1. Jordan Chiles winning All Around in the Junior session
Jordan took home the 1st place AA title with a score of 57.350 in the junior competition. Jordan is 13 and a second year junior elite. She definitely has a lot potential in her career, and at such a young age I can already see the confidence she has when competing.I can't wait to see how she does at future competitions! Although she won't be eligible for the 2016 Olympics, she is one to watch for the 2020 Olympics!
Jordan Chile's floor routine (13.950)
2. Simone Biles winning All Around in the senior competition
I am so happy Simone won the AA title! Huge improvement from last years Secret Classic. Due to an injury, this is Simone's first competition since 2013 Worlds, where she became the world champion. Not only did she win the 1st place title, she won with an incredible score of 61.700, which is going to be very hard to beat! Simone has outrageous difficulty in her routines, and she knows how to keep good form and stick the landings in every skill she performs, which is what makes her such a great gymnast. I'm so excited to see how Simone does at P&G's! If Simone can hit all her routines at championships, she will more than likely make the world team this year. A lot can change in 2 years, but I'm still rooting for her to make the 2016 team. Not to mention her leotard was gorgeous!
Simone Biles first vault-amanar (15.900)
3. Simone Biles' floor routine
I know I already talked about how much I love Simone, and how great she is, but I want to talk about her incredible floor routine! She had a huge difficulty score of 6.6. Her 1st pass was a double double, then the skill named after her (Double Layout half out), which she stuck! The 3rd pass was an amazing stuck double layout, I mean who has a DLO as their 3rd pass?! And while some elite gymnasts start with a full in, she dismounted with an outstanding full in! All her tumbling passes were pretty much perfect. Also, her new floor choreography is amazing, and unlike some gymnasts, her execution was great, and didn't let it suffer. Simone got an incredible score of 15.8 on her floor exercise!
4. Ashton Locklear's Bars routine
Admittedly, I have never seen much of Ashton, and haven't really heard of her till this competition. She is a second year senior elite, but missed last season due to an injury. But this season, she has done pretty well so far, and I'm excited to see more of her in the future. Depending on how she competes at championships, I would say she has a shot at making the 2014 world team, maybe not in the all around, but she can definitely do bars, and that's an event the US needs help on, and I think she could also contribute on beam. She had an incredible score of 15.7, earning her the gold medal on bars, and also she placed 4th on beam with a score of 14.550.
5. Mykayla Skinner
Personally, I've always been a fan of Mykayla, but I know a lot people would disagree with me. She has incredible skills and tumbling, but her form and artistry has never been the best. She's a gymnast that chucks all these huge skills but lets everything else, including her consistency, suffer. However, I think she has definitely improved her execution, and although she's still not the best in the artistry department, she's getting there! She still has room for improvement though. She ended up placing 5th AA, which is pretty good for her. With Maroney and Priessman being injured this season, she is in contention for the world team, but we'll see what happens at championships and the selection camp.
Skinner's beam routine (14.250)
6. Amelia Hundley's Senior Debut
Amelia has always been one of my favorite gymnasts to watch, and I'm very happy she is finally a senior elite! She had a great competition, and really proved herself as an all around gymnast, placing 6th. Her best event was definitely floor, and I'm loving her new choreography! I can't wait to see how she does at P&G's, and I would love to see her on the world team this year as well.
And her leotard was stunning!
14.250
7. Kyla Ross
Lately, Kyla has been 2nd to Simone, and even though this competition was no different, I'm impressed with her performance! Kyla placed 2nd AA with a score of 60.050, and tied for 1st on beam with a score of 15.250(next to Simone). Kyla has been another one of my favorite gymnasts since the 2012 Olympics, and I'm happy she got right back to competing and is trying for 2016. I'm excited to see what the future has in store for her. I think she is definitely in contention as an all around gymnast at worlds this year, and even though it's still 2 years away, I would love to see her on the 2016 Olympic team.
8. Nia Dennis
Nia is probably my favorite junior to watch. She ended up placing 2nd in the AA, with a score of 56.750. She gets amazing height on her releases on bars, and bars is definitely her strongest event. She won the bar title with a score of 14.450. Before the classic, I would have told you Nia was going to win the all around title since Bailie Key was not competing. She placed 2nd in the all around behind Bailie at Jeselo and the Pac Rims this year. Although she didn't get the gold medal AA, I'm impressed with how well she did at the competition, and I'm looking forward to watching her compete at the P&G Championships!
I couldn't get her bar routine to show up when trying to link the video, but here is her beam routine (14.450)
So those are my favorite highlights from this years Secret US Classic! I will probably do another one of these after the P&G Championships!
Also, I just want to add-
- I was really disappointed when I found out Lexie Priessman had to withdraw from the Secret Classic this year due to an injury during podium training. She was the one I was most excited to see compete this year, and she was definitely in contention for the world team. Wishing her a speedy recovery so she can get back on the competition floor soon!
- Unfortunately Peyton Ernst wasn't competing this past weekend either, but I have been hearing she will be back for championships. Depending on how she performs, she could possibly have a spot at worlds.
- And of course, I really wish Mckayla Maroney was competing this season, but I'm glad she got the surgery she needed and hopefully she'll be back for the 2015 season! I miss seeing her sky high and perfect vaulting. I'm a huge Maroney fan, and I definitely want to see her in 2016!
- Lastly, I'm super excited to hear that Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman are back at training! I wish gabby came back this season, but I can't wait to see her and Aly back next season!
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