Lauren Mitchell
Larissa Miller
Olivia Vivian
Mary Anne Monckton
Georgia Rose Brown
Somewhat surprisingly, the Australian selectors have gone for a different tactic, steering away from the stacked All-Arounder team, the likes of which saw us sweep the medals in 2010. Instead, they decided to go with one AAer and 4 event specialists naming Georgia-Rose Brown, Olivia Vivian, Lauren Mitchell, Larissa Miller and Mary-Anne Monckton.
Most noticeable in their absence are newly crowned national champion Georgia Godwin, 2013 national champion and 2014 runner up Maddi Leydin and 3rd place AA, Kiara Munteanu. …
Couch Gymnast – Australian Commonwealth Games Team Announcement
Olivia Vivian, returned from NCAA to Elite, is thrilled.
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I’m not that surprised. I believe Peggy (and perhaps the “new guy”, David Kenwright) are assuming that GBR and CAN are not beatable in the Team and/or AA competition. The Aussie strategy for 2014 will be to maximize their chances for apparatus medals.
The AA gymnasts will be needed for Worlds 2014, I expect. It’s the start of the Team Olympic qualifying process.
MAG:
Naoya Tsukahara
Jayden Bull
Luke Wadsworth
Michael Mercieca
Mitchell Morgans
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