Team Japan

[ralucutzagy]

 

[yana]

[ralucutzagy]

 

[Guest turquoiseblue]

Narumi & Ryo  

 

 

[Danibellerika]

6 hours ago, yana said:

 

I object to this appropriation of pirates!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

j/k

[Danibellerika]

9 hours ago, ralucutzagy said:

Mai and Nate, sittin'  in a tree ...... looool    

 

There are more screen caps too of him looking so I think it was a while. 

[Smultron]

Everywhere people keep discussing who of the Japanese ladies they root for most and I'm just like.. I love them all???  

 

Marin makes such an adorable pirate  

[ralucutzagy]

15 minutes ago, Smultron said:

Everywhere people keep discussing who of the Japanese ladies they root for most and I'm just like.. I love them all???  

 

Marin makes such an adorable pirate  

Me, too! They are all amazing and I cant decide who I like the most!! It's a shame that they have only  2 spots for the Oly! 

[liv]

No matter what happens and who goes, someone deserving and capable is going to miss out. There will be more than a little disappointment to go around...

[kaeryth]

This is what happened with the men at JPN Nats in 2013 prior to Sochi #bloodbath. They had 3 spots though (Yuzu made sure of that) but it was still heartbreaking for Odaddy and Takahiko Kozuka. I can't imagine the pressure the ladies face with only 2 spots.

[Danibellerika]

I think on some level, making it to the olympics at all is going to be more pressure than actually being at the olympics.  This is actually not unheard of because our ladies US gymnastics team says they find the trials harder than the games itself.  

[liv]

Pre Sochi, National results determined who went, right? For ladies this year it seems 1 spot is for the Nats Champ, and 2nd spot is more about who has done best during the season... right? The pressure is more spread out, but if you bomb Nats at least you are not totally out of it... which is good. 

[Danibellerika]

1 minute ago, liv said:

Pre Sochi, National results determined who went, right? For ladies this year it seems 1 spot is for the Nats Champ, and 2nd spot is more about who has done best during the season... right? The pressure is more spread out, but if you bomb Nats at least you are not totally out of it... which is good. 

Yeah. That's why I didn't outright say nationals.  But this season long audition could be worse because instead of knowing you gotta show up for one competition, in your mind you know you gotta show up for EVERY competition. 

[yuzuangel]

Arghhhh. Now I'm imagining a case where the decision is verryyyy close. Say two ladies place 2-3 at GPF and then 3-2 at Nationals. Then what? 

[Danibellerika]

24 minutes ago, yuzuangel said:

Arghhhh. Now I'm imagining a case where the decision is verryyyy close. Say two ladies place 2-3 at GPF and then 3-2 at Nationals. Then what? 

They will be mulling over that one fall that could have made the difference between those places.  Complete and total pressure cooker.  And especially when they have to face each other in these events like whatever that GP is with THREE of them in the same one...