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I would be so devastated if MyKayla takes the 5th spot her gymnastics is absolutely cringeworthy. Also her personality is awful she very well might be the most hated gymnast on the gymternet. Also she only would be really usable on Vault and she came in 7th AA tonight behind Amelia Hundley(though I must say I'm a huge fan of Hundley she is an great young lady). She's useless on bars and beam and her floor execution is just not there. The only reason I would find to take her would be if she could medal on vault meaning a gold and that just isn't going to happen with Paeska, Biles, and Hong in the mix. I'm sorry but I just can't stand her and it's a pretty agreeable consensus on the gymternet.I don't know what's wrong with Gabby but she needs to get her life together
I also don't think I'll be devastated if Mykayla Skinner takes the 5th spot.
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Paseka is recovering from an injury and barely has her Amanar back so I wouldn't write off Skinner's chances for a vault medal. She could absolutely snag bronze or even silver. Not to mention Skinner has always scored better internationally than she has at home AND her Amanar is pretty clean and could be used in Team Finals. Also Paseka's vaults are hideous even when she's healthy, so I definitely think Skinner could place abover her if she hits. Skinner has improved a LOT and I think she could make into floor finals if Raisman makes any mistakes in quals. Also, I doubt Marta cares whether or not people on the Internet like her.I would be so devastated if MyKayla takes the 5th spot her gymnastics is absolutely cringeworthy. Also her personality is awful she very well might be the most hated gymnast on the gymternet. Also she only would be really usable on Vault and she came in 7th AA tonight behind Amelia Hundley(though I must say I'm a huge fan of Hundley she is an great young lady). She's useless on bars and beam and her floor execution is just not there. The only reason I would find to take her would be if she could medal on vault meaning a gold and that just isn't going to happen with Paeska, Biles, and Hong in the mix. I'm sorry but I just can't stand her and it's a pretty agreeable consensus on the gymternet.
If I had to pick the team after tonight I would go with:
Biles, Raisman, Douglas, Kocian, Hernandez
VT:Biles, Raisman, Hernandez(Douglas)
UB:Kocian, Douglas, Hernandez(Biles)
BB:Biles, Raisman, Hernandez(Douglas)
FX:Biles, Raisman, Hernandez(Douglas)
With alternates of: Locklear, Nichols, Smith
But I'm hoping Maggie will be looking better in 2 weeks and will be able to take a spot on the team I think if her floor and vault look good she will make a strong case for herself. Also Martha loves Maggie and from the feeling I get Martha wants Maggie on the team more than a bars specialist. I also looked back into history and in 2004 we had a similar bar specialist situation where Chellsie Memmel and Holly Vise were competiting for what was thought to be a bar specialist position on the Athens team and Martha took vault specialist in favor of an Uneven Bars specialist and I wouldn't be as shocked to see that happen. If they do take a bars specialist I would take Kocian over Locklear simply due to the fact Ashton doesn't compete floor or vault. I've been cheering for Maggie for a long time and really hope and pray she makes the team.
Paseka's form in the air is actually quite good, and her landings aren't too bad either (of course no one can beat Biles' landings), it's just her entries into the vault that's very strange (huge leg separation). To say the entire vault from start to finish is hideous is inaccurate, she is a world champion afterall.Paseka is recovering from an injury and barely has her Amanar back so I wouldn't write off Skinner's chances for a vault medal. She could absolutely snag bronze or even silver. Not to mention Skinner has always scored better internationally than she has at home AND her Amanar is pretty clean and could be used in Team Finals. Also Paseka's vaults are hideous even when she's healthy, so I definitely think Skinner could place abover her if she hits. Skinner has improved a LOT and I think she could make into floor finals if Raisman makes any mistakes in quals. Also, I doubt Marta cares whether or not people on the Internet like her.
This isn't directed at you, but I personally think it's useless to bring a girl solely for bars. It will only add a couple of tenths to the team score and I doubt any American is gonna medal on bars in EF. I'd love to be proven wrong, but the competition is going to be insane with two Chinese girls, two Russians, and probably two Brits all battling for a medal. If the US wants to maximize EF medals I think it'd be smarter to bring Skinner.
ETA: I think Gabby really turns it up when it counts. She had an off day, but I think she will absolutely pull it together when she needs to.
Paseka is a World Champion because of her difficulty, not her execution. She still has bent, crossed legs, and often underrorates her Amanar. She has definitely improved since London, and yes hideous is an exaggeration, but she does not have very good form on vault from start to finish. Simone Biles qualified ahead of her into the vault final with a much easier second vault and Paseka/Hong barely beat her in the finals even though her difficulty was much lower.Paseka's form in the air is actually quite good, and her landings aren't too bad either (of course no one can beat Biles' landings), it's just her entries into the vault that's very strange (huge leg separation). To say the entire vault from start to finish is hideous is inaccurate, she is a world champion afterall.
I think the issue most people with Skinner's vaulting is that she doesn't get a good block off the vaulting table (deduction worthy and very dangerous) and lacks amplitude. Even last night, her second arm barely brushes the vault during her entry for a Cheng. Her form in the air is pretty good too, but in all honesty, it's quite amazing that she's able to wrap around fast enough to perform an Amanar with the lack of a solid block.
Even if Paseka has to downgrade everything during Rio, there are other athletes who have the potential to out score Skinner in vault - Wang and Steingruber come to mind. Especially if Steingruber performs her front handspring entry to a front double twist vault.
We can all see how much Skinner has improved, but there's just something about her execution that just isn't refined - many very minor form breaks that add up along with what looks like a very laboured floor routine (PLEASE, take out that wolf turn). I just don't see her being the best option as part of the team at this point in time.
I wonder why the US struggles so much on bars. You think they would've have figured out a training method to improve by now.