Scores Vault: 14.750 (5.4 + 9.350) Bars: 11.650 (5.0 + 6.950 -0.3) Beam: 13.700 (5.8 + 7.900) Total: 40.100 ** I do not own this coverage all credit goes to owners **
That's so awesome. She's just that burst of inspiration that everybody needs, especially after the year we all had last year. That beam routine was probably my favorite of the night!
VERY cool! Hope USA Gymnastics sees how much the nation is backing her! I realize the Olympics is about winning....but having her on the team would show the world the sport is also about sportsmanship.
32 is certainly not old, but it’s ancient in this sport. And she’s had two children to boot. I have great admiration for someone who can compete at this level and do it so well!
There are a lot of top elites that quit, not because they aren’t physically able to compete after their teens, but because it’s not financially feasible to continue competing. Chellsie’s family owns a gym. So, I doubt she’s paying club fees, and I don’t know whether or not she was/is a stay at home mom. A big reason why teenagers dominate USAG is because their parents are footing their bills.
I hope this new era of USA gymnastics is more kind to their gymnasts, unlike Marta and bela karolyi, who burnt out their gymnasts early due to their abusive training. I hope more gymnasts can stay in the sport longer and not have their career cut short by overworking/ burning out
@@kimbridge I've also noticed in the last 8-10 years there seems to be a lot more emphasis on safety and protection of gymnasts - using padded landings more frequently. When training in the gym, landing in the foam pit for a good portion of repetitions. Gymnasts aren't getting injured as much? Plus they are actually training as adults with adult bodies and stronger bones and actual muscles vs the pre-pubescent malnourished gymnast of the 80s.
@@jellocat4100 Gymnastics seems to have evolved a lot from my childhood in the 90s, when 19 and 20 year old gymnasts were considered old and retired by 20 or so.
@@horsestaplebatterygrass I still say gymnasts still get injured pretty easily. All one has to do is land a jump wrong, and their ankle can be sprained, or mess up a landing and break a leg or something. Plus, there is a lot of overuse injuries due to the training demands. If a gymnast is training 6 days a week for 6-7 hours at a time, there’s a high chance for injury simply from over training.
she was 5th tied for vault, 6th tied for beam - not that I'm surprised, I'm just glad more people might stop under estimating her abilities. Oh, and can we acknowledge, in all 3 events she competed, she did so immediately after Simone?! more proof she has nerves of steel when needed - cos just imagine 😂
I'm so happy I'm blown away I'm a subscriber on her channel I'm a huge fan! She did better than my mykala Skinner in my opinion but follow them both but Chelsea blew me away if she fixes bars and floor shell do amazing I'm so happy!
I mean she was literally put into the 2003 world championships at age 15 last second and she literally made no major mistakes and even came home with 2 gold medals. Nerves of steel indeed.
I keep thinking of an interview that happened a few months ago with Chellsie and Andy, and Andy was saying "she has so much more to give." It's so true and I am so glad she is being so generous with us all.
Wow, cannot believe she still has it at the age of 32. She has such grit and determination and to perform after the GOAT, you know she still has it. Cannot wait to see her in night 2. Much improved from US Classics.
It just goes to show how much people tend to overestimate how quickly endurance, recovery, and muscle strength decrease as we age.. and what that means in terms of performance as a gymnast. I, personally, find it to be kind of insane that people think someone in their early 30s isn’t capable of this (with the proper training, experience, and natural talent, of course).
@@NatalieMarie917 the issue is, majority of gymnastic careers are ended because of injuries. gymnasts like idk, Maroney, Komova wanted to compete longer, but simply couldn't because of injuries. with Chellsie's comeback, I hope more gymnasts will consider longer careers, maybe a season or two of full recovery, maybe even having kids(like Paseka stated). I truly hope we're going into a new era of gymnastics with careers lasting longer than one Olympic cycle
Hopefully with some gymnasts blazing the trail over the years and taking some inspiration from the progress in women's tennis in the same area, we'll see momentum.
Watch out y’all, she’s back! I knew once she could get the nerves in control, she would improve and get her consistency back from her previous elite days. Everyone needs to know Chellsie is an Olympic medalist and World champion and should not be underestimated! Best of luck for day 2!
Absolutely! Far less nervous than at Classics (you could almost see her shaking, she said that was a factor in her messed up beam mount there).. Still nervous here, coykd see it in her face, but day 1 has to have been a MAJOR confidence boost.. I looked at the podium training if her floor training, and it struck me again, at the level of COURAGE taken to give this a go. Floor especially I think would be really intimidating, wirh the younger gymnasts smashing out tumbling passes, and her not quite being at that point. And geez. Competing directly after Simone??!! Far out!!! 😂😂
I watched it live, loved every moment of her performing... i can honestly say, for the first time, i was actually bored watching Simone . it's too predictable. Chelsie on the other hand - now THAT is EXCITING! cos i KNOW how well she can do, as per her youtube training vlogs ... its just if nerves get in her way on the day. I really hope she is super boosted by today's amazing performance, and BRING IT ON for Sunday! 😁
Honestly then I’m kind of over Simone‘s exemption from performing well because her difficulty is so high. She really is far from perfect but just has such enormous difficulty that she is untouchable. She went out of bounds badly on three out of her for tumbling passes, and that’s pretty normal for her. A lot of her turns are pretty sloppy, as other other dance elements. I think her whole appeal is just the extent to which she pushes the sport. But that really is not the kind of gymnastics that I like personally.
I think about that washing routines today versus competitions back in the early 2000‘s and even around 2010. There were SO many more solid routines. So few routines are solid anymore because it’s all about packing as much difficulty in as possible and it almost always at the expense of fluidity and execution. I don’t like the way the sport is evolving.
Not necessarily lower difficulty but maybe a code that doesn’t encourage such preposterous expectations. Shouldn’t gymnastics be enjoyable to watch!? I never feel a sense of ease watching routines anymore
I think she was incredibly smart to hop off the bar when she did and avoid a worse fall or even injury. It'll be better day two. She's improved so much since classics, it'll be interesting to see if she goes to trials and how well things will go there!
I think she hopped off the bar on purpose before the last part of her routine and dismount just because she just got her bar routine all together and didn’t want to be too tired before the dismount. I think this was a great plan because she STUCK that dismount! 😁
Kayla Keirstead I agree I think if she had been totally on she may have stayed but it was better to hop off at that point than risk an injury. I do think she’ll get it night 2.
I agree completely. I think the bars were feeling a bit too slippery, and - thank god - she trusted her instinct and bowed out. The next move may have seen her fall or tear her shoulder again. I think she will petition to go to Trials. If my understanding is correct, from looking up the rules, she can petition for Trials based on the fact she's a former Olympian. 😍
@@kaylakeirstead5965 I dunno about it being cos she was tired.. I think more likely the bars were slippery and, very wisely, trusted her instinct and came off before she fell off. Loads of gymnasts struggled with the bars at this comp, coming off, so I def think it's the equipment in this csse
@@kaylakeirstead5965 she didn't, her handstand was to short so she could do a half pirrouete and can't do giants facing the low bar without hitting her feet in the low bar because she straddles her giants. This is why she hopped off the bar!
So excited to see each of these routines. When it is all said and done, she will likely be a Top 10 gymnast in the U.S. by the trials. That's huge! Breaking barriers with every routine.
Top 8, and to Tokyo, prob as an alternate, but wow.. That's my prediction. I just hope USAG put aside bias about her age. The extensive years of mental preparation and international experience, will be incredibly valuable, even as a support for the gymnasts that to compete
I felt like I haven’t had warm feelings toward the sport of gymnastics in so very long so it’s nice to finally see something that feels so great & wholesome in the sport :) She is going to inspire past, current & future gymnasts to go after what THEY want and not let others define their limits. She is literally helping to reframe & redefine old notions (we’ve all held) about the sport, showing they need to be reevaluated. I couldn’t support her anymore than I do!
Can we just acknowledge her leo as well. It looks like a different color scheme of the leo she wore in 2003 worlds team final. (I love that leo by the way.)
@@LucyLive91 especially for a last minute substitute. She was spectacular at 2003 worlds. Chellsie was such a solid performer, didn’t make a big mistake the entire time. If you are down in the dumps and just need a solid performer, Chellsie is the one you go to.
@@iamagirl9938 yea even with a broken foot she competed at the Olympics and did brilliantly for the team - imagine what she could've done of she was fully fit. She was injured for 2004 and then got injured in Beijing in 2008
Amazing Chellsie, there was one athlete I was looking forward to seeing at these champs and it was her, what a role model ! Beam was great, vault was a super achievement, bars could have been better but who cares, she is there and it is awesome :)
I know right, they looked amazing, reminiscent of her former days. I haven't seen her tweet, so maybe she commented about it, but it seemed to me the prob was the bars being slippery, that she trusted her instincts and bowed out before the next move to prevent the risk of injury.
@@anovemberstar The problem is that she needed to do a clear hip 1/2 and change direction, but she overdid it. Her options were doing a giant 1/2 facing the low bar, which she doesn’t train and can easily hit her feet into the low bar, or she can just avoid injury and come off. Thats what she explained, which is actually what you predicted lol
OMG. You were AWESOME! !!!!! I could not even believe your vault!!! BB so stellar! I actually cried after your beam routine. I cannot even express my happiness for you and your family. Elite is unattainable for most gymnasts. You are competitive in your 30's. I hope others are taking notice. I think there are other gymnasts that have viability in their 20's and 30's. I personally love the idea of women's gymnastics being women rather than teens gymnasts. Congratulations on such a moving performance today.
Can’t imagine how exciting it must be for young gymnasts to get to watch her perform live. Simone is obviously amazing to watch, but I’m sure all gymnasts fear how many years they have left to enjoy the sport, and I’m sure Chellsie gave many of them reason to look forward to many more years ❤️
Almost a year later and chellsie competing that day is still the most inspirational thing I saw all year. And one of the most inspirational in my 40 plus years.
torn between wanting Chellsie to do a dance through on floor tomorrow to get an aa score and wanting her first floor to be the real deal for the media attention of it (2008 trials flashbacks maybe??)
Same Suni just did three passes. I would be happy is Chells did one or two which she can for sure do, BUT I understand she wanting to wait until its ready for trials
as impatient as i am, i think she's dong the right thing, holding off.... if her floor gets up to the standard of her other routines, she is a DEF contnder for tokyo, def in the top 8, going as an alternate if need be.
Go Chellsie !!!!!! She was grt , such an inspiration! Been following her since she first started all those yrs ago! Those bars were a beast on night 1 though so I’m not to worried! Chell Yeah!
What was the 0.3 deduction for on bars? I know she lost a point for the fall but unsure what the other deduction was for. I am SO proud of her. Regardless of whether she makes the Olympic team, she's done an absolutely incredible job and is an inspiration.
Chellsie is definitely the biggest story of the current gymnastics scene. I love it! What made her let go of the bar- it looked like she did that on purpose?
Yep, more impressive than the Goat,.. Although of course is was super exciting to see the new vault, an incredible achievement... But after that, its.. A bit boring lol. But not wirh Chelsie. Far more less predictable, which makes it so awesome.
My guess is Chellsie wasn’t facing the correct side of the bar and she probably hopped off so she could get back on facing the correct side. Also chellsie isn’t used to doing giants facing the low bar so had she not hopped off she could have potentially hit her ankles and injured herself
@@iamagirl9938 turns out it was cos she hadn't yet done a full bars routine - that's the explanation she gave anyway, and that she was happy having done it in 2 parts.
I am loving every second of her comeback. It’s really inspiring. Also, I think Simone is talented but I don’t want gymnastic anymore because it’s over hyped on her and no one else.
I don’t have expert eyes and hope someone can help answer my question. In the vault, it looks like she started twisting a bit late in the air. Does it mean she can even squeeze in half a twist if she wants to? Also, the fall off the bar seems like a surprise to me. She did everything else so effortlessly. Then that came out of no where.
I watched it live on Flo Gymnastics as I live on the other side of the world, so no way to access the NBC one - someone commented about Nastia commentating - did they mean the Classics, or did the NBC version use different commentators? (it was Sam Petchiz - not spelt right I know - and another guy, not Nastia and Tim).???
I love watching her. Does anyone think she has a chance at making Tokyo. I know Simone is a lock, so that leaves 3 spots. It’s just so competitive and the fact that only 4 get to be on the team is insane. I guess maybe she could be an alt, but I really want her on the team
Probably not unless the selection committee wants an extra beam and vault specialist. She's not quite there yet with bars and floor. The next world team could be a possibility though.
Could someone post the three scores for the three events at this championship. I have watched the performances several times but never seen the final scores. Thank you
What if they raised the age requirement to 18 or higher to get more mature gymnasts, instead of these prepubescent girls who are under so much pressure to perform to perfection.
I have questioned this myself. I kinda feel like that if they were to do that at the senior level, then they should raise the age limit for the other levels as well.
I wonder about this from an injury standpoint. Most girls are considered old at 20 because most of them have had career ending injuries by then. Their bodies can only take so many years of the intense pounding they put it through.
THIS X 1000!!! FAR less injuries.. The strain on pre puberty bodies, at a time where you're body is trying to retain all the calcium your body needs for the rest of your life (you stop being able to store calcium on toy skeleton afywr aged 20 ish).. Post puberty, STRONGER bodies - the Men compete with 'heacier' and 'bigger' bodies, so it's utter crap the whole 'oh but you need to be tiny and petite so you can do the moves'. 🙄
@@byersfamily138 yep.. Our bodies can only add calcium to our bones until around aged 20.. After that, you can only ever maintain calcium on your skeleton wirh diet.... You literally need a diet that's conducive to building up a calcium store for the rest of your life, in your teens... And most gymnasts in the past, have been under eating, over training, and compete with masuce injuries. Its utterly INSANE if you stand back and think about that.
hi I'm from Asia so I don't really know where to find the news, is Chellsie gonna compete floor? excited to see that, I was a kid in Beijing watching her!
Why did she come off bars? If anything it looked like she just needed a break to breathe in the routine, it didn't look like she lost her balance or anything.
My guess is she wasn’t facing the correct side of the bars. Chellsie isn’t used to doing giants facing towards the low bar and from what we saw from her training videos is she was supposed to do a half turn out of the clear hip and she just didn’t get that half turn in so she probably hopped off to position herself correctly for the next skill.
Why does the audience keep applauding after every skill? Those are the “warm and fuzzy” folks who are all rainbows and smiles. Hilarious. They don’t do that for anyone else.
Chellsie n simone just have the big cheering sections because they are more well known in the gymnastics community not that the other gymnastics aren’t but the audience is weird like that sometimes
I'd like the commentators to give us real reporting. Why is she going for it again? She went to the Olympics and performed extremely well. So what's with coming back now? Why not use your skillset to coach others to your former level? I'd want to be remembered for leaving at the top of my game and not the old lady who couldn't finish an event without falling. She's brave and worked hard, but it's time to move on.
it is very painful to watch a comeback like this post motherhood. Every moves and mistakes come with sour cringe face cramps. Yes we are afraid of her mistakes and falls, yet we want to see her nailing every move. U confuse me. But u inspire me to get up of my lazyboy chair and open the door cos the ups parcel just arrived.
I was there and she was IT. The crowd absolutely loved her
That's so awesome. She's just that burst of inspiration that everybody needs, especially after the year we all had last year. That beam routine was probably my favorite of the night!
VERY cool! Hope USA Gymnastics sees how much the nation is backing her! I realize the Olympics is about winning....but having her on the team would show the world the sport is also about sportsmanship.
good to know people in the crowd got good taste 😊
I said Simone is the start but chellsie definitely stole the show day 1 the roads were crazy for her.
32 is certainly not old, but it’s ancient in this sport. And she’s had two children to boot. I have great admiration for someone who can compete at this level and do it so well!
There are a lot of top elites that quit, not because they aren’t physically able to compete after their teens, but because it’s not financially feasible to continue competing. Chellsie’s family owns a gym. So, I doubt she’s paying club fees, and I don’t know whether or not she was/is a stay at home mom. A big reason why teenagers dominate USAG is because their parents are footing their bills.
I hope this new era of USA gymnastics is more kind to their gymnasts, unlike Marta and bela karolyi, who burnt out their gymnasts early due to their abusive training. I hope more gymnasts can stay in the sport longer and not have their career cut short by overworking/ burning out
@@kimbridge I've also noticed in the last 8-10 years there seems to be a lot more emphasis on safety and protection of gymnasts - using padded landings more frequently. When training in the gym, landing in the foam pit for a good portion of repetitions. Gymnasts aren't getting injured as much? Plus they are actually training as adults with adult bodies and stronger bones and actual muscles vs the pre-pubescent malnourished gymnast of the 80s.
@@jellocat4100 Gymnastics seems to have evolved a lot from my childhood in the 90s, when 19 and 20 year old gymnasts were considered old and retired by 20 or so.
@@horsestaplebatterygrass I still say gymnasts still get injured pretty easily. All one has to do is land a jump wrong, and their ankle can be sprained, or mess up a landing and break a leg or something. Plus, there is a lot of overuse injuries due to the training demands. If a gymnast is training 6 days a week for 6-7 hours at a time, there’s a high chance for injury simply from over training.
she was 5th tied for vault, 6th tied for beam - not that I'm surprised, I'm just glad more people might stop under estimating her abilities. Oh, and can we acknowledge, in all 3 events she competed, she did so immediately after Simone?! more proof she has nerves of steel when needed - cos just imagine 😂
thanks for the info...may i know what will happened on Day 2?...does all the gymnasts do the same events again?
I'm so happy I'm blown away I'm a subscriber on her channel I'm a huge fan! She did better than my mykala Skinner in my opinion but follow them both but Chelsea blew me away if she fixes bars and floor shell do amazing I'm so happy!
I mean she was literally put into the 2003 world championships at age 15 last second and she literally made no major mistakes and even came home with 2 gold medals. Nerves of steel indeed.
@@FazriHassan yes
@@1ninnia i see..how does that work with their score?...to they add up day 1 and day 2?
Watching Chellsie is just so heartwarming. And she is getting ever better.
I keep thinking of an interview that happened a few months ago with Chellsie and Andy, and Andy was saying "she has so much more to give." It's so true and I am so glad she is being so generous with us all.
I'm stanning Andy, best Dadcoach ever 💕
yasss
Wow, cannot believe she still has it at the age of 32. She has such grit and determination and to perform after the GOAT, you know she still has it. Cannot wait to see her in night 2.
Much improved from US Classics.
It just goes to show how much people tend to overestimate how quickly endurance, recovery, and muscle strength decrease as we age.. and what that means in terms of performance as a gymnast. I, personally, find it to be kind of insane that people think someone in their early 30s isn’t capable of this (with the proper training, experience, and natural talent, of course).
@@NatalieMarie917 the issue is, majority of gymnastic careers are ended because of injuries. gymnasts like idk, Maroney, Komova wanted to compete longer, but simply couldn't because of injuries. with Chellsie's comeback, I hope more gymnasts will consider longer careers, maybe a season or two of full recovery, maybe even having kids(like Paseka stated). I truly hope we're going into a new era of gymnastics with careers lasting longer than one Olympic cycle
Hopefully with some gymnasts blazing the trail over the years and taking some inspiration from the progress in women's tennis in the same area, we'll see momentum.
Idk why seeing her compete makes me cry tears of joy, especially when she hugs her dad at the end 😢
every video i’ve seen of her today has made me burst into tears immediately. ESPECIALLY the vault performance. wow she’s incredible.
Watch out y’all, she’s back! I knew once she could get the nerves in control, she would improve and get her consistency back from her previous elite days. Everyone needs to know Chellsie is an Olympic medalist and World champion and should not be underestimated! Best of luck for day 2!
Absolutely! Far less nervous than at Classics (you could almost see her shaking, she said that was a factor in her messed up beam mount there).. Still nervous here, coykd see it in her face, but day 1 has to have been a MAJOR confidence boost.. I looked at the podium training if her floor training, and it struck me again, at the level of COURAGE taken to give this a go. Floor especially I think would be really intimidating, wirh the younger gymnasts smashing out tumbling passes, and her not quite being at that point. And geez. Competing directly after Simone??!! Far out!!! 😂😂
Tears streaming down my face! She inspires us all to do whatever we want and achieve it! My dream is she could do another full year or 2!! 🤩😭🤘😁
Tears here too! Im so happy for her!
That crowd is ROARING for Chellsie!! You can feel the positive energy and excitement, must have been incredible for her.
I watched it live, loved every moment of her performing... i can honestly say, for the first time, i was actually bored watching Simone . it's too predictable. Chelsie on the other hand - now THAT is EXCITING! cos i KNOW how well she can do, as per her youtube training vlogs ... its just if nerves get in her way on the day. I really hope she is super boosted by today's amazing performance, and BRING IT ON for Sunday! 😁
Honestly then I’m kind of over Simone‘s exemption from performing well because her difficulty is so high. She really is far from perfect but just has such enormous difficulty that she is untouchable. She went out of bounds badly on three out of her for tumbling passes, and that’s pretty normal for her. A lot of her turns are pretty sloppy, as other other dance elements. I think her whole appeal is just the extent to which she pushes the sport. But that really is not the kind of gymnastics that I like personally.
@@PhenixJoe but if she only competed the skills she did perfectly or near to, it would be even more boring to watch lol
I think about that washing routines today versus competitions back in the early 2000‘s and even around 2010. There were SO many more solid routines. So few routines are solid anymore because it’s all about packing as much difficulty in as possible and it almost always at the expense of fluidity and execution. I don’t like the way the sport is evolving.
@@PhenixJoe whst do you in the answer to tt is? Lower difficulty? Incread points for artistry? I certainly miss expression on floor, it's almost gone
Not necessarily lower difficulty but maybe a code that doesn’t encourage such preposterous expectations. Shouldn’t gymnastics be enjoyable to watch!? I never feel a sense of ease watching routines anymore
I think she was incredibly smart to hop off the bar when she did and avoid a worse fall or even injury. It'll be better day two. She's improved so much since classics, it'll be interesting to see if she goes to trials and how well things will go there!
I think she hopped off the bar on purpose before the last part of her routine and dismount just because she just got her bar routine all together and didn’t want to be too tired before the dismount. I think this was a great plan because she STUCK that dismount! 😁
Kayla Keirstead I agree I think if she had been totally on she may have stayed but it was better to hop off at that point than risk an injury. I do think she’ll get it night 2.
I agree completely. I think the bars were feeling a bit too slippery, and - thank god - she trusted her instinct and bowed out. The next move may have seen her fall or tear her shoulder again. I think she will petition to go to Trials. If my understanding is correct, from looking up the rules, she can petition for Trials based on the fact she's a former Olympian. 😍
@@kaylakeirstead5965 I dunno about it being cos she was tired.. I think more likely the bars were slippery and, very wisely, trusted her instinct and came off before she fell off. Loads of gymnasts struggled with the bars at this comp, coming off, so I def think it's the equipment in this csse
@@kaylakeirstead5965 she didn't, her handstand was to short so she could do a half pirrouete and can't do giants facing the low bar without hitting her feet in the low bar because she straddles her giants. This is why she hopped off the bar!
It feels like the quarter quell and all of District One going nuts cause Chellsie's their favorite victor from 8 hunger games ago.
omg hahhahah
This is the perfect analogy
So excited to see each of these routines. When it is all said and done, she will likely be a Top 10 gymnast in the U.S. by the trials. That's huge! Breaking barriers with every routine.
Top 8, and to Tokyo, prob as an alternate, but wow.. That's my prediction. I just hope USAG put aside bias about her age. The extensive years of mental preparation and international experience, will be incredibly valuable, even as a support for the gymnasts that to compete
SHE IS THE DAMN MOMENT❤️❤️❤️
this is my favorite comment!
I felt like I haven’t had warm feelings toward the sport of gymnastics in so very long so it’s nice to finally see something that feels so great & wholesome in the sport :)
She is going to inspire past, current & future gymnasts to go after what THEY want and not let others define their limits.
She is literally helping to reframe & redefine old notions (we’ve all held) about the sport, showing they need to be reevaluated.
I couldn’t support her anymore than I do!
Was she smiling and laughing before getting back up on the bars because of all the cheering?! Lol! Chell yeah! 🎉
maybe, but i think its just her really positive attitude, and joy for the sport. :)
Andy could’ve said something silly to her too lol
I think Andy might have said something cheeky. Love them both!
@@MsPinkDiamonds13 Yeah, I thought that could be the case too. Maybe Chellsie will tell us later!
Perhaps Andy was telling her how she has to stick the dismount to make up for the fall...
Can we just acknowledge her leo as well. It looks like a different color scheme of the leo she wore in 2003 worlds team final. (I love that leo by the way.)
She was awesome at 2003 Worlds
@@LucyLive91 especially for a last minute substitute. She was spectacular at 2003 worlds. Chellsie was such a solid performer, didn’t make a big mistake the entire time. If you are down in the dumps and just need a solid performer, Chellsie is the one you go to.
@@iamagirl9938 yea even with a broken foot she competed at the Olympics and did brilliantly for the team - imagine what she could've done of she was fully fit. She was injured for 2004 and then got injured in Beijing in 2008
YES!!! Came here for this comment! I thought I was seeing things 😅😅
A win time 3 Chellsie!!! Thank you so very much for bringing us along for the ride!
like the commenters said - the last time she competed this (double yuchenko) was in 2006!!!!
last time she competed DTY, it was literally against Nastia! this is WILD man
BEFORE I WAS BORN
@@georgiagracer3132 , yes, we can tell.
@@BmcC102 I-
@@hannibaljustincase9985 and funny too, how it was her former Olympic team mate Sam commentating her routines 😁 (yep Nastia too at Classics).
Amazing Chellsie, there was one athlete I was looking forward to seeing at these champs and it was her, what a role model ! Beam was great, vault was a super achievement, bars could have been better but who cares, she is there and it is awesome :)
Her bars were surprisingly much better than even she expected as she said on twitter, it would be the first time she tries a full routine
I know right, they looked amazing, reminiscent of her former days. I haven't seen her tweet, so maybe she commented about it, but it seemed to me the prob was the bars being slippery, that she trusted her instincts and bowed out before the next move to prevent the risk of injury.
@@anovemberstar The problem is that she needed to do a clear hip 1/2 and change direction, but she overdid it. Her options were doing a giant 1/2 facing the low bar, which she doesn’t train and can easily hit her feet into the low bar, or she can just avoid injury and come off. Thats what she explained, which is actually what you predicted lol
This gave me chills watching! Go Chellsie! Incredible!!!
i have never pray so hard for some one stranger in my life...but i really hope Chellsie has a smooth day 2.....
As Shawn Johnson said, Boss of Gymnastics!
OMG. You were AWESOME! !!!!! I could not even believe your vault!!! BB so stellar! I actually cried after your beam routine. I cannot even express my happiness for you and your family. Elite is unattainable for most gymnasts. You are competitive in your 30's. I hope others are taking notice. I think there are other gymnasts that have viability in their 20's and 30's. I personally love the idea of women's gymnastics being women rather than teens gymnasts. Congratulations on such a moving performance today.
Can’t imagine how exciting it must be for young gymnasts to get to watch her perform live. Simone is obviously amazing to watch, but I’m sure all gymnasts fear how many years they have left to enjoy the sport, and I’m sure Chellsie gave many of them reason to look forward to many more years ❤️
I always find it fun when floor music matches up to what's happening on beam lol
Almost a year later and chellsie competing that day is still the most inspirational thing I saw all year. And one of the most inspirational in my 40 plus years.
She is so amazing and did a great job! I was a little surprised at the harshness of her beam score though
Very touching to see a so called older Gymnast doing her best for her dream and goal!!! Total Respect!!!
She has so much heart. And I love that her dad coaches her. Definitely my fave.
Dang! I was holding my breath for all the routines! Amazing! What a Champion!!
torn between wanting Chellsie to do a dance through on floor tomorrow to get an aa score and wanting her first floor to be the real deal for the media attention of it (2008 trials flashbacks maybe??)
Same Suni just did three passes. I would be happy is Chells did one or two which she can for sure do, BUT I understand she wanting to wait until its ready for trials
as impatient as i am, i think she's dong the right thing, holding off.... if her floor gets up to the standard of her other routines, she is a DEF contnder for tokyo, def in the top 8, going as an alternate if need be.
i'm wondering what will happen in day 2?...is she going to repeat the same events?...sorry i dont know how this works
@@FazriHassan that’s usually what gymnasts do but not necessarily, but in her case yea I think she’ll just do those 3 events again.
@@haxicle5378 how does the score works?..
I’d love to see a breakdown comparison of her DTY of old compared to this one.
Me too! I honestly think that (like most of her gymnastics) its better now!
@@davidqueen8638 they meant back when she was younger, not post-retirement
I think it's the best it's ever been, her old DTY were reminiscent of how Suni competes them
What is DTY?
@@FunnyFallGuy It's an acronym for double twisting yurchenko or the vault she competed.
I think it’s awesome, she is breaking barriers in gymnastics, she is a mom in her 30’s and came back and gave it her ALL. Freaking rock star!!
Love watching her gymnastics lately. It's so joyful and can be really pretty when she hits her skills
By far the most exciting gymnast to watch out there. And WOW did she ever went big on bars, fall or not 😀😀👍👍👍 Go Chelsea
Chellsie keeps getting better & better. I can’t wait for Sunday.
Our absolutely incredibly amazing CHELLSIEEEEE we are SO in awe!!
I love her so much!! What an inspiration!!!
Memmel bringing the view count 😉
Go Chellsie !!!!!! She was grt , such an inspiration! Been following her since she first started all those yrs ago! Those bars were a beast on night 1 though so I’m not to worried! Chell Yeah!
So proud of you. You give hope to those struggling
Such a contrast in mentality compared to the other women. You seem so relaxed. If something happens you smile and get on with it…
Oh my goodness I love this so muchhhhhhh
This is so fantastic because she inspires so many of us 🍋💪❤️!
That was an INSANE comback💖woooohoooo🎉🎉go Chellsie🎉🎉
I admire her determination, such tenacity!
What was the 0.3 deduction for on bars? I know she lost a point for the fall but unsure what the other deduction was for.
I am SO proud of her. Regardless of whether she makes the Olympic team, she's done an absolutely incredible job and is an inspiration.
Probably because of her handstand positions, especially the one towards the end after the Tkatchev, which fell far short of vertical.
I think it was because she took too long to remount after her fall.
I think it's because when you fall you only have 30s to get back up and she took longer.
@@basalorea it's 45 seconds and she was within that time frame. I agree - handstands were a bit short. But she was AWESOME!!!!!!
She told somewhere it was because she was too long of the bars. And she knew but needed the break.
I know it may take a miracle, but I’m praying she makes the Olympic Team. 🙏🏾
Absolutely love her!
Love her and her journey!!
I love how even when she came off bars she still had a smile on her face!
Chell yeah! ❤️
that hindorff to pak was HUGE
It's so much better to watch this without the commentary. Thank you
Omg I was a nervous wreck watching this while bawling my eyes out.
Chellsie is definitely the biggest story of the current gymnastics scene. I love it! What made her let go of the bar- it looked like she did that on purpose?
Yep, more impressive than the Goat,.. Although of course is was super exciting to see the new vault, an incredible achievement... But after that, its.. A bit boring lol. But not wirh Chelsie. Far more less predictable, which makes it so awesome.
My guess is Chellsie wasn’t facing the correct side of the bar and she probably hopped off so she could get back on facing the correct side.
Also chellsie isn’t used to doing giants facing the low bar so had she not hopped off she could have potentially hit her ankles and injured herself
@@iamagirl9938 turns out it was cos she hadn't yet done a full bars routine - that's the explanation she gave anyway, and that she was happy having done it in 2 parts.
She’s amazing
She’s been a fav of mine since 2003 Worlds in LA.
Mom comes out of retirement and shines!
I am loving every second of her comeback. It’s really inspiring. Also, I think Simone is talented but I don’t want gymnastic anymore because it’s over hyped on her and no one
else.
I really hope she does make it to Tokyo let's gooo!
YAY CHELLSIE! KEEP GOING!
I don’t have expert eyes and hope someone can help answer my question. In the vault, it looks like she started twisting a bit late in the air. Does it mean she can even squeeze in half a twist if she wants to?
Also, the fall off the bar seems like a surprise to me. She did everything else so effortlessly. Then that came out of no where.
So proud of chellsie!!!!!
She’s such a baddie!! Go chell Go!!!
I watched it live on Flo Gymnastics as I live on the other side of the world, so no way to access the NBC one - someone commented about Nastia commentating - did they mean the Classics, or did the NBC version use different commentators? (it was Sam Petchiz - not spelt right I know - and another guy, not Nastia and Tim).???
Yeah, NBC version was the regulars (Nastia & Tim)
@@emilygercke4628 interesting!! Has anyone posted that version i8ne wirh them commentating, that you know of??
I love watching her. Does anyone think she has a chance at making Tokyo. I know Simone is a lock, so that leaves 3 spots. It’s just so competitive and the fact that only 4 get to be on the team is insane. I guess maybe she could be an alt, but I really want her on the team
Probably not unless the selection committee wants an extra beam and vault specialist. She's not quite there yet with bars and floor. The next world team could be a possibility though.
With her experience, Team U.S.A. NEEDS her!!!!!!!!
Did she pulled out from floor? Thought I watched a dance-through from her on podium
She said she’s not ready to do a full floor routine. Maybe she’ll debut it during the worlds selection camp.
So glad
She looks so solid on beam!!!
A queen!
Could someone post the three scores for the three events at this championship. I have watched the performances several times but never seen the final scores. Thank you
it's in the video description
LOVE! 👏👏
can we talk about andy’s fist pump after her beam routine 3:03 😂❤️
What if they raised the age requirement to 18 or higher to get more mature gymnasts, instead of these prepubescent girls who are under so much pressure to perform to perfection.
I have questioned this myself. I kinda feel like that if they were to do that at the senior level, then they should raise the age limit for the other levels as well.
I wonder about this from an injury standpoint. Most girls are considered old at 20 because most of them have had career ending injuries by then. Their bodies can only take so many years of the intense pounding they put it through.
THIS X 1000!!! FAR less injuries.. The strain on pre puberty bodies, at a time where you're body is trying to retain all the calcium your body needs for the rest of your life (you stop being able to store calcium on toy skeleton afywr aged 20 ish).. Post puberty, STRONGER bodies - the Men compete with 'heacier' and 'bigger' bodies, so it's utter crap the whole 'oh but you need to be tiny and petite so you can do the moves'. 🙄
@@byersfamily138 yep.. Our bodies can only add calcium to our bones until around aged 20.. After that, you can only ever maintain calcium on your skeleton wirh diet.... You literally need a diet that's conducive to building up a calcium store for the rest of your life, in your teens... And most gymnasts in the past, have been under eating, over training, and compete with masuce injuries. Its utterly INSANE if you stand back and think about that.
@@anovemberstar whoa, that’s insane!
Yes Queen!! 👑🥳
hi I'm from Asia so I don't really know where to find the news, is Chellsie gonna compete floor? excited to see that, I was a kid in Beijing watching her!
Not at championships today I think, but at Olympic trials is the goal!
@@ragansmithgymnastics7782 thank you!! :)
YES YES YES!!! CHELSEA!!!
Why did she let go of the bar???
I am so happy for her, she’s been doing amazing.
Sha was supposed to do a clear hip half but didn’t do the half turn
Idk if I’ve ever seen a better pak from anyone
1:10 i love her
CHELL YEAH!
She's good.
0:47 i think mama needs to work on her rotation speed.
❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏
not to brag but CHELLSIE IS MY BSF FRL LIKE yes😭
Why did she come off bars? If anything it looked like she just needed a break to breathe in the routine, it didn't look like she lost her balance or anything.
My guess is she wasn’t facing the correct side of the bars. Chellsie isn’t used to doing giants facing towards the low bar and from what we saw from her training videos is she was supposed to do a half turn out of the clear hip and she just didn’t get that half turn in so she probably hopped off to position herself correctly for the next skill.
She threw the Shaposh tho!!!
What was her score on bars?
11.650
Why does the audience keep applauding after every skill? Those are the “warm and fuzzy” folks who are all rainbows and smiles. Hilarious. They don’t do that for anyone else.
Chellsie n simone just have the big cheering sections because they are more well known in the gymnastics community not that the other gymnastics aren’t but the audience is weird like that sometimes
Chellsie has always been a crowd favorite and still is due to her story.
I'd like the commentators to give us real reporting. Why is she going for it again? She went to the Olympics and performed extremely well. So what's with coming back now? Why not use your skillset to coach others to your former level? I'd want to be remembered for leaving at the top of my game and not the old lady who couldn't finish an event without falling. She's brave and worked hard, but it's time to move on.
it is very painful to watch a comeback like this post motherhood. Every moves and mistakes come with sour cringe face cramps. Yes we are afraid of her mistakes and falls, yet we want to see her nailing every move. U confuse me. But u inspire me to get up of my lazyboy chair and open the door cos the ups parcel just arrived.
She’s still good, but not Olympic good IMO.
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A queen!