Recent content by RichardL

Thank you @Passion lol, sorry. Miyata Shoko seems like a stronger choice based on recent results and frankly the potential of the gymnastics she showed. Japan gonna Japan.

same! This is a bit surprising.

oh no, Miyata Shoko is going to take up smoking again

Maybe we'll see them! We already have Caylor doing whip full through to double back punch front, and Jayla Hang gets great power out of her whip full as well, potential upgrades there too.

Also I am a HUGE fan of the Rivera who is hitting these routines. And I'm really hoping Wong ups the D-score game for selection camp beyond the Cheng to really push her. I won't be surprised if Wong wins and Rivera has a rough meet there and they have to decide what to do (in terms of someone...

I've rewatched and Wong should have won. @Doug1233? ETA: Just a completely different pen to judge Rivera during the push for her to be the AA winner... USAG is ridiculous and doesn't understand that Rivera losing does not mean the end of all engagement with fans lol, my god.

Yes, exactly -- I think the 4 athletes are absolutely clear here, if Nationals were the selection meet. Also someone mentioned Wong's upgraded middle pass which I think will be a boost for her AA and possibly even her chances of making floor finals. She did quite well for herself at the last...

Highest single event totals: AA: Rivera, Wong, Roberson/Hang (tie) VT: Wong (Pease and Stassi don't really matter for this; Roberson would've done the Cheng if not for the ankle discomfort) UB: Blakely, Rivera, Wong BB: Blakely, Rivera, Wong FX: Rivera, Roberson, Sullivan The team is very clear.

I think she's being paced well, but there's nothing more I see available in terms of her tumbling (for example) based on her muscle strength and speed. Obviously she has a DTY, you can see it in her face when she lands the beautiful FTY lol, but I don't see her becoming a vaulter beyond a DTY...

I guess I mean that the EF rosters for both of those events are all but set based on how many gymnasts can actually post "high" scores these days.

Hang and Pease also have two vaults, not sure why they didn't compete them here. This isn't really a U.S. problem this year, there aren't really any vaulters anywhere. Same with bars!

Moreau and Crain are good. Very good. (I also love Hardie.) Both seem like they're maybe at their athletic peak though and neither have mastered the mental aspects of competition. I also don't think either of them can learn more skills than they've shown. I also don't care, as I keep needing to...

To be fair I think all coaching teams have tried to see what Wong might be able to do, but solid and sadly backup AAer is the role her kind of gymnastics in this era has relegated her to. She was easily going to Tokyo in the McCallum spot if not for her beam meltdown, but the legacy of the...

We have lived with Simone Biles for 12 years

Oh wait, I forget that Andrade gave up floor but not vault. She will still beat Roberson. But either way, the U.S. team is becoming clear.