US Nationals WAG Day 1

[JaJa]

Simone, Suni, Jordan and Leanne. With Jade + Rileyyyyyy (but probably Grace if Riley can’t do AA).

Lets see what happens tomorrow and at trials. YES – if Suni and Leanne hold up. Great team

 

[JaJa]

What is it with wolf turns? Seems like most of the gymnastics fandom circles I hang in really hate them. Do people find them ugly

Yes. People hate them because they are ugly and just playing to the code.

 

[Seyonne]

Most wolf turns are a wobbly, out of control mess. I wouldn’t mind them if gymnasts could actually do them cleanly.

 

[Concorde]

Chellsie Memmel, Uneven Bars

1 x E (Hindorff)
4 x D (Pak salto, Maloney, Tkatchev, double front dismount)
2 x C (clear hip, giant full)
1 x B (giant to blind change)

Total DV - 2.9

CV:

Hindorff + Pak salto (E + D or higher, both with flight) - 0.2

Total CV - 0.2

CR

Flight from high bar to low bar - Pak salto
Flight element on same bar - Hindorff
Different Grips - Maloney, front giant
Non-flight with 360 degree turn - giant full

Total D - 2.9 + 0.2 + 2.0 = 5.1

Downgrades

clear hip

• did not finish within 10 degrees of handstand, drops in value by one letter

Total D - 2.8 + 0.2 + 2.0 = 5.0

Deductions

cast to handstand

• (body posture / pike in hips) 0.1

Hindorff

• (flexed feet) 0.1

Pak salto

• (angle of completion → between 31 and 45 degrees of handstand) 0.1

cast to handstand

• (body posture / pike in hips) 0.1

Maloney

• (leg separation) 0.1 ^

clear hip

• (bent arms) 0.1
• (angle of completion) 0.1
• (fall) 1.0

cast to handstand

• (body posture / pike in hips) 0.1

giant full

• (angle of completion → past 45 degrees of handstand) 0.5

Tkatchev

• (flexed feet) 0.1

cast to handstand

• (angle of completion, past 30 degrees of handstand) 0.1

giant to blind change

• (angle of completion → between 11 and 30 degrees of handstand) 0.1

front giant

• (flexed feet) 0.1

double front

• (flexed feet) 0.1
• (leg separation, greater than shoulder width) 0.3 ^

Total Deductions - (2.8 - 3.1) 6.9 - 7.2

Neutral Deductions

• Greater than 30 seconds to remount apparatus - 0.3

^ Leg separation is only greater than shoulder width on the second salto, and likely not as obvious from the side.

 

[Doug1233]

Here’s a video of Laurie hyperextending her knee. Doesn’t look superrrr bad. Hopefully she’s ok for night 2. But also, weird that she landed like that.

 

[Txgymfan]

She is such a beast! I also loved her flexing at the end of her routines. Usually elite gymnasts smile, maybe a small gesture, she is fully showing how she feels like many of the guys. I love her enthusiasm and openness.

 

[blake]

I’m glad Chiles is doing so well, but I don’t see her coming close to a 57 in Tokyo.

 

[alaina]

Do you think it would be easier for Chellsie to do Maloney + clear hip hs + toe-on half?

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

It may be easier, but she’d lose the .2 CV she gets for Maloney + close-bar pirouette with 1/2 turn.

 

[Denn]

Honestly, I wonder if she could the Hindorff out of the Maloney. (So Maloney + Hindorff + Pak for D + E + D + 0.4)

I wonder if she maybe gave up on Maloney + Tkatchev only because competition season was coming so soon. Maybe she’ll come back to that.

 

[Gymfan93]

If, like me, anyway missed it, the full broadcast is on YouTube (for now- I don’t expect it will stay up long):

 

[irichluck21]

OUCHHHHHHH

 

[makam]

Man, that she even wanted to compete day 2 with that is amazing. Last year my ankle gave out as I was going down the stairs and I jammed my knee and it was 9 months before it stopped feeling like it was on fire. 14 months post jamming and I am now able to jog without pain. I can’t imagine trying gymnastics that quickly (and, well, my knee was swollen and stiff by day two)

 

[lovegymnasts]

FYI: If you want any of the videos I uploaded, download them. I will be deleting them on Wednesday.