US WAG world team trials

[Doug1233]

I think the UB girl is the one who should be thanking the Gods she walked away under her own accord. And wasn’t she the one who was touted to the UB specialist? An Ashton Locklear she is not.

She was looking fantastic at a meet in like March this year. Mid 8s. Something has happened since. Not good. Must be so frustrating as she had the goods to make it as a bars specialist if she could have maintained that routine all year.

 

[Doug1233]

In general my UB scores are higher than yours with the exception of Zeiss who was just a mess.

I thought we were quite in line. You were 2 higher for Jordan, Wong and Matthews, 3 higher for Shi.

I was 5 higher for Zeiss! And you were 6 higher for Skye!

 

[Doug1233]

This from Spencer I think sums up today pretty well:

"Basically, I felt like it was already done with Jones, Chiles, Carey, Wong, and Blakely before today, and nothing changed my mind. Blakely had a great day to solidify her spot, and Wong improved on both her events. I also imagine Zeiss stays ahead in the race for alternate by hitting both her events today, though Fatta gave it a good run with that floor score.

But Blakely’s performance today made who goes in qualification on which events a much harder convo. Bars today made Carey look like your 5th-best bars worker. But also Jones looked like your 5th-best beam worker, but you have to put her in the AA because she’s the best one."

If you use the highest score for the events they did twice, Blakely ties Chiles for the second AAer.

Who comes highest out of Fatta and Zeiss if you do this?



Low-key inappropriate for USAG Twitter to post this before they’ve even announced the team.

 

[GymBeauty]

It’s a headache to decide who to use in qualifying after today.

Shilese and Jordan are the top 2 AA, but have been the weakest on Beam. Skye, Leanne, and Jade are who I want to put up on Beam for the team event, but it’s not smart to leave one of them out in qualifying if planning on using them later.

Bars is not a weak spot for this US team.

They look almost 2 points behind China on Bars to me (assuming equal performance).

 

[J175]

Zeiss 54.05 (13.75,13.7,13.4,13.2)
Fatta 53.8 (14.05,13.3,12.75,13.7)

 

[Doug1233]

Zeiss 54.05 (13.75,13.7,13.4,13.2)
Fatta 53.8 (14.05,13.3,12.75,13.7)

Thanks. I think that pretty much settles it then. Sucks to be Fatta if she is indeed the non-travelling alternate.

 

[Doug1233]

Harsh ! ha

 

[Doug1233]

Apparently there’s discussion about Leanne being put forward to Trials as she didn’t technically qualify to Trials and it was a discretionary add to the roster.

Five second vaults.

 

[KristyJ]

Playing with scores, I think my order would be:

Vault: (Wong), Chiles, Jones, Carey
Bars: (Wong), Blakely, Chiles, Jones
Beam: (Jones), Wong, Chiles, Blakely
Floor: (Wong), Jones, Carey, Chiles

I think Wong’s chance at two vaults plus experience warrants putting her in there. She was only a half tenth behind Blakely. Carey has been the weakest of the team on bars. Beam is hard, as is floor, and my order is based on two things. First, it assumes that Wong will benefit greatly from her additional week of prep and that her mistakes night one were uncharacteristic. Second, Wong is the reigning world AA silver medalist and the top returning scorer with Russia out, and she did win Classics, so I think putting her in AA if she looks ready/good is a good choice. Carey only averaged 0.25 more than Wong on beam despite the good night one score.

BUT, and it’s a super duper important BUT, I think they have to look at training and podium training to really make the tough choices. All three of Blakely, Carey, and Wong make a case for AA. They each make a strong case for the events where I did not list them. Pardon my many edits to this paragraph, I scrambled sentences is previous edits.

Edit- Alternates! Zeiss edges Fatta here in my mind because neither were in the top three scores or averages on an event, and Zeiss is more consistent. Matthews didn’t even really make her case on beam, I don’t think, as she only averaged .15 better than Fatta.

Edit 2- I really wish they’d just let them all do AA

 

[cats]

This tweet seems fine to me - normal social media engagement seeking stuff.

What’s the buzz about Wong, exactly? Is this a “she shouldn’t have been invited so she’s ineligible” situation?

 

[Caligym]

I don’t understand, she competed at Championships, which is really the only criteria after the top 2.

In addition to the top two (2) all-around senior athletes from the combined rank order of two days of competition at the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, a minimum of six (6) additional athletes from among the senior competitors at the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and petitioned athletes will be invited by the ASC to the World Team Selection Camp, utilizing the Discretionary Selection Criteria as set forth in Section 2.2.

 

[Doug1233]

What’s the buzz about Wong, exactly? Is this a “she shouldn’t have been invited so she’s ineligible” situation?

Just the usual Twitter absolute nonsense!

 

[Caligym]

Ah, those guys. The criteria even specifically list 2021 international completions as one of the selection factors. If Silver and bronze at worlds don’t satisfy that, nothing would.

 

[Doug1233]

ANNOUNCED



As expected. Poor Fatta. Just not quite there.

 

[Doug1233]

A first World Championships for Jordan Chiles. Who’d have thought that in 2017!

 

[lovegymnasts]

Skye Blakely Highest Score Beam (14.550) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

Shilese Jones Beam (Fall) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

Jordan Chiles Beam (13.600) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

Jade Carey Beam (12.900) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

Leanne Wong Beam (13.750) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

Jordan Chiles Bars (14.250) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

Shilese Jones Bars (14.600) || 2022 Women’s World Team Selection Camp Day 2

 

[GymBeauty]

The J2 who gave Jordan an 8.4E on beam … what the actual fuck. I had a 7.5 and I wasn’t even being harsh I thought.

Were the judges’ scores being uploaded live somewhere?

 

[irichluck21]

Skye would be in contention for a BB medal at Worlds with today’s routine, maybe even gold.

 

[Doug1233]

They were filming the screen where the scores were being flashed and it had the individual scores along the bottom of the screen.

 

[Doug1233]

Skye would be in contention for a BB medal at Worlds with today’s routine, maybe even gold.

I really disagree. It was wildly overscored. It was, of course, the best beam of the day. But it didn’t deserve a 14. Let alone a 14.55