I have to make that prediction after Chellsie scored 16.0 on bars out of 16.80. This narrows the gap in start score between the USA and China on that apparatus.
Shawn, Nastia, Alicia AND Chellsie are locks for the team now, barring injury.
The USA would have a huge advantage in maturity and experience in high level international competition, as well, over Team China.
Chellsie Memmel is congratulated by her coach, Andrew Memmel, after competing on the uneven bars at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Thursday, June 5, 2008, in Boston.
(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) – ESPN
… Chellsie Memmel won the evening to me. She right now sits in 3rd place. Her 6.8 bar set rocked a 16.000, beam of a 6.9 got a 16.150, and floor of 6.1 got a 15.100. She started with vault and at first I was scared as she ended up doing only a Yurchenko full. But wow. Chellsie did more than just perform to the best of the ‘bars club’ tonight; she beat out both Shawn Johnson and Alicia Sacramone’s beam scores!!! Chellsie keeps doing this, there’s no way they can’t put her on the team. There’s just no way. Wow am I excited for her. …
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