as if the two Japanese gymnasts had the floor gold and silver sewn up. Final result - nada.

Pukey2: "As usual, the local media have hyped this all up as if the two Japanese gymnasts had the floor gold and silver sewn up. Final result - nada."

Bingo!

Oh, for crying out loud, he got gold in the team and men's overall. I don't know whether he really feels as if he leaves on a low point or whether the media is just saying this, but there are thousands of other athletes who are just glad to participate in the games, and they leave with no medals.

Good point. I don't know why AFP ( the foreign media outlet which wrote this article) tried to stir controversy and negativity into all of this, since Uchimura obviously was not dejected in missing out on another medal. After all, he was already content with his personal goal of getting the more important team gold, which he said he wanted most because it was with his teammates.

The reporter that wrote this article must be pissed that their country's gymnast couldn't do as well as Uchimura has done and tried to stir some controversy into all of this.

jack o helen: "The reporter that wrote this article must be pissed that their country's gymnast couldn't do as well as Uchimura has done and tried to stir some controversy into all of this."

Actually, it sounds like the tone of the article was at least in part written by someone of the same nationality as the winner, who did indeed do better than 5th. As for Uchimura not being dejected, why did he have to be told to sit?

Actually, it sounds like the tone of the article was at least in part written by someone of the same nationality as the winner

We really can't know for sure, can we. But you're right that it COULD BE a Japanese writer, but then it also could not. We can't know for sure, until a proper notation of who wrote is given. After all, journalists are not limited to writing about only their country's athletes, but are free to write about others' as well.

As for Uchimura not being dejected, why did he have to be told to sit?

It happens all the time. I've been to gymnastic events like this, and athletes are often told to sit down, or that they're out of position of where they should be. It's not a big deal, but this writer seems to want to stir some controversy or make their article more attractive to readers, so he or she mentions it as if it was a big deal. He may or may not have been dejected, but we can't know for sure that that was the reason he was told to sit down that one time. Things like this happen in a lot of sports, like tennis where athletes are taking too long, and are warned, etc.