With intrasquad season in full swing and fantasy gymnastics season right around the corner, we’ve all been doing some serious thinking about how the deepest teams in the country will arrange their lineups. While it’s exciting that season is so near, it also means facing some hard truths about which of our favorite routines might not get regular lineup time this year. If that’s sad for you, we invite you to join us in fantasy world for a little while. In this article, we’re showing off what some of the country’s most competitive lineups might look like if we set the lineups. What we came up with is whimsical, impractical, ridiculous, and a lot of fun. If you hate our lineups or if you have your own equally deluded dream top sixes you want to share, let us know on Twitter or in the comments!
| FLORIDA BEAM |
| Morgan Hurd |
| Alex Magee |
| Riley McCusker |
| Victoria Nguyen |
| Ellie Lazzari |
| Leanne Wong |
For this infinitely deep lineup, we prioritized all the toe points and did not think about hit percentages. Have you ever seen Alex Magee’s press handstand work on beam? You need to.
| OKLAHOMA BEAM |
| Ragan Smith |
| Meilin Sullivan |
| Dani Sievers |
| Audrey Davis |
| Ava Siegfeldt |
| Faith Torrez |
It should go without saying, but Torrez always goes for the standing full in this scenario. She’s anchoring specifically so that she can try the standing full if all of the others hit.
| MICHIGAN BARS |
| Sierra Brooks |
| Kaylen Morgan |
| Jacey Vore |
| Farah Lipetz |
| Natalie Wojcik |
| Abby Heiskell |
We learned at this weekend’s intrasquad that basically none of Michigan’s freshmen are full routine-fit right now. Because this article is not about reality, we’re choosing to ignore that. We’ve also gone ahead and put Abby Heiskell in the anchor because she’s one of the cleanest bars gymnasts in the entire country and she deserves it.
| GEORGIA BARS |
| Josie Angeny |
| Haley de Jong |
| Jacquie Moran |
| Naya Howard |
| JaFree Scott |
| Katie Finnegan |
These freshmen are freaking pretty on bars. We say let them shine. We’re also not even joking about Katie Finnegan anchoring: She’s been looking pretty immaculate lately.
| MINNESOTA BEAM |
| Brooklyn Rowray |
| Ali Sonier |
| Sarah Moraw |
| Tiarre Sales |
| Ella Sirjord |
| Ivy Lu |
Um… No need to discuss that anchor pick. We don’t want to talk about it.
This is a very, very different Minnesota team, and while there’s some great beam talent among the underclassmen, we’re finding ourselves longing for a little familiarity.
| UCLA FLOOR |
| Margzetta Frazier |
| Frida Esparza |
| Emily Lee |
| Chae Campbell |
| Emma Malabuyo |
| Selena Harris |
Remember when Frida Esparza did a double double? We do. We remember it every day. We see it in our dreams at night.
Apart from that, this lineup isn’t even too ridiculous. Yes, the order is bizarre, but Jordan Chiles is bound to need a few rest weeks after her elite season. It could happen.
| STANFORD BEAM |
| Ava Sorrento |
| Porsche Trinidad |
| Claire Dean |
| Chloe Widner |
| Anna Roberts |
| Ira Alexeeva |
Look, if Stanford wanted us to be able to make slightly more reasonable lineup guesses, it could have posted more training footage. Since it didn’t do that, who’s to stop us just using our imaginations?
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Article by Claire Billman and Rebecca Scally
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Nicole Wojcik? You want a Lindenwood gymnast in Michigan’s bars lineup? Are we that far down on Natalie at this point?
Simple mistake that’s now fixed, Lanny. No need to be rude. Thanks for pointing it out nevertheless!
You need to relax Lanny. This is not serious but simple fantasy.
You must be sooooo fun at parties.