The WAG P&G Championships begins in exactly one week from today in Hartford, CT!
It's hard to believe that they are finally here, it seems that I've been waiting forever for them!
There are so many girls that I'm so excited to see, so I'm sharing the Juniors and Seniors that I am most excited to watch during Championships with you all :)
SENIORS
Kyla Ross
Kyla is my favorite gymnast this quad. I was waiting all through this year for her new routine upgrades, which I believed would make her a legitimate contender for the All Around, and ultimately, the World Championship team later this year. I was basically thrilled with her routines at classics. Her DTY vault was polished and perfect, her bars was also looking very polished (no split legs on her Shaposh!), and her new floor exercise routine is AMAZING!! Had she not fallen on the last pass, she would've had a good score. Her beam was the only real area where I saw some missteps and hesitancy, but Kyla is Kyla and I'm sure by next week it will be much better.
McKayla Maroney
I'm not sure whether or not McKayla is planning to do the All Around. With it being an individual Worlds this year, she doesn't really need to. Her specialties are vault and floor, and that would be how she would make the team. I know that she has been training all four though, so I guess we will see. Either way, I'm excited to see her on vault and floor again and see any improvements from Classics, where actually she was great!
Simone Biles
I hope (and believe) that Simone will have a much better performance at Championships than she did at Classics. I love all of her routines and all of the huge difficulty that she throws. Her double layout half out on floor is possibly my favorite FX pass I've ever seen in my life!! I still believe that she is a major contender for the Worlds team, and I can't wait to see her come back and dominate these meets.
Lexie Priessman
Lexie did not compete Beam at Classics, and I don't know if she is planning to at Championships, but I hope so. Her floor routine at Classics was AMAZING and it won her the floor title at that meet. Her vault and bars also scored in the 14s.
Peyton Ernst
Peyton proved to be a true All Around threat at Classics, when she won the silver medal and scored in the 14's on every event. She also won the balance beam title at Classics. It will be interesting to see if she can have two great competitions in a row.
Maddie Desch
Maddie only competed on the balance beam at Classics, but had a solid routine. This verified her to compete at Championships. She was 2nd in the All Around at the VISA Championships last summer in the Junior division, and she's one of my favorite first year seniors this year.
Elizabeth Price
Championships marks the return of Elizabeth Price!! I'm so super excited to see what she is planning in her routines and I hope she does really well!
JUNIORS
Amelia Hundley
Amelia had a great meet at Classics, finishing 2nd in the Junior All-Around. Her bar routine was great, and her floor exercise really impressed me! Her scores were consistently in the mid to high 14's.
Lauren Hernandez
Laurie won the floor exercise title at Classics. This girl is full of energy, and I loved watching her routine!! I really hope that she can clean up her beam routine a bit, because I really love her artistry on the beam and think she could really score well if she can avoid falling.
Norah Flatley
I can't wait to see Norah compete again next week. As I said in my previous post, she is full of amazing talent. I believe she got the highest score on beam at the Classics out of both the Junior AND Senior division. She really is like a mini Shawn on that beam. When she hits on her other events, she is going to be unstoppable.
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
Sydney didn't have the highest scores at Classics (I think due to her D scores being a little low), but I was drawn to her routines. She has so much personality and expression in them, she is just the cutest little gymnast! I can't wait to see more from her at Championships and especially in the years to come as she adds more skills and difficulty.
Bailie Key
I just love Bailie Key. I was so happy for her when she won the All Around at Classics (at which time she was sick). She was definitely deserving, scoring 15+ on both vault and balance beam. I absolutely LOVE her flight series on the beam. Not a big fan of her FX music but I love the choreography in her routine.
Can't wait for next week!!
Who are you most excited to see at Nationals?
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