US Olympic Team Predictions 2024
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- The US Olympic Team Trials for Paris 2024 are coming up this weekend!!! I am so excited to see who will make it on that Olympic squad. These are my predictions and analysis about the team after Nationals. There are so many great gymnasts this year, and I know that watching Trials is going to be heartbreaking when there are many wonderful talents who will be left off of the team. Comment down below your predictions before Trials!!
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I'm all for United States of Cheng. This team can cover all possible medals, and the reserve can get into individual final if bad things happen.
ABSOLUTELY!
That’s one event and the double pike kinda supersedes any Cheng! Be great if Jade has her Amanar back!
@@micheleclark59 This is the most reliable event. I believe Simone will do a Cheng for TF. Her double pike is huge but 10-20% fall rate, so she won't risk it in TF.
@@cocoroni1031 Her YDP with a fall scores similarly to her her Cheng TBH (without the 0.5 ND anyway), but yeah, I agree she probably doesen't want to risk falling in the team final.
@@erinm9445 It is also harder on the knees so that YDP is not coming out for TF.
I agree with this completely! I really wanted Jordan for the last spot. I think her floor is too inconsistent. Also Jade has the higher vault SV. Three Chengs in TF would be crazy!!
That gives me London 2012 vibes, when Team USA has three Amanars for TF.
@@e2theeyepie It's better to lead off with a huge margin. It leaves more room for possible meltdown on some events later. The miss rate on vault is the lowest.
@@cocoroni1031 Absolutely. Also, vault is the only apparatus on which you can score a 9+ execution.
United States of Cheng Fei lol
We got Chengs please no more INJURIES! I can’t believe what has happened last few days 😢
I agree with you! I really think that last spot is Jade's to lose, she has to hit those VT and FX upgrades during trials and if she does I don't see how you can leave her off. I feel for her, Kayla, and Jordan because it's going to be a really close fight for that 5th spot and the other two will likely be alternates.., they should all be proud of the work they've put in regardless
I agree with this analysis! It shows that, especially regarding the last team spot, it really comes down to who can show consistency in their routines and handle the pressure at olympic trials. So many athletes would deserve a spot and I really wish all of them good luck, this is going to be a very tough competition!
The fact that Jade could be the lead off vaulter for the US in the team final is just insane. The talent on this team is off the charts
Thought the same thing… this team is gonna be insane
Might be the strongest team ever.
Completely agree with your final team prediction. I am hoping Jade has a great competition at trials.
I think Kayla will be an alternate as she doesn’t have any medal potential. And then I think it all comes down to how much jade has upgraded her floor & how clean she can tumble, and whether Jordan will finally bring out the Cheng or not. The only way I don’t see the 5th spot going to either of them is if kaylia Lincoln gets a crazy high score on floor both days
Very good analysis! I love how you always put realistic scoring ranges for every gymnast. I feel so bad for Leanne because she'll probably be alternate again but she just didn't look ready at nationals and doesn't really add to the team. I really can't see Simone, Shi, Skye and Suni not going at this point; in theory they could be put in TF and still have great results haha.
The last team spot needs to go to Jade.
100% agree. She has medal potential on two events and people keep putting Kayla on their teams like no offense but the girl would be lucky to make one event final
agreed.
100000%
She could win two individual medals and is the reigning Olympic Champion on floor. She has to be there.
@@mariahazcueta3621 totally agree. the only thing im worried about though is the domestic judges pushing SO HARD for kayla, who doesn't really fit anywhere. if they go by all-around standings like they did in tokyo, it'll be awful. A gymnastics team is like a puzzle, and they have to take into consideration everyone's strengths and weaknesses. if we assume a team of simone, shilese, suni, skye, then jade is that missing puzzle piece.
This is my prediction too❤ really cheering for Jade!! 🎉
I hope there's an update to this today, with podium training complete.
This is the best predictions video I've seen. I agree 100%❤
The most honest predictions I have seen
Man, you can belittle it all you want, but it's completely different watching Biles compete.
I saw other gymnasts these days in the pre-Olympics and I'll tell you lol Biles really is on another level. 👊💪🐐🥇
Trust me, after she retires they will come to understand this a whole lot better.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 hahahahahahah you are absolutely right. I just hope I'm right and see Biles at least compete for apparatus in Los Angeles.
She'll want to compete at home and at least on beam and floor, it's already great. She is expected to take another sabbatical in 2025.
@@erick_yuri Oh I absolutely believe she will want to end it all on home soil. I think she will take her usual two year rest and come back in 2027 for the WC then. I could see her competing at the US trials to get HER OWN perfect TEN (Us Championships) and a seventh team and individual AA title at the WC.
Hang around until 2028 but not compete for a AA position on the team as such but enough for them to realize that she is STILL THAT good and STILL the BEST on vault and floor. Yep, she will make the team and end the US team competition on floor.
Fantasy of course but I am 'manifesting' this for her lol.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 😍😍 hahaaa so good to find someone who thinks like me.
I really believe that gymnastics is simply part of her, that's why she competes. It will be difficult to let go of the competition one day hahaha and another, I think it is very likely that she will want to "homologate" Tsukahara in vault, even if it is to compete just for that, once hahaha
@@aliciamcdonald7105 Facts! So true! The haters and non-believers will not understand just how transcendent she was until she retires.
I agree that Simone Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Suni Lee, and Jade Carey are going to Paris for the Olympics.
Carey is only going if she hits upgraded floor and hits 14.00 both nights. I think she will do it, but she actually needs to do it.
I agree 100%. I think Jade will add a little more difficulty to make her case clear. This would be a dominant team, if they all hit.
i agree with you on the team and the team final lineups! also, great breakdown of the gymnasts' scores :)
This was a great analysis. That 5th spot is really gonna come down to who’s the most consistent at trials. DiCello/Chiles/Carey are definitely the top contenders for that spot and they’re gonna need a Skinner/McCallum 2021 trials type competition. The only thing that worries me is Jade’s floor scores. If Jade doesn’t get a 14+ on floor, I don’t think she’ll make the team cuz team USA needs a high floor score.
Yeah, the thing that I think about when it comes to Jade is her artistry. Yes, she’s an absolutely phenomenal tumbler, but her artistry is really lacking and she’ll get hammered for that internationally. That’s why I think it’s very possible that Jordan could take her place. Jordan’s performance quality is unmatched when it comes to dance and audience engagement which would help her a lot in Paris. People tend to forget that she won vault silver at 2022 worlds and 2023 Pan Ams and scored higher than Jade and Andrade on floor at the 2022 world championships. She’s better than people give her credit for. It’s a real tossup between Jade and Jordan for me. I just want them both to make the team 😭
I just looked at the scores from the last Olympics, Jade had a 13.1 in trials on floor with a 0.3 deduction, so without those steps out of bounds she prob would have had a 13.5 in trials. At the floor finals she scored 14.366 (14.1 in quali) and won gold. I would hope that they also take that point into account when choosing the team...
@@Nina-ig5ev totally different COP. This COP heavily focuses on artistry (which is why Jade was bronze on floor and Jordan was silver at 2022 worlds) Jordan checks off more of the artistry checklist that Jade’s difficulty value is almost pointless if she’s gonna get .8 in artistry deductions alone. I love Jade but her floor lacks the artistry that team USA desperately needs rn.
@@Nina-ig5ev You are more than right. She had a higher E score (8+E) on floor in Tokyo than domestic scores in 2021.
@rugbyplayer9100 This is such a misinformation. No one is ever getting .8 artistry deductions for top gymnasts, please look up all the numbers at 2022 & 2023 worlds.
Jordan got 0.2 - 0.5 artistry deductions.
Simone got 0.2 - 0.6 artistry deductions.
Jade got 0.2 - 0.6 artistry deductions.
Skye got 0.3 - 0.6 artistry deductions.
Averaging out Jade is not even getting .6 artistry deductions. All Americans will be very close in terms of artistry deductions. The
This seems to be the common opinion. I think the video is laid out well. I definitely agree with Simone and shilese being locks if they’re healthy (this has been the case for awhile) and with her vault upgrade, as long as she hits her routines (because she is known a bit for inconsistency or not hitting beam), skye is close to a lock. My personal opinion differs when the suni discussion comes up because most people I’ve seen think she is close to a lock solely because of her beam score. Her beam is phenomenal and adds a lot but I believe the US doesn’t want to bring someone for only one event, so we’ll have to see how her bars (hopefully she’s upgraded) goes at trials before she seems like a lock imo. I also think jade very much should be on the team; she’s the reigning Olympic gold medalist on floor and her vault is probably number 2 in the US after Simone. I think she’s been judged more harshly than other girls so I’m not sure how the numbers will play out at trials, but I absolutely think jade should be on the team and she contributes a lot. If suni has a solid bars routine I think she makes sense, but I could see Kayla/Jordan/Leanne potentially getting that spot if suni doesn’t look great at trials. We’ll see what happens! There are definitely people who think Kaliyah Lincoln should make the team (over jade) due to her floor scores. There are lots of great options and lots of great team combos… I’ll be sad no matter what because I’m rooting for more than five girls 😂
I feel as tho this will be the most dominant Olympic women’s gymnastics team of all time
Yes, a team of Simone, Suni, Shilese, Skye and Jade will be the strongest team yet in my opinion.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 I disagree I feel that a team of Simone shy suni jade and Jordan will be the strongest and most experienced team as Skye has not proven her self as a hit internationally saying that tho Jordan will have to upgrade her vault and floor and hit it . Sky will have to hit all 8 qualification events . But if Jordan upgrades I believe she’s in
The way that Skye, Kayla and now Shilese are all out...
Completely Agree… after try outs I believe it will be obvious JADE should be on the team. She has 2 tumbling passes to upgrade! AND it seems the European judges LOVE her gymnastics! It will be an older team with LOTS of experience! So many deserve it but we take who gives us our best chance of winning…plus if Jade is going to do a triple twisting double layout 😮I wanna see it!
As for the triple double: She said "That ship has sailed", so I don’t think we’ll see it, unfortunately. But triple double or not, I hope she’ll make the team.
Suni with her BB/UB and Jade with FE/VT is a perfect formula for the 4th and 5th spots. I think it's both of their spots to lose--we need to see upgrades and hits at Trials. I love Jordan and Leanne and really want them on the team, but I don't see it happening if Suni and Jade hit.
Leanne ain’t getting on no team…even if Suni and Jade don’t hit.
@@tambam6744 Have to agree. I am disappointed in her in that she did not think that she would need to do some upgrading in order to make the team. That is why I have mad respect for Skye. She understood that THIS team would be the hardest yet to make, that she needed to upgrade SOMEWHERE where she could definitely STAND OUT and did just that.
Don’t forget Leanne Wong. She is fantastic. I wish we could take two teams to the Olympics.
Leanne Wong has no chance. Be for real.
@@tambam6744I agree sadly, she doesn’t score well and she falters when it matters.
Thank you!!!! Not trying to sound like a hater but these Kayla Stans are delusional. Her scores are heavily inflated, and people are really trying to leave a x7 world medalist and an Olympic champion home… we need a second person for vault finals and I trust Jade to hit and upgrade on floor. Kayla is a good backup but we don’t need backup… even if you take Simone out we have a backup on every event. Shilese on vault, skye on bars, shilese on beam, and skye or suni on floor.
100% agree. Simone, Shilese, Skye, and Sunisa are some of the best all-arounders in the world, so why would the US need another AA gymnast who can’t qualify to an apparatus final? Jade is almost guaranteed to qualify for vault EF and Jordan can qualify for floor EF. If Kaliya upgrades her vault she could be in the conversation too. But it’s down to those two primarily imo.
I need jade on this team. For my mental health.
LOL!! I think for Simone's too.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 Interesting you say that. I thought the same too so as to alleviate Simone from the pressure of feeling like she's carrying the team on vault and floor.
@@duranca INDEED! This feeling of having to practically carry the team along with everything else (an upcoming very public Senate Committee hearing on the Larry Nasseur abuse, no family support in Tokyo, etc...) definitely contributed to her meltdown there. It was a poorly constructed team with not a single person on there aside from her having an Amanar at least and or a 6+ floor. It meant that the US were going to be OVERLY dependent on her to win that team gold and that was too much.
In her interview after Championships she subtly told the selection committee that she wanted BOTH Jade and Suni on the team with her and she has gotten her wish.
It seems like poetic justice to me that in the end all of the girls that represented the US in Tokyo minus Grace are on the team and have a second chance to put things right.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 Wow, I didn't hear when she said that. That would have been music to my ears. Jade is just so darn sturdy, and I am so glad she is on this team. She should have been on the 2021 team. It would have made all the difference. I have an inkling that you might feel the same way.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 Wow, I didn't hear when she said that. That would have been music to my ears. Jade is just so darn sturdy, and I am so glad she is on this team. She should have been on the 2021 team. It would have made all the difference. I have an inkling that you might feel the same way.
New video idea request please: can you re-score hezly and leanne's trials (beam and bars) scores? I’m curious to see what your thoughts are.
I totally agree except I think Jade is the 3rd spot with Suni being the last & Skye the 4th.
um no Suni and skye would take 3 and fourth Jade would not beat them both she was 7 last competition
@@alannabrown4 ok but jade consistent VT & FX and medals come prior to Skye’s 2 year inconsistency and Suni’s no bars with good beam that’s not been tested internationally. I have a Marta karolyi mind sir
anyone else here after the 1st night of Trials?
following the injuries (Skye, Shilese and Kayla), I think it's pretty clear that the team will be Simone, Suni, Jordan, Jade and probably Leanne...with probably Hezly and Joscelyn as alternates..
Healy has beat Leanne on three days of comp so far….. Leanne doesn’t make sense. The only time i see her being on the team is bc of her experience, but this just has not been her year and she hasn’t looked her best since about. 2019. I think Healy and Leanne could both fight for that spot, even Kaliya Lincoln or Josc. But I think if they truly want to maximize points Hezly should be on the team. Leanne’s cheng in TF doesn’t matter so much, they can go without those two tenths of consistent and high scoring routines on UB and BB from Hezly. (Or FX/VT from Kaliya and Josc) I think whoever comes out on top between Hezly and Leanne to in AA will get that spot (or if Kaliya/Josc has an awesome night tbh).
Since we're talking artistic gymnastics, I reckon Jordan Chiles should be a no-brainer, as she literally rules that part
her performance quality on floor is so incredible. I hope she can hit cleanly at trials to give herself the best shot possible
Yeah but the judges have been brutal on her and I don’t think international judges would like her style of artistry even though we love it.
@@sean-xc3htShe competed well in 2022 World Championships and Paris World Cup. What are you talking about?
She got a mix of 0.2 and 0.5 deductions at Worlds 2022 so she was quite divisive among the judges. Luckily for her the floor field hasn’t really progressed since 2022 much besides Biles replacing Gadirova so Chiles should still have a good chance at a floor medal.
I get so scared when she does floor tho cause she either goes out or falls like no girl
Personally, I would pick Jordan over Jade. I really want to see more from Jade before naming her to the team. Jade should be capable of a 14+ on floor.
I love all the US gymnasts but Carey is my favorite. That being said, based on everything through Nationals, I wouldn’t put Carey on the team. I want to see her upgrade her floor (which I am sure she will do at trials) and see her get 14.000 both nights of trials. If she does that, then she should be on the team. She could make finals for floor and vault. If she also does clean Amanars at trials, it is hard to pick against her. She is the 3rd beast vaulter in the world.
@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue she might not even be 3rd best vaulter, because Seojeong and Moreno look fantastic this year.
@@kiraalldredge48 Have they even competed this year?
@@tambam6744 yes
@@kiraalldredge48 Well ik Alexa competed at the Koper and Varna challenge cups, but I don’t see any data on Yeo Seojeong competing this year. Ik she has (at least domestically), I just can’t find any scores. And the vaults Alexa shows wouldn’t even beat Jade in 2022 when she downgraded coming off an NCAA season.
I think the consistency piece is a thing for Skye as well. She has done well, but I think she also needs to go 7/8 minimum at trials.
There’s no way you’re putting Leanne Wong as a dark horse for bars..
Loved everything about this video... Leanne being a darkhorse for UB when she can't crack 14 recently made me giggle a little though
No like Leanne stans are completely delusional. They really think she has a chance at this team when her scores suck and she’s really not that consistent.
The questions in my mind are, Skye hasn't always hit internationally so could she consistently hit when it matters, and would it make more sense to have the last spot go to Kayla or Leanne instead of Jade, or should the last spot go to someone else who doesn't have as much (or any) experience internationally? For alternates, I'd pick one solid AA that's experienced internationally and one less experienced AA who could lead next quad.
Leanne??? Lol
This is my team too! Love all these girls. Disappointed for Jordan, but I think Jade is the better choice. Hoping they all make it! Can't wait for trials. I think kayla wouldn't score as well internationally.
I wish that Kayla would make it over Skye, Skye is amazing but I lie Kayla and would love to see her get her shot. I agree with the rest and your selections for each event. Looking at your layout, Skye really fits the best
I love this scenario the most, but feel so bad for Jordan and Kayla
Skye Blakely just tore her achilles during podium training, so that shakes things up quite a bit…Leanne Wong show up to podium training with a Cheng vault as well
This is 100% going to be the team
My team is -
Simone
Shilese
Suni UB/BB
Jade FE/VT
I do think even tho skye has a strong vault it ALL comes down to her consistency vs Jordan and Kayla bc let’s not forget skyes BB can be inconsistent.
Will be an interesting trials can’t wait for Sunday!
For me just based on everything through nationals:
1) Biles: the GOAT
2) Jones: assuming not being at nationals because of shoulder was more precautionary than something serious
3) Blakely: hit 8 for 8 at nationals and that Cheng just changed the whole conversation on her part (still want to see he go 8 for 8 at trials because of past falls at World Championships)
4) Lee: would love to see her upgrade her bars just a tad bit more at trials even if it isn’t her full difficulty that she brings out at the Olympic
5) Chiles: she is that gymnast for the most part you can plug in anywhere and expect a good and useable score (yes I know she feel on beam and floor at nationals so I want to see her go 8 for 8
Order of who can knock someone else off this teams:
1) Carey: needs to upgrade her floor and hit at least 14.000 both nights of trials. If she does that, I would put her in instead of Chiles. Having 3 chengs during team finals is clutch. If she brings back the Amanar at trials, how can you leave off the 3rd best vaulter in the world (behind Biles and Andrade)
2) DiCello: A lot like Chiles, she can be plugged in anywhere but probably slightly lower score than Chiles. Also has had mistakes like Chiles so she really needs to have the best 2 nights of her career and have Chiles, Carey, or even Blakely have 1 or 2 bad nights
3) Wong: cut and paste like Chiles and DiCello. Needs a bit higher D scores
4) Rivera: long shot because she is so inexperienced but has shown potential to be a solid gymnast
Can you do a video of how you would’ve scored all Simone’s 2024 nationals routines correctly on please
I usually like Laurent and Cecille's routine construction but they really dropped the ball with Jordan's floor. Jordan either needed a Cheng or a competitive floor and she has neither rn. She needs to get her stamina up so she can do a fourth pass and get another D+ skill that will get credited everytime. Her tumbling is the cleanest part of her routine and always has been - why they would give her a three-pass routine is genuinely beyond me.
Because Jordan scored lower with a 4-pass routine. 3-pass is fine like Shilese has a 6-6.1D if all get credited. Count it lucky that Jade doesn't have a wolf turn otherwise her D score will go at least .2 higher.
@@cocoroni1031 We cannot be comparing Shi to Jordan though in terms of artistry and dance elements lets be fr... of course Shi has a three-pass routine bc she does two turns that are E and D and most of the time are credited and gorgeous. Jordan has a wonky (wonky is generous btw) D turn that gets credited half the time and the D leap is literally never rotated. For many gymnasts, a 3-routine pass is great, but not power gymnasts who struggle on dance elements like Jordan. There's a reason Simone and Rebecca have four passes - and even so, both of them are far better at dance elements than Jordan.
@@drew-ih7bx I'm not comparing. I just make the point that three pass is fine for Jordan. She can't control landings with 4 passes, so 3 pass is her optimal routine construction.
Simone and Rebeca do four passes because unlike gymternet's crazy deduction on tumbling, FIG is very kind on tumbling form. But big steps can still destroy E score, so not everyone is suitable to do 4 passes. One need landing control and stamina to do 4 passes.
I say Simone, Shilese, Suni, Jordan and Jade
I think Simone, Shilese, Suni, Skye and (Jade (if they don't over weight her bad domestic judgings) / Jordan / Kayla)
I really do want to see Jordan and Jade get a chance to go to a normal Olympics though and I don't really know much about Skye so there you go.
Well, with Skye Blakey now out, that changes things a little.
I think Simone, Shilese, Suni, Skye and Jade are my choices, with Jordan and Kayla as alternates. Thank You.
PERFECT TEAM in my book and could possibly be the STRONGEST team ever assembled.
skye needs to hit at some international competitions before she should be trusted at the olympics imo i think jordan is a better fit. she's already been, knows what to expect, and can replace simone on bars during tf to give her a break. a team of simone, shilese, suni, jade, and jordan covers every base and would be the safest bet with 4 prior olympians
Problem Jordan can’t go on beam her beam score is same as sky’s fall we saw that in 2022 n 2023 sky had two falls n scored 12.50 Jordan fell in Tokyo and fell in Liverpool in qualifying stages fell again in pana ams so sky
@@GloriaKabahuma ABSOLUTELY Skye. I would carry her just for her Cheng alone but she did a good job on bars last year at Worlds so if the US don't feel confident with her on beam then she can give Simone a rest on bars.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 imagine if suni wakes up un healthy and can’t do bars and beam or if both suni n Shilese go down coz both baring injuries and healthy issues like imagine how Simone went down in Tokyo n Joselyn last year
@@GloriaKabahuma Well that is why you have alternates. The fact is the scenarios you are describing is possible irrespective of who is in the team and one can NEVER be sure how anyone will do in a situations like those. I mean, Leanne was brought along last year because despite not having a stand out routine anywhere she was deemed a solid gymnast who could sub in for anyone anywhere. However, she fell on beam in the TF going up instead of Skye and did not have the best floor either as a replacement for Joscelyn.
My point is, nothing is guaranteed and one can only go with a person's most RECENT performances. If Skye ends up in the top 3/4 at trials, there is NO JUSTIFICATION for leaving her off the team as she would have more than met the criteria set forth by the selection committee.
@@GloriaKabahuma vault: simone, shilese, jade bars: suni, shilese, jordan beam: simone, shilese, suni floor: simone, jade, jordan. i would not put jordan on beam haha she'd be there for secure hit bar and floor routines
Why is there no new updates from you?
You can claim that Suni's bars were downgraded for Nationals, her coach said they basically just did the last half of her routine and that they will be ready with the full routine for trials. If it were me, I would rest Simone from Bars in the team final since she would still be in event finals for bars and AA. And use Suni, Skye and Shi in the TF. And if Jade is the fifth team member, I sure hope she snags a dance coach who will teach her the difference between dancing with full, fluid body movement versus standing and posing. Because she will otherwise still be nailed on artistry and choreography.
They are not going to replace Simone's 14.5 - 14.6 bars over a low 14 bars. Also, artistry is a collective problem in the US, not just Jade Carey. Everyone will get .3 to .6 artistry deductions. Better to focus on cleaning up dance elements than improving artistry which won't change judges' mind no matter what.
@@cocoroni1031 I agree with you except for the US not going to replace Simone on bars. I don't see them taking Skye to use just for vault and the only place where they may have more trust in her is on bars. She did a nice job last year at Worlds and I could see them switching her for Simone on bars once a very handsome lead is established after vault.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 They have never rested people in the whole quad, so I don't think it will be an exception for Olympics. Skye will go up if Simone explicitly say she doesn't want to do bars in TF, or one person fall or hit the bar in QF. I'm personally fine to let Skye compete bars in TF.
@@cocoroni1031 Well either way, she will be in my opinion a good option for bars and again, I don't see them taking her to Paris to do just vault in the TF. I think this time around they will want to give Simone a lighter work load than she has had in the past.
After rewatching the Nationals, I came back to comment on my predictions. Also, just discovered that Skye Blakely is out :-(
Team: Suni Lee, Jade Cary, Kayla DiCello, and definitely Shilese Jones and Simone Biles. The alternates will probably include Leanne Wong and Jordan Chiles.
I think Joselyn Roberson should be on the team like she was so good in the trails!??
I’d put wong as alternate
This aged very well! 👍
I think this will be the team too. I wish Joscelyn was there I love her but she just isn't ready after her injury
I'm not sure they'll put Skye on beam for team final, even if she's on the team. At a miminim I'd wait and see how her quals beam goes.
No beam for Skye but vault and bars most definitely.
What about Joscelyn Roberson?
Josc had injuries this year and is really not back to her best that she was for World's. Unfortunately, she's not really in the mix for this year.
she’s going to focus on the next college season
We both choose the same team
I’m so rooting for Leanne for the final spot (😩) but it will probably come down to Kayla, Jordan or Jade, especially if she puts her upgrades in.
Leanne has virtually no shot.
Remember we can take 5 on the team now and I am hoping that Kayla DiCello makes the team of 5 because she was an alternate 3 years ago and is from Maryland.
wait you think that on team final Simone will do a Cheng and not the Biles ll?!
100%
@@GloriaKabahuma whyyy?
@@ledwn_ she did last year in antwarp and this year its the safest since there is no team so close to USA like in 2012 or unless someone crushes on her cheng and gets a low score we my see two chengs n Amnar in tf
She’ll do the Biles ll in qualifications, and her Cheng, to get to event finals. TF is one vault and she’ll likely do the Cheng, to save her body for the EF and the rest of the competition.
Biles 2 is very risky. Simone does Cheng for like 8 years, so she obviously will go for the safest vault.
My team is:
Simone biles
Shilese jones
Skye Blakely
Suni lee
Jade Carey or Kayla dicello
It's unlikely but if it's only for floor I'd bring Kaliya Lincoln
I just heard Skye was injured :(
Not even Kaliya as an alternate??? What??
Poor skye ❤️🩹
Amanar would not help because D score is the same as for a yourchenko double twist.. unfortunatly. I miss the amanar in gymnastics..
Amanar = 5.4
DTY = 5.0
What?
@@marwahussein666 wrong for me sorry haha. It is a 5,4 instead of 5,8 previous. Thats the Reason why a lot of gymnasts will not do the amanar anymore.
When are they choosing the team??
This weekend!
Is there another competition before the Olympic trials????? If so when
Nope. The Olympics Trial is this week.
@@DTOC888 Thanks
Skye is injured 💔🥺
Are there any updates on jade’s floor? 👀👀
See her 2019 floor. That's it.
IOC needs to increase the team size. Seems like DiCello keeps getting better so I'm thinking she is on the final roster. Are there updates on Jones' shoulder? I'm still rooting for her to win gold on bars.
Her coach on an interview on Gymcastic said it was more precautionary than serious. If it was trials, she would have competed. They figured they could petition to trials and the petition accept it. Better to be cautious.
@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue Makes sense. Thank you.
I think it should go to Jordan or Kayla. Jade has been beaten by both an AA both times by both of them. No hate but fr if somebody gets injured like Simone Jordan or Kayla both could step in as a strong asset in the AA and jade would be just for floor/vault, which suni should not be in for team finals.
Does anyone know if 3:16 is recent or back when she was training it in 2021
It is recent, I think it was podium training for nationals.
@@Enna2102 ok thank you
Simone Shi Suni Skye Jade
you think jordan would do good in tf and ef for floor?? are you serious just do simone or jade for floor I don’t trust jordan doing that again at the olympics she falls or goes out on floor, I wouldn’t take that chance again…
It’s not up to you.
Can usa team win gold without simon? In my opinion no
This year, yes since Russia is not competing
USA won in 2022 without Simone. Did y’all Russian stans/USA anti-stans not watch them at their BRICS Games??? They were a disaster.
Can Russia win without Gelya? Can Brazil win without Rebeca? Absolutely not for both. 😂
@@tambam6744no we got silver in Tokyo without Simone ☠️☠️☠️. And we're talking Olympics not worlds
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@@DJcyberslash A team of Shilese, Suni, Jade, Skye and Jordan can win gold this time around. The MOST important thing for that team is that they will have TWO chengs at least to start their rotation which was lacking in Tokyo and at World's last year (I know Josc's Cheng was to be the other) hence the reason why the win margin was not larger than it was.
I agree with this entire prediction, as much as i absolutely cannot stand Skye's gymnastics, her potential is very very high. She's just not trustworthy 🤷🏻♀️ plus when Jade pulls out her cheng + amanar, no way Skye qualifies above her for EF.
i think it's gonna be DiCello for that 5th spot.
I want new face of teams of USA gymnastics team not some one
The thing that worries me about the 4-S+ team (Simone, Shi, Skye, Suni, + 1 more) is that every single one of them has an asterisk right now. Shi has her shoulder, Skye has her choking at every worlds she's been too, Suni has her potential health flareup, and much as I hate to say it, Simone has an asterisk too because of what happened in Tokyo; I don't think her twisties will come back, but I don't think you can just forget that Tokyo happened when thinking about team stability. It's one thing to bring one or two gymnasts with asterisks. But 4? It makes me nervous, and I personally would really hesitate to bring both Skye and Suni on this particular team. One of the biggest reasons I hope Jordan has a fire trials and brings a Cheng is that then you could sub her out for Skye. I really love Skye and I think her gymnastics is beautiful, but I'd rather have Jordan for a variety of reasons.
how quickly you forget Jordan's less than stellar track record in TF situations too (cough, Tokyo on floor in team finals with gold on the line, cough)
@@davidjacobmarts535 1) The gold was not on the line. There was no path for the US women to win gold. 2) She learned 20 minutes before the bars rotation that she would be competing bars and beam in place of Simone, without a warmup (just the 30 second one-touch). She nailed those events. Then she fell on floor, yes. I promise you, everyone on that team and in USAG felt that Jordan came through for them that day, not that she failed them.
@@erinm9445 Sorry but EVERYONE who the US could pick to go to the Olympics could get an asterisk put to their names. The FACT is, you have to pick a team and the ones who show up and do their best over these last two competitions in particular are the ones that SHOULD and WILL make the team. There is NO WAY the US could cater for a Simone mental breakdown because there is NO ONE who can really replace or fill in for her across a WHOLE team competition and that was evident in Tokyo.
So, the team must be made up of a number of gymnasts who collectively WITHOUT Simone can carry the team to gold. This is the ONLY scenario that needs to be considered because ANYONE ELSE can be replaced and subbed for and the gold will still be secured.
Simone's issue in Paris, among other things, had to do with the fact that winning gold was OVERYLY dependent on her. She alone on that team had an Amanar/Cheng and a 6+floor. She alone would have had to go up on all the apparatuses practically carrying the team on her shoulders. That was TOO MUCH. It is VERY important therefore that the selection committee does not make the same mistake as was made for Tokyo. It is best that they have THREE Chengs on the team and any two combination from the list of Shilese, Suni, Jordan, Kayla and Kaliya would be enough. If we are considering a scenario where Simone once again cannot fulfill her role then a team of Shilese, Skye, Jade and Suni should still be able to take the US home.
@@erinm9445 I'm not saying she failed them. I'm saying she made a major mistake a crucial time in a team final, just like Skye, Suni and Simone have done (in fact only Shi has been "perfect" in team finals). So I don't see how Jordan is any more a sure bet than anyone else. You can prefer Jordan for whatever reason you want, that's cool, but I don't think, based on track record and what I've seen so far this year, that Jordan is the right choice for #5. I guess we'll see in a couple of days.
@@davidjacobmarts535 I'm not talking about who has made a mistake in a key moment. My concern about the 4 Ss is that they have known issues that could potentially make them withdraw from key events or even from the entire competition. Jordan's risk of that isn't any higher than anyone else's; the 4 Ss each have a risk of that.
As a direct comparison, when Jordan fell on beam in quals at 2022 worlds, Chellsie gave her the choice of competing beam for team final, or skipping it if she didn't think she could do it. Jordan said she could do it, and she went on to nail it. When Skye fell in quals at 2023 worlds, she did not compete beam in the team final. I don't know if Chellsie gave her the same choice, but that means that someone didn't have confidence in Skye's resilience, either Chellsie or Skye herself. Jordan has proven herself extremely resilient.
Shi, Suni, and Simone are also very resilient, but each of them has known health issues (mental health in Simone's case) that are at risk of flaring. If Shilese's shoulder flare is completely healed by trials, then that would assuage my concern some.
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I think Kayla will get the last spot.
I hope she does! I love Kayla’s gymnastics, so beautiful, powerful and elegant
@@bhumiparekh6444 all these gymnasts have worked very hard to get to Trials, but Kayla really seems to have gone all out to give herself the best possible chance.
@@bhumiparekh6444 beautiful isnt a word I would use to describe her gymnastics…. Bent knees is better!
@@BLACKBANDITO856 she was an Olympic alternate and has many world medals…. Clearly many judges out there think she is a beautiful gymnast. Haters gonna hate 🤷🏽♀️
@@BLACKBANDITO856and overscored!
I have a hard time seeing Jade making this team. Though we are looking at 2 event specialists and not a Mykayla or Madison 1 event specialist, I just don't see the US taking what is essentially 2 specialists. Suni will be the specialist, and then there will be 4 all arounders. My bet is Simone and Shilese (obvious locks), Suni barring a meltdown on beam, then the final 2 will be whichever of Skye, Jordan, and Kayla makes it through trials without mistakes.
There is no need for a 5th all arounder who barely adds something but doesn't have medal potential. Suni can cover two events, and she's a good all arounder now. USAG would be stupid to not think about individual medals.
As it stands now they need a strong vaulter and floor worker it’s currently where they are at their weakest and unless they want a repeat of 2021 I doubt they’ll leave Jade off of the team especially if she completely upgrades those two events because having her on the team with high scores on vault floor will pretty much guarantee that they will take gold it’s pointless taking another all rounder when you already have two of them on the team the last three spots need to go to those who will likely medal in the individual events and who will bring the highest scores
If you consider Suni an AAer, then you have to consider Jade one as well. Suni right now is in only cause of her beam. Her bars are good, but in line with Skye, Jordan, and Kayla's.
Everyone keeps talking about Jade's scoring, but she was just passed by Skye on vault, and Skye, Kayla, and Jordan all posted a higher score on floor than Jade with Kayla beating her overall. Jade is up there, but in the mix of the other contenders. She doesn't have a standout score like Suni does on beam. I know Jade is planning on some upgrades, but she hasn't done them yet and proven she will get those scores she needs.
I don't think she is completely out, but do think she needs help from others.
@@hollym1821 Suni's bars is better than Skye and Kayla let be fr. Skye only got 14.1 - 14.2 at 2023 worlds, and Kayla has so many built-in deductions on her bars.
Also, Jade is NOT surpassed by Skye and Jordan on floor. Both Skye and Jordan's floors were inflated by at least 0.5. Kayla's 5.7D floor is maxed and has no medal potential when Flavia upgrades to 5.9 or Sabrina upgrades to 6.1.
@@surgeon1016 They don't need Jade on the team to GUARANTEE gold but what she brings will go a LONG WAY in ENSURING it. People don't understand that it is was the THREE AMANARS in London is what set team USA up for victory and it is because the US only had ONE in Tokyo is why everything went down hill after Simone lost her spatial awareness. The US needs to get back to its traditional strength on floor and vault in particular. When your starting and ending points are great then what happens in the middle will not affect the outcome too much.
BS prediction if Jordan Chiles isn’t in the top 5 you don’t know what you’re talking about.
I think Kayla DiCello instead of Jade.
my choices for team are Simone Jade Shilese Jordan and Jocelyn Roberson or Simone Rose this would be the first majority American team of Color and only the 9th American Gymnastics team have at least 2 African American Competitors since 1992 the first two being Betty Okino and Dominique Dawes in Barcelona Dawes also being the first African American Gymnast to make 3 Olympic teams and the first Asian American to make two Olympic teams was Amy Chow in 1996 and 2000 Simone Biles has a chance to be the first American Woman Gymnast to win all 6 medals and only the 2nd Woman over all to do so
The expected team like in the video is already majority POC and if you leave off jade is 100% POC. I’m not exactly sure why your team choice would change that though?
How would this be the first majority American team of color when you are ignoring the team in 2016 with Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, and Laurie Hernandez representing in Rio. Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and Jordan Chiles in Tokyo.