they don't have to be AA superstars, but an FTY and an up-to-code floor routine are essential and i don't see someone like r**** making a world/olympic team without them
no one who doesn't train all 4 is sniffing a major international team for at least the next decade after what happened in tokyo. i hope anyone coming back to elite is aware and mindful of this
The US selection committee is going to need a lot to take a 2 event gymnast and I'm sorry because I'm seeing people say things like "top 2 in the US." No. That's not going to be good enough with the current world bars field.
simone is truly living her best life rn i am so thrilled for her. she deserves the entire world and then some. i hope she is as happy and thriving as she comes across on social media. sheβs earned it!!
@aliyaseyeshadow isnβt the catch with bent arms a deduction? (not trying to rag on this gymnast or element, just trying to understand the COP better)
@BenSLASports yeah it was a bizarre choice by nbc to choose someone with basically no experience to do one of the most prominent jobs, and now she's getting a ton of backlash when it really isn't her fault?
@jordynsleftbrow honestly ACL recovery is such a beast that i would be kinda surprised if she's ready for 2025. like she won't even be able to start training basics again until at least march or april
@gimternet as of rn, pretty high because china and japan and GB have had some mistakes and the US (so far) hasn't, but they're doing pommels last so who knows lmfao