2025 Winter Cup (Louisville, KY) February 21-23

[QuietColours]

Something about the name and the hair, Catherine Guy keeps making me do Catherine Lyons double takes

 

[QuietColours]

Looks like it

If Sumanasekera withdrew due to illness, makes me wonder if she was trying to compete sick and they decided it wasn't worth it

 

[MaryClare]

Eichman is not Eichmann. Two ns is German. One n is usually Jewish. She gets to use that music.

No. Sorry to go off topic but this is wholly incorrect. It’s a German surname (quite a common one). Some people with the surname may be Jewish, But it’s one surname and like many many German surnames, the 2nd n gets dropped when migrating to other countries.

 

[RedBirdie]

Hezely off on a switch half. Lands double pike dismount with her face on her knees, wasn't sure she was going to put that to her feet.

Without having the D and E scores, a 12.95 feels pretty darn generous for what Hezley showed. Olympic gold medalist bonus.

 

[Passion]

did Dulcy scratch the rest of the meet?

Caylor had 0.000's slotted in on VT/FX before the meet began on the live scoring page. I believe she only planned to compete UB/BB coming in.

 

[MaryClare]

WCC are having a bit of a nightmare under the new regime. Dulcy did not look comfortable in her gymnastics at all.

 

[Gymnast09]

I feel like this winter cup compared to others in the past has less experienced gymnasts

 

[JaJa]

No. Sorry to go off topic but this is wholly incorrect. It’s a German surname (quite a common one). Some people with the surname may be Jewish, But it’s one surname and like many many German surnames, the 2nd n gets dropped when migrating to other countries.

 

[JaJa]

No. Sorry to go off topic but this is wholly incorrect. It’s a German surname (quite a common one). Some people with the surname may be Jewish, But it’s one surname and like many many German surnames, the 2nd n gets dropped when migrating to other countries.

Not so. I am half German and many German Americans use "nn" in their name including my mother's family. Anyway we are way off topic.

 

[Hatsumomo]

I feel like this winter cup compared to others in the past has less experienced gymnasts

Pretty much all the established gymnasts are retired or in NCAA, so we've got a group of fresh meat who haven't been to any major competitions (save for Rivera). Especially since many became senior in an Olympic year where none of them were going to break into the top tier.

 

[RedBirdie]

I just love that Hills' coaches totally refuse to spot bars except for old school tkatchevs.

 

[JaJa]

Feeling badly for hezly

 

[Hatsumomo]

Definitely some Simone Rose fans in the stands who were hitting the choreography

 

[MaryClare]

Not so. I am half German and many German Americans use "nn" in their name including my mother's family. Anyway we are way off topic.

Many German diaspora do use the double nn, and many do not. There is no hard rule, some people anglicise their names, some people don’t. Ov/off endings are the same, as are the many spelling variations of Irish surnames. If you wish to discuss more, please drop me a DM.

 

[Gymnast09]

why are coaches allowed to be so close to the gymnasts on bars but not other events?

 

[MaryClare]

Pretty much all the established gymnasts are retired or in NCAA, so we've got a group of fresh meat who haven't been to any major competitions (save for Rivera). Especially since many became senior in an Olympic year where none of them were going to break into the top tier.

This is not typical though. Usually in the post Olympic year, the USA has new seniors raring to go

 

[Passion]

why are coaches allowed to be so close to the gymnasts on bars but not other events?

Because Jennifer Sey broke her femur in 1985.

 

[JaJa]

Pretty much all the established gymnasts are retired or in NCAA, so we've got a group of fresh meat who haven't been to any major competitions (save for Rivera). Especially since many became senior in an Olympic year where none of them were going to break into the top tier.

fresh meat and a lackluster meet

 

[MaryClare]

why are coaches allowed to be so close to the gymnasts on bars but not other events?

in voice of Donald Trump
Because China

 

[MaryClare]

Because Jennifer Sey broke her femur in 1985.

Bars is statistically the least likely apparatus to experience a serious injury