Women's Artistic Gymnastics
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She is still unbelievably awesome. Wow.
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Truly. I just loved seeing how happy she seemed to be on the floor.
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i was honestly very surprised how amazing Simone looks! i wonder if she was ever out of the gym at all; i had assumed with how much she travels, her wedding, how much she is with her friends she wasn't training for quite a while. it looks like she never stopped! she really must have been keeping it under wraps for a long time. even though we've had 10 years with her, i am so not ready for a gymnastics world without Simone Biles. no one will ever replace her.
also much respect to Suni for even competing at all under the circumstances, i hope she stays healthy and continues an upward trajectory. it's so good to see her back no matter what.
do we know when Gabby plans to compete? will it be this season at all?
also much respect to Suni for even competing at all under the circumstances, i hope she stays healthy and continues an upward trajectory. it's so good to see her back no matter what.
do we know when Gabby plans to compete? will it be this season at all?
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Honestly, I think the LAST job I would want in the world right now is choosing the 2023 World Championships team and the 2024 Paris Olympic Team for USA Women's gymnastics. There are AT LEAST 8 women with a realistic chance, and likely more.
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Beast is an interesting label for a ladies' gymnast
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I think she said she’s been back in the gym since March. I read the timeline and promptly forgot it.
I am scared for Suni. She clearly looked unwell to me.
Gabby has stated she will compete next year.
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Question for the group - I follow Balance Beam Situation and a couple of other forums for gymnastics info (and there is always a lot on social media about WAG) but I struggle to find info about men's gymnastics. Any one here have good forums you read or belong to for Mens gymnastics (or better places for WAG, too?)
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Its difficult. I follow various Twitter accounts - @OU_MGymnastics, @wellsgymn (Mark Williams, coach of OU men's gymnastics), @jrflipfest (John Rothlisberger) All very nice and responsive to questions. USA men's gymnastics is in big trouble. Universities are cutting men's gymnastics programs, there's some effort to try to save the sport. Unlike the women's side, the men's college programs are basically feeders for elite gymnastics. I went to Olympic trials in 2016 and it was amazing. 2021 was not so amazing due to Covid. Also went to NCAA men's gymnastics championships which was a lot of fun. I was cheering for Yul and one man (he was the parent of another gymnast) for some reason thought I was dating Yul. I was like no...he basically asked (more politely) what I was doing there. I said "it's fun to watch!" He said "it IS fun to watch." Plus I got a billion pictures of my man Chris Brooks (who's now coaching the Arkansas women's team with his fiance).
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Does anyone know if there is a path to Paris 2024 Olympics for individual athletes to qualify if they are not likely to be chosen as part of their team? I'm thinking of the way Jade Cary qualified to the Tokyo 2020. I feel like they may have done away with that, but I'm not sure and the rules are confusing. 
Wondering about her again, and also about Stephen Nedoroscik, also.
Wondering about her again, and also about Stephen Nedoroscik, also.
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They did away with it. There are 5 slots, whereas there were 4 in Tokyo, plus the extra slot. Someone (and I believe it was Stephen) was almost certainly about to qualify that way when they cancelled the World Cup and he just had to go home. I would wish for 6 or 7 again but we aren't getting that.Does anyone know if there is a path to Paris 2024 Olympics for individual athletes to qualify if they are not likely to be chosen as part of their team? I'm thinking of the way Jade Cary qualified to the Tokyo 2020. I feel like they may have done away with that, but I'm not sure and the rules are confusing.
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I think I knew that they did away with it, but I was hearing/reading about individuals qualifying. I guess that is for folks whose country's didn't qualify a team. Yes - you are correct about Stephen.
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Oh yes, that may be...and that would be fair if a team didn't qualify.
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True. I just hate the fact that someone like Stephen (and Jade, perhaps) who is one of the very best in the world on Pommel won't get to compete at worlds (and perhaps Paris) because he lives and trains in the US and won't make the 5 man team. I think it is a shame.
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I hate it myself. I get why they picked the team they did for Worlds, because we haven't yet qualified a team for Paris.
But I think the way they are picking the men's Olympic team is 1000% wrong They are picking a team that has the best chance to win a medal, even though that chance is very very slim, and if they were able to win a medal it would likely be bronze, instead of picking men who have a very legitimate shot of winning medals and even gold medals in individual events. The women and men are different and the teams should be picked differently.
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https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla...HXU1MnECGpMhmK9wUbdu0v8XR_784&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
This is an article about a UCLA gymnast competing elite for the Philippines.
This is an article about a UCLA gymnast competing elite for the Philippines.
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this is so sad to watch. There are so many problems and things that are "normal" in elite sport that should NEVER under any circumstances be considered such. i'm really sorry she went through what she did.
i am so happy she finally was able to relearn her relationship with gymnastics through college and Miss Val and find her love for it again, and to finally experience an accepting, kind and supportive environment in sports. she deserved the fame and publicity she got with her Michael Jackson FX. you could tell she was really happy in that environment and felt safe with her coaches and teammates.
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