Andy Thornton on Team USA:
If I were picking the women’s world team…
… there are six gymnasts who I feel have proven themselves the most over the past year, and based on the U.S. Classic and Visa Championships, I’d have to make them my team. This team may not be the six that Martha picks, and it may not be the six that many fans would pick. But to me, it makes the most sense because I feel these gymnasts have earned their world spots the most. And I think the event scenarios work as well or better than any team I could come up with. My six are:
Rebecca Bross
Mattie Larson
Alicia Sacramone
Bridget Sloan
Aly Raisman
Kytra HunterI know this team doesn’t include a bars specialist. But the more I think about it, I’m not sure it makes a lot of sense to put a bars specialist in there; in fact, I’m not even really sure we really have a bars specialist. …
American Gymnast – Andy’s Angle
Click through to read the rationale. I’m convinced.
… They can put Alicia up on Bars. With her 2006 routine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=510RxSkLnbI
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Andy questions the frequency and intensity of Martha Karolyi’s selection camps. But in a code where consistency is more important than artistry, a “Survivor’s Camp” might make more sense than ever before.
You must admit, American girls have been very consistent internationally.
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