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Sabrina has done a truly outstanding job of filling the void Skinner left behind when she retired.

I can’t say I disagree with the singular point that USAG does not have high enough standards anymore for its athletes. They’ve shown that through domestic judging and team selection. In a perfect world, Skye shouldn’t have gone to worlds based on Day 1 of selection camp, but there wasn’t any...

She looks like she is on the pommel horse. I guess it’s better than Paseka, but it lacks the camp of Nabieva. 7.7!

I guess at a certain point the gymnastics Pods would have to right the wrongs of the 1991 and 2011 worlds AA.

I can’t imagine a more stylish look to face plant a front tuck in.

I believe that that a meringue would be the most flattering silhouette for @onodian. He should give it a chance!

Of course the broadcast had no interest in showing a replay of the OOB. This is going to be one that we are going to pick apart for years.

I’m somewhat sympathetic to the US not attending as many overseas meets as other delegations, as it is a major training interruption in a way it isn’t for European athletes. However, I think it would be wise for USAG to lobby to host an international FIG meet and give the option for US athletes...

Exactly what I thought would happen. They can kiss their 2036 bid goodbye.

It’s a relative resurgence, and they finished 4th at Euros last year with a few falls!

Which ironically has led to their resurgence, the opposite of what is happening here.

The thing about Martha though was that she threw away several titles due to mismanagement, overtraining, and being a general asshat. That’s a much more addressable issue than the lack of talent and development.

A far cry from 8.8!

For all the faults of Texas Nightmares, Ragan was legit, and Morgan Hurd won the AA that year, and proved it was no fluke in 2018. This is hands down the worst the US has ever looked since the Sydney quad, I don’t know how anyone could argue otherwise.

Totally forgot about Betty. We love her, but does she have the experience as a developmental coach? And I understand the pushback Chelsie and ASac are getting, but that’s a leadership issue and the culture they have set. They certainly shouldn’t be emulating Martha, but there are ways to set...