2012: Recalling Gymnasts at the Trials

Since I started my blog in 2014, I totally missed the opportunity to blog on the trials, So I am going to tell you about the gymnasts who competed there. So I will tell you why each gymnast should make the team, and why they shouldn't, just because I want to. And the fact that I missed blogging during 2012 killed me.

Nastia Liukin

Why Nastia Should Make the Team: Nastia has  an amazing bar set, which is the weakest apparatus for the Americans.. She could totally bring in a high score for the Americans during team Final, and  she also has a very solid beam set that is hard from mount to dismount.


 Why Not: Ever since Nastia came back, she's been inconsistent, struggling on beam and bars, and since these are the only events Nastia is competing nowadays, it will be very hard for her to prove herself to the great Marta Karoyli.

Aly Raisman

Why: We all know that Aly is a great gymnast, great on beam and floor, okay on vault. She can definitely bring in some great scores for Team USA. Not to mention all the experience she has as a gymnast, starting her senior career in 2010, and making the Worlds Team.

Why Not: Aly is a amazing gymnast, but if she struggles anywhere, its on the bars, she has issues hitting handstands and pretty much any other area on the uneven bars, like teammate Jordyn Wieber, she is a power gymnast. 

Kyla Ross

Why: Kyla has amazing potential. She is a great three event gymnast, with the exception of vault, she has the potential to be a great all around gymnast, if she gets vault underway. She is a great gymnast, and did great at the 2012 Pacific Rims. And, at the 2012 Nationals, she placed in the most devastating place in gymnastics, or any sport: 4th. And 2nd and 5th on bars and beam, respectibely

Why Not: Kyla is a first year senior, and she has a lot less International Experience than the rest of the contenders out there. So, she could crack under pressure of the seriousness of the Games.

Alicia Sacramone

Why: Alicia has a ton of experience. She can help on vault, and pretty much the rest of the all around, she is a great athlete who can bring in massive scores on all events (Maybe not bars). But if Alicia makes the team, she will rally the troops going into the last event

Why Not: I am concerned about Alicia's mount on beam, she has been wobbling lately, and it might spell disaster for the Team like Beijing. There is a 70% of her hitting the mount, and she can also struggle with her punch out pass on floor, as we saw at 2011 Nationals, and of course, Beijing.

Anna Li

Why: She is a great bar worker, and was on the Tokyo Team. But didn't compete because of injury, but she has great potential on the uneven bars.

Why Not: Besides uneven bars, Anna isn't amazing on any other events, sure her beam is solid, but that is pretty much it,  she never gets anywhere close to perfect execution on beam. If she messes up at Trials on bars, and aces beam, she will not get in.

Jordyn Wieber

Why: Jordyn is a phenomenal athlete. She is a great all arounder, she can even contribute a good bar set into the mix, I can see Marta using Jo in the all around in team finals, she is that great, Marta will put her on every single event in London to get the USA to win gold

Why Not: Ok, this is sooooooo awkward, I have nothing to say, so I guess thats it for Jo's Why or Why not. Heh heh, sorry guys