MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

Ok, it's time for the final session of the P&G Championships. The senior women. After night one, Ragan Smith was leading by 1.3 points over Riley McCusker. She's got a comfortable lead, so she really just has to stay the course and keep hitting and she'll probably win. Night one was a bit of a splat-fest for the seniors, so it will be most interesting to see if they've gotten it together for night two. So come on in and keep refreshing the page every 10 minutes or so for all the good stuff.

US junior national team member Emily Gaskins has gone from being coached by one legendary coach to another.  Full Twist broke the news that Emily is now being coached by none other than Steve Nunno, who coached Olympic Gold medalist and two time world all-around champion, Shannon Miller. Emily was previously being coached by famed coach Mary Lee Tracy at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy (CGA) Mary Lee coached Shannon's teammates, Jaycee Phelps and Amanda Borden. 

Elite season is full force in the US, with the upcoming Secret Classic and the P&G Championships. USA Gymnastics has released the roster for the athletes competing at the upcoming Secret Classic, which  serves as the final qualifier for the P&G National Championships (Aug. 21-24), which will determine the national team and serve as a qualifying step to USA's worlds team.

To recap the last episodes of the Mary Lee sequel series, we learned about Lexie's gross toe injury and Amelia's bionic foot. We also learned that Mary Lee wants to make Amelia world class and Lexie has a crush on a Pete Wentz wannabe in way-to-tight-skinny-jeans. This week, it was Emily Gaskins' story.  It's very obvious that Emily is Mary Lee's favorite, because from the very start, she can't stop talking about how she has the "world class look." Mary Lee also likes her the best because she hasn't grown old enough to roll her eyes and whine and talk back. Emily's gymnastics is absolutely beautiful and she has lines to die for.  Plus, she's as perky as a cheerleader and as cute as a button.

More training video goodness from last week's USA Gymnastics training camp.

For my first post Christmas blog,  I'm featuring another outstanding young junior named Emily Gaskins. Hometown: Coral Springs, Florida Club: Cincinnatti Gymnastics Academy Coach: Mary Lee Tracy Date of Birth: May 23, 2000 Current Age: 13 Emily is a junior who is one of several Mary Lee disciples on the USA Gymnastics scene.