2023 US Classic (Pre Meet and WAG Juniors Discussion)

[blake]

No Addison Fatta?

She appears on the updated roster.

Participants | Core Hydration Classic

usagymclassic.com

 

[GymBeauty]

I’d love to see her do this beam routine:

Switch leap mount + switch leap + switch leap 1/2 DCD .3
Free walkover + split jump + straddle DBB .2
FF + loso + loso BCC .2
Mitchell E
Free cartwheel D
FF + bhs + full-in BBG .1

Don’t like that mount series, would probably be lots of deductions for Simone and almost never get full connection credit.

I’d like to see LOSO mount, keep the Switch leap + Switch 1/2 + Back pike series, and get rid of the standalone aerial cartwheel.

 

[RedBirdie]

And still not Konnor McClain

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

Don’t like that mount series, would probably be lots of deductions for Simone and almost never get full connection credit.

Black did it and got full connection. Biles is incredibly quick on beam, I don’t think she’d have an issue with it

 

[2btrout]

It was tempting until I realized for a little bit more, I would go to Worlds.

 

[2btrout]

It’s been like that for Trials since 2004 … well, for Women’s (I can never sell my men’s tix).

 

[rlayt]

Can’t wait! Worlds and Trials!

 

[blake]

Shilese Jones is now on the roster.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Somehow, USAG has managed to wrangle a sponsor for Classic and it will now be known as the Core Hydration (Secret) Classic.

 

[MaryClare]

Somehow? That’s not how you spell Simone…

 

[RedBirdie]

Senior women now split into 2 sessions

Women who were part of the U.S. team at the World Championships or Olympic Games will compete Saturday evening

Saturday, August 5
Tickets previously purchased for the sold-out women’s evening session will cover both sessions.
1-3 p.m. – Senior Women Session 1
7-9 p.m. – Senior Women Session 2

 

[MaryClare]

Sounds to me like a tv decision. Prime time slot, fewer competitors etc

 

[arabiandoublefront]

The men are split, too.

 

[MaryClare]

Yes because there’s like 278 of them

 

[RedBirdie]

There’s 41 women registered. 2 sessions of 20 is a lot easier to manage. No doubt it’s partially driven by TV.

I figure evening session will be the world and Olympians (including Melanie and Lexi Zeiss), plus the 10 seniors they expect to do best. Pan Am team plus Sullivan and Mueller because they went to DTB. Then Myli Lew and Dulcy Caylor for finishing 1-2 at American Classic.

 

[irichluck21]

So that was probably the “secret announcement” USAG Twitter teased yesterday. They were going to announce it last evening but decided to wait for next week once July camp was over.

 

[mle]

There was a comment on Twitter that the evening session will have all the former World and Olympic team members.

 

[RedBirdie]

Yes, as did my quote from the USAG news release.

 

[irichluck21]

So that would be
Biles, Lee, Carey, Chiles, Wong, DiCello (Tokyo)
Blakely, Jones, Zeiss, Fatta (Liverpool)

Only 10?

I suspect Robin is correct, that more will added like Sumanasekera, Miller, Roberson, Matthews, and a few others.

Unless USAG only wants 10 and puts them into Two groups of five and alternate them? But I don’t know that they would do a session with just 10.

ETA: Forgot MDJDS so that’s 11.

 

[mle]

Oops, I didn’t see your quoted post!