2024 US Nationals WAG Session 2, Day 1

[Hatsumomo]

If Simone isn't interested in another national title, they should just tell her she can bow out now, she's shown enough, she's on the Olympic team, she can just compete when and what she is comfortable competing. The rest of the time, she should live in bubble wrap.

Eh, I'm not really concerned about Simone. She doesn't have a history of injuries. She had a toe injury this time in 2021, but that's about it.

 

[RedBirdie]

why is Jade so low? did she fall?

No falls. She was fine. But fine isn't good enough these days.

 

[QuietColours]

Lee and Chiles had significant errors. I'm tired. I think Rivera just had the landing errors on floor. Wong just missed the connection on bars? Carey was pretty clean.

Lee obviously will want to upgrade bars at the very least. Is Carey planning upgrades for Trials?

 

[Passion]

I vaguely recognize Caylor's music but can't place it (I am horrid at music identification) But I like it.

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

 

[QuietColours]

Also, shout out to Sumanasekera's 54.4. I don't think there will be enough alternate spots left for her, but I'm looking forward to seeing her at 2025 Worlds

 

[Doug1233]

I didn’t see Josc on floor. did they show it on peacock?

 

[Doug1233]

No, she just didn't make as much points on her 2 key events as she usually does.

hmmm. she’s gonna have to up that AA score I think.

 

[Laura722]

Lee and Chiles had significant errors. I'm tired. I think Rivera just had the landing errors on floor. Wong just missed the connection on bars? Carey was pretty clean.

Lee obviously will want to upgrade bars at the very least. Is Carey planning upgrades for Trials?

Jess Graba said Suni's routine is just half of a normal routine. The plan here was to use this lower difficulty routine and focus more on the AA.

According to Sam, she indicated Jade will be doing an Amanar rather than a DTY as her second vault.

 

[cats]

It’s kind of insane that we just saw a Nationals with four Chengs.

 

[Laura722]

Incredible:

 

[Passion]

Kayla DiCello's 56.850 tonight matches exactly the 56.850 she put up at Winter Cup earlier this year.

That's consistency.

 

[Caligym]

The biggest shock for me after today is…I don’t know if both Suni and Jade can make this team. If Skye continues to rock vault and beam, Kayla bars and floor, I think they take both of them along with Simone and Shilese.

 

[RedBirdie]

	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor
1.	Biles, 15.8	Biles, 14.65	Biles, 14.80	Biles, 15.20
2.	Blakely, 15.00	Chiles, 14.50	Blakely, 14.45	DiCello, 13.85
3.	Carey, 14.50	DiCello, 14.50	Lee, 14.20	Wong, 13.79
4.	DiCello, 14.40	Blakely, 14.40	DiCello, 14.10	Sumanasekera, 13.70
5.	Sumanasekera, 14.25	Lee, 14.30	Johnson, 14.95	Carey, 13.60

 

[tempest]

anyone found the 2 vault scores?

 

[Kara]

Assuming Shilese's injury is not a factor I'm taking Simone, Shilese, Skye, Suni, and Kayla. Jade and Chiles or Wong as alternates.

 

[makam]

anyone found the 2 vault scores?

They usually show up in the PDF they release eventually.

 

[Passion]

Assuming Shilese's injury is not a factor I'm taking Simone, Shilese, Skye, Suni, and Kayla. Jade and Chiles or Wong as alternates.

USAG typically names 3 alternates in non-covid Olympic years, so you could make all 3 your alternates.

 

[arabiandoublefront]

It’s kind of insane that we just saw a Nationals with four Chengs.

United States of Cheng

 

[Hatsumomo]

Upgraded from United States of Amanar

 

[arabiandoublefront]

On the other hand, maybe the selection committee doesn't have to do any work at all and you just take the top 4 and Jones.