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So, the final selection for worlds isn't until early October, but who do you guys all think will being representing USA? There are no team finals this year - only individual event finals. (Like the 2005 worlds). Countries can send 4 gymnasts (for WAG), and can only have 3 people compete on either event (in quals) or else they loose an AA spot. Its definatley going to be a weak year for the US, as the girls from other coutries didn't take months off and haven't had as many injuries. In my opinion the worlds team would be:
Rebecca Bross AA FX BB
Bridget Sloan AA FX
Nastia Liukin BB UB
Kayla Williams VT
Kayla Williams is preparing an Amanar and a Rudi, she seems to be one of the only girls from the US with two vaults. And if you have looked at her videos from this year you can tell that she really is improving. I think a floor spot could possibly be hers if she improves her leaps but I don't see that happening in the short amount of time before worlds.
I am really hoping Nastia will be ready on bars because she has been looking really good in training at Championships and Classic.
As long as Rebecca can stay healthy I am almost positive she would get an AA spot along with Bridget. She could've won nationals easily if she would've had clean bars.
I wish I could put Chellsie on there for beam and bars but I just don't see how she could beat girls like Beth Tweedle, Jiang Yuyan, He Kexin, or Liukin on bars. And she wouldn't be one of the first choices beam as the US is developing beautiful beam workers.
I would love to see Ivana on the team too, I just can't figure out where she would fit in. Her gymnastics is beautiful, but she just doesn't have the difficulty.
Any other thoughts?
Rebecca Bross AA FX BB
Bridget Sloan AA FX
Nastia Liukin BB UB
Kayla Williams VT
Kayla Williams is preparing an Amanar and a Rudi, she seems to be one of the only girls from the US with two vaults. And if you have looked at her videos from this year you can tell that she really is improving. I think a floor spot could possibly be hers if she improves her leaps but I don't see that happening in the short amount of time before worlds.
I am really hoping Nastia will be ready on bars because she has been looking really good in training at Championships and Classic.
As long as Rebecca can stay healthy I am almost positive she would get an AA spot along with Bridget. She could've won nationals easily if she would've had clean bars.
I wish I could put Chellsie on there for beam and bars but I just don't see how she could beat girls like Beth Tweedle, Jiang Yuyan, He Kexin, or Liukin on bars. And she wouldn't be one of the first choices beam as the US is developing beautiful beam workers.
I would love to see Ivana on the team too, I just can't figure out where she would fit in. Her gymnastics is beautiful, but she just doesn't have the difficulty.
Any other thoughts?