Kyla Ross: A Whole New Gymnast

   So,  on only her 1st year on the senior scene, Kyla Ross made the Olympic Team, which was huge, and she was a part of the gold medal effort for the USA. But, Kyla was not as big of part as she wanted to be.  She wanted to be an all-arounder for the USA team, but obviously didn't have enough experience to do so, only allowing her to compete on bars and beam, her strongest events. But since 2012, Kyla has been in the all-around hunt, she placed second at Nationals to the dominant Simone Biles, and then got into the all-around competition at World Championships, and placed second, as well as placing second on nearly all the other events. This winning medals in almost every event thing is foreign territory for Kyla, she never won anything in terms of single event medals, and now she has three! I hope to see Kyla continuing to climb the mountain of gymnastics, and I hope she has a very successful expedition.

Simone Biles: Did She Peak Too Early

For those of you who are new to the sport of gymnastics, peaking means that you are at the top of your game, the best you can be. And National and World Champion, Simone Biles, has peaked on her first year on the senior scene.  I loved watching Simone win Nationals, and then Worlds, defending the USA''s dominating hold on the sport of women's gymnastics. From vault to floor, her skills are amazing. But, the question often asked in the sport of women's gymnastics..... Has our amazing gymnast Simone peaked to early?




    Often, a gymnast peaks on her 2nd year, or even 3rd year, as a senior gymnast. But, this was not the case for Simone. She knocked out the competition as soon as she entered it. Simone is definitely a  different athlete. She is ahead of the game, World Class Athlete. But, as good as a gymnast as Simone is, she has peaked way to early. The big danger of that? After a gymnast peaks, she will not keep going up, she will start gradually going down. And going down will come with injuries, incapabilities of doing those huge skills, and the gymnast could get surpassed by the younger, not yet peaked gymnasts. Although I do not think this will be the case with Simone, it has happened to some of the greats, such as Nastia Liukin, Courtney Kupets, and Rebecca Bross, and if it can happen to the greats, it could happen to her, because in reality, Simone is a great. She could start going downhill, and if she does, it will be hard for her to go to Rio in 2016, because there is a thin chance that she can make it if she starts going downhill like this. She could be replaced by some of those budding juniors, such as Bailie Key who will be turning senior in 2015. I am not being a hater of Simone, but there is such a thing as early peaking in this sport, and it can come with consequences. But, I hope that doesn't happen with Simone, I hope she'll make it, and will be the next Gabby Douglas, Olympic All-Around Champion.

Aly Raisman: Going for Gold (And one bronze)

Aly Raisman, leader of team USA she walked away from London as the most decorated gymnast on both the men's side and the women's, she beat Gabby Douglas, walking away with two gold medals, and a bronze (Gold: Team, Gold: Floor, Bronze: Beam) I was so proud of Aly, she was always the underdog, Sacramone's somewhat invisible shadow, but when Alicia Sacramone injured herself at Worlds in 2011, Aly took over the leadership position because she was at the 2010 Worlds, and had experience. And in 2012, Aly stuck all her landings on her floor, and pushed her team towards gold, and then in beam, she delivered high difficulty elements and beat Ponor for third, and in the floor finals, Aly stuck all her landings, and won the gold medal, and is reigning floor champion.