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Yeah, a lot of weird down votes lately. Obviously, other schools who are so jealous of us all they can do is stare at our blogs all day. Remember, people hating you is a sign of respect

Thanks for the reply I know the scoring and how the selection committee goes about it just bc I've followed LSU/USA gymnastics for a good while now. I was just always curious as to the elite and level 10 stuff. Wasn't sure if one of those were considered better than the other.

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When it comes to the elite world (Olympic and World Championship level) At least in the United States, gymnasts have to qualify for that level of competition by doing a qualifier and showing compulsory (proof of mastery of all the required basic skills that make up a routine) and optional (additional high level skills that you have learned and plan to compete) skills

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There it is. Didn't realize elite was the the term for Olympic and championship levels. I thought those were in a class of their own.

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That’s why someone like Laurie Hernandez at 16 got to represent the USA in Rio

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My post made it seem like I was hating on Lauri. I was just using her as an example bc thats who popped in my head as one of the youngest of recent Olympics.

I read an article this morning about it being Sami’s elbow. Not sure how true that is…
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Just finished rewatching the meet. I commend Jay for accepting the first 5 floor scores and not risk using Desiderio. It was clear that the team had no momentum after bars. Beam had no energy at all. It seemed like they were just trying to get through floor (and end the meet). This type of body language sort of proved Jay’s point in his interview when he mentioned the team not having a leader. But I’m confident they’ll pull it together. If Haleigh and Sami do miss extended time, that opens up two spots in the bars lineup. I can easily see Arenas, Brock, Finnegan, and Tatum battling for those spots. This could be valuable experience for them. Also, it was really hard for me to watch the SEC vault co-champion not perform on vault (although I agree with the lineup).

I saw Haleigh shared on tik tok she will be out for a few weeks due to plantar fasciitis.

For Sami I haven’t heard anything but I rewatched the meet this morning and during floor she used both hands to help KJ get the stick grown out of her hair (LOL) and there’s no sign of a brace on her so maybe it’s not too bad?? Compared to other injuries where the gymnast can’t return to the floor or comes out with a sling or something like that….

You are correct. I hurt mine when I ran track back in high school. It first started out as just my heel hurting and I was able to push through it. Then one day I had stabbing pain before a meet and ended up going to the hospital. Rest, ice, and using the tennis ball helped out a lot. I think I may have been out 3-4 weeks back then. Of course technology is more advanced now and she may be able to come back sooner than I did.

Here is a message I got after the meet from a friend of mine who know Sami well:
“Sami is fine. I talked to her after and it was a forearm injury but it was slight.”

Look who is ranked just after LSU and will be our opponent
this coming weekend.

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It's never easy going to Missouri. The scoring is always tight for us.