Event 2025 US Nationals Men's Day 2 (Saturday, August 9)

[tempest]

WTF is Paul wearing?

 

[Passion]

Malone's HB score is 16.251.

Those bonuses are USAG only, right? We aren't going to be seeing those numbers at Worlds...I hope?

This bonus system is all USAG. The only FIG bonus is the 0.1 stick bonus.

Last quad the way USAG did it was you got a lot of bonus in the beginning of the quad and it lessened year by year. By 2024 I think there was no bonus at all. They want to encourage everyone to build their D-scores up early on and then by the last year it should be set.

 

[Passion]

Asher Hong is the 2025 National Champion.

 

[Passion]

Colt Walker would have won silver AA with a 13.9 on PB (he scored over 14.4 on Thursday)

Instead he sat down the dismount.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Aww damn Colt

 

[Passion]

Hong wins by 7.465 points

 

[makam]

Did anyone auto-lock a spot?

 

[rlayt]

Paul is wearing beads. When in Nola…

 

[Passion]

Did anyone auto-lock a spot?

Asher Hong did.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

So how long until they name team?

 

[Passion]

 

[Passion]

So how long until they name team?

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Anyone want to guess?

 

[Passion]

My guess at what they will choose:

Asher Hong AA
Frederick Richard AA
Brody Malone PB/HB
Patty Hoopes PH
Donnell Whittenburg SR
Kameron Nelson FX/VT

Or drop Whittenburg, have Malone do SR, and bring someone else (I don't know who.) Can't bring two PH guys and have two AA. Could drop Richard and bring both Hoopes and Dang for PH. That would be worth it if PH wasn't so stacked internationally. They probably have a better chance at medaling on PH than Richard has at medaling in the AA though.

I'd like Burkhart for HB but Malone's D score blows him out of the water. Probably better to rest his back anyway.

There's not really anything for Benas to do here and I'm not sure if Walker can even be considered because he wasn't top 3 on anything.

If you want the best chance at the most medals you leave Richard at home and take both Hoopes and Dang, but I don't know if they're going to want to do that. Then you could have Hong/Whittenburg/Malone all doing SR too.

 

[Denn]

Wait — I rethought it more completely. I don't see a case for Richard.

Hong AA
Hoopes PH
Maybe I would take Malone and Burkhart and let them both do PB / HB
Brandon Dang PH too

That leaves one more… Nobody earned a vault spot except Hong, I feel. That leaves FX and SR… I guess Kameron Nelson earned it more than Don Don.

 

[Denn]

Eager to see Carson Eshleman's high bar. He got a 14.3 with no bonuses — 5.3 + 9.0.

 

[Passion]

Sr. Coach of the Year: Xiao Yuan
Athlete of the Year: Stephen Nedoroscik
Sportsperson of the Year: Frederick Richard

 

[rlayt]

Hoopes will do a good job if chosen.

Frederick looked a lot less sharp this year. I’d be okay with the best team number-wise no matter who is on it.

 

[Aeris]

Asher Hong AA
Frederick Richard AA
Brody Malone PB/HB
Patty Hoopes PH
Kameron Nelson FX/VT
Donnell Whittenburg SR

This team probably fits best, although Donnell isn't really competitive for a medal internationally (even when ignoring his inconsistency). There's simply nobody else who slots in if taking the other 5 already.

Note, Junnosuke Iwai beat Kameron Nelson on Floor without the silly National bonus system. Kameron's D-score definitely gives him the higher potential though. I want to give him a chance to keep improving and compete those multiple Triple-backs at Worlds.

Taylor Burkhart "won" HB over the 2 days, but only has the 4th highest top score. Can't see a good reason to send him.

The talk of sending Brandon Dang for PH instead of Fred for AA (and HB - he has the 2nd highest top score) has a bit of merit, but feels too dismissive of Fred's potential and track record.

 

[Passion]

I think they went with Whittenburg because he hit that 6.2D score they were looking for on rings on Day 1.