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McKayla wants that vault gold. Can't say I blame her.

Keep in mind, the main thing that kept the returners out this year was injuries and lack of time to train. Alicia was on the shelf and really didn't get mended as she was trying out for the team. Nastia and Shawn only really started to get serious about making a come back less then a year out...

I echo everyone else, but I also want to see how great it was to see He Kexin take home the silver. This was a girl who looked like she had no shot to make the national team and went through a laundry list of injuries. To see her climb back up was amazing.

There's a local gym in my area that uses purple. A lot of the girls actually comment saying that it makes it easier when they go to more neutral colored gyms because they're used to something so outrageous that nothing bothers them elsewhere.

Well, who I WANT and who I think will be there may be two different things. Of course I'm going to root for the US in every apparatus, but I also root for the best stories, as well. I want Catalina Ponor to medal on the beam, Victoria Moors on the floor, and He Kexin on the bars. But, I also...

Greetings, salutations and so forth! I hope you enjoy your stay here at Chalk Bucket!

The final Chinese National Team: Deng Linlin He Kexin Huang Qiushuang Sui Lu Yao Jinnan Alright, folks. Was He Kexin's selection the right move for China?

I heard a rumor that Alicia turned down alternate status - that she was still a little concerned about her injury, and if she didn't make the main squad, then she would bow out completely. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but it seems relatively legit. If you're not 100% convinced...

For some reason, I blame Tim Daggett... ...and Flo from those Progressive commercials.

Gah! Yes! I don't consider myself a gymnastics expert by any means but even I know when it counts as a stick! Or when someone falls face first off the uneven bars and he goes "That's huge". Really? I thought the judges would just gloss over that. He's like the John Madden of gymnastics. "You...

I was a color guard coach a few years ago. Welcome to the boards!

16 gymnasts competing? 16 gymnasts "have a shot to make the team." Thanks for the math.

I think I like Beth Tweedle on bars, as well. I think the uneven bars even is completely wide open, with Liukin retired and Komova, the reigning world champion, looking beatable. A big question surrounds He Kexin. She's been injured and lost some confidence, but her routine at Chinese nationals...

It appears as if I did not introduce myself earlier. Terribly of me. Greetings everyone! Was never a gymnast, but I have been a fan almost my entire life. I am also a huge fan of the Olympics in general - so much so that I have spent the last week looking at all the qualifiers for the events and...

What's your final opinion of the team? Any medal contenders? Anyone those who are not particularly familiar with Canadian gymnastics should be looking for?