2024 Winter Cup

[rlayt]

Trinity looks elegant.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Whoa, didn’t realize Texas Dreams had elite athletes again.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Whoa, didn’t realize Texas Dreams had elite athletes again.

I had that same revelation during the junior competition yesterday. That's a gym name you haven't heard in a long time.

 

[RedBirdie]

Lacie Stalzmann .... Her vault run is SUCH a struggle. Like, WTF is going on there? She vaulted a layout yurchenko. Which is a step up from the front handspring front and tsuk layout we saw last year.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Wow, Kayla looks great!

 

[RedBirdie]

Whoa, didn’t realize Texas Dreams had elite athletes again.

Saltzmann went elite in 2022, competed as a junior the last two years. Generally nice form, but utterly lacking in difficulty on vault and floor.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Lacie Stalzmann .... Her vault run is SUCH a struggle. Like, WTF is going on there? She vaulted a layout yurchenko. Which is a step up from the front handspring front and tsuk layout we saw last year.

For what is essentially a timer vault, it was raggedy

 

[RedBirdie]

For what is essentially a timer vault, it was raggedy

Her vaulting has always been bad. Like, real bad.

 

[Hatsumomo]

And regularly seeing Valeri out there is also a blast from the past. Trying to rebuild the WOGA dynasty

 

[RedBirdie]

Kayla throwing down the gauntlet early. Damn, that was good.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Her vaulting has always been bad. Like, real bad.

They need to either do a vault intensive with her or cut it out entirely. We don't need Julissa Gomez 2.0.

 

[RedBirdie]

According to Gymnastics Now, Trinity went 14.05 on bars. 8.45 E score

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Kayla goes 14.05 on floor!

 

[RedBirdie]

13.25 for Nola Matthews on floor.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Norah Christian was way too far away from the end of the beam for her dismount and ends up crashing off the mat.

 

[Sasha]

I'm looking at a GAGE leo and my eyes aren't bleeding? Have I entered the star trek mirror universe?

Also, man, the lighting in this venue (or the contrast settings on the camera), not great.

Don't they know they have a reputation to uphold?

 

[RedBirdie]

Don't they know they have a reputation to uphold?

You know this means GAGE will show up with something absolutely batshit insane for Classics/Nationals

 

[Sasha]

You know this means GAGE will show up with something absolutely batshit insane for Classics/Nationals

You know they would have anyway!

 

[RedBirdie]

Fatta and CaMarah Williams tied for 3rd, but we didn't get to see either of them. Grrrrr. And live scores still not working.

 

[RedBirdie]

Nice FTY from Matthews.