Sunday, February 3	Scores	Stream
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – George Washington @ New Hampshire	LINK	FREE
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Western Michigan @ Ball State	LINK	ESPN3
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Eastern Michigan @ UIC	LINK
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Brown, Cornell, Urinsus @ Penn	LINK	ESPN+
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – [13] Nebraska @ [10] Michigan	LINK	ESPN
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – West Chester @ Towson	LINK	FREE
3:00 ET/12:00 PT – Gustavus Adolphus @ Centenary	LINK	FREE

The big question heading into today is whether the historic level of overscoring we’ve seen in some high-profile meets this weekend carries over into the typically tight scoring landscape in Michigan. Or whether we suddenly have a code of points again.

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Rotation 1 – Michigan on vault, Nebraska on bars

#BevsBoa

Michigan Vault
1: Mariani – full – solid, step back, a little direction, a little flat off the table but fine. 9.750
2: Funk – large bounce back out of her full, good distance and direction. 9.650
3: Osman – large bounce back on her full, not as large of a bounce as Funk but also a little more piking. 9.725
4: Karas – giant full as usual, good shape, still that hop back but not too much to take other than the landing. 9.800
5: Brenner – 1.5, hit, lunge forward, a little bit of soft knees at the end but not much, should still get into the 9.8s. 9.850
6: Wojcik – 1.5 – oooooof sits her 1.5. She’s fine but a scary locked-leg landing. Hyperextending knees. Shame, I wanted to see what would happen if she stuck. I think so did she…

Nebraska Bars
1: Johnston – short first hs – Ray, hit well, some feet – a couple short verticals, leg break on bail – FTDT, a little flung out with a step. 9.725, large range between judges. I’m with judge 1
2: Hargrove – short his hs – tkatchev to pak was lovely in the air but she did brush the mat swinging through – stalder through to double tuck, a little short with a hop – main deduction will be hitting the mat with her legs. 9.600
3: Verceles Carr – short first hs from her too – 1/2 turn to piked jaeger to overshoot, that was more solid – they’re all short on hs – full to double tuck, not very high, step back on landing. 9.750
4: De Jesus – Ray to overshoot, some legs in the overshoot, nice high tkatchev, just feet – better final cast hs – double arabian dismount, deepish landing with a hop back. 9.750
5: Crouse – Weiler 1/2 to fabulous gienger to overshoot, great legs together throughout – one short hs, sticks FTDT, big routine. 9.900
6: Houchin – lovely first hs – giant full to tkatchev – perfect hs to bail, ideal – this is a fantastic routine – DLO, too deep in the landing with a large bound forward, basically no deductions until the dismount, but then a lot of them. 9.825 (MINIMUM .150 on dismount so that would have been a huge number otherwise.)

After 1: Nebraska 48.950, Michigan 48.775
Notes:

Neither team great in the first event. Michigan had too little control on landings in the first few and really needed that Wojcik score to pump up the total, but a fall from her this week. Nebraska struggggled in the handstand department in those early routines to keep them out of the 9.8s. Crouse the highlight of that rotation.

Scores are like…normal. It’s so weird. Almost like the gymnastics becomes the story instead of the judging…

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Rotation 2 – Michigan on bars, Nebraska on vault

Michigan Bars
1: Mariani – clear hip to tkatchev, super high, a little knees – hs not bad – bail, small leg break – some loose back in final cast hs – FTDT, good leg position, step back. Fine. 9.825
2: Maxim – toe on, some loose body shape – hits tkatchev well – small arch in hs – hits vertical on bail – short final cast hs – DLO lovely, step back. 9.825
3: Karas – toe on to toe shap, good legs together – bail is a little short of vertical on catch – hs positions stronger – DLO, hop back. 9.850
4: Farley – good first hs – 1/2 turn to piked jaeger, good height, a little sluggish swinging out, which we see manifest in the bail not hitting vertical – good cast on high – 1/2 turn to double front dismount, bound forward. 9.800
5: Brenner – 1/2 turn to jaeger, a bit close with some elbows – bail, good position – shortish on final hs – DLO, great stick there. 9.875, starting to get a little high for me here
6: Wojcik – toe 1/2 to piked jaeger, nice release – a little short on toe 1/2 – good position on bail hs, legs together – nice final cast – DLO, stuck. Pretty. 9.925

Nebraska Vault
1: Curtis – bounce back on her full, good distance, clear pike, fairly similar to Osman’s I would say.
2: Quinn – hop back on her full as well, similar distance to Curtis, straighter body position though so should get rewarded for that – 9.750
3: Dujakovich – 1.5 – gets it – hop forward, just a bit deep, some knees, but a nice addition to the lineup. 9.850
4: De Jesus – sticks her 1.5, really strong vault, some knees to deduct for there. 9.925
5: Crouse – sttiiiiccckks? her 1.5, not really counted as a stick because she leaned forward on her college salute, but also stronger body form than De Jesus. 9.950
6: Houchin – back to the 1.5 instead of the DTY, solid choice – medium-sized hop forward – lovely in the air, so could still go 9.900 if they’re feeling it, but definite tenth on landing. And it does go 9.900

After 2: Nebraska 98.325, Michigan 98.075
Notes:

Scores rising there in the second rotation maybe a little too much for my liking but still within reason and not crazy. Nebraska reaping the benefit of having those four strong, hit 10.0 starts in the lineup to gain some ground on Michigan. Good landings, and the last few were super clean. Michigan solid enough on bars, but needs more of those landings. The handstands were way stronger than Nebraska’s rotation, accounting for a major part of the difference in the score.

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Rotation 3 – Michigan on beam, Nebraska on floor

Michigan Beam
1: Farley – bhs loso loso series, secure, loses her knees a bit toward the beginning – switch to split, hit, some back leg – 1.5 turn, loverly – side aerial to split jump, very well executed – gainer pike, a little short with a step. 9.825
2: Osman – good full turn – bhs loso, very secure, also a bit of knees in the bhs, but solid – front tuck with a check and a step forward to save it – no connection into beat – split to wolf full, slow connection – gainer full, good stick, some legs. Nice, we’ll see what they do with rhythm. 9.775. So they didn’t mind the rhythm ,just the check on the punch front
3: Karas – bhs loso, hit, maybe not connected into beat though – switch split jump to straddle jump with a leg-up check on landing – switch gainer loso to beat, right on – small adjustment on turn – rudi dismount with a slide back. 9.800
4: Funk – bhs loso series and falls – switch side 1/4 is excellent as always, great height – hits the rest of it, obviously. 9.325
5: Wojcik – aerial to beat, smooth – switch to split, nice positions there – bhs loso, good extension and secure – side aerial to split jump, nailed that as well – 1.5, a bit short with a slide back salute. Pretty. 9.875
6: Mariani – side aerial hit – to split to straddle 1/4, good secure skills, wouldn’t say the aerial was connected to the split – switch side, hits position – bhs loso series, a little adjustment step check to keep it on – 1.5, squeezes to hold that stick despite being a little short. Good one. 9.850

Nebraska Floor
1: Johnston – double pike, very secure, not the highest but enough to be around – 1/2 to front full, dance out – switch 1/2 to popa, good stretch position on popa – double tuck, wayyyy short and hands down. 9.150
2: De Jesus – 3/1, a bit of a bounce back, some legs, but hit – 1/5 to front layout stepout with basically running out of it, which makes it look more out of control than it is, even if it’s nice to see an attempt to integrate passes and choreo and I can respect the integrated attempt at covering a landing – double pike, step back, but a hit. 9.825
3: Schweihofer – full -in, solidly done, chest up, does it without too much height too but doesn’t needs – front lay to front rudi, LOVE the rise into the rudi and the layout position – switch 1/2 to wolf full – front lay front full is softer in the knees with a dance out. 9.825
4: Hassel – front 2/1, strong, a bit of knees but comfortably around – 1.5 to front tuck, yeough, good save to make it a tuck, but lands short with a hop back – pretty switch 1/2 to wolf full positions – rudi to straddle, also pretty rudi position and controls the straddle jump right up into the air too. 9.775
5: Crouse – front 2/1 to layout, has to arch around that layout to squeeze it around with a step back – 1.5 to 1/2 to stretch jump, lovely twisting position – rudi to high loso – great twisting form throughout of course – struggled a bit on the first pass. 9.825
6: Houchin – strong pike full in – 1.5 to layout, pretty good height there – switch ring to split full – double pike, was lovely in the air but comes up short, hands down, counting a fall. 9.400

After 3: Michigan 147.200, Nebraska 146.975
Notes:

Michigan grabs the lead after the third rotation, Nebraska counting a fall on floor with two people putting their hands down on the final pass, and basically everyone having one rough pass that took the score away despite some nice form overall. Michigan gets through beam, dropping the one fall, with a pretty solid 9.8 of a rotation. Everyone had checks but nothing drastic on the hits.

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Rotation 4 – Michigan on floor, Nebraska on beam

Michigan Floor
1: Osman – front tuck through to double tuck, a tad short with a step, good chest up position – switch side to popa, solid – rudi, bouncy landing – double pike, short on that landing with a step forward. 9.675
2: Brenner – full-in, good control on step back, some legs in the air – 1.5 through to 2/1, also solid on that landing – switch side to popa, somewhat indistinct landing positions but good split execution – double pike, some chest, hit. 9.850
3: Funk – double pike, good control, keeps front foot down, chest up – front full to front layout, a little bit of knees but good power – switch side to popa, goes over 180 like we like to see – double tuck, completely buckles on her landing and falls – hopefully her ankle didn’t die, think it didn’t – gave way in time as she fell. 9.125
4: McLean – good high double tuck, just a little bounce – double pike with a bounce back – she’s taking the bhs out of her passes because of shoulder issues – nice extension on split and straddle elements – front lay to front full, just a bit of loose body on the full, but a useful hit score. 9.875, getting a little high –
5: Wojcik – double pike, good height but a small slide back – split full to wolf full, perfect positions and landings – front 2/1 to front pike, also solid – rudi to straddle, another very strong performance, should score well. 9.900
6: Karas – double arabian, nailed the landing, just a bit of cowboy – switch 1/2 to wolf full, very high amplitude on leaps as well – 1.5 to 1/2, keeps that front foot down – double pike, easy peasy, small slide. Some good performances at the end of that floor rotation for Michigan. 9.950, and a 10 from one judge, is total end-of-meet scoring, but the crazy scoring wasn’t too bad at this one overall.

Nebraska Beam
1: Curtis – wolf hop to front tuck connection, but a large break with a bend at the hips – bhs loso series with a leg-up check – steps backward after her stagstand with a check, just nervous checks on things like the full turn cropping up – switch to switch combination, some back leg on first one – 1.5, stuck. 9.625
2: Hargrove – candle mount – bhs loso series, nice leg extension and does well not to wobble despite being a little short coming into the beam – aerial to beat, good – split jump to sheep with an arm-wave bend wobble – gainer pike, small hop. She’ll be a thing on beam soon. 9.700
3: Crouse – hits her series – switch to split with a lean bend check – kickover front, another arm wave check – gainer lay, pretty, small step. 9.700
4: Schweihofer – bhs lay-pike, super solid – switch to switch 1/2 with a check before beat jump, a bit of back leg as well – 2/1, stuck. Good one. 9.850
5: Houchin – bhs loso series, pretty in the air, smallest lean – another choreo check – aerial to beat – switch to split, nice and floaty – cat leap to side aerial, more solid there – 2/1, stuck, nice one. 9.850. We’re seeing a full-tenth range on most of these beam scores.
6: Hassel – bhs loso series and falls, which means they’re counting the 9.625 now – aerial is solid – split to sheep, a little bit of legs – solid – 1.5 with a bounce forward

FINAL: Michigan 196.500, Nebraska, 195.700
Notes:

Michigan gets out of there with a season high and a solid enough team total. Didn’t look like it was going to be that kind of day at the outset with the weak vault rotation—plus falls that had to be dropped on beam and floor—but they’ll take this for now. It’s still not close to where Michigan will expect to be scoring soon, though.

Nebraska’s rollercoaster continues, three sub-49 rotations and counting a fall on floor means this won’t be a road score that Nebraska will want to have hanging around. Nebraska doesn’t have a road 196 yet with four opportunities remaining, so we’ll have to start watching that.

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Saturday, February 2	Scores	Stream
12:00 ET/9:00 PT – Iowa @ [15] Ohio State	LINK	BTN+ FLO
12:00 ET/9:00 PT – Bridgeport, So Connecticut, Springfield @ Yale		ESPN+
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Ithaca, Rhode Island @ Brockport		FREE
2:30 ET/11:30 PT – [3] UCLA @ [20] Oregon State	LINK	P12N
3:00 ET/12:00 PT – Maryland @ Rutgers	LINK
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – [22] Penn State @ Illinois	LINK	BTN+ FLO
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – Michigan State @ [21] Minnesota	LINK	BTN+ FLO
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [7] Denver, Iowa St @ West Virginia	LINK	FREE
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [14] BYU, [19] Arizona State @ [18] Cal	LINK	FREE

Remember last night, you guys? I know. Me too. I’m barely over it. And how Oklahoma got 49.825 on floor for being like…fine? The best. And that was only one day. UCLA hasn’t even competed yet.

That’s about to change.

No Ohashi on floor today for UCLA. Poston allegedly back in on vault instead of Frazier.

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I hope we get to a point in college gymnastics coverage where our pre-meet storylines can be a little more analytical or deep than “what a great personality this freshman has.”

Rotation 1 – Oregon State on vault, UCLA on bars

Oregon State Vault
1: Mack – full, medium-sized bounce back, solid direction, some feet, a useful score addition I think. 9.750
2: Force – full, a bit larger bounce back on hers and has to pike down a bit more, but another option. 9.775. A bit of scoring the lineup order
3: L Dagen – solid full for her, one smaller step back, other foot planted, pretty good body position and distance, just a little chest down. 9.800
4: M Dagen – full, nearly able to stick, just a smalllll hop forward, chest too far down but good shape in the air. 9.875. Uh…Carol I didn’t see you there?
5: Yanish – full, best of the bunch in the power and distance and dynamics, not too large on the hop back. 9.875
6: Jacobsen – Tsuk 1/1, strong showing for her, just a bit of a bounce in place, still pike in the air but not as extreme as it has been sometimes. Nice one. 9.950 MY GOD YOU GUYS WHAT IS HAPPENING. I mean, I would have been fine with 9.850, but…

UCLA Bars
1: Frazier – a bit short first hs – Shap to Pal, nice and high – toe shap, legs together – DLO, stuck. Nice. A few hip angle handstands early on, but nothing much there. Solid start. 9.875 (not 9.9 as the broadcast reported.)
2: Hano – very short first hs and then falls on her Ray. Well, she got in the lineup? Gets her Ray to overshoot on second attempt, better final hs on high – quite late giant full into double tuck, step back. Still need to figure out this spot. 9.200 is pretty high.
3: A Glenn – godo first hs – 1/2 turn to jaeger, clean – little bit of legs on pak but not much, crisp handstand positions, last one a little late – giant full into double tuck, some loose back and a little hesitation in giant full but saves – with a small adjustment. 9.850
4: Flatley – short first hs – higgins to jaeger, a little late finish on the higgins and some elbows catching jaeger – bail super clean, great vertical, strong final hs, that’s improving – DLO, nice position in the air and stuck, a little legs apart landing. Some clear improvements there. 9.950. Dear.
5: Kocian – Stalder Shap to pak, her normal – good finish position on 1/2 turn on low – one borderline hs – FTDT with a smalllll slide adjustment on landing. 9.975. Cool, didn’t she…not stick though? Close? Maybe?
6: Ross –  Shap to bail, perfect – toe shoot, very high, hitting handstands – DLO, stuck. Better than Kocian, so let’s see. 10.000. Not as much of a problem with that one, but the overscores in this rotation meant they had to give it.

After 1: UCLA 49.650, Oregon State 49.275
Notes:

THE FLORIDA/OU MEET WAS NOT A DARE.

I mean, fine rotations for both. Like to see some of those new vaults for Oregon State at the beginning because they look like they can be a step up over previous scores. Both rotations scoring insanely high. UCLA was good on bars, nice and clean and lovely on the last two, which apparently means automatic 49.6 now.

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Rotation 2 – Oregon State on bars, UCLA on vault

Oregon State Bars
1: Yamaoka – toe on to toe shap, small leg break – short first hs on high – bail, a bit short of vertical, some hs to take – giant full to double tuck, short with a hop. 9.700
2: Jacobsen – tkatchev to overshoot, hit – some feet, pretty good – first hs position was short – double front, stuck, nice finish there – she’s having a good day. 9.875
3: Lowery – short first hs – toe on to Toe Shap, some legs – to Pak, nice and high, some legs breaks in both – DLO, good hold on that stick. 9.900.
4: MCP – some hip angle on first hs – hits jaeger this week with some elbows – bail, clean – a couple vertical issues – DLO, perfect DLO and stick. 9.875
5: Briscoe – 1/2 turn into jaeger, lovely toes – hit hs – bail, a little bit of leg break- solid hs vertical positions – overdoes her DLO a hair, hop back.
6: Greene – clear hip to tkatchev, nice and high but some legs – bail, collapses in body position on her bail and comes off, potentially hurt, like she caught her thumb Sam says – yeah no reason for her to continue because they have five hits before that.

UCLA Vault
1: Tratz – “not on bars today” I mean yeah. Better control landing her full this week, just a small slide back, a little chest position. 9.825
2: Dennis – full – gigantic and nearly stuck – a little adjustment on landing but it was just a small slide – great height of course, good layout position. 9.925. HI GUYS SHE DIDN’T STICK THO
3: Wright – Y1.5 – not as strong as the previous weeks, which you could see from the start with more knee bend, large lunge forward on landing. 9.750
4: Hano – 1.5 – her best of the season, one of her best ever, stuck that one, just some knees to take there, slides heels together but that’s more of a stick than Dennis’s. 9.950.
5: Ross – let’s see what happens here – 1.5, landed this time, but a large lunge forward this time, similar to Wright’s, though will score higher because of body position in the air. 9.850. So, hey guys, that was more than a .1 lunge.
6: Poston – hs front pike 1/2 – uncontrolled landing with two steps back, good position in the air, just some feet, but not there yet with those landings in her competition showings. 9.725

After 2: UCLA 98.950, Oregon State 98.500
Notes:

UCLA OK on vault, didn’t get the landings from Poston, Ross, or Wright that they needed, but Hano did one of her best ever. The 9.950s that have been given on vault are why there is outrage over Natalie Wojcik’s scores, because her vaults are better than that and not getting 10s. Oregon State got through with five stronger bars routines than they’ve had in a few recent meets to get on pace for a season high by a million tenths.

Kind of interested in how Lena Greene got 8.050 if she stopped her routine after like 4 skills.

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Rotation 3 – Oregon State on beam, UCLA on floor

Oregon State Beam
1: Lowery – bhs loso series with a little “dog peeing on fire hydrant” leg-up wobble, nice save – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – cat leap to side aerial, some feet but super secure – front full dismount, stuck. Nice second 1/2 there. 9.800
2: M Dagen – bhs loso series, super smooth – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, a little short in positions but secure – nice dance out of it – side aerial to full, stuck, probably her best beam of the season. 9.925. Beam is getting ready to give UCLA an entire lineup of 10s.
3: Davis – into the lineup this week – aerial with a large leg-up wobble, had opportunity to Risa it in scale but did not – bhs loso more secure, some feet – switch to straddle 1/4 – gainer front full off the end, stuck. Got it together as it went. 9.600
4: Gill – nice to see her back out there – split jump to double stag, some little wobbles on both, a little uncertain in that combination – aerial to bhs, more solid – switch 1/2 to beat, finding her way as the routine goes – gainer full, a bit short with a hop. Getting there. 9.850.
5: L Dagen – switch to switch side with an arm wave correction – aerial to split, smoothly done – bhs loso, solid, just a little arm lean but not even a check – gainer pike, stuck. Good one. 9.875
6: Lazaro – bhs loso series, pretty as always, good toes – switch to straddle 3/4, a little arm lean, but great straddle position – check on full turn – side aerial to full, stuck. Very pretty routine. 9.900

UCLA Floor
1: Kramer – front 2/1 to front pike, a little short this week with a step back – 1.5 to layout with a step, keeps it in bounds well, but a little less clean in that layout position than usual. Excellent straddle positions today – rudi to stretch jump is nice. Not her best landings today but fine. 9.825
2: Ross – whip to double tuck, her best chest position on landing that pass, actually slid back this time – 1.5 to layout, overcooked that 1.5 and had to shoot horizontal on that layout to get it – double pike, nice and secure. 9.900. One judge went 9.950, which is fun
3: Tratz – full-in, not one of her good ones this week with a step OOB – 1.5 to front full, controls the step, just a bit of knees – switch ring to split leap full is nice – double tuck, solidly done. 9.750
4: Dennis – nails the pike full in this week, strong – front full to front layout, nice and straight in that layout, sort of sells the landing? – straight jump fulls works as a third element out of her dance series because it’s actually also real and around and not an afterthought – double tuck, perfect, stuck. Strong. 9.925
5: Frazier  – full in, camera angle way too close to determine landings, but it looked controlled – whip through to double tuck, bounce back on this one – double pike, also bounces back, a bit larger on the bounces on those last two passes, which will take down the sco….ahahahaha. 9.825.
6: Hano – DLO, pretty nice control, good chest up – front full to 1/2 to running fish – I’m with Val on this little fish worm swim – double pike, does well to hold the control despite looking a little short coming in. 9.900

After 3: UCLA 148.325, OSU 147.850
Notes:

UCLA through floor with a solid score, 49.375. Not its strongest showing in the landings (besides Dennis) with a few too many bounces and steps and not having the Ohashi 9.975 machine also showed in the scores, but fine. Oregon State’s beam was the team’s strongest rotation of the meet so far, some checks but really pretty work overall.

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So UCLA needs 49.675 on beam to get a 198. Judges view it as a dare? OSU should get 197 here with a normal floor.

Rotation 4 – Oregon State on floor, UCLA on beam

Oregon State Floor
1: Jacobsen – double pike, keeps front foot down – 1.5 to layout, not the highest pass, but secure – split leap 1/1 to split jump 1/1, hitting her 180s, close enough in terms of being around – rudi, some legs, also controlled pass. Good day. 9.875
2: Mack – front lay to rudi, nice height and position, slide back – good amplitude in those dance elements as well – double pike, controlled, a little chest forward – front lay to front full, a bit deep in that landing with a dance out, good hit though. 9.800
3: M Dagen – double tuck, solid but a slide back – switch 1/2 to popa, a but short of switch 1/2 position – double pike, bounce back, larger this time, front lay to front full with step out, not her most controlled landings but will be a solid number. 9.925 THIS MEET YOU GUYS.
4: Force – double pike, very clean, nice toes and controlled – switch side to popa, completed well – front layout front full with an uncontrolled lunge out, near the line but stays in – double tuck, a little chest forward but doesn’t show too much on the landing. 9.875
5: Lowery – front 2/1, just does get it around and controls the step forward out of it – 1.5 to layout, a little bit of knees but once again solid – nice lift in straddle – rudi very strong, not ragged like most final rudis we see, actual height and straight position. 9.950
6: Yanish – DLO, huge, but a bounce back this time – front full to front layout, a little horizontal but fine, well completed – double tuck, also chest up with a bounce back, like on the DLO. 9.975. Remember that time she bounced back out of 2 of her passes, and like an idiot, I though she would score 9.850? Fun fun.

UCLA Beam
1: Nguyen – aerial to loso series with a lean in between so borderline connection there, but you know this meet – switch to split to beat, hit – split jump 1/2 from side, hit also – front layout full off the end, stuck. Good ending. Some rhythm issues. 9.875
2: Kocian – bhs loso series, smooth and solid – aerial to split, a little slow in combo, some knees in aerial – switch to split, well done – long pause before dismount, 2/1 with .1 hop back. 9.825
3: Flatley – aerial to loso, good speed in that combo actually – side aerial with a check correction and fake 1/4 turn – lovely L turn – switch to split, lovely – bhs 1.5 with a little slide back. 9.875
4: Dennis – aerial to loso combination of her own, that was sort of in between the other two in terms of speed – switch to split, good – 2/1, stuck. One of her strong ones. 9.975. OK SO HERE WE ARE.
5: Ross – bhs loso, super strong, smooth – aerial to sissone, no trouble – full turn and a lovely dance out instead of pausing – switch to split with a balance check – side aerial to full, not stuck with a lean arm wavy step. 9.900
6: Ohashi – bhs bhs layout, smalllll little lean on it but mostly solid, a bigger leg form issue this time – switch to split, very strong – aerial to bhs loso full dismount, stuck. Dismount quite crisp as always. 9.950. Why not.

FINAL: UCLA 197.900, Oregon State 197.450
Notes:

The judging is wildly out of control. This isn’t even a try anymore. UCLA still looking on track. Not the best day, but Dennis was a real highlight. Strong performance from her on all three events. Thought hers was the best floor routine of the day from either team. Oregon State definitely made progress, more solid on bars and beam and got some new vaults in there, but will also know the final score is a wild fiction.

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Friday, February 1	Scores	Stream
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [24] Arkansas @ [6] Georgia	LINK	SECN
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [11] Auburn @ [17] Kentucky	LINK	SEC+
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – North Carolina, Temple @ Pittsburgh	LINK	ACC+
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Kent State, Lindenwood, Seattle Pacific @ Northern Illinois	LINK	NIU($)
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – TWU, Gustavus Adolphus @ Centenary	LINK	FREE
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – UW-Eau Claire, Hamline @ UW-Stout	LINK	FREE
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Winona State @ UW-Oshkosh		FREE
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – Air Force, UW-Whitewater @ UW-La Crosse		FREE
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [2] Florida @ [1] Oklahoma	LINK	FSGo**
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – NC State @ [5] LSU	LINK	SEC+
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – Central Michigan @ Illinois State	LINK	FREE
8:30 ET/5:30 PT – [8] Alabama @ [16] Missouri	LINK	SECN
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – [23] Arizona @ [4] Utah	LINK	FREE
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – Utah State @ Southern Utah	LINK	FREE
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – [12] Washington @ [24] Stanford	LINK	P12N
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – [9] Boise State, UC Davis @ San Jose State	LINK	FREE

It’s a big day. Lots to pay attention to. I’ll be sure to note every routine from the Florida/Oklahoma meet because the fewest people have access to that one and it’s also the biggest meet of the day. Continue reading Friday Live Blog – February 1, 2019 →