Hear me out.
If I were a betting person, I'd have no safer bet than putting money on Simone winning the AA in Rio. It's seems like it's been her story for a long time; everything building up to this. I really think that she will come out on top this summer.
However.
Gabby has been setting herself up as the one who is chasing Simone this year. I don't think she will be able to beat Simone on Simone's average good day, but if Simone had issues, Gabby would be the one to go above her, not Iordache. Gabby has the ability to put up some really solid gymnastics that any other year would have her on top of the podium.
So let's say Simone has a brain fart and pulls a Maroney, and suddenly Douglas is two-time Olympic champion by default.
How would that affect your view of her legacy? Does that elevate her to the rank of Greatest US gymnast ever and greatest gymnast of the modern era? Does the fact that she is defending champion add legitimacy to a win that people would otherwise sort of "pass off" much like most people don't think about Izbasa winning vault in London, only that Maroney didn't. Gabby has had a VERY short senior elite career; just four years over two quads. She's proved that she's no flash in the pan, but would winning the AA twice do what she needs to erase any lingering doubt about her place in the history books as THE greatest American gymnast of all time?
Disclaimer: I am not a Douglas uber nor hater; I am ambivalent. It was just recently pointed out to me that Douglas is setting herself up to be the #2 lock in Rio, which means if Simone has a bad day, which isn't impossible, she has a very decent chance at being #1 yet again.
If Gabby Douglas wins in Rio...
If I were a betting person, I'd have no safer bet than putting money on Simone winning the AA in Rio. It's seems like it's been her story for a long time; everything building up to this. I really think that she will come out on top this summer.
However.
Gabby has been setting herself up as the one who is chasing Simone this year. I don't think she will be able to beat Simone on Simone's average good day, but if Simone had issues, Gabby would be the one to go above her, not Iordache. Gabby has the ability to put up some really solid gymnastics that any other year would have her on top of the podium.
So let's say Simone has a brain fart and pulls a Maroney, and suddenly Douglas is two-time Olympic champion by default.
How would that affect your view of her legacy? Does that elevate her to the rank of Greatest US gymnast ever and greatest gymnast of the modern era? Does the fact that she is defending champion add legitimacy to a win that people would otherwise sort of "pass off" much like most people don't think about Izbasa winning vault in London, only that Maroney didn't. Gabby has had a VERY short senior elite career; just four years over two quads. She's proved that she's no flash in the pan, but would winning the AA twice do what she needs to erase any lingering doubt about her place in the history books as THE greatest American gymnast of all time?
Disclaimer: I am not a Douglas uber nor hater; I am ambivalent. It was just recently pointed out to me that Douglas is setting herself up to be the #2 lock in Rio, which means if Simone has a bad day, which isn't impossible, she has a very decent chance at being #1 yet again.
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