No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Utah, No. 8 Kentucky, No. 9 California and No. 11 Washington
Part two of semifinals begins in just a short while, featuring title favorite Oklahoma and strong contenders Florida and Utah. Upsets are definitely possible here as well, with Washington and Cal coming in as underestimated powerhouses and Kentucky riding high with their first qualification to Nationals. Also watch for individual competitor Elizabeth Price as she tries to win the all around crown without her team behind her, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in 20+ years. The bar has been set from session one – how will session two turn out? Here’s a reminder of the numbers that did and didn’t qualify from the first session, as well as the leaders for the individual titles.
UCLA: 197.5625
LSU: 197.4750
Nebraska: 197.0125
Georgia: 196.6875
Alabama: 196.6250
Arkansas: 196.4250
VT: Snead, UGA and Houchin, Neb with 9.9
UB: Ross, UCLA with 9.95
BB: Lee, UCLA with 9.9875
FX: Ohashi, UCLA with 9.9625
AA: Ross, UCLA with 39.6375
Session 2 lineups! Note that @jadelindzey is back in vault for @OU_WGymnastics and @jazmynfoberg is back on floor for @GatorsGym. Also no Burch for @UtahGymnastics #ncaagym pic.twitter.com/VXxTlNsybx
— Caroline Medley (@mycluttereddesk) April 20, 2018
5:50pm: March-in is happening now! I’m already feeling the strain of this coupled with my lack of sleep last night, but I will do my best to keep up, I promise.
5:59pm: Hard to tell about Florida from all the way over here, but I don’t think any of these four on the floor right now have new leos on. Washington, OU and Utah all have definitely worn theirs before. Jury’s still out on Cal and and Kentucky.
6:05pm: Rotation 1! Here we go, y’all!
Reinstadtler, Utah VT: FTY, slide back.
Boren, UF UB: Tkachev huge as usual. Bail solid. DLO, hop back.
Catour, OU BB: Switch side, super secure. Rest of dance elements good. Must’ve missed her series. Gainer back tuck full, looked like a shuffle? Hard to tell.
Nelson, UW FX: Double tuck, good control. Combination pass is good. Double pike to finish, a good start for UW.
6:08pm: Lee, VT: FTY, stuck! That’s the way to come out swinging.
Skaggs, UB: Tkachev to pak, dynamic as always. DLO, swims for the stick!
Showers, BB: Bhs loso, super steady. Love her straight jump to Korbut combo. Gainer full, stuck!
Roberson, FX: front double full, nice! keeps her steps minimal on landing. Rudi to loso, nice and floaty. Double pike to finish!
6:10pm: Lewis, VT: biiiig FTY, bounce back.Â
Hundley, UB: Maloeny to pak is good. Van Leeuwen big leg sep, but sticks the full in!
6:11pm: Tessen, VT: Y1.5 and totally overcooks it, ends up bounding off to the side and off the mat.
Gowey, UB: Biiiig Ray, a little short on following handstand, that’s unusual. Pak is good. DLO stuck like a dart!
6:12pm: Merrell-Giles, VT: Y1.5, little hop forward.
Foberg, UB: Maloney, good, to Gienger, legs are more together than usual! Good for her! Stuck full in!
Lehrmann, BB: Leap series good, nice positions. Series is good. Gainer layout full, stuck! OU beam doing the OU beam thang.
Schaefer, FX: Nice high double tuck to open. Combo pass is good, nice control. She’s definitely trying to control her energy level here. Double pike to close, nice.
6:14pm: Skinner, VT: DTY, sticks! That’s the best one she’s done all season I think.
McMurtry, UB: HUGE Ray, bail solid. full in is soooooo high and she sticks!
Hoffa, FX: Out of bounds on first pass I think? Combo pass is good. Double tuck to close is a little short, probably overcompensating. Not what UW needed out of her.
6:16pm: Price, Stan VT: DTY, little slide back. A good one!
Drouin-Allaire, GW UB: Clean through releases. Giant full to double tuck, maybe a shuffle on the landing.
Brown, BB: Bobble on her front aerial, saves it. Bhs loso, solid! That’s her backup series from what I remember, good for her. Split to gainer full dismount, stick!
Washington, FX: great AIR on that opening double tuck, wow! front lay to front full, bounds out of it but tries to disguise as choreography. I love the sharpness in her choreo movements, she’s clearly a performer. Sticks her closing double pike! Awesome!
6:18pm: Webb, BB: Bhs loso, totally solid, not a doubt in sight. Cat leap to front aerial, break at the hips but stays on without a lot of flailing. Leap series secure. Side aerial to back full, good!
Burleson, FX: Double pike, lots of power there. 1.5 through to double full, great control to stay in bounds. 2.5 twist to finish, super high in the air but keeps her landing pretty clean. Well done!
6:23pm: Nichols, BB: Front aerial to split jump, solid. Bhs loso, dead on! Switch to split, nice. Roundoff 1.5 twist, stuck beautifully. Showing off why she’s ranked No. 1 AA in the country.
Remme, Boise FX: Front double full to open, a little stutter on the landing but recovers fine. Double pike, good power there. Combination pass is good, and what a cute finish! Love her.
6:26pm: Lane, UNC BB: Press handstand mount straight to loso loso, what a legend. Hitchkick to switch side, good. Beat to side somi, chest very low but saves it with little wobbling. Roundoff 1.5 twist, little step to the side I think.
Okay! After rotation 1, your leader is Florida by a full tenth! Here are the full standings.
Florida: 49.4750
Oklahoma: 49.3750
Washington: 49.2625
Utah: 49.2250
Skinner takes the lead on vault at 9.9375, which I agree with for sure. I think that’ll be hard to beat, honestly. McMurtry is tied with Ross for the bars title at the moment at 9.95. Beam and floor still belong to Lee and Ohashi, respectively.
6:35pm: Rotation 2!
Riley, UW VT: Yhalf, little step forward.
Carlisle, UK UB: Short on first handstand, Jaeger good. full in close to the bar but stuck! A good start for Kentucky.
Hundley, UF BB: A hit that I did not watch at all, sorry Meals! Scores seem a little far spread for her, I see some 9.7s being raised.
So Seilnacht, Cal FX: Rudi to open, out of bounds. Combo pass to split to punch front is good! 1.5 twist to front pike, good. Other than the OOB, a fine routine.
6:37pm: Hoffa, VT: FTY, little step back.
Warren, UB: Jaeger good, bail solid. Sounds like a stick from the cheers of the crowd but I missed it.
6:39pm: Copiak, VT: FTY, little bounce.
Stuart, UB: Missed it but a looks like a 9.8ish hit from the scores being raised.
Skaggs, BB: Wolf turn, and sigh of relief. Series secure, good. Leaps solid. Side aerial to back full, yes!
Robinson, FX: Double arabian, one of her good ones. Combo pass solid. I love the Wonder Woman theme of this routine. Double pike to close is good.
6:41pm: Goings, VT: ooh arm crunches on the table and crashed her FTY. I hope she’s okay.
And Coca goes over on a handstand over on Kentucky. Two falls in two minutes, yikes.
Boren, BB: Front toss, solid. Bhs loso, super secure. Leap series is good. Stuck gainer full! Florida is pushing for this.
George, FX: Front double full, very nice. Punch front through to Rudi, good. Missed the last pass but seems she hit.
6:43pm: Roberson, VT: waiting while judges conference on Goings.
Hyland, UB: Giant full to GIenger, caught close and has to stop and recast. Disaster on the low bar, somehow stays on! That’ll be some big deductions though. Full in with a step.
Gowey, BB: Triple series gorgeous. Front aerial to sissone, solid. I love this confidence in her, so much fire. Stuck gainer full!
6:45pm: Korth, UB: piked Jaeger, bail solid. FTDLO, little step it looked like.
Sy Seilnacht, FX: Double tuck to open, good. Double pike, nicely done. A little short on second leap in her series. 1.5 twist to front half, nice! Cal getting into their groove.
6:47pm: Roberson, VT: FTY, a little short but stays on her feet.
Ramler, Minn UB: Maloney to pak, so pretty. Van Leeuwen is clean. Gorgeous handstand work. Stuck full in!
Baumann, BB: Onodi, gorgeous. Not connected. Bhs loso, solid. Switch to split, lovely. Front aerial, good. Roundoff 1.5, maybe a little stutter step?
Gallarzo, FX: Double pike, bouncy but stays in, good job. Missed the middle pass but a hit, I believe. 1.5 to front lay to close, solid.
6:50pm: Burleson, VT: big air on her full, little step back. Washington drops the fall from Goings and can move forward without that hanging over their heads.
Remme, Boise VT: FTY, little hop back.
McMurtry, BB: from what I caught, a typical McMurtry routine. Solid and secure through final dance elements, roundoff double full with a little bounce in place.
Williams, FX: DLO! Less power than I’m used to from her? Still pretty straight though. Combo pass is good. Double pike nice and high. That’s a fun one!
6:53pm: Drouin-Allaire, GW BB: bhs loso loso, little bobble but stays on. Bobble mid-leap series, they might take that from her. Roundoff double full, hop in place.
6:55pm: Balthazor, Ill FX: Double tuck to open, lots of height! This is my first time watching her this season, I kinda love this! She is giving me the sass. 1.5 to front lay, nicely done. What a moment for her!
Alright guys, after two, Florida is still in the lead! Here’s the full standings.
Florida: 98.7875
Washington: 98.0625
Oklahoma: 49.3750
Utah: 49.2250
California: 48.9875
Kentucky: 48.6000
No new event title changes, but super noteworthy: Balthazor earns a 9.9, the highest floor score of this session so far! How cool for her!
7:05pm: Rotation 3!
Keelen, Cal VT: FTY, little bounce.
Lewis, Utah UB: Big Tkachev, flexed feet though. Bail a little floppy. DLO stuck cold! A good start to bars for the Utes.
Stuart, UK BB: Switch leap to ring stag, solid. Bhs loso, secure. Lovely scale. Side aerial back tuck full.
Showers, OU FX: Double pike to open. Missed her middle pass but clearly a good one. Combo pass to close, good control.
7:08pm: Gallarzo, VT: Yhalf, little step forward.
Merrell-Giles, UB: Deltchev, catch looked a little rough. Bail was good. Stalder to double tuck, good!
Rechenmacher, BB: Front aerial, a little unsteady but covers. Attitude turn is a little flung but no problems. Bhs loso, bobble to the side but stays on.
Schoepfer, FX: Double tuck, big bounce out of it but stays in bounds. 1.5 to front lay, good. She is such a lil ball of energy! Double pike to close, nice.
7:09pm: Sy Seilnacht, FTY, looked stuck to me!
7:10pm: George, VT: FTY wiht a bounce back.
Reinstadtler, UB: Legs a little messy on bail. Full in, slide back.
Poland, BB: Bhs loso, leg up but stays on. Leaps a little wonky. Gainer pike off the end, stick!
7:11pm: Robinson, VT: piked Ilg (handspring onto the board, handspring onto table, pike off) and sticks it cold!!! The team is like picking her up, that’s precious.
Lee, UB: Releases looked good, only caught the dismount.
Korth, BB: A hit routine! Didn’t see much of it.
Dowell, FX: This is so fun in person. Double front to stag, crowd goes bonkers! Combo pass is good, as is double back.
7:16pm: Balthazor, Ill VT: FTY, step back.
Tessen, UB: I missed this entirely, sorry guys. Think it was a hit though.
Dukes, BB: Leaps secure, one of the nicer sheeps in NCAA though not as close to her head. Series fine. Sticks dismount!
Jackson, FX: GORGEOUS open full in, I love that. whip half to.. Rudi I think for combo pass. I miss last year’s routine but she’s an amazing performer regardless of what routine you have her do. Last pass good.
7:19pm: Sievers, ISU VT: handspring pike half, super open and high in the air.
Skinner, UB: A solid routine! Missed parts of this but release was excellent and dismount stuck.
Hyland, BB: Apparently she had a fall – I missed it entirely. But a stuck dismount! Nice!
Webb, FX: front double full! very nice. Last two passes are good, I was busy watching Ebee, oops.
7:20pm: Price, Stan UB: Maloney to uprise to church to bail. Her connections are insane. DLO stuck! The entire arena goes crazy for her, and Utah fans, team, and other competitors are giving the 10 hands!! I love the love for her.
Hortman-Evans, BYU UB: release to immediate overshoot was a little wild but covers well. stuck dismount! good for her, repping her school at nationals for the first time in a while.
7:21pm: Nichols, FX: Full in! Legs are better than they used to be though not perfect, and well controlled. Combo pass to front layout stepout is good, I kinda love that. Double pike to close, excellent.
Ramler, Minn BB: Her extension is so gorgeous through her leaps, ugh. Series good. Stuck dismount! Good for her.
7:23pm: Lane, UNC FX: Double pike to open. She’s such a cutie. Rudi loso second pass, nice and floaty. Rudi to finish. Love seeing her out here!
7:28pm: Pedrick, CMU FX: Triple twist! I didn’t know she did that! Little wild on the landing but stays in I’m pretty sure. Little wild in her dance elements too but keeps it minimal. Combo pass is good. Double pike to close, a little short on the landing.
At the halfway point, the standings have turned back into what we expected in the top three:
Oklahoma: 98.9625
Florida: 98.7875
Utah: 98.5625
California: 98.2125
Washington: 98.0625
Kentucky: 97.5875
Cal actually manages to pass Washington, but remember, UW ends on beam, their best event. And we have a new bars leader – Elizabeth Price earned a perfect 10.0! If she couldn’t win AA, I’m happy with this. Her routine was totally flawless. Nichols has also tied Ohashi for the floor title for 9.9625.
7:37pm: Rotation 4 time!
Lehrmann, OU VT: FTY, little hop.
Nelson, UW UB: A little slow on giant full to finish, but gets it around and sticks double tuck! A hit.
Stover, Utah BB: Switch to straddle, good. Missed her series but seems to be a hit. Stuck gainer full! Another solid start for the Utes.
Hundley, UF FX: Whip double tuck to open. Double pike is good. Combo pass nailed! I love this routine on her.
7:39pm: Showers, VT: FTY, little bounce back.
Goings, UB: Good to see her competing – and just as I say that, she falls on her Jaeger. Girl needs to get it together. Gets back on and finished, I think stuck her dismount.
Merrell-Giles, BB: Ugh, so close, she only had the dismount left and she fell. Dismount was good though?
Gowey, FX: This is a lineup change for Florida, Foberg was supposed to go next. Hands down on her double pike, jeez. Other two passes were good, but she’s clearly upset.
7:40pm: Dowell, VT: Y1.5, stuck cold! Wow! She’s been on fire tonight.
7:42pm: Jackson, VT: Y1.5, little hop forward.
7:44pm: Degouveia, VT: Y1.5! Good to see her back in. Little slide back though.
Burleson, UB: Big Tkachev, fingertip catch it looked like. Over the wrong way on her bail and has to switch kip, but stays on. Dismount clean, maybe a little step.
Soloski, BB: Switch to switch half, super messy but says on fine. Series is good. Side aerial to back full, little stutter step.
Slocum, FX: Sticks with the double pike today, probably a good plan. Combo pass is good. Rudi to finish, good reset button!
7:45pm: Nichols, VT: Y1.5, shuffle forward.
7:47pm: Lane, UNC VT: Yfull on, pike off, step back. Such a unique vault, fun to see on the national stage.
Copiak, UB: A medium hit from what I can tell, didn’t see it.
Lee, BB: Big balance check on side somi, but stays on. Leaps are clean. Stayed on, that’s the important part right now.
McMurtry, FX: Triple twist! Little too much power but crossed over herself to stay in bounds. Front lay front full, super floaty. Double tuck to finish, gets it just right this time. One of her best this year!
7:48pm: Riley, UB: Maloney to bail, solid. DLO stuck! Good finish for a rough rotation for UW.
Reinstadtler, BB: Lovely extension through her leaps. Bhs loso, super patient and secure. Switch to straddle quarter. Cartwheel gainer full, good reset!
Boren, FX: DLO basically stuck, so good! Combo pass is solid. Even the OU crowd is doing her choreo, that’s how much fun this routine is. Double back to close, so good. I’d say that’s on par with Ohashi and Nichols, but maybe I’m biased.
7:51pm: Remme, Boise UB: Release good. Bail straight on. Little shuffle back on DLO dismount.
Skinner, BB: Bhs loso, secure. Side aerial to split, good. Switch to straddle to back tuck, super solid. Roundoff double tuck, stuck! That’ll be a big relief for the Utes.
Baumann, FX: Double tuck, good idea. Combo pass is solid. Her lines are soooo pretty, I love how this routine showcases her extension and polish. Double pike to close! The Gators escape disaster as well.
7:54pm: Price, Stan BB: Front aerial, good. Series super solid! Roundoff double pike, little step forward.
Drouin-Allaire, GW FX: full in, nice! I love that GW does their own choreography, she’s clearly very committed to this routine and I love it. Combo pass was good. Double pike to close, nice air and good control.
After four, the top three stay the same but with some significant gaps.
Oklahoma: 148.4375
Florida: 148.1000
Utah: 147.6750
Washington: 147.0625
California: 98.2125
Kentucky: 97.5875
If Utah has another fall problem and Cal has a really good bars day, we could be looking at Cal in the Super Six, y’all. Additionally, if Utah counts a fall (obviously less likely, but crazier things have happened) and Washington has a really good beam day, we could be looking at UW in the Super Six. It’s gonna come down to the wire, I have a feeling, guys.
8:04pm: Rotation 5! Let’s goooo!
Hundley, UF VT: FTY, I saw little shuffle but team seems to have seen a stick.
Sternberg, Cal UB: Ray, good. Missed the rest but clearly a hit.
Rose, UW BB: Y turn, ooooh. Leap series good. Missed her acro series but sticks her dismount! A good start for UW, they needed to hit that reset button.
Poland, UK FX: punch front through to Rudi, nice! Front double full for second pass, wow.
8:06pm: Skaggs, VT: FTY, little hop back.
Williams, UB: Hindorff, huge and swings big back into her kip. Bail good. DLO stuck! Cal is definitely fighting for this.
8:08pm: Foberg, VT: FTY, slide back.
Watterson, UB: Pak lovely, Van Leeuwen nice. I missed her dismount though.
Schaefer, BB: Bhs loso, super secure there. Leaps are good. Roundoff 1.5, little step.
Warren, FX: Front double full! Kentucky not playing with these E passes. Rudi loso, nice and floaty.
8:09pm: Boren, VT: Y1.5, I saw a little shuffle I think but it might have just been her straightening up out of a bent knee landing. Definitely one of her best ones recently though!
Slocum, VT: HS pike half, HUGE air and a little shuffle on the landing.
Schank, UB: lovely handstand work. missed all her releases but definitely a hit, slide back on her DLO.
Copiak, BB: Switch half to beat, good. Side aerial, super floaty. Hit dismount. Team is stoked for that one.
Rechenmacher, FX: front through to double back, nice. Double pike to close, don’t know if there was a middle pass I missed or not.
8:12pm: McMurtry, VT: DTY, little slide back and the team goes crazy!
George, UB: Releases good. Full dismount is super high and she sticks like glue!
8:13pm: Drouin-Allaire GW VT: GOES FOR THE DTY and stumbles back and falls. Good for her for going for broke though!
So Seilnacht, UB: huuuuge piked Jaeger! Sticks full in.
Goings, BB: Hit series! Bet that’s a relief for her. Leaps were good. Stuck dismount! Team goes wild. A good end to a rough day for her.
Hyland, FX: Hit opening pass, I missed what it was. 1.5 twist to front lay to close, big cheers from Big Blue Nation behind me.
8:16pm: Balthazor, Ill UB: Tkachev to overshoot, big air there. Almost overarches a handstand but saves it! Full in super close to the bar and step back.
Roberson, BB: Series solid! Leaps good. Cartwheel gainer full, stick!
Dukes, FX: Double pike to open, good! Nice extension through her leaps. Combo pass is nice. Double tuck to close, almost cowboys it a little? Overall a good one.
8:19pm: Burleson, BB: Front aerial to bhs, secure. Side aerial to switch leap, good connection there, swing the leg through nicely. Gorgeous leap positions. Side aerial to back full, stuck!
Korth, FX: Only the double tuck still, interesting… Rudi loso, nice. Double pike to finish, excellent finish to a rough night for the Cats.
8:22pm: Remme, Boise BB: oooh fun twisty straddle mount. Switch to switch half, nice. Front aerial, solid. Little hop on dismount. All the high-fives from UW! So sweet.
Ramler, Minn FX: Gorgeous split ring full in the corner. Double pike to open, may have gone OOB? Couldn’t tell if judge raised or hand or just brushed it through her hair. 1.5 twist to front lay, good. Double tuck basically stuck, just pops into a lunge. Love watching her! Also yes, confirmed OOB.
After five rotations, Florida and Washington have finished their competition with some vastly different numbers. Florida should feel pretty secure at 197.5875, but here are your full results.
Florida: 197.5875
Washington: 196.2500
Oklahoma: 148.4375
Utah: 147.6750
California: 147.5000
Kentucky: 146.8125
Look how close Cal and Utah are! Granted, Cal is going to beam while Utah goes to floor, but Cal should be proud of how they’ve stepped up to the plate. Dowell and McMurtry are now both tied with Skinner for the vault title at 9.9375, Price hangs onto her lead on bars with that perfect 10.0, Peng-Peng Lee still leads beam from the first session at 9.9875, and Nichols and Ohashi hold floor at 9.9625. No one who has completed their AA night has passed Kyla Ross’s score of 39.6375, but Nichols, Skinner and Price are both still capable of doing so.
8:32pm: Last one, y’all! Let’s go!
Dukes, UK VT: Yhalf, little shuffle.
Webb, OU UB: Missed the first part of it but good transition and bounce back on dismount.
Shu, Cal BB: Secure so far. Leap series is good. Side aerial to back full, stuck!
Lewis, Utah FX: Double pike to open, great height. Combo pass is good. Double tuck to close, solid.
8:34pm: Kwan, VT: FTY stuck! Wow!
Showers, UB: Markelov, yes! Step back on dismount.
8:36pm: Davis, VT: FTY, great height, college stick.
Catour, UB: Ray is gorgeous! Bail a little floppy but controls it better than most. Sounds like a stick to me, ha.
George, BB: Series secure. Leap series is good. Hit dismount.
Lee, FX: 2.5 twist to open! Nice control. Missed her second pass, but a hit. Roundoff double full to loso for last pass I think? Very cool!
8:37pm: Rosa, VT: FTY, a little bit of leg sep in the air.
8:38pm: Hyland, VT: FTY, deep knee bend, couldn’t tell from here if her knees actually touched the mat or not.
Dowell, UB: Ray is gorgeous as usual. Bail solid. Lovely final handstand, DLO, slide back.
Keelen, BB: Little bobble on her series but stays on. Leap series solid, nice extension in splits. Front aerial to split jump, slow on the connection but clean. Roundoff 1.5, step forward.
Reinstadtler, FX: Opens with double tuck, nice control there. 1.5 to front lay, dances out. Hit double pike.
8:39pm: Korth, VT: Y1.5, a little leg sep but sticks cold! Runs back with the biggest smile on her face.
Lehrmann, UB: Nice high Jaeger. Bail good. Sticks dismount! Excellent!
Gallarzo, BB: Front aerial to bhs loso, nice! Missed the rest but seem to be a hit.
8:41pm: Ramler, Minn VT: big FTY, stuck! What a beauty.
Nichols, UB: Great amplitude on releases. Crowd goes crazy! Couldn’t see the landing from here though. Aaaand she’ll tie Ebee for the event title with another perfect 10.0!
Williams, BB: The little I saw was clean, mostly dance elements and choreo. Gainer pike off the end, sticks!
Soloski, FX: DLO, nice! Double full, seond pass, good. 1.5 to front lay, solid.
8:44pm: Lane, UNC UB: Clean but simple routine, no single bar release. Just a bail. But nice and clean.
Merrell-Giles, FX: Piked full in! Super clean. 1.5 twist to front tuck-ish? Indistinct shape there, hard to tell what it was supposed to be. Hit last pass, and crowd goes nuts.
8:46pm: So Seilnacht, BB: Bhs loso, big bobble but stays on. Bobble again on ring stag but keeps it together still. Side aerial to back full, stick! Cal survives but I doubt they’ll pass Utah.
Skinner, FX: Double double! That’s incredible in person. She’s suuuch a quick twister. 1.5 through to double full, nice control there. Full in to finish, holds her ending pose and for good reason! That was one the cleanest routines I think she’s done.
8:49pm: Balthazor, Ill BB: Lovely leaps! Front toss, solid. Beat to split three quarter, actually makes that cleanly unlike most people who do it. Gainer pike off the end, nice! Illinois contingent goes bonkers.
8:51pm: Price, Stan FX: DLO! Amazing. Front through to double tuck, basically stuck. Now she’s bringing the drama. Love this! Double pike, great control there too. This is absolutely incredible, she fought for it. Utah screaming for 10s for her. Actually, the entire crowd is cheering for 10s and two judges get booed when they flash 9.85s, oooooh. I don’t know where those deductions came from, y’all. I could see 9.95 but really? She’ll end up with 9.925, which puts her at 3rd in the all around! Holy crap!
At the end of everything, here are your final scores.
Oklahoma: 198.0500
Florida: 197.5875
Utah: 197.1375
California: 196.5000
Washington: 196.2500
Kentucky: 196.0625
Oklahoma, Florida and Utah will advance to Super Six as expected, joining UCLA, LSU and Nebraska from Session 1. Your overall winners for events are as follows:
Vault – Skinner, McMurtry, Dowell: 9.9375
Bars – Nichols, Price: 10.0
Beam – P.P. Lee: 9.9875
Floor – Nichols, Ohashi: 9.9625
We’ll have recaps including quotes from the press conference after the meet and pictures galore within the next 24-48 hours, and we’ll see everyone back here tomorrow for Super Six! Thanks for tuning in!
Live blog by Caroline Medley
