Post US Classics Olympic Team Analysis + Predictions 

To me personally, it's Skye vs Suni (favored). Jordan is coming for the 3rd all-around spot.

@@cocoroni1031the one who’s coming for a top 3 AA is Suni. She can outscore Jordan even with a FTY. If Suni simply hits a 6.2+ bars and her beam at nats (and also the fact that she’ll be an AA threat), SHE’S ON THE TEAM FOR SURE. If that happens, the only fight will be for the last spot. Jordan, Skye, Kayla… it’s not gonna be easy if they all hit.

@@mustawgym Jordan was messing around with her double layout on floor, and had a really bad handstand on bars and hence missed the connection. Again, Suni needs to show an *actual hit 6.1-6.3 bars to begin that AA conversation.

even if she hits all events at trials…I would personally still be nervous…which isn’t a good thing

@@cocoroni1031 let’s see how the “messing around” goes for her at nats. And if she had a really bad handstand they definitely didn’t took .5 for it, seeing how her score was. Her missed connection only cost 0.1. Suni can upgrade her beam and do a much more solid fx (need to fix her double L turn tho), not to mention her UB potential. Underestimate a reigning Olympic Champ is always not a wise thing to do. So let’s see how it goes at nats about these two then we’ll talk.

I actually think this is the best logic - the other 5th members don’t actually improve team USA score

Bars is still the weak spot not floor. Fx & Vt is unquestionably Jade's spot to lose. Gabby didn't hit and Suni hasn't shown one hit bars since the Paris quad.

@@cocoroni1031 that’s completely fair, but if suni pulls through that sets up a strong bars and beam line up with biles and Jones. I could see Kayla dicello cover that spot if she’s more consistent at trials since she is 14+ on all events when she hits. I think she’d cover suni’s spot but the reason why I think suni is still in the running is the difficulty she provides. She gives almost a full extra point on bars vs Kayla which could be crucial points USA needs. I think Kayla and Jordan are in the running for the 5th spot to cover gaps but suni gives a huge edge on beam and bars which is important on a beam/bars heavy quad since those events are scoring the highest. It will help compete against a really strong Chinese bars and beam lineup.

@@cgheat2397 I want Suni on the team because her beam is medal quality (assume she hits), but she needs to show 6.1-6.3D bars consistency. Kayla to me is competing for the 3rd all around spot.

@@cgheat2397So you don’t think if Gabby manages to hit at nationals they wouldn’t take her over Kayla? I really don’t like how fickle and quick to write off Gabby people have been. She can have a top 3 bars routine and top 5 vault score if she manages to hit those events her beam can score well if she hits that as well. She still can make a good case for herself at nationals.

Honestly, or Leanne, who is equally reliable and seems to have a slight edge w/international judging at her best. I LOVE Skye, and on her best day she beats a lot of these top people, but I wouldn't trust her to hit at this point.

@@sallygreenfield6991tbh I would not say Leanne is reliable. Her beam has been pretty inconsistent(TF last year, classics)

@@sallygreenfield6991 leanne at worlds did not score great internationally to be honest, and her beam has been shaky

Exactly! Jordan is consistent. I just don’t trust Skye to hit when it counts.

Came here to say the same thing. I don't think this is the year to risk it on skye. If she keeps competing I think next quad will be her time to shine.

Rightttt I’m like every time they say she has potential the girl scares us with a fall or a bow loose or a whoopsie daisy and I’m over it hahaha @sean-xc3ht haha it’s how you said it 🤣😂

Perhaps you missed that Konnor is injured and out for this Olympics.

WHY are you including Konnor?! She tore her Achilles at Classics.

There aren’t any major implications yet. She’s been holding off on showing bars to preserve her right to petition to do all around at championships, so it doesn’t mean she’s not ready or anything, just that she’s being strategic and aiming to peak at the correct time.

Her best so far is event final for BB & UB. She's not an all around lock, from what I can see not with Simone & Shilese delivery. She's working her way back from illness and not at full throttle yet. I'm a Suni fan. I told everyone who was still doubting her to stop and see ensnared the AA title in Tokyo. Many had the crown for gold/silver AA practically engraved for Simone/Jordan. I'll never say impossible. It is her health that is her biggest contender, not her ability or her performance. She's going to be likely what Douglas was in 2016-- edged out due to the 2/Country rule but will be an indelible force to boost the team scores if she hits both beam/bars.

Yes, just do a 6.1-6.3D please. No attempted 6.9D but giving falling.

I love Leanne and it would suck to be an alternate AGAIN. And she scores well internationally. But right now she's got to make her case with no falls and maybe some added difficulty in the next two meets.

I think Leanne can do it. I would love to see her there.

Biles is the oldest so she shouldn’t be on the team to give the younger girls a chance with your reasoning

Your logic doesn't make sense. Leave Jade off the team, who is better than kaliya (she's usable only on ONE event, keep that in mind, while Jade is usable on all 4) because of her age?? Lol Jade is 23 years old. The other girls who are like 17-28 will have another shot in 2028. Simone is older than everyone, but you would take her? Your dream team wouldn't win medals. Individuals only, but a team medal? Nope.

Konnor! That was heartbreaking.

This is my team as well, assuming Suni continues to be healthy and regaining her skills.

*I agree with that team ... providing Suni is healthy.*

Same

I don’t think Jade is a lock unless she can get her floor back up to the caliber it was in Tokyo. Which she capable of doing. But if so - I agree with your team.

@@fshonuffJade is more of a lock then Jordan

Jordan doesn't score very well internationally, I think if Skye can get consistent, I would bring her over Jordan

​@@Andrew-pf5fjwhy should USAG trust Skye to hit when she has never hits when it counts? She's had multiple opportunities to prove her worth and failed. But she should make the team over Jordan? I wouldnt trust Skye to hit beam at the Olympics. Especially considering its even more pressure than World's.

But they will only base the team on the scoring domestically because no one did any international events this year.

@@Hervinbalfour little harsh, it's a new season. Jordan is looking solid right now, but Skye has more potential imo if she can hit consistently. Ideally Suni is able to get her AA program together anyway, so having a Jordan or Skye wouldn't really matter

@@Andrew-pf5fj The only thing Skye is consistent at when it counts is falling, unfortunately.

Not internationally.

This. Look at Jade in 2017 vs 2024. Her form is amazing!

Josc needs more time. LA28 will be amazing for these neophytes.

@creating1_c1999 Agreed. I also hope Konnor can come back stronger this next quad, if that's what she wants.

Yeeeeees, she deserves it.

If she makes the team (and I’m assuming she will) she would be part of the team competition as there are no “individual” spots this year like there were last time (with the exception, of course, of gymnasts who’s country didn’t qualify a team so they’re going individually).

Yes!! Jordan (and Tiana) were scoring lower than both Kayla and Leanne all last year. It’s absolutely possible all 4 of them are in the running for a “third AA” spot but far too early to say who of them would make the team. Suni and skye are in a similar position. Though they could be “third AA” or bars/beam. There are lots of possibilities for a great team because the USA has so many great gymnasts. I am starting to think jade is looking a lot more likely than josc though at this point

Jocelyn definitely not to Paris

Suni and Blakely can also be 3rd AA

@@ansonpang in an absolute emergency but Lee needs to upgrade her vault and Blakely is so inconsistent

100% correct imo!

@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue It's true, but I meant they can be 3rd at Trials if they get it together which means they have to be selected

I like her because she's cheerful and supportive of her teammates!

I still can't ignore that Skye has melted down at 2 world championships.

jordan is too crazy at the olympics not serious and doesn’t give us good scores, Jade would give us good scores, her skills are right behind Simone

I think jordan started too late

@@tv-21but she’s not serious so we don’t need her we will have a crowd of fans this time we don’t need her cheering

If she keeps doing elite, I've got the feeling we'll see her in 2028 winning a medal on floor.

I always forget about Kayla. I think the only two locks are Jones and Biles. Chiles, Lee, Carey, DiCello, Wong, and MAYBE Blakeley (though I wouldn't take her at this point) have a shot for the rest. Everyone else is probably out unless something massive happens between now and trials.

Suni doesn’t really need to be on all four events. If she is top 3 on bars and beam, she’s going to Paris

Jade is more a (near) lock to me than Suni. Suni needs to show 3-4 hit 6.1-6.3D bars.

@@cocoroni1031 Suni just needs to keep hitting on Beam really. She got 14.6 with a poor choice of dismount that gets big deduction, she's going to be in the 15's after fixing it. Can't leave that score off this team, she's the best in the country and very competitive to win the Olympic event final.

@@Zuranthium US team can’t and won’t take one event like floor from Kailya and just beam from Suni. Suni needs another event or becomes the 3rd all arounder.

@@cocoroni1031 Suni has 4 events and yes they absolutely WILL take one of the most popular gymnasts who is scoring 15 on Beam, even if she is only getting low-mid 13's on other events. They don't need her other events except as worst-case-scenario backup, there are 5 people on the team. If she can do a high scoring Bar routine in addition to Beam, that's just bonus.

To be honest, Leanne, Kayla, Jordan and Skye are so inconsistent compared to Simone/Shi/Suni. Skye's inconsistency is the worst though

LOL! If Jordan was consistent, she would have been on the world team just a few months ago!

@@carrietremble And she fell twice at Pan Ams Games, or more I don't remember.

@@carrietremble Jordan is historically consistent. She's rising to peak while Skye is flailing. Skye will need to pull out and rival the 1/2 spots. Jordan is fighting for it while Skye is appearing to choke.

Superstar robot girl , how can you not love her? ❤️💗❤️

Honestly I was super impressed with Kayla at Core Classic. If you ignore her falls, everything else she showed was high difficulty and high execution. I believe she is definitely in the running still for a spot on the team.

@@aimeesmith6940 I think so, too. She's usually very consistent...this was a fluke in my opinion.

I love Tiana!

Unless she breaks into top 10 AA, then her spot as alternate is not secure

I think she can petition?

As long as she never competed AA she can petition to do it. Unfortunately Gabby competed AA at American Classic and just couldn't get the score so she can't petition.

I think she didn't compete on bars at US Classics so she can petition for the AA.

She has health issue for petitioning.

@@cocoroni1031 Her health issue has NOTHING to do with why she is able to petition.

Trinity certainly deserves it, but I fear that there is no logical place for her.

PERFECT TEAM!

She has the consistency too of a Swiss clock.

@@creating1_c1999 She's always on time?

GABBY??!! LOL!!!

In which universe Gabby who basically has shown us nothing has more chances than Skye? Not saying that Skye will make it, just that Skye has some chances, while Gabby has none.

@@carrietremble These Gabby stans are HIGHLY DELUSIONAL. It is one thing to desire to see her make a successful comeback to the gymnastic scene but it is another to want to put her on a team such as THIS when she did not even finish the competition while Skye and others have been giving it their all and as such been successful. Why they insist that she be given a spot despite it being quite obvious that she is not any where near where she needs to be, have me thinking they just want her to go to say that she made 3 Olympics and has 3 Team Gold.

Jordan is a better alernate because she can score higher on her DTY alone, and her floor is also phenomenal

She does have the endurance, she just doesn't have well constructed routines.

@@Zuranthium What endurance? With Valeri tapping her? lol

Lol😂😂😂, this is a piss poor attempt at trolling and you know it.

I agree there. You got to go to two Worlds and you fell twice on your specialty. Then you go to Classics and fall on your other specialty. Nope. No thanks

Kayla and Leanne also fell at classics and Leanne fell in the TF last Worlds. I like both of them and think any of the 3 could make the team but none of them are looking better than the other right now. Skye has been to and competed in more World competitions so I could see them picking her still.

@@whoisjanedoe Leanne has fallen only 3 times in the past 4 elite seasons. There are some meets where Skye falls twice in one meet 🤷‍♀️

@@eliseperron1928Leanne didn’t show a single valuable thing to the world team last year besides a DTY which Skye could have outscored had she been competing vault at that meet. She had a disaster beam set just like Skye in TF and doesn’t have competitive difficulty. If anyone takes Skyes spot it will be Dicello who actually steps up for big international meets, or Chiles who looks improved

@@gymcentric5727 Kayla fell two times at Worlds in 2021 🤦🏽‍♀️ finishing bronze behind Leanne. So your argument is null.

Jordan

THANK YOU! I have said the same thing and it is definitely a factor for her. I have noticed that Simone herself has become leaner and as a result she is swinging better on bars, the routine does not look labored as it used to. Contrarily, Gabby who used to be a lot slimmer has bulked up a good bit and I certainly see it not helping when it comes to swinging on bars.

I'd love a 6 person team and 4 up 4 count. And get rid of the 2 per country for event finals.

@@fitnessandfoodover4085the FIG is committed to including athletes from as many nations as possible and they can’t expand the total number of gymnasts without significantly increasing costs and infrastructure demands. So I doubt we’ll ever see a team bigger than 5. 4 up 4 count would significantly lengthen Olympic competition, so I think that’s dubious as well. I agree about the 2 per rule though. It should be the top qualifiers, period. The best if the best - wherever they come from. And this wouldn’t impact the total number of athletes or the duration of competition.

@@CharlesMeier-f8e If you want to prove you are the best, first you need to beat the ones who have been having the same advantages as you had been getting, in order to show that you are better than gymnasts who didn't have the luxury to train at the best gyms with the best coaches and best teams to hsysiotherapists, doctors, medical centers, surgeons, even "medication". Hence the 2pc rule. If you want to see 3 Americans or 3 chinese or whatever nationality, go and watch their national competitions, this is Olympics on the world level where thigs are not equal.

@@leykimayri Things are never equal. Genetics, mental/emotional stressors, health, money. It’s impossible to flatten inequity out. The way to practice inclusion is in qualification to the Games - which FIG has done. Barring the third highest qualifier from a final because of where they are from does not create equality. In fact, what usually happens is that their spot just goes to a different privileged athlete from a different privileged nation that just didn’t perform as well in qualification. This harms the integrity of the sport and does nothing to right the wrongs of the world.

@@CharlesMeier-f8e No things are never equal especially in sports. However it’s one thing not to have equality, and a totally different thing to give extra advantages while taking away chances that other countries and gymnasts can have. A third American will take the spot from a girl from another country who would really need the spotlight of taking part in a final to promote herself and her sport in her country. It may even give her sponsors. While it will do nothing for the 3rd American since she’s already 3rd behind two better Americans who will get all the spotlight in the US and all the better sponsors. Again if you want 3 Americans, watch the US nationals and the Trials which are coming. The rest of the world wants to see gymnasts from all over the world.

Way more than that are going to trials. They just included the ones that actually have a shot of persuading the selection committee.

18 gymnasts going to Trials. The video only showcases 8 gymnasts so sit down

Have you seen Shilese?? Artistry embodied.

It's not like Italy, Great Britain, Canada, Japan and France have much artistry either tbh. The only ones who are standouts in artistry are China, Brazil and Netherlands

@@ansonpang this is true. And even though they have a ton of artistry they don't have the difficulty to go with it. Except Rebecca Andrade.

@@omglauraelizabeth Exactly. My faves are from the Netherlands, but they rarely medal. Artistry plays a role, but the dominant factor in scoring is the difficulty.

@@duranca As well as it should be. As many others have noted, this is a SPORT not a dance contest and so while artistic elements are desirable they should not outweigh the acro. Besides which, artistry is only judged over TWO APPARATUSES not all four.