All-Star 2012 Visa's

[arilt95]

i was watching Kennedy Baker's BB video from last night and Gabby was on UB during her performance, you can hear the commentators...that's so loud. i'm not sure if the athletes can here them but maybe they should quiet down a bit

 

[ohio state jumpjn]

i'd like to see levya,orozco and horton for sure then i think its all over the place...i'd love to see my good friend brandon wynn who is a beast on rings make it

 

[bradyelizabeth]

i'd like to see levya,orozco and horton for sure then i think its all over the place...i'd love to see my good friend brandon wynn who is a beast on rings make it

That's awesome that you know him! Hope he finishes well tonight!

 

[bradyelizabeth]

i was watching Kennedy Baker's BB video from last night and Gabby was on UB during her performance, you can hear the commentators...that's so loud. i'm not sure if the athletes can here them but maybe they should quiet down a bit

Having been to some of the meets... the way they set it up, the commentators are off to the right at the beginning of the vault runway, off the right end of the beam. The commentators are loud enough, that if you were just standing at beam or beginning of the runway, you would be able to hear them. Luckily, the gymnasts are used to blocking out the extra noise and getting in the zone. But for a first year senior, I imagine that could be a little overwhelming.

 

[arilt95]

Having been to some of the meets... the way they set it up, the commentators are off to the right at the beginning of the vault runway, off the right end of the beam. The commentators are loud enough, that if you were just standing at beam or beginning of the runway, you would be able to hear them. Luckily, the gymnasts are used to blocking out the extra noise and getting in the zone. But for a first year senior, I imagine that could be a little overwhelming.

yeah i was thinking the same thing. i know on bars and beam and esp floor you can easily block them out, but that the beginning of vault that would be a little hard. I just thought they were being a little too loud, i don't know the guys name but i don't like him...at all.

 

[bradyelizabeth]

yeah i was thinking the same thing. i know on bars and beam and esp floor you can easily block them out, but that the beginning of vault that would be a little hard. I just thought they were being a little too loud, i don't know the guys name but i don't like him...at all.

Haha don't worry, I don't like any of them. Tim Daggett, Al Trautwig, and Elfi Schlegel need to stop being the NBC commentators and make way for people who are great at presenting the meet. I love when they have John Rethlisberger and Tasha Schwikert do the commentary at smaller events, they should hire them full time.

 

[Emily Jane]

Is anyone else watching the webcast? What happened to the commentators a couple of minutes ago? They went completely silent for a while.

 

[arilt95]

Haha don't worry, I don't like any of them. Tim Daggett, Al Trautwig, and Elfi Schlegel need to stop being the NBC commentators and make way for people who are great at presenting the meet. I love when they have John Rethlisberger and Tasha Schwikert do the commentary at smaller events, they should hire them full time.

they really should. Tim & Al... :banghead: it really annoys me when someone messes up and they're like "OHH OHH OHH THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN" well...yeah...can you please say that without you sounding like the work is going to end?

 

[QueenofHearts]

Would put Mikulak into that mix of the Olympic team

 

[ohio state jumpjn]

Would put Mikulak into that mix of the Olympic team

i wouldn't just cause he's from michigan...sorry lol its just a little ohio state-michigan rivalry haha but yeah he has a good shot

 

[Emily Jane]

Why do some elite level men compete with college teams as their gym, but not the women? (I'm a bit of a gymnastics newbie - I like watching it but I have never competed in it myself so I'm not the most knowledgeable and I'm slightly confused).

 

[NJ Coach]

Why do some elite level men compete with college teams as their gym, but not the women? (I'm a bit of a gymnastics newbie - I like watching it but I have never competed in it myself so I'm not the most knowledgeable and I'm slightly confused).

I don't have an answer for you, but my guess is that since the guys are usually older, they are probably in college and do their training there.


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[bradyelizabeth]

Why do some elite level men compete with college teams as their gym, but not the women? (I'm a bit of a gymnastics newbie - I like watching it but I have never competed in it myself so I'm not the most knowledgeable and I'm slightly confused).

Most women stay elite in a club before going and training NCAA because the caliber of women's NCAA vs. Elite is very different. I'm pretty sure in women's you cannot compete NCAA and Elite in conflict with one another, which is different from the men. Men who train college and elite together, usually compete at Nationals representing the facility in which they train, which would be that university. I only know of one woman who did that recently, which was Vanessa Zamarripa who competed NCAA with UCLA and then switched to Elite still representing UCLA as that was where she trained.

It's all very confusing, since the USAG men's and women's teams are run differently.

 

[Emily Jane]

Most women stay elite in a club before going and training NCAA because the caliber of women's NCAA vs. Elite is very different. I'm pretty sure in women's you cannot compete NCAA and Elite in conflict with one another, which is different from the men. Men who train college and elite together, usually compete at Nationals representing the facility in which they train, which would be that university. I only know of one woman who did that recently, which was Vanessa Zamarripa who competed NCAA with UCLA and then switched to Elite still representing UCLA as that was where she trained.

It's all very confusing, since the USAG men's and women's teams are run differently.

I thought it was like that with the womens so I assumed it was the same with the mens, which is why I got confused. Thanks

 

[bradyelizabeth]

So far the men going on to the Olympic Trials (based on all-around results) are Chris Brooks, Alex Buscaglia, Jake Dalton, John Horton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, John Orozco, Paul Ruggeri, David Sender, and Brandon Wynn!

The other 5 invited by the national team coordinators will be announced later today.