There are a sort of ‘quick hits’ being done by NBCOlympics.com Click here to receive the updates.
Word is that Shayla Worley has pulled out due to a lower leg problem. This is NOT AT ALL GOOD FOR HER. Plus, if it is a leg problem, DO BARS ONLY. After all, this is all that will buy Shayla a spot anyway.
Actually, I just refreshed the page, Shayla has left, leg in a boot and with crutches. She is extremely upset. Wow, I feel so bad for her! Poor girl!
I may just keep editing this page as I await the quick hits.
Chellsie Memmel stopped her floor routine and didn’t compete vault because she ‘felt something in her back’ during the floor routine. I am awaiting patiently, I hope she at least competes bars. A US Team without Memmel can go ahead and kiss the gold goodbye….we need Memmel and especially her bar routine.
Update- Chellsie has her grips on, swinging her arms. Looks like she will do bars…whew. But I am still not satisfied yet.
Update- Chellsie pulled out of the bars lineup as well. I am crushed.
SEVERAL HOURS LATER-
Chellsie ended up competing beam and getting a 15.9. I am confident that she will be fine, but I don’t want this to take away from her upgrades! I want her to be the second AAer in Beijing darn it.
It’s all over the internet- Shayla indeed broke her leg.
Jana Bieger fell off bars. Bridget Sloan performed a great bar routine and was nailed by the B-panel to receive a 15.200.
And of course we already know-
Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are ready to take on the world.
Everyone says that Bridget will now be in due to what happened between Worley/Bieger. I keep flip-flopping on the issue, but I am back to thinking that Jana will be on the team. Of course, Bridget outscoring Samantha Peszek on vault is a big deal. And she could be a vault backup. But I just have this feeling Jana will be on the team. I really don’t want Shawn doing AA in TF. She needs to be at her best.
So much to think about. We will have to see what happens tomorrow!
For now, here’s to Shayla Worley. For being an awesome competitor, for being a great gymnast, for working so hard in her life. My heart goes out to that girl. I can only hope now that she becomes a Gator, so that I can love her even more.
You did everything you could Shayla. You should be so proud of how strong you are.
Tags: Nastia Liukin, Jana Bieger, chellsie memmel, shayla worley, bridget sloan, Samantha Peszek, Shawn Jonhson, Olympic Trials Selection Camp, Selection Camp results
July 18, 2008 at 2:33 pm |
Memmel has also pulled out after hurting her back/neck on her double layout on floor. She has put on her warmups and is off to the side. Not doing vault.
July 18, 2008 at 2:39 pm |
I know and I am freaking out! I hope she does bars/beam.
Jesus, is this a message or what to USAG? Two injuries already? Maybe we should have like 8 gazillion meets right before the Olympics.
July 18, 2008 at 3:56 pm |
It’s terrible about Chellsie. However I don’t think this means she’s off the team. From all the info on the site it looks like it’s more caution/prevention than that she is too hurt to move. The page reported lots of discussions between Chellsie/Andy/USAG folk. I think had the message been “you have to perform to continue to be considered” I think she would have gone injury notwithstanding (like she’s done many times in the past).
But I think she’s on the team for sure and this wasn’t going to change that, so I’m glad she didn’t go. She’s shown above all else a supreme ability to make wise decisions about her own pace and training and honestly I don’t think this will stop her from kicking ass in Beijing.
I do wonder though: What could have happened in a landed DLO that hurts her neck/upper back? Did she whip her neck back on the first rotation?
July 18, 2008 at 3:58 pm |
I just saw she did a GREAT beam routine… thank god.. i hope she is OK. I was sooo upset hearing about her and Shayla (if she had only just focused on bars it was probably too much for her legs). She has come so far and they NEED her to with a gold medal.
this is way more drama than i could have ever thought. And your right Audrey how many times do they need to prove themselves before they have no team left
July 18, 2008 at 3:59 pm |
…besides, she’s on beam now, and if she can nail a standing arabian on a balance beam there can’t be too much wrong with her physically.
July 18, 2008 at 4:37 pm |
can we start the fun of voting for our 6 picks again!??!
Ok, i’ll go first…
(shawn)
(nast)
chellsie
alicia
sam
bridget
Alt:
Mattie,Jana,Ivana (Ivana no travel)
July 18, 2008 at 4:46 pm |
I agree with Kelly B except that Ivana will travel and Jana will not. Hong beat Bieger on bars and vault and was only 0.1 behind on beam. Didn’t get a floor score for Ivana though.
So upset about Shayla- I really wanted her there to go for gold. Poor thing how awful for her when she sounded like she was in form and all!
July 18, 2008 at 8:11 pm |
i think chellsie won’t do AA in prelims because we have bridget’s DTY and we need to compete both sam and bridget in prelims to see whose vault has a higher scoring potential for the team final
July 18, 2008 at 8:30 pm |
Wow. Got home from work, turned on my computer, and BAM! Injuries! To key athletes! I was shocked. Hope Chellsie can recover. She is my favorite, and it would really break my heart to see her miss out on yet another Olympic team. I completely agree that, without Chellsie, the USA is going to have a hard time earning team gold. And I agree that this selection process seems to require too much. The girls should be focusing on peaking for the OLYMPICS, not just for making the team to get to the olympics.
I wish we could have seen this competition. The quick hits drove me crazy – I have so many questions, such as how Alicia Sacramone got a 16.2 on beam, same as Nastia and Shawn, with a missed connection and wobbles, and why Chelsea Davis seems to be doing so well when she was never really in the picture before.
Perhaps one positive aspect of Shayla’s broken leg is that it will give her back a chance to heal. But, I am sure that is the last thing on her mind right now.
July 18, 2008 at 9:00 pm |
bettycoltrane –
I’ve read that it wasn’t the landing of the DLO that was the problem. Apparently she bounced OOB and onto the surrounding area of the mat. It was when she hit that, that she landed ‘wrong’ and her head jerked back.
July 19, 2008 at 12:58 am |
Chellsie Memmel – sky high double piked Arabian – high flying double back layout so high she bounces out of bounds jarring her neck – and then comes back with a 6.9 difficulty beam routine. That’s all you have to say. This young lady is a champion and the US will be honored and proud to have her represent us in Beijing! Go Chellsie Go!!
July 19, 2008 at 11:15 am |
Yes Cynthia Drew. Yes.-
Chellsie is the feel-good story of the year. HOW MANY TIMES CAN CHELLSIE WOW THE GYMNASTICS WORLD?
1. 2003 World Championships- last minute to team and most valuable. Qualifies 2nd in prelims.
2. Wins 2005 Worlds by the slimmest margin ever (excluding the tie in 86′ or whatever year)
3. Rips shoulder in 2006 TF, still competes, lands on leg on a punch front and doesn’t even wobble.
4. Takes 2 years to come back from injury and then blows everyone away.
IS THERE ANYTHING CHELLSIE MEMMEL CAN’T DO??
I should make a post about the bad-assery of Chellsie Memmel. I can’t think of anyone else who has come close to all the comebacks she has.
July 19, 2008 at 4:28 pm |
I know one thing Memmel cant do…. have a bit of style/flair. I know she is totally reliable and I REALLY admire that fighting spirit and her heart but she should show more personality, she’s so cookie cutter and goody-good. I would like her to have a little more style as in nicer haircut, better leo choice. I like her but I could love her if she came out of her shell a little more- a bit like Sac!
July 29, 2008 at 10:28 am |
OMG I am so mad and does Nastia and Shawn still have to be in that camp because they already qualified???? Please let me know. I dont want them to hurt themselves:(!!!!
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