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

[QuietColours]

Jayla Hang with the only 14 of the night

 

[RedBirdie]

Annalisa Milton just dismounted beam with a RO layout full. Granted, her's was way nicer, but that was my dismount as an immensely shitty level 9 in the 1990s.

 

[JaJa]

No one in the world has ever managed to run a dominant WAG program whilst giving a shit about the athletes. That’s the unpleasant truth.

Very true. That was the "obvious" I left out of my statement. It is indeed the unpleasant truth but the truth nevertheless.

 

[RedBirdie]

Her bars still still an absolute mess, but the difference between this year and last year for Alessia Rosa is amazing. Last year I seriously questioned why they had her doing elite.

 

[RedBirdie]

Jayla Hang did a booming DTY. And then a high but definitely pikey Lopez. I wouldn't be surprised if it was downgraded to a Pod.

 

[QuietColours]

Jayla Hang with the only 14 of the night

Now edited to a more realistic 13.65

 

[gtu07]

Annalisa Milton just dismounted beam with a RO layout full. Granted, her's was way nicer, but that was my dismount as an immensely shitty level 9 in the 1990s.

Occasionally some high school gymnasts have this dismount. Maybe she's watering down the dismount and then adding difficulty later in the season? Or navigating an injury?

 

[Passion]

 

[RedBirdie]

Sullivan, Hang, Rose, Drusch(!), Matthews, Zhou, A. Milton, Guy(!!l), and Molomo qualified for nationals via AA. Not sure anyone qualified by event scores.

 

[Passion]

8 people did two vaults, that's the most I ever remember seeing at a US National competition in the last two decades.

ETA: I just realized they're only showing the top 8 on the screen, so possibly even more than 8 did two vaults??

 

[Doug1233]

My only comment about this meet is that USAG bars is in an absolute mess. 50% of this group cannot even kip cast properly.

 

[RedBirdie]

Vault
1. Zoey Molomo
2. Jayla Hang
3. Evey Lowe

Bars
1. Alicia Zhou
2. Brooke Pierson
3. Simone Rose

Beam
1t. Claire Pease and Tatum Drusch
3t. Ashlee Sullivan and Zoey Molomo

Floor
1. Nola Matthews
2t. Evey Lowe, Ashelle Sullivan, Jayla Hang

 

[Hatsumomo]

All things considered, Pacific Reign had a good showing tonight.

 

[Doug1233]

Nola Matthew’s “artistry” on floor is so overrated. Sorry not sorry.

 

[RedBirdie]

My only comment about this meet is that USAG bars is in an absolute mess. 50% of this group cannot even kip cast properly.

I blame it on the damn Hopes program. These gyms are pushing girls into Hopes as level 8s and not really doing the development program, which was the intention. Instead of easing into elite while at the same time excelling in the develop program, they're skipping DP. You cannot be a great level 10 without a great KCH. Yet so many of these girls skip level 10 or just do a couple meets here and there while their coaches have them throwing as much difficulty as possible with the most garbage fucking basics. (coughRobersonCough)

If they all had to go through DP level 10 and qualify to nationals before they could test elite, things would look VERY different.

 

[Gymnast09]

I was just about to say I've seen many much better level 10s then what I saw today

 

[RedBirdie]

Sullivan, Hang, Rose, Drusch(!), Matthews, Zhou, A. Milton, Guy(!!l), and Molomo qualified for nationals via AA. Not sure anyone qualified by event scores.

Ugh, my bad. 52.00 is the qualifying score for nationals, not a 51. The only qualifiers are Sullivan, Hang, Rose, Drusch, and Matthews.

 

[QuietColours]

After today, I won't be surprised if they end up lowering the score

 

[hmmmm]

It has always confused me that the elite compulsory routines are judged with a modified JO pen vs using a FIG pen that would hammer poor bar basics.

 

[MaryClare]

My only comment about this meet is that USAG bars is in an absolute mess. 50% of this group cannot even kip cast properly.

Yep. Anyone wanting to make the Olympic team should just pour everything into bars