Spencer is including new seniors in his regular wild guesstimate of where the top nations stand right now in terms of team score.
Taking into account all scores recorded at competitions in the last six months, each nation is given a team total based on how its best-scoring group of five senior gymnasts would do in a hypothetical 3-up, 3-count team final.
1. (1) RUSSIA – 176.949
2. (2) UNITED STATES – 174.999
3. (3) CHINA – 172.966
4. (4) JAPAN – 172.366
5. (5) BRAZIL – 168.267
6. (6) CANADA – 167.914
Elite Canada – January 31 to February 4 at the Telus Stadium – Laval University in Quebec. He’ll have some new Canadian numbers to work with.
related – Padurariu Making Senior Debut Friday
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