NCAA Utah star confirms what most expected:
… Utah senior Ashley Postell has decided she isn’t going to pursue her hopes of competing in the 2008 Olympics because she realized she doesn’t have enough time to get her routines in order.
“That ship has sailed,” she said. “I don’t have enough extra time to work on other skills and do things I need to do for the team. My routines would have to be twice as long as they are now and it’s too much to do in a month.”
I asked Men’s NCAA Champion Casey Sandy about his upcoming preparations for Canadian Olympic trials. Casey will take a “couple of day off” to rest and catch up on school. Then back to training for Beijing.
Sho Nakamori, David Sender, Jon Horton and others in the NCAA — all in the same boat. Their ship has not yet sailed.
It’s much easier for a male gymnast to switch gears for international FIG competition because they need make fewer changes to their College routines.
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