Event 2025 US Nationals Junior Women Day 1 (Friday, August 8, 2025)

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Really, Phantom of the Opera? And this choreo has zero relation to the music.

The current juniors are, on the whole, utterly uninspiring.
I could easily have been watching British juniors there. And I’ve never, ever said that about US nationals.

Normally post Olympic junior nats have strong fields and are taken seriously as the gymnasts who’ll turn senior by the Olympics want to make a name for themselves.

I wonder if what we’re seeing now is the beginning of the end of junior elite as we know it, as the sport trends ever older.

Previous post Olympic US junior podiums in the open scoring era are
2009: Kyla Ross, Bridgette Caquatto, Aly Raisman
2013: Bailie Key, Laurie Hernandez, Amelia Hundley
2017: Maile O’Keeffe, Emma Malabuyo, Kara Eaker
2022: Madray Johnson, Jayla Hang, Alicia Zhou

That’s a definite downward trend
(Forgive any marco-esque name spellings)
 
In 2005, Chellsie and Nastia did super well, but a lot of these young hotshots burn or injure out. I think it’s better for gymnasts to focus on building a good technical and physical foundation and adding difficulty slowly, taking as long as they need and dropping out if their dream peters out.
 
In 2005, Chellsie and Nastia did super well, but a lot of these young hotshots burn or injure out. I think it’s better for gymnasts to focus on building a good technical and physical foundation and adding difficulty slowly, taking as long as they need and dropping out if their dream peters out.
That is dreamland stuff though. It’s still incredibly rare to see anyone with a good foundation. Now we just have gymnasts who have neither good basics nor the ability to execute difficult skills consistently
 
That is dreamland stuff though. It’s still incredibly rare to see anyone with a good foundation. Now we just have gymnasts who have neither good basics nor the ability to execute difficult skills consistently
Yeah, I know you’re right. Ultimately, let the gymnasts with the good fundamentals should win. The US doesn’t have to win & if it takes treating girls as if they are disposable, I’d rather they didn’t.
 

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