Event 2025 US Nationals Senior Women Day 2 (Sunday, August 10, 2025)

[irichluck21]

Yeah and the only reason that Biles didn't win the 2012 AA title was due to (ironically) her lack of difficulty on floor!
She was in 3rd behind Priessman by .800.

Biles only had a floor D score of 5.5 with "simple" tumbling:
Double layout
1 1/2 stepout to double pike
back 2 1/2 twist

Wild how she went from those passes one year earlier and showed up in 2013 with Chusovitina, Double layout (Biles 1 at Worlds), Back 2 1/2 into front layout, tucked full in.

 

[RedBirdie]

yes, 2012 AA was Priessman, Desch, then Biles.

I also looked at junior podium pre- and post-10 codes: 89% (2000-2005) vs. 43% (2006-2023), and pre-and post Biles going senior: 69% vs. 37%

 

[irichluck21]

Priessman had a floor D score of 6.3 on night 1.
That's the .8 right there.
She was credited with 6.0 on night 2.

Remember when Lexi was supposed to be Wieber 2.0?

 

[MaryClare]

Priessman had a floor D score of 6.3 on night 1.
That's the .8 right there.
She was credited with 6.0 on night 2.

Remember when Lexi was supposed to be Wieber 2.0?

I always had my doubts about Priessman. Even if MLT had managed to keep her healthy, I never saw MLT as a top tier elite coach under the open code. She’d hit her ceiling with Priessman by the time she was 14, whereas she was a competent enough coach of Hundley whose elite achievements were what was expected

 

[irichluck21]

Priessman was just injury prone. Her time at LSU was evident of that.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

She is a wonderful coach these days. I've had the pleasure of spending many level 10 Nationals rotating with her.

 

[MaryClare]

Priessman was just injury prone. Her time at LSU was evident of that.

Hmm I’m not sure it can solely be put down to that. It’s kind of like saying Texas dreams gymnasts are just injury prone, even when they get to college

 

[QuietColours]

Yeah and the only reason that Biles didn't win the 2012 AA title was due to (ironically) her lack of difficulty on floor!
She was in 3rd behind Priessman by .800.

Biles only had a floor D score of 5.5 with "simple" tumbling:
Double layout
1 1/2 stepout to double pike
back 2 1/2 twist

Wild how she went from those passes one year earlier and showed up in 2013 with Chusovitina, Double layout (Biles 1 at Worlds), Back 2 1/2 into front layout, tucked full in.

Aimee Boorman was excellent at managing Simone's difficulty.