Chusovitina will attempt to qualify to Los Angeles 2028!!, would be her 9th Olympics!

[Aeris]

I wish Chuso would have learned a Shaposh and Ezhova back when the open code came into being. Her uneven bars for the past couple decades have been hampered by having no useful bar changes. It's tragic she's continued to do nothing but the overshoot, eating .5 deduction every time just to have something to get down to the low bar, and then doing a stumpy toe-shoot back to the HB.

At this point it would be better if she completely ignored the low bar, except for starting the routine with a straight jump over LB to HB mount. Follow it up with a Clear-hip, Toe-on, Giant 1/2, Wenning, Giant 1/1, Giant, Dismount and she should score 2 points better than what she's been doing. That's 4.0 D-score with very little to deduct (it's impressive her dismount is still super crisp).

 

[Bob]

I have thought that before that she would do better with a one bar routine.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I wish Chuso would have learned a Shaposh and Ezhova back when the open code came into being. Her uneven bars for the past couple decades have been hampered by having no useful bar changes. It's tragic she's continued to do nothing but the overshoot, eating .5 deduction every time just to have something to get down to the low bar, and then doing a stumpy toe-shoot back to the HB.

At this point it would be better if she completely ignored the low bar, except for starting the routine with a straight jump over LB to HB mount. Follow it up with a Clear-hip, Toe-on, Giant 1/2, Wenning, Giant 1/1, Giant, Dismount and she should score 2 points better than what she's been doing. That's 4.0 D-score with very little to deduct (it's impressive her dismount is still super crisp).

That's a really interesting idea.

Agree the dismount is still very good. I suspect the salto mounts and dismounts will be some of the skills she holds on to longest.

 

[tempest]

https://olympics.com/en/news/oksana-chusovitina-last-chance-paris-2024-quota-asian-championships?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3aWADJaZXdazNytRYkE9h9rJrmjuLn8UOIbf1OWKMGZpDNWFNPoFDZBrc_aem_Ac1Uu4DJB9illTRO5ui-k5CNPgNmKRVA6yGXJaGQ95EZrSeqIfCLNuFISyksCc5_r7CXclqCcbdNtw79ko2f4PGf

 

[Gymfan93]

I’m very sad for her.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

What a shame. The end of an era.

And a loss for the sport too. Qualification would've been a long shot, but how good it would've been for gymnastics to see a nearly 50 year old giving it a go.

 

[JaJa]

Heartbroken over Chuso. Huge huge huge loss for the sport.

 

[RedBirdie]

What a (likely) inglorious end for a legend

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

What a (likely) inglorious end for a legend

Depending on the injury, I'm not mentally retiring her just yet (I mean an actual retirement, as opposed to her previous efforts).

She's 50 next year, and it's the only worlds of the quad without a qualifying requirement afaik. I wouldn't be surprised to see her do at least some world cups. Can imagine she'd like the kudos and recognition of being an elite gymnast competing in her 50s.

If its a surgery one, ignore all this.

 

[irichluck21]

Wow Unfortunate end to her Olympics run.

 

[wishfulgoddess]

Chuso 2028!

 

[QuietColours]

It would have been tough for her to make it (it's going to be well fought), but you never want to see it end like this.

I do hope she does Worlds next year

 

[Ginger]

While I am not a big Chuso fan, I am so sad for her. This was a major competition in her home country, big deal for her and all her fans out there.

 

[Aeris]

I wonder what she got injured on. Sadly I would bet it was on the unnecessary Full-in upgrade she was training. The classic two-pass routine of 1.5+front full and Double Back was all she needed.

 

[dweiss324]

Unfortunate. But I don't mind the narrative. "Gymnast competing at nearly 50 gets injured at last chance to qualify for her 14000th* Olympics". It's more badass that she got injured trying then just failed to qualify. The suckiest part is that it happened at a home meet, but I can't imagine any up and coming gymnast in Tashkent would feel let down by her inability to compete. They know what she's done

 

[irichluck21]

 

[BB12]

Good for her but you have to know when to hang it up. And it's well past that point now.

 

[JaJa]

Good for her but you have to know when to hang it up. And it's well past that point now.

Not for Chuso it isn't.

 

[irichluck21]

Chusovitina is still making some coins on the World Cup circuit. If she wants to continue more power to her.
I think her longevity on the sport will never be replicated, and she is beloved by everyone.

She should keep going as long as she wants to.

 

[makam]

As long as her body holds up, she is having fun (or at least not hating it), and her money holds out, she should go for it. That said, she has been losing ground technically for a while, I'm not sure what she plans to bring in 4 years that will change her chances.