British WAG (and MAG!) talk

ArnoldRimmer · Oct 20, 2023

Rich said:
I know it has been discussed but what happened to Jen G

I don’t believe we know. There’ve been rumours about mental blocks as well as injury, but no idea of the veracity. She’s essentially not competed this year, just one or two beam routines in about March.

rlayt · Oct 21, 2023

After Worlds was over and I came home to watch I found Jake Jarman’s facial expressions to be very expressive. After he landed a near perfect vault and in this interview he showed so much with his face.

brg09 · Oct 22, 2023

rlayt said:
After Worlds was over and I came home to watch I found Jake Jarman’s facial expressions to be very expressive. After he landed a near perfect vault and in this interview he showed so much with his face.

Lol, Air Pirate. Great nickname.

rlayt · Oct 27, 2023

Wooo. I think that medal lit a bigger fire.

https://x.com/ringleaps/status/1717906906490995135?s=46

tsarinajen · Nov 7, 2023

irichluck21 said:
Jess’ injury hurts Becky’s chances, unless Becky starts showing VT and FX.
If Jess can make it back for bars and beam, you’ll want to take her, but if neither can do floor and vault.

Do we know if Jess had surgery? She’s got some rehab looking videos up in her stories.

RedBirdie · Nov 7, 2023

I don’t believe she has, or least had not when she filmed those videos. It looked to me like they were focused on building strength, to stabilize her knee, in her quads and other upper leg muscles. They are tagged as “prehab” so I’m guessing surgery is soon?

tsarinajen · Nov 7, 2023

RedBirdie said:
I don’t believe she has, or least had not when she filmed those videos. It looked to me like they were focused on building strength, to stabilize her knee, in her quads and other upper leg muscles. They are tagged as “prehab” so I’m guessing surgery is soon?

That’s what I’m worried about. Isn’t she super tight on time?

RedBirdie · Nov 7, 2023

Very tight on time. Personally, I’m shocked she didn’t have surgery as soon as she got back from worlds, previously scheduled vacation to Egypt be damned.

Kara · Nov 7, 2023

ACL surgery is often not performed for several weeks after the injury to allow for swelling to go down.

tsarinajen · Nov 7, 2023

Kara said:
ACL surgery is not performed for several weeks after the injury to allow for swelling to go down.

That seems to vary. Mustafina had hers done within a couple days.

MaryClare · Nov 7, 2023

tsarinajen said:
That seems to vary. Mustafina had hers done within a couple days.

That was over 10 years ago. It’s unusual not to wait now although Jess seems to be waiting longer than most

tsarinajen · Nov 8, 2023

MaryClare said:
That was over 10 years ago. It’s unusual not to wait now although Jess seems to be waiting longer than most

I know and I agree you generally can
wait. However, she had a super tight timeline, and it looks like she’s waited about a month. I’m hoping it works out for her and we see her in Paris.

blake · Nov 8, 2023

Perhaps Jess and her team have decided that next quad is the new priority. I’m sure the thought of missing Paris is devastating, but she is already an Olympic medalist and rushing a comeback to do her two weaker pieces might not be a gamble they wanna take when she could be super successful next quad.

ArnoldRimmer · Nov 8, 2023

Yes, I’m actually hoping we don’t see her.

blake · Nov 8, 2023

ArnoldRimmer said:
Yes, I’m actually hoping we don’t see her.

With potentially Simone and Rebeca retiring and Shilese to NCAA after Paris, Jess could really clean up the medals next quad if she can get back to her pre-injury VT/FX capability.

I’m not even the biggest fan of her gymnastics, but I hope she has a successful LA quad so I can savor the saltiness of the people who think the judges gifted her her world medals.

RAFIKI · Nov 8, 2023

ArnoldRimmer said:
Yes, I’m actually hoping we don’t see her.

I really don’t know where I am with this. My head vs heart verdict keeps changing.

ArnoldRimmer · Nov 8, 2023

RAFIKI said:
I really don’t know where I am with this. My head vs heart verdict keeps changing.

If she could do it safely, all to the good. It just seems a helluva risk to be a bars/beam specialist with a low chance of medalling.

blake · Nov 14, 2023

Becky training a 3/2 to full-in! I’d have sooner predicted another Lisa Mason comeback than this.

irichluck21 · Nov 14, 2023

Wasn’t Becky training 1 1/2 through to ADF in 2019 or am I imagining it?

RAFIKI · Nov 15, 2023

I have a vague memory of that as well. I think she just did the double arabian during worlds podium training.

More Downie training footage, this time a DTY into a low pit…
https://x.com/ringleaps/status/1724783813488939011?s=20

Another Downie rollercoaster approaches!