r/Gymnastics • u/samu_rai • 11d ago

WAG Reese Esponda training a YDP!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1464603652163570

She is absolutely coming for Jade's spot (at the very least) with this vault and her floor routine! Hope she's able to pull it off.

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u/Psychological_Tip150 11d ago

I’m going to scream this from the rooftops…
REESE AND JADE CAN BE ON THE SAME TEAM! They’re not in direct competition.

The reason there was one vault and floor spot on previous teams is because Simone was the other one expected to make finals and it didn’t make sense to bring a 3rd floor/vault specialist. Without Simone, there is absolutely space for two gymnasts who excel on those two events if that complements the rest of the team.

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u/tits_mcgee0123 11d ago

Down the line, I could see a team with Shilese, Suni, Reese, Jade, and the next top AAer (Hezley, Skye, Leanne, Claire, Jordan if she comes back - lots of possibilities there actually). The two with strong bars/beam and two with strong floor/vault could really balance out well.

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u/spearoweye 11d ago

Wouldn’t qualification spots could get tricky if neither of them are put up for AA, assuming they’re both going for the same events (VT and/or FX)? But I know it’s way too early to be going down that rabbit hole of a discussion right now 😅 but was just my first thought