2024 US Nationals WAG Session 1, Day 1

[makam]

I didn't see a thread so I figured I'd start one. (if there is one, delete or merge this one)

Start Lists here: https://myusagym.com/meets/live/89745/session/1W/startList/

I did see some clips of CaMarah Williams podium training on FX and she had some nice tumbles. Lots of bounce but absorbed by her split leaps. I think she has good potential to break into the higher levels with some more seasoning. I can't recall if she was one who struggles on the arm event vs. the leg events but I liked what I saw.

 

[RedBirdie]

Thank you, makam! I'm a little behind on setting up threads today (sick kid......although that does mean I can watch session 1, rather than doing school pick-up and taking him to the ice rink!)

This session will be on USAG's YouTube channel:

PDF start list, which is more accurate than what USAG has posted on the results page: https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2024/w_24champs_start1_1.pdf

The excitement kicks off at 1:45 central time.

 

[Passion]

Of course they mixed all the juniors and seniors together. It would have made more sense to have all the juniors rotate together and all the seniors rotate together but no.

GAGE is the only gym here with gymnasts in both categories (3 SR, 1 JR.) Every other gym has either all juniors or all seniors.

I hate this format so much lol.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Who are the junior front runners? All the names I knew are seniors now.

 

[RedBirdie]

Who are the junior front runners? All the names I knew are seniors now.

Clare Pease, Gabrielle Hardy, and Addy Fulcher

 

[Passion]

Claire Pease will probably win.

Lavi Crain had a bad time at US Classic but she came close to winning Winter Cup so I'd say she's one to watch as well. Tyler Turner too.

 

[Passion]

Not frontrunners, but Harlow Buddendeck and Ally Damelio are both lovely.

 

[Hatsumomo]

The crowd is SPARSE

 

[Passion]

Every gym's warmups are all black or white, no other color.

And then there's Buckeye in neon pink lol.

 

[RedBirdie]

Looks like

The crowd is SPARSE

Almost always is for juniors. Even with seniors, there's no names to convince people to take off work today to attend.

 

[RedBirdie]

WCC leo reminds me a bit of the Tokyo podium training leo.

 

[RedBirdie]

Chloe Cho in a pretty leo and a stunning pak that seemed to hang in the air.

 

[Passion]

Making Lavi wait forever on the podium to start BB.

 

[RedBirdie]

Caroline Moreau most have gotten hurt in warm ups. She's scratched.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Very nice stuck vault for Tyler Turner

 

[RedBirdie]

STUCK fty from Tyler Turner. Pretty purple ombre leo for WOGA

 

[RedBirdie]

Why is CaMarah attempting a Gogean? That wasn't remotely close.

 

[Passion]

CaMarah Williams needs new FX music. That sounded like telephone on-hold music.

 

[RedBirdie]

Looks like live scores with d and e breakdown is only posting junior scores. If you want scores for the seniors, you need to look here:

MyUSAGym

 

[RedBirdie]

Clare Pease must have crashed her DTY again. 5.0/7.25/12.25