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I thought athletes should have done 1-2 events at Winter Cup or March camp if possible, because it was clear for months that there would be no other meet opportunities before Classics. If they feel comfortable doing 3-4, great. But why demand straight AA on competition surfaces in February/early March when nobody’s competed lately?
The coaches knowing about AA emphasis is one thing. Forcing this to work as an effective, good faith blanket policy moving forward is another. I don’t think Skinner making NT is an issue. But it is strange that there’s a refusal to name specialists with World attendance to the NT in February/March. The selection criteria for Tokyo says the +1 will be considered for EF medal prowess. And, yet, McClain and Blakely still didn’t do AA at either Winter Cup or camp for some reason and therefore weren’t considered, while Drayton makes the senior NT with a couple of 52s.
As time goes on, I see less of a point in Forster’s job. The position should be nixed to save USAG money. Nothing’s happening in terms of strategy or management except kicking AA to a bunch of Cat 3 and 4 US judges, and people seem to think it’s some kind of pearl-clutching, PR shitstorm to tell a 5th place Trials finisher with a bunch of 13s that they can’t go to Tokyo.
The coaches knowing about AA emphasis is one thing. Forcing this to work as an effective, good faith blanket policy moving forward is another. I don’t think Skinner making NT is an issue. But it is strange that there’s a refusal to name specialists with World attendance to the NT in February/March. The selection criteria for Tokyo says the +1 will be considered for EF medal prowess. And, yet, McClain and Blakely still didn’t do AA at either Winter Cup or camp for some reason and therefore weren’t considered, while Drayton makes the senior NT with a couple of 52s.
As time goes on, I see less of a point in Forster’s job. The position should be nixed to save USAG money. Nothing’s happening in terms of strategy or management except kicking AA to a bunch of Cat 3 and 4 US judges, and people seem to think it’s some kind of pearl-clutching, PR shitstorm to tell a 5th place Trials finisher with a bunch of 13s that they can’t go to Tokyo.
