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A Week Later…Did The U.S. Selection Committees Get It Right?

sacramone disappointed

It’s now been just over a week since our five-member U.S. Olympic teams were finally named at the Trials in San Jose.  I’m playing a bit of catch up this week and wanted to post my thoughts on the teams that ended up being selected.   I think the Men’s Selection Committee was spot on.  The five ...

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Women’s Prelim Wrap-Up…And My Current Five Olympians!

Maroney floor pose

Two of the biggest question marks from the women’s competition are whether the falls from Kyla Ross (vault) and McKayla Maroney (bars and beam) will affect their Olympic chances.  The four-for-four performances from Wieber, Douglas, and Raisman simply secured these three even more firmly onto this team, but Ross and Maroney are slightly more tenuous.   Although ...

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Could Finnegan Score The First 16 On Beam This Quadrennium?

Finnegan beam pose

To my knowledge, no gymnast has scored a 16 on beam since the 2008 Olympics – partly due to the fact that the number of “counting” elements for the women was reduced from 10 down to 8 after Beijing.  With two fewer skills to add points to the difficulty scores, it’s obviously harder to score ...

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The Elephant In The Room…Should Nastia Have Made Trials? And Other Competition Notes…

elephant in room

It turned out to be a nail-biter right to the end, and for a few seconds I really thought that Gabby Douglas might overtake the defending champion Jordyn Wieber on that last bar routine.  It was definitely one of the very best ones we’ve seen from Gabby – she connected the full spin to elgrip ...

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Huge Women’s Day 1 Wrap-Up!

Gabby douglas smile

I had to rewatch last night's women’s competition this morning before finalizing my thoughts on it.  There are so many great gymnasts with so many different strengths…and also so many things to consider as we attempt to put together this Olympic team.  Overall I thought it was an excellent meet – MILES better than last ...

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Women’s London StockWatch…So Much Has Happened Since May!

Nastia crying

Before the start of the women’s U.S. Championships in St. Louis this evening, I wanted to throw out my most up-to-date London StockWatch List, including all of the major moves since the recent U.S. Classic.  I’ve got some discussion on several of the Olympic contenders and some things to watch for in the competition below.   Women 1.    ...

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Putting The London Puzzle Together…Secret U.S. Classic Wrap-Up

Jigsaw puzzle

Competitions like this weekend's U.S. Classic tend to stir up a lot of “dust.”  With so many top contenders competing on various selected events, yet several notable absences…and so many falls and nervous mistakes, yet plenty of very strong performances as well… we often find ourselves caught in a huge hazy mist at the end ...

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London StockWatch Heating Up: Women’s Side

Finnegan beam

Women 1.    Jordyn Wieber             2.    Gabrielle Douglas                            3.    Aly Raisman             4.    Kyla Ross                           5.    McKayla Maroney                   ...

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Jesolo Wrap-Up…A Summary of the U.S. Olympic Contenders

kyla ross pose

First, here's a link to all results from today's competition at Jesolo: Jesolo 2012 Senior Women's Results   Kyla Ross’s performance in Jesolo just firmly placed her on this U.S. Olympic team – at least for now.  With the top scores on bars, beam, and in the all-around in her second consecutive solid performance at a senior international competition, ...

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Three American Stories To Follow From Jesolo Today

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The women’s senior competition at the City of Jesolo Trophy Meet begins today.  With five legitimate U.S. Olympic contenders on the roster for this international event, this competition could easily be viewed as somewhat of a “dress rehearsal” for the Olympic Trials themselves.  Considering the fact that this will be the final major international opportunity ...

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