Wish list for 2011 Worlds

Sure, Worlds won't be here for a few months, and it still remains to be seen if they will be held, as scheduled, in Tokyo, but that hasn't stopped me thinking about what I'd like to see happen this year.

1. Lauren Mitchell and Diana Chelaru MUST have new floor music. I mean, COME ON girls. I can't take it anymore. Lauren was using the same music in Rotterdam that she had in Beijing, and Chelaru's had hers for seemingly forever as well. They're both such talented floor workers but I would love to see something different from both of them, especially the current World champion on floor. 
2. Sandra Izbasa: World gold medalist. Sandra's got European gold and Olympic gold, and I'd love to see her cap off what's been a great comeback year for her with a World title. With Mustafina out of the picture and Mitchell looking less than sharp this season, Izbasa has to be considered one of the major players for the floor title, even at this early stage, especially if she can clean up her landings on her final two passes OR even upgrade- I'd love to see a double layout from her. I think her biggest challengers will be from the American team, like Wieber (who, come to think of it, also really needs new floor music) or Bross, if she can put together a routine like she did in the 2010 Worlds AA.
3. A healthy Viktoria Komova. According to International Gymnast, Komova has gone to the same clinic in Munich where Mustafina had her knee operation to get an expert opinion on her ankle. If she does have an operation on it, I think it's safe to assume that her participation in Worlds will be limited at best, but in my fantasy world, she'll be healed and ready for the All-Around.
4. A healthy Rebecca Bross. We haven't seen much of Rebecca since Rotterdam, as she's also been recovering from injuries. The USA will definitely need her steadying presence with so many young guns in the mix this year. 
5. A clean team final. This is, most likely, a pipe dream. Rotterdam was full of falls (although in my opinion, 2003 was even more insane in the falling department) and the competition's most consistent gymnast won't be in Tokyo. The Russian camp is, I'm sure, in full-on panic mode about how to work around the absence of Mustafina and the possible absence of Komova, and it remains to be seen how they'll cope. You can never really count on the Chinese to put together a clean team performance, despite their buckets of talent. The Romanians were largely clean in Rotterdam (barring Izbasa's disaster in the floor final) but Porgras's condition so far this season has been pretty shaky. This leaves the Americans out of the big four, and they too are a bit of a question mark. They had a last-minute injury in Rotterdam as well as a total meltdown from Mattie Larson, but their depth has increased quite a bit this season (except on bars). I think the US Nationals will be a very interesting competition (Sacramone back on floor! Johnson back in competition! All kinds of baby Americans with Amanars and terrible floor choreography!) and will give us quite a bit more information about the strengths and weaknesses of this team going into Worlds.