Jade Carey laid out triple double

[irichluck21]

It was fairly clear to me.
Covid-19 cancellations changed dates and everything. Otherwise it was very clear…though the Careys seemed to think otherwise or maybe they were playing dumb the whole time, either way USAG caved into them and additionally, the whole matter would not be an issue if USAG put in the criteria that should a gymnast choose the individual route then they forfeit their eligibility for the main team. One or the other, not both.

 

[RedBirdie]

I’m sure there’s an obvious answer I’m missing… but why couldn’t USAG have sent a B team to Pan Ams to try and grab a non-nominative spot? Wouldn’t that pre-empt Jade’s nominative spot, given that the chronology got reversed?

Or dis the Doha announcement just come too late for such scheming?

No, the order of awarding spots will still be Event World Cups, AA World Cups (replaced with top 3 NOCs from 2019 world team prelims), and finally continental championships.

Since Jade mathematically clinched her spot via vault, regardless of what happens in Doha, and the US was awarded an NOC spot via the world AA cup process, there’s no point in going to Pan Ams.

 

[irichluck21]

I am sure US would have sent a few ladies had Pan Ams been held in Utah as originally planned.
Most likely Skinner, McCallum, Eaker, and one other. Specifically because of the University of Utah connection.
They weren’t eligible (well Skinner was) to get a plus one but it would have been silly to host an event and not send anyone.

DiCello, Blakely, McClain, Finnegan, Emily Lee, or even Jones would have likely placed in the top 2 eligible AA participants or even won outright.

But like you said once the World Cup AA were reassigned and with Carey clinching the VT and FX spot it was all but a done deal.

 

[alattejava]

I wish I could be a fly on the wall when Valentina sees that. In the unlikely case Skinner makes the team, the US would have three triple doubles.

 

[glamafonic]

Skinner doesn’t have a triple double.

 

[rlayt]

Skinner did throw it months ago into a pit so she would say she has it.

 

[makam]

Was that FX or UB?

 

[Doug1233]

Skinner has a triple double on floor just like she has a Ray to Bhadwaj on bars.

 

[dweiss324]

I’m increasingly on board for as much drama and extra sh** as possible for these games. Let’s just go all in.

 

[onodian]

I say full double illusion turn into ro-bhs-triple double. All this while sporting her shamrock leotard sprinkled with Korean words to really get the Japanese crowd going

 

[Doug1233]

So she didn’t do it in the end