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Ou Yushan’s perfect piked Jaeger in the uneven bars final at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Credit to: Homophones, Weakly.

Eythora Thorsdottir in qualifications at the 2019 European Championships

And then if we’re talking long-run there’s always Mustafina, whose Olympic routine would be 6.4 in this code…again, Mustafina at 6.4 should be more than capable of beating Darwael at 6.5, but, you never know. 

17 year old Thais Fidelis wins Brazil’s first medal on Women’s Individual All-Around at the Gymnastics World Cup on March 23, 2019 at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England. 

I started really following elite gymnastics right before the 2012 olympics. McKayla wasn’t the first elite gymnast I stanned, but I grew to love her throughout the games and she quickly became my favorite gymnast. I was devastated when she fell on vault in London, but was impressed as she grew from the disappointment. I was in not only awe of her powerful gymnastics, clean form, and quick twisting, but also her personality. She lit up the floor when she performed and also was a bright light in interviews and on social media. I loved her honest and hilarious Keeks and Youtube videos. I will always admire her for her dedication and tenacity. Knowing the pain and suffering that she went through during her gymnastics career hurts my heart. I wonder how she is doing these days and want the best for her. I hope that her time out of the spotlight is healing for her and that she finds peace and happiness. 

Leanne Wong + three and a half twisting layout

Leanne Wong (USA) wins the 2019 America Cup in her senior international debut with a score of 56.765. 

Leanne Wong | Floor Upgrades | 2019 American Cup Champion

Frankly I think it’s odd that Ashton is going to qualifiers rather than just submitting videos to the national team coaches and going directly to camp, especially since her coaches are Simone’s coaches so you’d think they’d have some room to be like “we do what we want and we’re bringing Ashton to camp starting tomorrow, ok?” lol. Usually those who leave the sport for a year or two or five (especially recent Olympic/world team members) don’t have to do their comebacks through qualifiers…they just submit videos to the national team and if they look even remotely ready, they’re invited back (Nastia was going back to camps in 2012 before she had even started training bars). This is speculation, but I feel like it’s interesting that she’s going the qualifier route and honestly think it’s related to her disciplinary issues…she’s the first former national team member I’ve seen in over a decade making a comeback through qualifiers so yeah, maybe they didn’t ban her from the sport, but perhaps they were like “you have to actually earn your way back to camp instead of just getting an invite” or something? But honestly even just letting her go to qualifiers knowing lots of Everest girls could be there is effed up.

McKayla’s dad died unexpectedly. So heartbreaking. She has been through so much. 

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