2026 Gymnastics Social Media bits

[david]

Maybe train with Shilese. Her coach seems sane and knows how to work the COP

 

[KristyJ]

It would be interesting to see her train with Shilese, and I know she competed at that gym for some meets back in the day, but I don't know if she has any real connection with the coaches there and it is still a couple hours' drive from Vancouver.

 

[Kara]

February camp:

 

[RedBirdie]

Current national team members not in attendance: Skye Blakely (NCAA), Lavi Crain, Dulcy Caylor, Gabrielle Hardie, Amia Pugh-Banks, Joscelyn Roberson (NCAA), Ashlee Sullivan (NCAA), Tiana Sumanasekera (NCAA)

Non-national team members attending: Ally Damelio, Reese Esponda, Catherine Guy, Evey Lowe(!), Lila Richardson, Elaina Sliney, Izzy Stassi, Sydney Williams

 

[MaryClare]

Where are camps being held these days?

 

[eanda]

Crossville, Tennessee. I remember seeing an announcement about establishing a center there, but not the details of how they landed there.

 

[RichardL]

Does this at all indicate what the Winter Cup roster might be? Interesting to see Wong really doubling down on this continuation in elite. I wonder if she's gunning for the American Cup.

 

[RedBirdie]

Leanne is definitely on the promos for Winter Cup. I assume she's going for American Cup, there's probably prize money involved which would be useful to her.

 

[Sasha]

Do we know who's coaching Leanne/where she's training now?

 

[MaryClare]

Do we know who's coaching Leanne/where she's training now?

At Florida

 

[Passion]

Crossville, Tennessee. I remember seeing an announcement about establishing a center there, but not the details of how they landed there.

This isn’t the new permanent National Training Center, that’s being built in Noblesville, Indiana.

The gymnastics summer camp FlipFest is in Crossville, Tennessee. USAG is still temporarily using their gym/bunks/facilities until the NTC is built.

 

[Passion]

Do we know who's coaching Leanne/where she's training now?

She’s a student coach at Florida this year so she still has access to their facilities.

I am happy she’s continuing, she seemed like she was really contemplating being done after Worlds.

 

[eanda]

This isn’t the new permanent National Training Center, that’s being built in Noblesville, Indiana.

The gymnastics summer camp FlipFest is in Crossville, Tennessee. USAG is still temporarily using their gym/bunks/facilities until the NTC is built.

Thanks for that correction. I had forgotten about the Indiana facility being built.

 

[RichardL]

I'll be curious to see Rivera soon too, if she goes for the spring competitions. This is already a weird quad with so many uncertainties. I feel like

She’s a student coach at Florida this year so she still has access to their facilities.

I am happy she’s continuing, she seemed like she was really contemplating being done after Worlds.

In theory I'm happy too, but I wonder what goals remain for her. Individual vault medal at Worlds? Obviously she'd like to make the Olympics, but if everyone is healthy she's looking at a record-breaking three-time alternate spot at best, IMO. Unless of course she upgrades.

 

[MaryClare]

I'll be curious to see Rivera soon too, if she goes for the spring competitions. This is already a weird quad with so many uncertainties. I feel like

In theory I'm happy too, but I wonder what goals remain for her. Individual vault medal at Worlds? Obviously she'd like to make the Olympics, but if everyone is healthy she's looking at a record-breaking three-time alternate spot at best, IMO. Unless of course she upgrades.

I don’t see Leanne upgrading, I think mentally as an athlete she’s very similar to Kyla Ross. For me her biggest issue is that her routines have never maximised her scoring potential. Under multiple COPs, under multiple coaches. I had hoped that now, as an adult, and clearly a very intelligent one, she’d realise that and perhaps take it upon herself to study the COP. Maybe she will now that she isn’t competing every week.