Scam Cup

The American Cup can now be viewed on YouTube here . I really wish Jonathan Horton could go six-for-six one of these days. He has been working on his pommel horse routine and it was sad to just see him miss it on the parallel bars. If he does not have it together by this year's World Championships, he might unfortunately be a lost cause as an All-Arounder.

It bothers me that Elsa Garcia gave up a scholarship to UCLA to continue to compete internationally. Why can't women be both elites and collegians like men? I get that their skill sets develop at different ages, but I hate the fact that women have to choose between the NCAA and elite gymnastics and men do not. Doing both should not be a rarity. Even if the NCAA women use the JO code, it teaches a lot about consistency and hitting under pressure. Plus, the women could always choose to do harder skills at meets.

In other news, Brian Fleischmann and Sarah Haskins won the USA Triathlon Elite Development race. Christopher Lutz, Tommy Zaferes, William Huffman, Alexandra Weber, Gwen Jorgenson, and Lauren Gross earned their elite licenses at the race. Michael Phelps broke the short course 200 yard fly record, swimming the distance in 1:39.65 at the Maryland State Championships.

The next gymnastics selection camp begins in 10 days to choose teams for Jesolo. UGA beat UCLA and Oklahoma beat Alabama. Figure skating junior world championships begin tomorrow! Get excited!