Madison Kocian – Bars

Who says the USA is weak on Bars? 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.600 (6.6, 9.000)

#PGChamps top 6 BARS
1. Madison Kocian, Dallas, Texas, 31.100
2. Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C., 30.850
3. Bailie Key, Montgomery, Texas, 30.500
4. Gabrielle Douglas, Tarzana, Calif., 30.400
5. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas, 30.100
6. Rachel Gowey, Urbandale, Iowa, 30.050

Floor – Aly & Simone

#PGChamps day 2 videos

Click PLAY or watch Aly on YouTube. 15.500 (6.6, 8.900)

Click PLAY or watch Simone on YouTube. 15.850 (6.8, 9.050)

Aly is National Champion 2015.

Floor (2 days combined)
1. Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass., 31.050
2. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas, 30.750
3. MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz., 29.150
3. Bailie Key, Montgomery, Texas, 29.150
5. Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn., 28.700
6. Gabrielle Douglas, Tarzana, Calif., 28.650

USA Sr National Team named

U.S. Senior National Team: Alyssa Baumann of Plano, Texas/WOGA; Biles; Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Legacy Elite; Douglas; Key; Kocian; Nichols; Raisman; Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max; MyKayla Skinner of Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics

Amongst the world class gymnasts not named was Ashton Locklear.

proud of Nia Dennis

I was worried. It’s not easy to switch clubs mid-season and still make National Team.

Nia Dennis had a goal for this PG Championships of consistency and she met that goal going 8 for 8 over the course of the two days. She makes her first senior national team and now looks to make some upgrades to get ready for the Worlds Selection Camp. Will we see the Amanar in a month?

Click PLAY or watch the interview on YouTube.

The Buckeye gymnasts were great at Championships, as well. They did a terrific job bringing up Nia. She recently moved to Legacy Elite.

Simone Biles 63.00 AA

day 2 #PGChamps

Is she the greatest gymnast all time?

I think so. 🙂

Two day total:

1. Simone Biles 124.100
2. Maggie Nichols 119.150
3. Alexandra Raisman 118.550
4. Bailie Key 118.350
5. Gabrielle Douglas 117.950
6. Madison Kocian 115.950
7. Alyssa Baumann 115.700
7. MyKayla Skinner 115.700
9. Nia Dennis 115.200
10. Kyla Ross 114.550

All routines from night 2 are posted on this USAG YouTube playlist. (link fixed)

Ashton Locklear – Bars

SWEET. Her best routine ever?

15.450 = D:6.200 + E:9.250

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

It’s going to be difficult to argue against putting Ashton on the Worlds team. Yet she may not even be invited to Worlds Camp.

Kim Zmeskal on Regan Smith

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She explains Bailey’s leos. 🙂

Keys leo

Bailie Key wore a recreation of Kim Zmeskal’s leotard from the 1991 World Championships. In Indianapolis.