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Becky downie8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() She’s not on the national team at the moment…usually if you’re not going to camps regularly or in a position to make international squads, you’re not considered to be an active member of the team and can’t get the stipend. Is Trinity Thomas still on the national team? Where does her stipend go if her training is covered by her NCAA scholarship? ![]() GB’s team was the most difficult for me to figure out that year because they had SO much depth and so many gymnasts who were “right” for the team, so while Becky would have been a great option, everyone who made it was also a great option. ![]() I remember being torn on this and pretty much every other choice that had to be made here, especially since this was a home Games for the Brits and everyone got into top fighting shape to get the chance to compete in that atmosphere. I actually think with a bit more time, she probably could have made the team over Hannah, but Hannah ended up doing fabulously in the team final, and Imogen didn’t actually end up competing floor even in qualifications despite how good she looked on the event a month earlier, so in hindsight I would have probably replaced Imogen with Becky.īut going into the Games, it wasn’t that simple a decision, and I still think Imogen more than earned her spot. The biggest issue is that Becky just didn’t have enough time to show what she could do on bars and beam, and without that chance, her only hope of making the team would have been if Rebecca or Hannah didn’t end up working out. Since she didn’t compete floor, which the team needed, that put her at a disadvantage, and since Jennifer Pinches and Imogen Cairns both had two of the strongest beam and floor routines at that competition, they ultimately made the most sense for the team. Becky improved on her vault at this meet, and had a decent beam set in prelims, but her bars weren’t reason enough to knock Rebecca, Hannah, or Beth off off the team, and her beam wasn’t one of the top routines at the meet. Going into the final trial, I remember Rebecca Tunney, Hannah Whelan, and Beth Tweddle essentially going in as locks, so bars was very clearly covered, but beam and floor needed more depth. ![]() But this will always be a tough decision for me because that group of athletes was all-around awesome.įrom what I remember, at her first competition back, she had a weak vault, but hit beam. Looking back with the gift of hindsight, I probably would’ve included her on it. Why didn’t Great Britain take Becky Downie to London in 2012?īecky was still coming back from injury that year and didn’t compete at all until Great Britain’s second of three Olympic trial meets, so without really getting enough time to really prove what she had to offer, it just didn’t make sense to have her on the team based on what she showed…at least going into the Olympics. Something you want to know? Ask us anonymously by going through the contact form at the bottom of the page. We apologize if we haven’t gotten to your question yet, but we try to answer in the order in which they were received (unless they are super relevant and need to be answered in a timely manner). It’s time for the 315th edition of You Asked, The Gymternet Answered! ![]()
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