strategy for USA qualifications to Tokyo 2020


Jade Carey
opted not to try for selection to Worlds Doha. That’s the official story.

Jade’s the 2017 World vault & floor exercise silver medalist. And would have had an excellent chance to medal again in Doha.

Spencer discusses strategies for how USA should qualify the maximum (6) competitors for the Tokyo Olympics:

THE JADE CAREY PROBLEM

Paris World Cup results

Vault
1 Oksana Chusovitina Uzbekistan 14.250
2 Ellie Black Canada 14.200
3 Tjasa Kysselef Slovenia 13.600

Bars
1 Juliette Bossu France 5.8 8.400 14.200
2 Jonna Adlerteg Sweden 5.7 8.150 13.850
3 Ellie Black Canada 5.7 7.900 13.600

Beam
1 Ellie Black Canada 5.5 8.400 13.900
2 Marine Boyer France 5.7 7.650 13.350
3 Helena Bonilla Spain 4.9 8.150 13.050

Floor
1 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France 5.6 8.250 -0.1 13.750
2 Ellie Black Canada 5.1 7.950 13.050
3 Aneta Holasova Czech Republic 4.7 8.150 12.850

Full results.

Maggie Nichols article

A very good read.

introducing forward Giant

I love this progression. Part of what I call “cheater” forward Giants. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

long Pommel Flair sequence

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

(via twoflips-threetwists.tumblr)

Men’s Artistic gymnastics- 1950s vs 2010s

Things have changed a bit.