Last year they trained in a facility near Edmonton, Canada before continuing to Montreal.
This time they’ll do a pre-competition camp in Qatar.
Anna Li’s 1,950 Beam series in a row
The great Anna Li is a new mom. Busy, busy.
Miss Val in her new book notes that Anna hit 1,950 Beam series without a fall near the end of her career. That’s consistency. Mental toughness. It was something she learned in College.
Ted St Martin hit 5,221 basketball free throws in a row. I reckon Anna’s feat is more impressive.
When UCLA won the 2010 NCAA National Championships, I gave greatest credit to Anna starting Beam every meet. Her teammates so confident she’d get the line-up rolling.
Takeru Kitazono – all 6 routines
Super potential. Looks tough and consistent, despite the fall on P Bars dismount.
Yet it seems near impossible he could contend for the 2020 Olympic team. Japan is simply too deep.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook. (1 fall on P Bars)
Olympic Rings champ out of Worlds
YOG Champion Giorgia Villa
1. Giorgia Villa ITA 54.066
2. Amelie Morgan GBR 53.432
3. Anastasiia Bachynska UKR 52.332
4. Tang Xijing CHN 52.264
5. Ksenia Klimenko RUS 51.199
6. Emma Slevin IRL 50.499
It’s another fantastic result for Amelie Morgan.
But the biggest shout out has to go to Ireland’s Emma Slevin. Congratulations.
USA names Worlds Team
Alternate to be decided later.
AA at USA selection camp
1. Simone Biles 59.700
2. Riley McCusker 57.250
3 .Grace McCallum 55.400
4. Morgan Hurd 55.250
5. Ragan Smith 55.050
6. Kara Eaker 55.000
7. Jordan Chiles 54.700
8. Shilese Jones 54.000
9. Alyona Shchennikova 53.350
If they are missing Marta, the scores aren’t showing it.
As always, the Head Coach gets too much credit when athletes win. Too much of the blame when they lose.
The BILES on Vault
Wow.
G.O.A.T.
Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.
Eddie Penev noted that Simone would be the ANCHOR vault on the U.S. Men’s Team.
Youth Olympic Games Champ Takeru Kitazono
He’s the BIG story in the men’s competition.
1. Takeru Kitazono JPN 82.298
2. Sergei Naidin RUS 80.498
3. Diogo Soares BRA 80.265
4. Brandon Briones USA 80.131
5. Adam Tobin GBR 79.573
6. Nazar Chepurnyi UKR 79.331
Juniors count 2 less skills than seniors.
top Worlds contenders on Beam
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I’ll be in Doha covering the competition — and human rights issues — starting Oct 21st.
