re: LSU Gymnastics Recruiting Thread (2024 and 2025 Recruiting Classes)

I’m thinking they won’t use her every week on floor so the 3 passes won’t play a big part.

Victoria Roberts, a 2024 level 10 from Louisiana, just commiited to LSU. I assume she will be a walk-on but don't quote me on that.

Victoria Roberts of EDGE Gymnastics in BR commits to LSU!

Her training videos of her on all 4 events are pretty solid and clean in her form and her skills.

Some skill highlights:
Vault: front pike half
Bars: Jaeger, pak salto, double layout dismount (all clean)
Beam: BHSO LOSO, front toss to a scale/Liukin, front aeriel, switch leap to switch half (actually hits the full 180 or damn near close to it on both), straddle half
Floor: clean double pike, has a front double full and a clean full in she’s been training

Some good training videos of bar dismounts on Instagram stories (so will disappear in 24 hours from posting).

Featuring: Jeffrey, Kiya, Sav, Aleah, Konnor, Haleigh.

Wonder if this is the top 6, though even if it is, it shouldn't be in that order.

Aleah is still doing last season's dismount, though she stuck it in the video.

Just some highlights from Jay Clark's interview with the All Things Gymnastics Podcast:
-This year's team motto is "Get There," being present every day in training
-Jay is being cautious with Konnor's training, especially the leg events, still planning to do elite, college routines are the foundation for her elite routines, still training double full on vault
-Aleah rested after Worlds, but she fully regained her previous college routines (except she changed her vault from Omelinchek to Yurchenko 1.5)
-Kiya has recovered well, training her double full on vault, double full dismount off beam, 3 pass floor routine, Jay hopes to limit her leg events early in the season even though she is ready to compete
-Freshman look to make an impact with Amari Drayton in AA, Konnor McClain in AA, and Kylie Coen mostly on beam/floor
-Sav Schoenherr is fitting in well and has become a vocal leader
-Jillian Hoffman had a procedure on her elbow for a preexisting issue, so she just started training vault at the time of the interview
-Cammy Hall is back, training vault and floor, more likely to compete on vault, very positive figure on the team
-Jay and the staff are trying to plan line-ups before the season to allow our AAs rest while also using our depth, but line-ups will not be "set in stone"
-Jay thinks that depth is our biggest strength and also our biggest weakness, has emphasized selflessness within the team, communication is key
-LSU has hired security who work with local authorities to protect gymnasts with the rise of NIL and popular athletes
-Optimistic interview!

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Aleah rested after Worlds, but she fully regained her previous college routines (except she changed her vault from Omelinchek to Yurchenko 1.5)

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I’m gonna miss her OMELIANCHIK. I love how unique it was and form wise, she performed it incredibly well. 1.5’s can be hit or miss on the form and sticking end, especially when it comes to how she’s done it at the elite level. Could cost us a tenth or more in the post season when there’s already better 1.5s/10.0 vaults on our roster with NCAA competition experience.

I get this - it is a beautiful vault, but, in general, I think the 1.5 is easier to land and yurchenko style vaults are judged much more leniently I find than other vault families. I think this is probably a good move scoring wise for us.

I will say it again - there is no reason on God’s earth that we shouldn’t have 6 10.0 vaults this year - I don’t care how good the the yurchenko fulls are.

WCGA Coaches Poll has us ranked third to start the year. Don’t know why we’re ranked behind Florida but oh well

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WCGA Coaches Poll has us ranked third to start the year. Don’t know why we’re ranked behind Florida but oh well

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Florida is talented (maybe not as much as last year) and have been really good lately. I don't care tbh, they just need to continue to work and polish routines and it will work itself out.

Gym 101 should be interesting. I think all eyes will be on bars and beam because those events will prob be the difference in winning a national title or not. The bars group there really isn't excuses with the addition of Sav, return of Kiya and the freshmen class not to be significantly improved. Konnor being added to the beam lineup and getting Kiya back is a dramatic boost for that rotation as well.