Anon Top young gymnasts in US currently?

[Anonymous (a579)]

I'm curious about how the two top gymnasts on Royal's team in Nor Cal do this season. Two of them are 11 and doing their first year of level 10. I haven't seen anybody in the US look as good as them. Watched their routines at a meet last season with my DD and was amazed. They both took high scores at westerns last season... Curious how dominant they will be their first season of 10 at such a young age.

 

[Anonymous (dcf1)]

Maybe you should come out east to see, there are several in that category. There is one that has her 1.5 already, pretty much college ready at that same age.

 

[Anonymous (a579)]

Maybe you should come out east to see, there are several in that category. There is one that has her 1.5 already, pretty much college ready at that same age.

Instagram and such makes it a little easier to judge routines without flying cross country to witness in person. Scoring is inflated in different regions so even though Royal's girls sit atop the top 100 scores in the nation.. that's not the best way to rank gymnasts. Nationals this year will answer more questions.

 

[Anonymous (dcf1)]

Youre the one who posed the question? I gave you a response. But then you answered your own question? You wanted to know if anybody in the US has seen talent "that good". The answer is yes, IDK. Of course getting to nationals is a proving milestone.

 

[Anonymous (7025)]

Royal’s pushed those girls hard and they have a ton of talent. Will they go all the way? Will they fall apart? At that age, it’s so hard to tell. The gym doesn’t have enough of a track record beyond some NCAA recruits to know if their pacing is something they have the experience to sustain. Will they get them most of the way there, like Pacific Reign in recent years, but struggle with timing senior elite training and seasons? Can they pull a GAGE and get them to peak fast and keep them going in spite of injuries? Will there be some injuries and they just turn into brilliant level 10s and D1 recruits? Who knows.

Like others, my rule is never invest my fan energy in juniors. I also unfollow gyms that prominently feature young gymnasts. It feels yucky but I can’t articulate why.