It’s the first World Championships of a new 4yr cycle. There will be some surprises.
But Andy Thornton calls it this way:
… can Sloan and Bross contend for an all-around medal? I think they absolutely can. In fact, I see six gymnasts in serious contention for the all-around medals, given they remain on their respective teams’ rosters:
Ksenia Semenova (RUS)
Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS)
Yang Yilin (CHN)
Deng Linlin (CHN)
Bridget Sloan (USA)
Rebecca Bross (USA)I honestly don’t see anyone else challenging for a medal, although some other contenders to keep an eye on would be Rebecca Downie of Great Britain, Anamaria Tamirjan of Romania, Koko Tsurumi of Japan, Elsa Garcia of Mexico, and Youna Dufournet of France. But these are certainly outside shots. …
read his detailed assessment – American Gymnast – Andy’s Angle – Thoughts on the U.S. women’s world team that was announced today…
Gymnastics Examiner has a (tentative) list of competitors for World’s in London.
Leave a comment if you see anyone else in the hunt for an All-around medal.
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