Carey outstanding, OSU gymnastics looks bright

Did a quick search of Pro Gymnastics:

Going ProMeans What Exactly?
For top football and basketball players, going pro means a chance at signing a profitable contract and competing at the highest level of the sport. Many of these athletes are not finished products but are drafted based only on raw ability that can be molded by professional coaches as they mature.

That is not the case for elite gymnasts. Before we explain the difference of gymnastics with other sports when it comes to going pro, let us define first why they are called elites as this is one of the elements of choosing to go professional.

These athletes are called elites for a reason. They are the best gymnasts in the world, competing for rankings and medals for national and international events. This title is acquired once a gymnast has surpassed level 10 and met the elite requirements. In the United States, elite gymnasts are members of USA Gymnastics and follow the FIG’s Code of Points. However, an elite gymnast doesn’t necessarily mean she’s a member of the national team as it’s a different status.

The qualifications for getting the elite status changes all the time. In 2011, the age qualification for the women’s senior elite program was 16 years while for the men’s senior program was open to gymnasts at least 16 years old as well. For female junior elite, gymnasts had to be ages 11 to 15 and men junior elite could be 12 to 18 years old.

Aside from the age requirements, there are also score qualifications. Gymnasts can qualify through a number of national competitions with a minimum score. As an example, a gymnast could receive elite status with a score of 35.00 at regional qualifiers, national qualifiers or team training camp, or a 53.00 at the previous year’s championships.

Once a gymnast has acquired this status and makes name all over the country, or internationally representing her country in huge competitions like Olympics, a lot of companies would then love to make her a sponsor of their product or feature in their magazines. This is where a gymnast can choose to be a professional, which means that she would start getting paid for her athletic abilities or she would sign up for sponsorships."


In the age of NIL......not sure it  is relevant?

Do you have a source or are you just trying to mess with people? As of 4 days ago, she was still planning on coming here.

I heard she’s going pro after the Olympics. 😢

Hopefully she makes it to Corvallis. Either way, best of luck to her in the 2 finals she gets to compete in. I too thought she was a bit jobbed by the score she received from the judges on balance beam.(because I am such a gymnast aficionado)

I find it interesting that she competed on her own to establish a spot at the Olympics outside of TeamUSA competition. I wonder if there is more to this story than we are privy to.