Wonder will she try to make a comeback for Tokyo, can she once she announces retirement? Such a pity about her injury. She was a lock in after worlds last year
She CAN come out of retirement to go for Tokyo, but I doubt she will. She has admitted that she is "fragile" and injures easily.
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Plus, elite training is crazy hard.
From the USAG website:
The optimal plan for training elite athletes would be to conduct two workouts per day, six days per week.
The content of the morning workout: 2 - 3 hours duration
- Endurance and conditioning
- Vaulting
- Beam Basics
The content of the afternoon workout 3 - 4 hours duration
- General Warm-up
- Basic Acro
- Bars
- Beam
- Floor
- Short conditioning program
Include full tumbling, flexibility and dance in the afternoon. In addition, a dance professional should conduct a dance session a minimum of two times a week. The sessions should be one hour long and spaced within the week.
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The US has such a depth of talent that coming out of retirement for the chance to make the Tokyo team, she may end up as an "also ran" - one of the girls that they don't even bother showing at all on tv.
I think she will focus on having an amazing college gymnastics career and becoming a fabulous nurse.
