I could also see Ferrer getting into that bars lineup in an early spot. Someone has to slot in for Hambrick—it’s not yet clear who it will be—and Ferrer is a nominee. The knees and leaps probably keep Ferrer from the beam lineup on a team like this, but she presents a routine if needed.

In training videos so far this preseason, we’ve seen the addition of a full-in on floor and a gainer 1.5 dismount on beam, which could provide that little extra standout quality and difficulty to get her out of “good for 9.850” territory. Her vault is a very clean, usable full, and on bars, if you can do a Ray, a bail with legs together, and a clean DLO, you’re in business. Definite options here.

Vault, however, may be the most interesting event for Dula because she boasts a little-seen round-off 1/1 on, back pike—a 10.0 start. It’s actually quite well done and gets better height than most 1/1 on vaults, but it’s so hard to score well for that because these vaults tend to get held to Yurchenko standards of height, distance, and landing position and deducted for all three. Can’t wait to see how it plays out, though.

Floor has always been the standout piece for Gaskins, and by retaining that DLO, she looks primed for a deep place in the lineup. Her line should suit her well on beam and bars, where the reduction to NCAA composition will allow the toes and handstands to shine while sifting out some of those elite execution trouble spots. Vault is an under-the-radar event for Gaskins, but recall how nice that DTY is in the linked video. Expect her to provide a clean, comfortable, and lineup-ready full there.

It’s easy to chalk up Olsen as only a vault and floor specialist and leave it there, but she did just hit beam in a worlds team final for Canada. I think a lot of us watched that routine and thought, given some more time at the Dana Duckworth Beam Finishing School for Alabama Ladies, that could actually be a thing for her. On bars…congratulations Shallon you don’t have to worry about bars anymore.

I’d note bars as another possibility because the skill set and rhythm is there, even if it would take cleaning. Beam is a similar case where this routine seems like a somewhat workable option, but that’s a pretty tough lineup to get into.

Because Stanford returns only one strong bars score from last season, nearly all of the freshmen must have competition-ready bars routines in order to reinvent the apparatus. With those handstands and the smooth Shaposh, you can see Waguespack in the lineup with a little cleaning. She also shows a lineup-ready Yurchenko full, comfortable twisting ability on floor (at least for a 2.5), and solid enough acro to render her an option on beam. Waguespack looks very much like the “early lineup on any event” type to bulk up the collection of options.

If we do see Brunette on other pieces, it will be on vault (especially because she is not listed as training floor on the roster) with a perfectly believable, clean FTY that can challenge for the top 6.

Hoang is unlikely to contribute bars, which is partially why the bars routines from the other four newbies are so critical, but like the others, she has a possible Yfull—with impressive distance that could get her into the lineup—and looks like a beam option despite not being listed as training beam on the roster. From what I’ve seen, that routine looks about on the level of the other 9.750-9.800 routines Stanford has hanging around.

Bars looks like the main option for Micco, though we could see her on floor as well with a 2.5 twist as a possible early-lineup option. On vault, she has shown a round-off 1/1 on, back tuck that may seem appealing because of its 10.0 start but probably isn’t at the level to be worth it.