British WAG (and MAG!) talk

[ArnoldRimmer]

She’ll have her work cut out for her.

 

[Doug1233]

Damn Delts!

 

[lovegymnasts]

Loving that leo

 

[Gymfan93]

GB has officially announced GMF and Jake Jarman as the reserves for the Olympics.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

So GB aren’t sending a full reserve team in case of covid related shenanigans? I wonder if it will be just the US doing that.

 

[Puffin]

So GB aren’t sending a full reserve team in case of covid related shenanigans? I wonder if it will be just the US doing that.

Well given the difference between the trials Covid-wise (empty gym in Cardiff v 22,000+ in US) - I think that the US may need a full 2nd team.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Imagine the contortions they’d have to come up with to leave Becky out of that one.

 

[audie83]

OT but I wish that the guys would wear biker type shorts to compete in. It just seems to me it would give them a nicer line, and also would help keep their briefs from showing when they’re upside down. Oh well.

Back OT, it’s disgusting that Becky wasn’t even made an alternate/reserve/replacement athlete.

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

With Becky and Riley not there, the AF will be missing two strong medal possibilities - Becky more-so than Riley.

 

[Gymfan93]

China and Belgium must be very happy. Fan and Nina are practically guaranteed to make the podium, as is Suni. I’m not sure there are any others who can sneak on without mistakes from those three.

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

Yes, I think that to make the podium, there will need to be errors from the top ones.

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

If Wei Xiaoyuan is on team China–she’s one of two bubble gymnasts–then she beats them all

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

That is brilliant work - especially E-score wise - none of those deductions that come with the multiple or big release skills in connection deductions.

 

[Seyonne]

When does China name their team?

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

According to this very reliable Twitter source, we’ll know around July 2



“chn gym NT will name the 4 person main teams + 2 alternates for the main team. 2 individual gymnasts will be named & the number of alternates for those individual spots TBD”, not exactly sure what this means about the alternates for the main team lol

 

[Doug1233]

I have 8.5, you?

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

geez where are u getting 8.5. I had 9.2 when I posted earlier today, which is what I had last week too XD

 

[Doug1233]

I took flexed feet for all the Inbars. And feet on the final tap. Pike down on the dismount. Body shape and angle of catch in the pak. Then all the usual.

Too harsh?

 

[Doug1233]

Hmm, looks better as a still pic.

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

I had in real time
.1 for bent arms on Komova II catch
.1 for Pak angle of completion – but your still pic shows perfection
.1 for bent arms on Van Leeuwen catch
.1 for bent arms on inbar 1/2
.1 for bent knees into Healy
.1 for bent arms on Jaeger catch, .1 for lack of height
.1 for dismount pike down (imo this is nit-picky)

I feel like we need to contact a brevet judge to settle the inbar foot thing. A former IntlGymnast user named Jorge who is a brevet judge never used to deduct for flexed feet on them. I’ve never once deducted for them, because then why the hell would anyone compete them instead of a toe-on? Biomechanically, I don’t think any human beings long enough torsos/arms to be able to clear the bar without flexing their feet. We’ve never seen a single inbar without flexed feet. Some are able to flex for less time–Melnikova’s feet are pointed on the way in, but she flexes quickly as she comes out of the shape.