All-American Appreciation Thread - Road to Rio

It's time to start a new appreciation thread. Here are the last few post from the last one.

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Originally Posted by alattejavatoo

I can't believe how many people were shocked by Kyla's retirement-it's not like the writing wasn't on the wall. I wish her well in what ever path she chooses to follow and am grateful for her years of artistic gymnastics an the sport won't be the same without her.

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Originally Posted by sammie1977

I think it was shocking because the Olympics were so close. It seemed Kyla would give it a try. She definitely looked weak in 2015 but nobody is ever out of it for teams. She just burnt out and that happens. She probably also looked at the team as a whole and realized that she had an uphill battle. There's a lot more options for specialists and AAs now than a year ago.

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Originally Posted by Sdk310

And you couldn't vent here about how sad it was! I just got this mental picture of you addressing your coworkers by random screen names people have here. ;)

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Originally Posted by alinxz33

I think Kyla knew she needed more difficulty given the rise of Kocian,return of Gabby and serviceable bars by Biles her spot on bars was not required. I also think her body could not handle the difficulty and as such she bowed out.

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Originally Posted by Sdk310

I agree and I think it was really smart and mature. She has NCAA eligibility. She knows that's her future m and perhaps training really hasn't come together how she hoped. Maybe she really didn't want to get hurt again right before her debut ncaa season. I think by February before an Olympic year looking at the field, the five spots, and her current fitness she and her coaches probably knew on some level it would be a long shot bid.

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Originally Posted by Brutus191

I am just surprised she didn't try to start UCLA this year in January and bow out of elite in late fall. Maybe she had already given up her scholarship and had no choice. It may take her a little time to find routines that work for NCAA. Unless they can raise the bar, her double layout still won't work.

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Originally Posted by Agags

She said she wanted to wait until the first camp of the new year to see how she felt about it and she did go to camp so I dint' think she was sure of the decision until after the camp. I think having the time to heal, work on her NCAA skills and routines, spend a season not competing and just living a normal life I think are all good. I was honestly afraid she would burn out before she got to UCLA and not make it four years if she did the whole elite season. this year.

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Originally Posted by Mrs Sam

Me too! My first post after lurking for almost 2 years! ;)

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Originally Posted by Sdk310

How does an elite transition to NCAA? Is it an easy transition with the skills needed being so much lower difficulty than elite?

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Originally Posted by brazilgirl23

I think it depends on the athlete. I'm not an expert but it seems like NCAA really focus on execution and teamwork. So gymnasts like Aly (heavily D skewed) or Nastia, Shawn and Gabby (who made it too big individually to be just part of a team) don't really fit in the puzzle. Then there are the girls who would be good fits but rush going pro (Bross, Wieber). Kyla I think is an example of a perfect NCAA gymnast (let's see if that will be the case). She always made it very clear that she wanted to go collegiate, is highly E skewed, a team player and super reliable. She really has it all to be the most successful NCAA gymnast ever. Price and Sloan are two great very recent examples of Elite to NCAA success.

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All-American Appreciation Thread - Road to Rio

Gymboard Therapy Thread

Sorry if this is inappropriate to post here, but I feel the need to share how much I missed this board, and didn't want to ruin any REAL threads. At first, I thought it would just be a few days thing, but as time went on I began to panic! I follow blogs and things, but missed the discussion HERE. Phew - with so much happening and so many meets I'm so glad this is back. And I'm not embarrassed at all to say I was seriously sad that this was down. That is all.

Gymboard Therapy Thread

Tribute to Kyla Ross

This thread is a tribute to Kyla Ross who has carried herself with elegance and grace. I will miss her beautiful gymnastics and classy demeanor. I'm sure she will be successful at whatever she pursues.

Tribute to Kyla Ross

2016 Gymnix

Since the forum was down I will start the thread podium training videos are available on FLogymnastics I would encourage everyone to check out Sae Miyakawa's fx.

2016 Gymnix

NCAA Appreciation Thread

What do you guys think of Sophina's FX video that went viral? Not a huge fan but I understand why non gym nerds like it.

Looking forward to what Kyla will accomplish at UCLA.

NCAA Appreciation Thread

Maroney Interview

Maroney gives a great interview. However, i wouldn't be too pleased if i were her coaches. Kinda threw them under the bus in my opinion. But it was interesting to hear what goes on behind the scenes. I already kind of assumed that the culture was cut throat, but she sure confirmed it. Juicy.

Maroney Interview

Someone get Nastia out of the booth ASAP

Good gawd I cant stand her anymore. Her fake niceties when everyone close to the sport knows and has seen her true personality, her unwillingness to say anything even slightly controversial (why on earth, when at heart she is one of the biggest beetches ever in the sport, she should bring some of that to the booth which would bring something interesting and exciting to her work, not completely smother it), her tedious clichéd statements, her submissiveness to Tim and Al, how boring and unoriginal everything she says is. She is awful. I would even rather Elfi back at this point, and I cant believe I would ever want the Terrible Trio reunited, but atleast Elfi gives us things to complain about with some of her controversial statements.

Amanda Borden did some work for NBC in place of Nastia last year. She should replace her full time. I guess she wont though since they would rather an Olympic AA winner in the booth than someone whose biggest achievement is the 7th girl of the 7 women Mag 7.

Someone get Nastia out of the booth ASAP