Worlds 2021 US Selection Camp (October 8-11)

Doug1233 · Oct 8, 2021

From Spencer’s commentary it sounded like Konnor had a great beam routine aside from those two falls. Everything hit and connected with hardly any wobbles. It wouldn’t surprise me if a good beam from her, even with two falls, can at least get a low 12.

Seyonne · Oct 8, 2021

I wonder if the lack of scores is due to Flo or USAG. Flo is incompetent, but USAG doesn’t believe in transparency, so it’s kind of a toss up

It’s also possible USAG doesn’t want to give our judges at gymnaverse something to snicker over.

irichluck21 · Oct 8, 2021

Frazier had a good day too in the AA.
Maybe she’s #2 AA

irichluck21 · Oct 8, 2021

McClain – FX – DLO 1/1 attempt, well short with a lunge forward, no fall but lots to take on landing – DLO is better, chest slightly down, under control – switch ring to switch 1/2 – back 1.5 to front full, hop – switch leap full was short of position – did not get wolf double around, wolf 1.5 – double pike is a disaster, barely didn’t land on her head and then rolled forward onto it.

Should have waited until 2022, doesnt bode well for confidence

irichluck21 · Oct 8, 2021

Per Spencer:

So DiCello definitely won the meet, even though we don’t have scores. She’s your lock for the team.

Since they’re SOOOO all-around based it’s tough to know the deal without scores. It would also be nice to know whether tomorrow is being used for realsies or not.

A laptop flashed by the screen and we saw a 13.6 on floor for Dicello.

Greaves had two misses, McClain had 3 falls, Wong and Alipio had 1 fall, and Frazier hit all four.

Milkshakedonut · Oct 8, 2021

YIKES ON BIKES

Doug1233 · Oct 8, 2021

Scores:

https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/w_21worldscamp.pdf

Doug1233 · Oct 8, 2021

Is anyone posting videos ripped from Flo?

If yea, I’ll open up a spreadsheet and start judging.

Some of these E scores look laughable (to be fair, it’s mostly just the 8.2 for Frazier on floor…)

Doug1233 · Oct 8, 2021

Based on these scores and the quick hits, I’d have DiCello and Wong do AA.

Third would have to be Frazier (even though I’m not her biggest fan, she hit today).

Fourth would be Konnor provided she can at least not fall twice again on beam tomorrow.

If tomorrow is another Konnor splatfest, I’d take Graves. Although with a 13.9 for a hit bar set, she’s barely gonna make bar finals anyway.

dweiss324 · Oct 8, 2021

Wow. This is bad. I haven’t struggled that hard to get through a live blog in a long time. This selection team could barely keep my attention for ten minutes of perusing, I kept having to reread Spencer’s quick hits lol, I couldn’t focus. Bad bad bad.

Ginger · Oct 8, 2021

Found this on Youtube, freshly posted.
All 6 gymnasts, all their routines.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfZvh6fx0tI3meCvCJyN1vA

Crow · Oct 9, 2021

Thank you!!

ArnoldRimmer · Oct 9, 2021

This is righteous work. Fuck Flo.

On viewing, Kayla looks well prepared. She’s not as sharp as she was earlier in the year, but absolutely an AA minor medal contender. Watering down floor looks to have been a good call. I am biased in Leanne’s favour but I think she has to go too. On her day, she’s the strongest AAer the US have. Hard to leave eMjae after this.

As was obvious beforehand, the big question is Konnor. It does look like the WOGA move is working well for her. She’s not ready yet, but the potential is there for her to be huge next year. They can’t take her based on Day 1, obviously. I think the big question is whether it would actually be beneficial for her to go if she hits and gives them a reason to take her later. Would she be better off with experience or would be it be detrimental to go when she’s not prepared?

Either way, the US should really send at least one of her and Olivia Greaves rather than just taking the top 3 AA, for the sake of future planning. There’s going to be a whole new generation next quad, the US have had far too many nasty surprises in competition lately and this worlds provides the ideal opportunity to give someone a development spot. They should take it.

ArnoldRimmer · Oct 9, 2021

Standings by event:

VAULT

DiCello
McClain
Wong
Frazier
Alipio
Greaves

BARS

DiCello
Greaves
Frazier
McClain
Wong
Alipio

BEAM

DiCello
Alipio
Wong
Frazier
Greaves
McClain

FLOOR

Wong
Frazier
DiCello
Alipio
McClean
Greaves

Puffin · Oct 9, 2021

TBH none of the scores look like gymnasts ready to go to Worlds within the month - I’m not sure anyone can medal unless other countries make huge errors. So many stuck in the 51-53 zone, I also think that many of the scores are going to be a lot lower if the BB and FX scoring is like we saw at the Olympics

Kayla DiCello 5.40 9.15 14.55 5.80 8.15 13.95 5.40 7.85 13.25 5.40 8.20 13.60 55.35
eMjae Frazier 5.40 8.85 -0.10 14.15 5.30 7.90 13.20 5.30 7.70 13.00 5.50 8.20 13.70 54.05
Leanne Wong 5.40 8.85 14.25 5.30 7.25 -0.30 12.25 5.40 7.70 13.10 5.80 8.00 13.80 53.40
Konnor McClain 5.40 9.10 14.50 5.30 7.85 13.15 6.20 6.15 12.35 5.40 6.60 12.00 52.00
Olivia Greaves 5.40 7.95 -0.10 13.25 5.90 8.00 13.90 5.60 7.25 12.85 5.40 6.75 -0.30 11.85 51.85
Ciena Alipio 5.00 8.90 13.90 5.50 6.55 12.05 5.70 7.40 13.10 5.00 7.40 12.40 51.45
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ArnoldRimmer · Oct 9, 2021

Well the E scores are obviously fictional, but it was ever thus.

In respect of competing with the rest of the world, DiCello has just given an AA performance that could break 54 internationally and I think that has to make her an AA minor medal contender at this point. The title is Andrade’s to lose, but beyond that, we know very little about how other leading AAers like Murukami and Melnikova look at the moment. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see an AA round of about that quality on the podium.

dweiss324 · Oct 9, 2021

Im not like actively rooting against Wong or DiCello, but it would be pretty refreshing to have an AA podium with 0 Americans on it. Andrade + Mai + Melnikova in any order would be very nice.

ETA: from what I’m seeing on Wikipedia, 2001 was the last time that’s happened. 20 years.