YES Men’s Floor is fugly under this Code.
But Yul is an exception.
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Olympians: Brody, Yul, Shane, Sam & YODER
Congratulations.
Tough call on that specialist spot.
Reserve athletes:
Bock
Briones
Akash
Bower
Diab
All 10 will travel to Tokyo.
Brody, Yul lock Olympic spots
The other 3 American Olympians will be decided by the selection committee.
Vanessa Ferrari to Tokyo
Vanessa Ferrari (14.266) won the showdown on Floor against her teammate Lara Mori (13.633).
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Jordan – Floor
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Petrounias to Tokyo
The reigning Olympic champion will have a chance to defend, qualifying with a massive 15.500 score at the Doha World Cup.
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Arthur Zanetti was second, not qualifying.
Simone, Suni, Jordan, MyKayla
- Simone Biles 60.565
- Sunisa Lee 57.666
- Jordan Chiles 57.132
- MyKayla Skinner 56.598
- Grace McCallum 56.498
- Kayla DiCello 56.298
- Kara Eaker 55.565
- Shilese Jones 54.999
Wow.
Watching U.S. Olympic trials MIGHT be more thrilling than the Olympics.
So many fantastic athletes.
And SO MANY SMILES. It fills me with hope that the culture of elite Gymnastics is improving.
Simone and any 3 of these competitors would likely win TEAM GOLD at Tokyo.
As predicted by most, it’s still looking like Simone, Suni and Jordan — with a 4th official team member who best complements the first three.
Simone Biles leads U.S. gymnastics trials with Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles in position to qualify
MyKayla was the biggest surprise for me. Her best AA competition ever. You know … the married, 24-year-old Floor / Vault specialist? 😇
On the other hand, USA already has Simone and Jade as likely Vault / Floor finalists. An argument to bring medal contenders on Bars and Beam instead.
They’ll win team easily regardless of who gets the 4th spot.
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Suni – Bars
Zapata II?
In general, MAG MTC has been more lenient on layout positions than WAG.
I’m guessing Ray will have this skill named in the Code.
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Morinari Watanabe or Farid Gayibov?
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe is to face a challenge from Farid Gayibov for leadership of the organisation at its Congress in Antalya.
Gayibov, an Azeri who has led European Gymnastics since 2018, is Watanabe’s sole challenger for the Presidency. …
Two existing vice-presidents have put themselves forward for re-election – five-time Olympic champion Nellie Kim of Belarus, formerly the Soviet Union as an athlete, and Russia’s Vassily Titov.
China’s Luo Chaoyi will not seek re-election.
Greek Eleni Michopoulou, Qatar’s Ali Al-Hitmi, Margaret Ahlquist of Sweden, Syria’s Youssef Altabbaa and Suat Celen from Turkey are all standing to become a vice-president. …
The list of candidates can be seen in full here.
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