WAG Elite question

[Jard.the.gymnast]

Does a gymnast who has qualified elite, qualify the next year as well or do you keep your elite status until you drop back?

 

[raenndrops]

From what I remember (and I may be wrong or it may have changed), it depends partly on if the elite had an international assignment. If they did, no requalification needed.
If not, I think they only have to requalify Optional routines and not compulsory.

 

[GYM0M]

https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/ElitePre-Elite/17elitechart.pdf

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/ElitePre-Elite/17elitechart.pdf

That is not quite what i meant. For example, did Ragan Smith have to qualify to elite again this year, like all the other girls who want to be elite?

 

[GYM0M]

If you look at the chart, you'll see that the 2016 Olympic Team automatically qualified to P&G's.

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

If you look at the chart, you'll see that the 2016 Olympic Team automatically qualified to P&G's.

But what about the kids that didn't go to the Olympics?

 

[wandrewsjr]

Once an elite achieves her elite compulsory and optional scores and competes at a Classics meet she is an elite and she does not have to qualify elite again. They do have to achieve a qualifying score for optional routines at a qualifier or at a National Team training camp during the year previous to compete at Classics and P&G's(or previous yearOlympic/World team members get in automatically). But they don't have to ever achieve the elite compulsory score again.

 

[GYM0M]

But what about the kids that didn't go to the Olympics?

Well, the chart is for 2016-2017, the new 2017-2018 chart isn't available so it might change, but it appears that, or at least how I interpret it, once a gymnast has qualified Elite in compulsory and optional, she is elite and would need to petition back to L10; however, each year elite gymnasts must qualify to a Classic (similar to JO Regionals, etc.) by achieving a designated AA score at the previous year's championship, at NTTC, or the current year's qualifiers. To qualify for P&Gs, the gymnast needs to achieve a designated AA score at a current year Classic meet, at NTTC, while on an international assignment, or for the 2016-2017 year, have been named to the 2016 Olympic team (including replacements).
So for instance, a gymnast qualified elite in 2016, advanced from a Classic to P&Gs, but did not receive a 53.00 AA on either day of competition (assuming that this is what is meant by the chart, although I suppose it could mean a 53.00 AA combined score for both days, I dunno). She would need to re-qualify to the 2017 Classics by achieving a 51.00 AA at a 2017 qualifier, unless she met other criteria....See the confusion??? Lol!!!