I found the senior competition very disappointing. For those of us that have been fans for a long time this competition reminded me of what the junior competition used to look like, where the athletes can do the skills but not very well. 122 routines and not one score of 14.00.
I just read another article on Alicia and Chellsie in their new roles. When Chellsie was competing, she was known to do different/unusual skills. I hope that she can bring some variety and innovation to the US routines.
I know a lot of you will disagree but that's what the system was supposed to do, produce medals. These are elite athletes who have chosen to compete and represent their country. They are free to do recreational gymnastics if they want to.
I thought I read somewhere that Chelsie will run camps. I'm dubious about the selections based upon coaching credentials. Also, not sure why they're changing from a single coordinator, that system seem to produce a lot of medals.
So, I came across this article on NBC Sports about how USA Gymnastics is eliminating the High-Performance Coordinator and dividing the position into three positions. I didn't see anything on USA Gymnastics website about this, seems like a big...