Mary-Ann Monckton (VIC HPC/VIS) and Georgia Godwin (QLD HPC) both vying for selection on balance beam. …
.…Monckton and Godwin were required to achieve a 6.3 D-score and 14.80 final score to be selected but just missed the mark for Antwerp scoring 6.1/14.10 and 6.2/13.90 respectively.
WAG National Coach, Peggy Liddick, praised the girls for the work they had done to improve their difficulty and performances since the Australian Championships and noted that they were now ‘setting the pace’ for other Australian athletes working towards podium finishes at benchmark events between now and the 2016 Olympic Games. …
The WAG Final World Championships selection trial concludes in Canberra
Han points out that Australia won the Team Bronze at Worlds 2003.
It might have been better strategy to send some young up-and-coming gymnasts for experience. Recall that Canada sent Kyle Shewfelt to Olympics 2000, the youngest competitor. That gamble paid off. He won Gold on Floor in Athens 4yrs later.
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