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Oksana Chusovitina's Olympic Review
Look what popped up in my suggestions feed today? The Olympic channel posted this video on their YouTube channel. This is a video of all of Chuso's olympic performances. It's really remarkable. Some of these routines I have never seen. It really is a gymnastics history lesson. And a geography lesson, too.
I'm so glad. I was really mad when she was not given a chance to do the all-around in Rio.Laurie Hernandez is attending November camp. Riley is supposed to be there too, hopefully, she’s better.
Assuming Jade gets the +1 through the challengers and this year’s worlds team stays healthy, it’s a bars and beam game. Laurie killed those events as a junior, but that was a looooong time ago.The small team size at the 2020 Olympics is ridiculous, and it mutes the need for depth that Laurie could provide, if her skills and fitness are back.
Yes, she's lost weight and tightened up. And her release move looks fab. Her form looked beautiful regardless of tummy rolls. Healthy attitude is a good thing.
This! Her posts are just fun to watch. You have to be a real grump if she can't put a smile on your face!She really does look like she is having fun, which is so refreshing.
This! Her posts are just fun to watch. You have to be a real grump if she can't put a smile on your face!
Unfortunately, the US is too rich in floor and vault already. They need bars and beam to give them the most options.If Carey is getting the non team specialist spot wouldn't Skinner now make the team as the 2nd vault and floor worker who can also do the all around well? I would like to see that for her. I feel for her she continues to be the odd person out as her strengths are not needed on the team. In 2016 she was not needed since the team already had Biles and Raisman for vaulting. If Raisman had not made her comeback she would have fit on the team perfectly doing vault, beam, and floor probably.
Unfortunately, the US is too rich in floor and vault already. They need bars and beam to give them the most options.
I think so. Skinner’s max and likely scores aren’t significantly higher than those of the last world team. Now, if she cleaned up her form, it might be a different story.So Skinner is screwed even if Carey is not on the main team due to her individual spot?
I think so. Skinner’s max and likely scores aren’t significantly higher than those of the last world team. Now, if she cleaned up her form, it might be a different story.
I'm not mad about that.