British WAG (and MAG!) talk

[MaryClare]

Becky Downie is a 3 time Olympian without ever having done consecutive Olympics

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Becky Downie is a 3 time Olympian without ever having done consecutive Olympics

And maybe Jade Barbosa too! I can't think of another time when that's happened twice. Actually I'm not sure I can think of another time it's happened once.

 

[Joe]

I can see why they picked Harry. I’d be interested to see where Luke Whitehouse picked up enough points to put him in contention over the two reserves, though.

 

[MaryClare]

And maybe Jade Barbosa too! I can't think of another time when that's happened twice. Actually I'm not sure I can think of another time it's happened once.

Ponor has skipped an Olympics- 2008

 

[Bob]

I can see why they picked Harry. I’d be interested to see where Luke Whitehouse picked up enough points to put him in contention over the two reserves, though.

I expect they think he could make a floor final.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Ponor has skipped an Olympics- 2008

Yeah, there are a few examples of someone skipping just one. Larisa is another. Two is more uncommon!

 

[Joe]

I expect they think he could make a floor final.

Yeah, that would be my guess too. But would it be at the expense of a team medal?

I’m not enough of a number cruncher to go digging through recent results, but it feels like Luke doesn’t have such an established history of multi event high/stable scores to plug the gaps that the others may have.

Exciting to have a less predictable team put out, though!

 

[Bob]

I think his floor and vault are very useful. I'm more surprised about Joe Fraser he didn't look great at the British or Euros.

 

[Samxo]

Tad confused with Charlotte as reserve, I would have chosen other development squad over her

 

[MaryClare]

Tad confused with Charlotte as reserve, I would have chosen other development squad over her

there really weren’t much to pick from when it came to reserves. It seems like BG want to keep her in the fold, potentially through her NCAA career. This is a good way of doing it

 

[KorbutFan]

Saw this on IG.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Tad confused with Charlotte as reserve, I would have chosen other development squad over her

Who's still standing?

 

[Samxo]

Who's still standing?

Abigail roper and Mali Morgan are rumoured to be injured, hence not being selected. But from the development squad I’d chosen Grace Davies

 

[Aeris]

Very happy they didn't just take the higher ranking AA'er (James Hall) for "backup", this is how team selection should almost always be. Courtney or Luke was the correct choice for the 5th slot. Courtney would be better for the team score, but Luke's floor definitely has big chances of winning a medal, that's important.

 

[Gymfan93]

For funding purposes, are WAG and MAG ) funded separately or both lumped in as artistic gymnastics?

 

[MaryClare]

For funding purposes, are WAG and MAG ) funded separately or both lumped in as artistic gymnastics?

The funding model is based upon performance

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Interview (in Welsh) with Ruby below, includes footage of her training the Amanar



Felt rather triggering, given recent events!

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Is Kinsella still training an Amanar? Even though they have 3.5 gymnasts left with functional limbs, I am so blown away by the progress the team has made in the post-Tweddle era.

 

[irichluck21]

THIS JUST IN:

@Doug1233 has been named as non-traveling alternate for the British team. It is a huge honor for him to potentially get the chance to represent his country in Paris. He is working on his Church and split leap full on beam as we speak.

 

[Aeris]

Is Kinsella still training an Amanar?

Hopefully not, she already has enough to focus on as the key AA'er for the team. I'm okay with Ruby going for it, she only needs to do VT+FX in team final.