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Every time I hear NBC (and this morning it was repeated in the Athletic daily) spout this nonsense about how Jordan Chiles "stepped up and helped secure silver for the US in Tokyo!" I want to scream. McCallum stepped up. Suni Lee stepped up. Jordan had an utter meltdown on floor, to go a long with her poor performance in qualifying.I actually really liked McCallum too. I maintain she was the MVP of the Tokyo TF. But yeah, totally forgot she was on all the major teams.
I just never quite trust that Jordan will come through when needed.Every time I hear NBC (and this morning it was repeated in the Athletic daily) spout this nonsense about how Jordan Chiles "stepped up and helped secure silver for the US in Tokyo!" I want to scream. McCallum stepped up. Suni Lee stepped up. Jordan had an utter meltdown on floor, to go a long with her poor performance in qualifying.
THISEvery time I hear NBC (and this morning it was repeated in the Athletic daily) spout this nonsense about how Jordan Chiles "stepped up and helped secure silver for the US in Tokyo!" I want to scream. McCallum stepped up. Suni Lee stepped up. Jordan had an utter meltdown on floor, to go a long with her poor performance in qualifying.
Good looking out. Then the USA would just be going with tradition if Hezly or Tiana were named to the team.Prevous Olympics too:
2008 - Sloan (though she was 2007 alfernate after being named to the team)
2004 - McCool
2000 - Schwikert
Yeah, I think this is who I'm rooting for too. We aren't going to be adding much of anything with that 5th spot. Wong is usable anywhere and she's put in the work having gone to worlds throughout the quad.I'm kind of on Team Wong too, mostly because it sucks that she spent her last Olympics quarantined in a hotel room with a sick teammate.
You can't, plus look at her results from Nationals. She has to have a very phenomenal day 2 for consideration.Wong is usable anywhere, but on Day 1 she didn't beat out Roberson, Lincoln, or Rivera. How do you justify going down to 8th for the last member if the standings hold?
You don't. You just wish for the best for her.Wong is usable anywhere, but on Day 1 she didn't beat out Roberson, Lincoln, or Rivera. How do you justify going down to 8th for the last member if the standings hold?
She's put in the work like everyone else but has not put out the performance like others have so far.Yeah, I think this is who I'm rooting for too. We aren't going to be adding much of anything with that 5th spot. Wong is usable anywhere and she's put in the work having gone to worlds throughout the quad.
I agree with this, except that McCallum was slated to do AA in TF before Biles went down, so she didn't really "step up" since she just did what she had already planned to do. Chiles had to do two extra events (UB/BB) while Lee only had to do one (FX). But agreed that both of them did really great on the events that they weren't planning to do that day. Chiles' fall was on a scheduled routine.Every time I hear NBC (and this morning it was repeated in the Athletic daily) spout this nonsense about how Jordan Chiles "stepped up and helped secure silver for the US in Tokyo!" I want to scream. McCallum stepped up. Suni Lee stepped up. Jordan had an utter meltdown on floor, to go a long with her poor performance in qualifying.
Over nationals and trials, she has under performed and that Cheng, yeah...no. She is not the beacon of consistency that people are touting her to be.Wong is in 8th….but only 0.075 behind Rivera and 0.125 behind Lincoln. Sumanasekera only 0.05 behind Wong. It’s a virtual dead heat from 6th to 9th. It is all about day 2.
I just watched her 2021 Worlds routines and she has regressed on every event since then.Leanne Wong has never had clever coaching. We know what GAGE are like, and I don’t rate the Florida coaches for elite at all
Over nationals and trials, she has under performed and that Cheng, yeah...no. She is not the beacon of consistency that people are touting her to be.
McCool was eligible for 2003 but chose to stay Junior, but also the Olympics was not her first major international competition, she was a member of the 2003 Pan American Games team that won gold and was silver medalist on vault. She was the all around champion at the Olympic Test Event and made all four finals where she was 2nd on vault, 3rd on bars, 7th on beam, and 5th on floor. That made her a favorite in Marta's eyes because the international judges loved her. McCool was then 2nd at 2004 American Cup behind Carly Patterson but ahead of Chellsie Memmel.Prevous Olympics too:
2008 - Sloan (though she was 2007 alfernate after being named to the team)
2004 - McCool
2000 - Schwikert