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I think if Sasha ends up in the top 3, she will go to the Olympics. If it is Flatt, Nagasu, Cohen, or Nagusu, Flatt, Cohen, they will send the winner and Sasha.
But if the top three consist of some combination of Flatt, Nagasu and Wagner, and Sasha is 4th, I think they will send the top two.
I wouldn't be so sure of that, look at pairs. If 1 and 2 is a combination of Flatt, Nagasu, Wagner, or Czisny (should she miraculously end up that high), I think the top 2 will go to the Olympics. If say the FS is a splatfest and Christina managed to finish 2nd, then Sasha would probably go if she was 3rd. I don't think USFSA would begrudge Rachael, Mirai, or Ashley a spot on the Olympic team to send Sasha for a 3rd time.
The other thing, at this point I think Mirai has as good a shot at making the Olympic team as Ashley, and probably better. Mirai has "faltered" in the FS before, but for Mirai, faltering means URs, not falling on her butt two or three times. Her jump technique looked amazing last night, so if her jumps look like that tomorrow, she should be fine. I mean, her FS at SC was not amazing but pretty darn good. Also, she has an 8 point lead over Ashley. 8 points is a lot, I know Ashley can be good in the FS, but the thing is I don't think a clean Ashley will be 8 whole points above a clean Mirai.