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Nationals comes to Dallas this
year and we can't wait! The field is wide-open in both the junior and
senior divisions with both defending champions sitting the meet out.
With the individual World
Championships going on later in the year, expect to see some stand-out
performances from specialists in the senior division and a
weaker-than-usual field of gymnasts vying for the all-around title.
The juniors may be the more
exciting division, with many up-and-coming athletes competing in their
very first Nationals!
P.S. There are 14 gymnasts
competing this year that are coached by former Olympians. How cool!
Our predictions for this year's
meet...
SENIORS:
1. Bridget Sloan
2. Rebecca Bross
3. Ivana Hong
4. Olivia Courtney
5. Kayla Williams
Rounding out the 10-member National Team: Cassie Whitcomb, Jana Bieger,
Rebecca Clark, Kaitlyn Clark, Georgia Dabritz
JUNIORS:
1. Sabrina Vega
2. Bridgey Caquatto
3. Lexie Priessman
4. Briley Casanova
5. Sophina DeJesus
Rounding out the 10-member National Team: McKenzie Wofford, Kyla Ross, Claire Boyce, Hallie Mossett,
Katelyn Ohashi
Charts with pictures, routines,
and results:
SENIORS |
JUNIORS
Photos from Associated Press,
Michelle Banom, Stacy Burchfield, The Chalkbowl, Gymbox, Brian Jones,
Ruth Judson, Heather Maynez, Lloyd Smith, and USAG
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Skills to watch for:
VAULT
Amanar - Hunter
piked Rudi - Williams
BARS
Maloney - M. Caquatto, K. Clark, Courtney,
Johnson, Sloan
piked Endo + piked Jaeger - Parker
piked Tkatchev - S. Lee
Comaneci - Dabritz
Hindorff - Jacob, possibly Hunter
Ricna - Baker, Bieger, B. Caquatto
toe-on Tkatchev (Ray) - B. Caquatto,
Courtney, Sloan
arabian double front - Jacob, Johnson
double front - Jetter, McLaughlin, Raisman,
Steigerwalt
double layout 1/1 - McNeer
BEAM
front tuck mount - Hunter
roundoff + layout mount - Williams
tour jete 1/2 - Jacob, Sloan
Popa standing length-ways - Dabritz
Valdez - Boyce
double turn in side lunge - Baker, Ohashi
double turn - Baker
aerial roundoff - R. Clark, Courtney, Jacob,
Lee
Onodi - Boyce, R. Clark, Hong, Liukin, McLaughlin, Ohashi, Wofford
barani - Bieger, B. Caquatto
standing arabian - Bross, Courville, Jetter, Williams, Winston
back tuck 1/1 - Douglas, Jetter, Peszek
front aerial + FF + 2 foot layout -
Fassbender
aerial cartwheel + layout stepout - Wofford
FF + FF + double pike - Hong
double front - Bieger
arabian double front - Bross, Hunter
FLOOR
1 1/2 twist thru to arabian double - Peszek, Raisman
1 1/2 twist thru to double pike - M. Smith,
Williams
1 1/2 twist thru to 2 1/2 twist - Hall
1 1/2 twist thru to triple twist - Sloan
1 1/2 twist + Rudi - Hong, Jacob, McLaughlin
whip + triple twist - Boyce
triple twist - Dabritz, Hanley, Raisman,
Sloan, Williams
piked full-in - B. Caquatto, Dabitz, Hanley, Hong,
Peszek, Sloan, Vega, Williams
double layout - Hunter, Peszek, Williams
piked arabian double front - Hunter
double front - Dowell
Randi - Sloan
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