Why mckayla maroney over elizabeth price

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I was delighted to see Anna Li named as an alternate to the team — what a huge accomplishment for this former college gymnast who had never made a world team before serving as an alternate in Tokyo in Her beam routine on Day 2 was also the best we have seen from her throughout the selection process, and, although she would never be used on this event, it felt like a perfect ending to her hugely successful Olympic Trials.

I felt that Alicia Sacramone deserved an alternate spot over Sarah Finnegan. Sacramone was stunning at Trials — placing 2 nd on both vault and beam and looking every bit as confident and polished as she ever has.

In a competition in which even Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross had their share of the shakes on beam, Sacramone was a rock on this event, and it would have felt very fitting to have her solid beam work at least in the mix as a backup.

Her rudi is extremely reliable and scores right up in the same range as Price near a 16 , and Alicia would be the next best shot at an Olympic vault medal possibly even gold behind McKayla Maroney.

I can understand why Martha likes Sarah Finnegan so much, but to me it really felt like Sacramone earned this alternate spot. Finnegan is obviously a very good all-around gymnast, but she did show some errors on the two events on which the team would potentially use her — beam and floor. Sacramone outscored her on beam both days, and Finnegan nearly fell on floor on Day 1. The team also already has another backup for floor on the team Maroney as well as another among the alternates Price — both of whom actually outscored Finnegan here.

If the committee really wanted to include Finnegan as an alternate, I think choosing her over Anna Li would have made more sense than over Sacramone, considering that Price is already a reasonable backup for bars anyway. I feel like of all thirty male and female gymnasts who competed in these Trials, Alicia Sacramone was dealt the worst hand.

She did absolutely everything she could have possibly done, showing Olympic-medal caliber vaulting and team finals-worthy beam work under the most pressure imaginable. Of course, we can never exclude the possibility of a last minute injury to one of the current nine gymnasts, and although I would never wish this on anyone, seeing Sacramone called in as a last-minute replacement would feel quite gratifying.

In the case of Alicia Sacramone, what an incredibly perfect ending that would be. I completely agree with you without sacromone… Some of us online were wondering that maybe she was offered the alternate spot and turned it down? At least Alicia can leave knowing she worked her butt off and came back better than ever and left on a huge high note. I will forever love her gymnastics!

Times Events. Times Store. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. McKayla Maroney, shown here at the U. By Diane Pucin. More From the Los Angeles Times. Gymnastics competition begins July 28 and will be broadcast on NBC.

Elizabeth Rich , Patch Staff. Find out what's happening in Bethlehem with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! Her floor excercise was phenomenal! She's no doubt one to watch excellence Tanaicious : Elizabethprice came from nowhere! Show em you want this, girl!