My latest post is up on Full Twist: http://fulltwist.net/catching-jordan-chiles-usa/ It was a very fun interview!
Once she competes the upgrades she mentions in the interview, Jordan's skill level will be on par with the top gymnasts in the world. It's incredible for a 13-year-old to be performing the skills she does . . . she will definitely be one to watch this year, and in 2017, when she becomes a senior.
It's amazing to think that it's only three years until 2017, and only two years until the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It doesn't feel like London was so long ago. We're now two years removed from the 2012 Visa Championships, where Jordyn Wieber defended her senior national title. I really hope she comes back to the sport this year, I've missed her gymnastics so much.
Two years out from Rio, I've put together who I currently think will make the U.S. Olympic team and the events they will compete in the three-up, three-count team final format:
1. Laurie Hernandez
VT, UB, BB, FX
2. Bailie Key
VT, BB, FX
3. McKayla Maroney
VT
4. Amelia Hundley
UB, FX
5. Norah Flatley
UB, BB
Alternates: Nadia Cho, Nia Dennis, and Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
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