OG MPV FInals - Lavillenie 5.97 OR, Otto, Holzdeppe 5.91

[rainbowgirl28]

Final attempt... a bail!
What a day for Lavillenie!! Olympic Champion!!

[BruceFlorman]

And that's a wrap...

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                           550 565 575 585 591 597 602 607
LAVILLENIE Renaud      FRA -   o   o   o   x-  xo  x-  xx
OTTO Bjorn             GER o   o   xo  xo  o   xx- x
HOLZDEPPE Raphael      GER -   xo  xo  xxo o   xxx
STARODUBTSEV Dmitry    RUS o   xo  o   xxx
LEWIS Steven           GBR xo  -   xo  xxx
LUKYANENKO Evgeniy     RUS xo  -   xo  xxx
FILIPPIDIS Konstadinos GRE o   xo  xxx
KUDLICKA Jan           CZE o   xxo xxx
MESNIL Romain          FRA o   xxx
BYCHKOV Igor           ESP xxo xxx
MOHR Malte             GER o   -   xxx
MICHALSKI Lukasz       POL xo  xxx
HOOKER Steven          AUS -   xxx
WALKER Brad            USA -   xxx


Thanks for the company and commentary folks!

[rainbowgirl28]

So we finish with Lavillenie GOLD 5.97 OR, Otto SILVER 5.91, Holzdeppe 5.91 PR BRONZE.

[hardflex]

Congrats to Renaud, a big win and a big year altogether

The German Men and Women earned my respect . Big things coming from them

[rainbowgirl28]

Lavillenie hugging what I assume is his girlfriend (wife?). Lots of tears all around.

[rainbowgirl28]

Is that guy who looks like a Ken doll Galfione?

[rainbowgirl28]

Group shot with the Germans now. They are all in great spirits, of course.

[Bubba PV]

I knew when he got 3rd last year that it would eat at him all year and he would win. But what a way to win! WELL deserved!!

THANKS BECCA!! Off to PayPal to make a donation to you to say thanks in a small way for all you do for us!! Bubba

[dj]

thanks Becca for keeping us in the loop.....

good comp.. except for Hooker and Walker not staying in until the finish..

great job by the Germans... you could see a lot of that coming... Leverkusen was a good spot to be, to see...last summer...

dj

[howitzer21]

I think Holzedeppe is going to be one of the next BIG names. At only 22, and clearing elite heights, he could become greatness. If only he can be more consistent!

[hardflex]

It was a great show, well worth the ticket ! Best Pole vault ever in the Games if I'm not mistaken. 19 5 for medal and a New Olympic record 19 7 ! Enjoyed it, I'll be back in 4 years ....

And Thanks to you too Becca Well done !

[NSUpv]

NBC did great on delivering almost all of the jumps, I felt like I was there with my headphones and iPad. Amazing video quality.

Competition was great all the way through I thought,

Brad's coach suggested moving the standards in a bit, not sure if he did it. Would have made the difference if he didn't.