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re: LSU Gymnastics Appreciation

Posted on 4/21/16 at 12:17 am to
Posted by Tiger79
Zachary
Member since Apr 2009
7805 posts
Posted on 4/21/16 at 12:17 am to
Good job ladies. Hopefully we can finally win a title next year!
Posted by Booyah Tiger
Member since Dec 2010
120 posts
Posted on 4/21/16 at 10:25 am to
When you get to the 19 minute mark of Inside LSU Gym episode 6 from this season, you see Kate working on a 1 1/2. Julianna is working on it too about 35 seconds earlier in the show.

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It would be great to see LSU have six 10.0 start value vaults. I can't imagine anyone else would next year. Either way, as long as they can stick it, I'm great with a Yurchenko full!
This post was edited on 4/21/16 at 10:26 am
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
70768 posts
Posted on 4/21/16 at 12:01 pm to
I don't think we will see six 10 start value vaults but we should have more difficulty. Edney will definitely be an upgrade to Savona on vault.

I would keep Cannamela at lead off, she has been very consistent. Not sure if they are going to make her compete a 1 and 1/2.

I see them upgrading Myias vault. I am interested in seeing Preissman back on vault again. She can do practically anything. She has good technique, her vaults have great distance too.
Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5417 posts
Posted on 4/22/16 at 8:47 am to
I wouldn't upgrade Cannamela if she can stick her full every single week like she was doing at the end of the season. Once she got her feet under her in competition, it was like she had glue on her feet.

Hambrick is a definite upgrade in my book. Her technique is too good not to.

Edney is a upgrade over Savona even though they do the same vault, Savona only got a few weeks under her belt and wasn't sticking.

Priessman is the big question mark. When she vaulted early in the season I was shocked how anemic her Yurchenko full looked. It did NOT look like a gymnast who used to have an Amanar. I assume she was just so out of practice because of injuries that she didn't have time to get the timing back yet on her block. I also worry about injury on the vault because she is so prone to injuries. I worry about this even more if she tries to get in the FX lineup.
Posted by BunnieGene
Monroe, LA
Member since Nov 2004
873 posts
Posted on 4/22/16 at 10:02 am to
I never get tired of hearing KJC gush over Hambrick during the NCAA coverage...She knows now what LSU has known all along...Hambrick is gem, and the JJ pairing/mentoring last season was genius!
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
70768 posts
Posted on 4/22/16 at 10:57 am to
Priessman's vault at the beginning of the season was downgraded, she had been kept out of practice. Don't kid yourself, her tumbling is just as good as anyone on this team. In reality she wasn't suppose to be competing until like a month later.

Edney has prettier vaults than Savona, her height and distance off the vault is much better. I expect Edney to put up a lot of 9.900's next season.

If the staff is comfortable with Cannamela, she might compete it a couple times.

Cannamela can have very good beam scores if she cleans a few things up. I know DD will be working very hard with her this off season.

Ruby Harrold won't be on campus until school starts, she will likely be representing her country in the Olympics.
Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5417 posts
Posted on 4/23/16 at 1:39 am to
I don't think Harrold will make the team, I think she will be an alternate. Just a gut feeling and what I think will happen looking at their potential lineups. Of course, one injury can change that or Harrold stepping it up in other areas outside of bars. However, it won't change anything with her not joining the team until right when school starts because (possibly not until the spring?) because as an alternate she would need to be ready to go.
This post was edited on 4/23/16 at 1:40 am
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