Alyssa Baumann
Club: WOGA
Simone Biles
Club: World Champions Centre
Madison Desch
Club: Great American Gymn. Express
Gabby Douglas
Club: Buckeye Gymnastics
Brenna Dowell
Club: Great American Gymn. Express
Rachel Gowey
Club: Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Felicia Hano
Club: Gym-Max Gymnastics
Amelia Hundley
Club: Cincinatti Gymnastics
Madison Kocian
Club: WOGA Gymnastics
Ashton Locklear
Club: Everest Gymnastics
Maggie Nichols
Club: Twin City Twisters
Aly Raisman
Club: Brestyan's American Gymnastics
Kyla Ross
Club: Gym-Max Gymnastics
MyKayla Skinner
Club: Desert Lights Gymnastics
So, didn't I tell you that the team is amazing? I mean just look at the depth! You got Aly Baumann, who is great on bars and beam, two of the hardest events! Then you have 9-Time World Medalist Simone Biles (6 of which, I may add, are gold medals!) Next you have Madison Desch, who is solid AA. And then there's Gabby Douglas. THE OLYMPIC ALL AROUND CHAMPION. Then Brenna Dowell who has the most insane bar routine in the entire world, who reminds you of British Great, Beth Tweddle. Then you have Rachel Gowey, fresh back, ready to attack. Did you see her podium training beam at Nats before she broke her ankle? Two syllables: Ep-Ic! Not to mention her performance at Classics after vault..... But she did perform an AMANAR! Then you have Felicia, one of my personal favorites, great all around, under the tutelege of Kyla Ross! And not to mention one of my favorite coaches in the World, right there next to Chow and Geddert, Jenny and Howie Liang! Then you have Amelia Hundley, who has been on the map since 2012. Olympic Year, and was therefore, one of the contenders. You also have Madison Kocian solid all-arounder, who unfortunately we have not seen in the all around because of an injury....... but she is a great all arounder, and an even greater bars and beam worker! Speaking of amazing bar workers, you have Ashton Locklear, the girl who placed 4th in the bars finals last year at Nanning Worlds! Doing so, she's placed higher at Worlds Bars Finals than anyone I've known in the last quadrinium...... (Nastia Liukin in 05,06, and 07, but like I said, last quadrinium.) Then You have Maggie Nichols, a solid gymnast who I have considered a contender for a while now. What A dynamic floor! And now I am getting excited..... ALY RAISMAN IS BACK Y'ALL AND SHE'S ON THE NATIONAL TEAM! THREE TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST, TWO OF THEM GOLD! With her dynamic floor, Aly is sure to contribute and scoop up a bunch of International assignments. Aly's back and I am so excited!!!! YAY! Aly is a true team captain and a team player. She can totally rock this comeback, and she can totally be the team captain of any team she's on. National Competition or International, Aly's always solid. I fully expect Aly to make the Worlds Team. Then you have the THIRD Olympian on the National Team. Thats right, Marta has stacked her National Team with Olympians! Kyla Ross, the gil who never quit after London is still holding steady. She grabbed the bronze medal in the all around in Nanning along with the gold with the team. You also have MyKayla Skinner, team gold medalist and brozne medalist in vault at the Nanning Worlds. MyKayla has solid routines on beam and bars, bars being the weaker of the two for her. But MyKayla has a Cheng Vault! And a dynamic floor routien chock-full of hard tumbling to match the beautiful Cheng!
So see why I was so excited about this National Team? So much depth. You have 10 girls who have been to a Worlds competition at one point. Then you also have 3 Olympians, and some great new girls who are craving Worlds! I fully expect Rachel to be a significant contender for Worlds in 2015. This team totally excites me and I cant wait to see them at competitions!
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