U.S. Worlds team 2023?

If Simone is back, you have to start with the G.O.A.T.

If Suni is back and healthy, you have to include the defending Olympic champion.

After that, you build the team around best total team score.

GymCastic posted a Power Ranking of potential contenders.

  1. Simone Biles
  2. Suni Lee
  3. Jade Carey
  4. Jordan Chiles
  5. Shilese Jones
  6. Joscelyn Roberson
  7. Skye Blakely
  8. Tiana Sumanasekera

Click over to see the entire list with rationale and VIDEOS:

U.S. Elite Power Ranking โ€“ August 1, 2023

Simone goes 59.100

Already the Olympic favourite after just a few months serious training.

1. Biles โ€“ 59.100
2. De Jesus Dos Santos โ€“ 56.200
3. Wong โ€“ 54.100
4. Roberson โ€“ 54.050
5. Matthews โ€“ 53.550

Read Spencer’s LIVE blog. Scores were generous.

#CoreClassic was just a practice competition for U.S. Championships August 24-27 in San Jose, California. Tickets.

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1688007064293912578

Jr Core Hydration results

  1. Kieryn Finnell
  2. Tatum Drusch
  3. Addy Fulcher
  4. Maliha Tressel
  5. Ly Bu
  6. Isabella Anzola

Full results.

Simone’s Yurchenko Double Pike

Amazing.

ANOTHER Olympic Champ training for Paris ๐Ÿ˜€

World Acrobatics Society Hall of Fame 2023

Class of 2023 Inductees:

ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS & CHEER โ€“ Morgan Stanley Smith (1950-2000)

ACTION SPORTS – Ryan Doyle

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS โ€“ Daniela Silivas

DIVING โ€“ David Boudia

PROFESSIONAL ACROBATICS โ€“ Flying Espaรฑas

TRAMPOLINE/TUMBLING โ€“ Tracy Kontur-Richter

GOLDEN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD โ€“ Rich Kenney

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD โ€“ Mas Watanabe

World Acrobatics Society 2023 Congress & Hall of Fame-Gallery of Legends Banquet, September 8-10, 2023, at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas.

OU Yushan wins FISU 2023

Can we really still call this the 2021 Universiade?

https://twitter.com/withahalftwist/status/1687464157598121984

Zhang Boheng wins FISU 2023

Daiki Hashimoto withdrew after a strange fall from Pommels.

Zhang won with a fall on the final apparatus. #respect

Ou Yushan – Floor

Score looks generous to me.