British WAG and MAG talk 2025

[MaryClare]

Anyone else unfollowed Alice Kinsella this week? Too much newborn cuteness

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

An interesting weekend for BG.

Jess is back, ish. My take is that if she wants to go to worlds as part of her return and on the off chance that she makes the beam final with a clean set, I'd let her. Reason being that she's more important to plans for the upcoming quad than anyone else they might send in her place, and her chances at a final are at minimum no worse than anyone who isn't Ruby E or Abi. Whether she wants to go for one event where she won't get out of qualifications and one where even wit a good set she could still miss out remains to be seen.

MAG wise, I continue to be impressed by Joe Fraser's resilience. His rings probably gives Courtney's worlds chances the death knell? Yolshin-Cash isn't really on my radar yet.

 

[irichluck21]

Jess makes sense because why not?
No one else is really in contention with Martin and Evans essentially locks.

 

[Doug1233]

Jess will go, simply because there is quite literally no-one else.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

It's a shame her and Alia Leat can't both do beam.

 

[Aeris]

Alia Leat should be sent to build up experience, most especially on her promising beam routine. Jess has shown nothing competitive whatsoever this year and doesn't need more face time in front of judges.

 

[MaryClare]

Alia Leat should be sent to build up experience, most especially on her promising beam routine. Jess has shown nothing competitive whatsoever this year and doesn't need more face time in front of judges.

Yes and I don’t think there’s anything to be gained from rushing her back. She is unlikely in the next month to have anything that would be world medal potential. So I don’t see the advantage to her, nor BG in going when she isn’t firing on all cylinders

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

My guess is it's likely to depend on whether Jess herself feels that going to worlds would be beneficial. Clearly she's got plenty of experience, but it's also a fact that she's had a very long layoff and not done much in the new code. None of the gymnasts contending for the 3rd and 4th spots are likely medallists, so it'll be more about preparation for the rest of the quad.

Alia is down for Szombathely @Aeris so whatever happens, will get some more competitive numbers in this year.