US Classic Session 2 thread

[ucrgirl]

SHILESE! <3

lol, 15.25

But props to Sarah Korngold. She has done wonders with Shilese this quad.

I'm so proud of Shilese. The blunt (and likely true) things she said about Tom Forrester made me think she was done with USAG forever. But aren't we all glad she continued.

 

[blake]

This feels like lasts year's classic where scoring was bonkers but then settled down for nationals and world trials.

 

[MaryClare]

Jordan made a strong case for herself on bars. But I just don’t think you can take that floor routine to the Olympics

 

[Laura722]

Roberson isn't in the same league as Carey.

 

[blueghost]

Shilese fan club right here!

 

[RedBirdie]

Love Jade the person, but she finished 5th on floor. Other than vault, does she really fill a role on the team?

 

[JaJa]

HOT TAKE: I don't know if Gabby can make the team BUT I think she'll be back better and will make the conversation interesting.

I think that after tonight Gabby is out of the conversation completely

 

[Passion]

49 competitors at US Classic is just insane.

 

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[makam]

Jordan made a strong case for herself on bars. But I just don’t think you can take that floor routine to the Olympics

You sit her out for it. Simone, Shi, and Jade are fine and let Lee (if she is on your team) dance around for the 4th in TQ.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Love Jade the person, but she finished 5th on floor. Other than vault, does she really fill a role on the team?

The role I was putting Kayla in this morning - the solid AAer for TFs

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

I need to see Suni put something together that resembles a bar routine before I put her on my team.

I have Simone, Shilese, Jade, Skye (I don’t agree with this choice, but like others have said it feels inevitable), and Jordan.

There are many gymnasts who can upend this team though, Skye and Jordan especially are tenuous at best.

 

[Doug1233]

There were lots of errors in Lee's beam exercise, though. I had her at 7.9.

The dismount is a guaranteed 0.3 deduction. The switch ring was a big error, too. Lots of little stuff.

I had 8.1 . but I gave the leg up after the switch ring a 3. I thought it’s only a 5 if you bend at the waist

 

[ucrgirl]

Well since she's making the YDP her primary vault and doing it without Laurent there, she has the room for giant errors like that again.

edited because I think I misunderstood the point.

 

[Doug1233]

Top-scoring team: appears to be Biles, Jones, Carey, Lee, Chiles

VT: Biles, Jones, Carey
UB: Jones, Biles, Chiles or Thomas
BB: Biles, Jones, Lee (skipped McClain due to injury)
FX: Biles, Jones, Carey

So you pick Chiles or Thomas, and it's gotta be Chiles obviously, for back-up on other apparatus.

Lincoln and Sumanasekera beat Carey on floor, but Jade's vault compensates for that and none of them have bars anywhere near Chiles/Thomas or beams anywhere near Lee's.

I agree with your team except I have skye instead of jordan

 

[RedBirdie]

Roberson isn't in the same league as Carey.

Roberson's legs are going to explode into a million pieces before all is said and done. I look at Jade and think "she can safely do these skills." I look at Joscelyn and thing "are her coaches trying to kill her?"

 

[Memphisgym]

I think that after tonight Gabby is out of the conversation completely

It all depends on what she does at the next competition.

 

[JaJa]

I think that after tonight Gabby is out of the conversation completely

I frankly thought she was realistically out of the conversation after American Classic. But tonight sealed the deal imo

 

[makam]

The role I was putting Kayla in this morning - the solid AAer for TFs

Her 5th place was only .2 behind the 2 in second place. It isn't that much of a gap.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Damn the difference between Shilese and Chiles is almost double the difference between her and Simone