Pictured: Bailie Key

The October National Team Training Camp is underway at the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville Texas. This camp comes just days after the 2014 World Championships concluded and none of the girls from the U.S. Worlds team will be in attendance. However, there are many new and exciting faces at the camp, including some girls who haven’t attended in some time. There are some brand new elites as well as a couple of level 10s. Many of these gymnasts will be seniors next year and the U.S. could be looking to increase their depth after numerous injuries from seniors this year.

 

The most anticipated return to the Karolyi Ranch is Aly Raisman who will be attending a National Team Training Camp for the first time since the 2012 Olympics and joining Olympic teammate Gabby Douglas who is also at the camp. Read about Raisman’s return here and see where we think she will fit in on the US team. Another exciting return is junior international elite standout Bailie Key who missed the 2014 Secret Classic and P&G Championships due to injuries. 

 

Below are some other new and returning faces who will be attending the camp. See the full list of attendees here.
 

 

Frances Bidwill - Desert Devils

14 year old Frances Bidwill competed her third year as a level 10 this past season. She won the Arizona state meet this year with a 37.825 and went on to place sixth with a 37.05 at the level 10 JO NIT. Watch Bidwill in our Workout Wednesday with Desert Devils where you can see her training some big skills including a piked Arabian double front and a double layout on floor. Watch her beam routine from this year’s SCEGA Cal Classic here. 

 

Alissa Bonsall - Gymnastics Express Too

Alissa Bonsall competed level 10 for the past two years and trains at Gymnastics Express Too in Connecticut. She is 15 years old and has committed to Penn State for 2017-2018. She competed at the July National Elite Qualifier where she placed fifth all-around but did not receive the score she needed to qualify for elite. 

Pictured: Marissa Oakley
 

Marissa Oakley - Phenom

Marissa Oakley is a junior international elite from Illinois. She competed her fifth season of level 10 this year and ended at JO Nationals where she tied for 11th all-around with a 37.675. She then competed at the American Classic, Secret Classic, and P&G Championships. At Championships, she tied for 15th all-around. Watch our Workout Wednesday featuring her and Phenom Gymnastics here.

 

Pictured: Lexy Ramler
 

Lexy Ramler - Kidsport

Lexy Ramler is a junior international elite from Minnesota who qualified for both the 2013 and 2014 P&G Championships. In 2013, she started out the season as a level 10 and finished with strong at JO Nationals where she placed first all-around. Most recently at the 2014 P&G Championships, Ramler had a great meet besides trouble on bars the second day, and placed 17th all-around.

Pictured: Megan Skaggs
 

Megan Skaggs - Atlanta School of Gymnastics

While she isn’t a new face, Megan Skaggs is attending camp for the first time since fall of 2013. She is a junior international elite and qualified for Championships the past three years. At the 2014 P&G Championships she placed ninth all-around, seventh on vault, and eighth on beam. 

 

 

Other gymnasts at this camp who haven’t been at a National Team Training Camp since February include Polina Shchennikova, Christina Desiderio, and Alexis Vasquez. 


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