I still think the U.S. will be in the running for gold in the Team final. It helps Russia is not competing as a team, or at least I’m assuming they are not.
I hope she can put it together at this meet and show us what she can really do. Watching her at Jr. Worlds was disappointing considering all the buzz around her. The young ladies from Japan rose to the occasion and seized the moment, I hope we get to see them compete as seniors however with the...
Does anyone know if Chusovitina is eligible to compete NCAA? Back when my son was competing Track and Field he had a teammate who joined the Marines after high school then walked on to the team his freshman year at 23.
I love that she’s still in the picture. Out of curiosity, is she eligible to represent another country? Her hit ratio isn’t great but if she competed for a country where she is guaranteed worlds spot in hen her 50/50 game is bound to pay off.
I think Simone would have found the success she did or at least get close to it with a number of coaches. I wonder what her trajectory would have been like had she ended up at Woga or with Zmeskal or even a place like Parkettes.