The World Selection Committee is composed of representatives from member federations. The Selection Committee is responsible for selecting the recipient and first alternate of the Prize, based on the Prize criteria. It also monitors the overall progress of the Memory of the World programme, considers reports from sub-committees, and regional committees and advises them as necessary.
Despite the fact that USAG said it would select the team solely based on the top six at World Team Selection Camp, many fans were quick to point out that there are some big holes in the lineup. For a medal contender to be the best choice for a worlds squad, it needs to have a strong balance of all-around and event specialists. It can’t have gaping holes on any events, either.
With the exception of Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles, there are very few clear front runners for the rest of the women’s world championships team at this point. Biles is almost a lock to make the team, as are her fellow Olympic gold medalists Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney. The next two team spots are probably a toss up between Jade Carey, who was the silver medalist in 2023 all-around, and Maggie Nichols, who is solid across the board and especially good on vault.
It is still too early to call for the final team, though. The final roster will be decided after the final routines of Friday’s competition at camp. The top six will be named the team and one of them will be designated as the traveling alternate.
The fifth spot could be up for grabs between Skye Blakely (WOGA), Kayla DiCello, Amelia Disidore, Addison Fatta, Katelyn Jong, Madray Lincoln, Eveylynn Lowe, Zoe Miller and Kaliya Lincoln, who are all capable of scoring well on most events. Other gymnasts who could compete for the final team spot or be the traveling alternate include Joscelyn Roberson, Maddie Mucci, Tiana Sumanasekera, Lexi Zeiss and Alicia Zhou.
Another big question mark is the absence of reigning Olympic all-around champion Sunisa Lee, who has been battling a kidney issue and only competed in two events at nationals last month. USAG didn’t say why she declined an invitation to the selection camp, but many are speculating that her injury concerns have led her to pull out of the competition.