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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A 14th-place finish at the Olympics might not seem like much to many. Its different for American gymnast Chris Brooks, whose performance in the mens all-around final on Wednesday meant everything.The 29-year-old U.S. captain fought through years of injuries and near-misses to make his Olympic debut at the Rio de Janeiro Games. Though he didnt end up on the medal stand, he was proud to hit all six of his routines without a hitch and represent the country after serving as an alternate in London.In the highest pressure situation possible ... to go out there and hit sets and basically just show people that I deserve to be out on the floor, Brooks said. Ive been an alternate for a long time and to get that opportunity is just pretty special to me. Im glad I could come through it.Wednesday marked the end of the Olympics for him and the final all-around competition of his career. He isnt retiring though, saying he wants to rest and recover before returning to competition where hell likely compete in only the parallel bars and high bar.His best event on Wednesday was the high bar, where his 15.200 was the third-highest score of the day.Hitting high bar and sticking was a phenomenal feeling to say the least, he said.Hes long struggled on the pommel horse, often falling off. On Wednesday, he hit his first five routines, leaving only the dreaded pommel horse to conquer. He managed to stay on, allowing him to finish a perfect 6 for 6. But the routine wasnt anything special and he received his lowest score of the day on it, dropping him down a few spots.Just a little disappointed I couldnt have hit a little better pommel horse routine, but I stayed on, so thats good, he said with a laugh.Four-time national champion Sam Mikulak, who finished seventh on Wednesday, raved about his teammate.He did phenomenal, Mikulak said. It was great seeing him. Hes like: `This is my last big hurrah, and he went out on the biggest of notes.Mikulak had some trouble early, stumbling on the landing to his vault. But he got going after that, and wowed on the parallel bars to earn his highest score of the competition.This is the epitome of the sport, and when you can go and put on a solid performance that lives up to your expectations of what you should be capable of doing, you can be nothing but happy about it, he said.Theres still more in these games for the 23-year-old Mikulak, who will compete in the high bar and floor exercise finals next week. He also said Wednesday that he plans to compete through the next two Olympics.Although the Americans didnt come away with a medal again after also missing the hardware by finishing fifth in the team competition, Mikulak walked away from Wednesdays competition in a good place.I wouldnt change any way that Ive prepared for this competition, he said. I put my heart and soul into it every single day. 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There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. And so we reach the conclusion of the 2016 season. I hope your year was profitable, fun, and, most of all, profitable.But before I get going on the season finale at Homestead, I thought it would be time to give some awards based on fantasy performances this season.Fantasy Play of the Year: While Kevin Harvick ended up averaging more points on the season, Martin Truex Jr. was part of the ideal lineup 15 different times (out of 35 races), the most common driver in those lineups. Truex was also responsible for the single highest-scoring fantasy day of the year (197 points at Charlottee), and three of the top six days.ddddddddddddSneaky Solid Play of the Year: Kasey Kahne gets overshadowed at Hendrick Motorsports. His teammates are Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (or whoever is filling in for him), but Kahne has done a solid job this year while being an inexpensive daily fantasy driver. Hes only put up negative points once, at an always-fluky Talladega. He was a top-10 fantasy play in 17 of 35 races this season. ' ' '