Hey.. long time lurker of the forum, I hardly ever post despite being a pretty avid follower of the sport. As Worlds is just around the corner (I'm in the UK and can't go due to work :( ) and Rio is ever looming I thought I would start posting again.
One thing that struck me as really unique this quad is the age of the front-runners as we move into Rio. We will have:
Biles, 19 and 5 months during the Games
Douglas, 20 and 8 months
Raisman, 22 and 3 months
Iordache, 20 and 2 months
Mustafina, 21 and 11 months
And then there are the Wildcards like Yao Jinnan and Komova who will also be 21 and a half.
Of course in the grand scheme of things they're all still kids, really. And despite Biles being the clear favourite I find it interesting that the nearest possible threats to her are... *shock* OLDER than 16. The 16 years olds don't seem to stand a chance this year.... though I guess Hernandez could figure if she has Douglas-like rocket ascent in 2016.
Age of the AA competitors in Rio
One thing that struck me as really unique this quad is the age of the front-runners as we move into Rio. We will have:
Biles, 19 and 5 months during the Games
Douglas, 20 and 8 months
Raisman, 22 and 3 months
Iordache, 20 and 2 months
Mustafina, 21 and 11 months
And then there are the Wildcards like Yao Jinnan and Komova who will also be 21 and a half.
Of course in the grand scheme of things they're all still kids, really. And despite Biles being the clear favourite I find it interesting that the nearest possible threats to her are... *shock* OLDER than 16. The 16 years olds don't seem to stand a chance this year.... though I guess Hernandez could figure if she has Douglas-like rocket ascent in 2016.
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