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Touch warmup has started now. Denver on vault, Oklahoma on bars, Temple on beam.
OU has put Deniz on beam in the third spot. Deniz also on floor instead of LaPinta. Quinn Smith vaulting. I’m very distressed by Denver’s posted 5-member lineups everywhere except floor.
Rotation 1
Ruiz – VT – Denver – hit full good control, just a bit short, hop in place. 9.775
Thomas – UB – OU – solid jaeger – hits her vertical on bail, nice cast hs on high – DLO, stuck landing. Pretty start.
Oster has a check on a kickover front first up for Temple on beam.
Thompson – VT – DU – also controls her full landing, better distance than Ruiz but more of a pike, small hop in place.
9.900 for Thomas with a 9.850/9.950 split.
Levasseur – UB – OU – small arch in first hs – maloney to bail, nice toe point – short cast hs on high – DLO, larger bounce back. 9.850 pretty high.
Vasquez – VT – DU – a pretty yfull in teh air but doe not have too much amplitude, full tenth lunge back
Nice front tuck beam mount fron Newland for Temple
Draper – UB – OU – piked jaeger, hit, some flexed feet – pak, some feet, solid – good cast hs on high – blind to double front, lunge forward. 9.800
Glynn – VT – DU – still a large bounce back on her Tsuk full which is going to inhibit the score.
Smith – UB – OU – good first hs – Ray to pak, solid, good speed – just slightly late on 1/2 turn on low – good cast hs on high – DLO, some piking in shape, bounce back. 9.825
Brown – VT – DU – lovely high 1.5 – solid position – bounce forward.
Webb – UB – OU – pak, excellent – good cast hs on low – van leeuwen, legs right together – blind to double front 1/2 out, struggling with that dismount, lands chest well down, large lunge forward.
Denver gets through a five-person vault with a 48.975.
I see one judge posting 9.800 for Webb.
Davis – UB – OU – good first hs – higgins to lovely piked jaeger – strong handstand to pak, pretty solid 1/2 turn on low – higgins to front giant to high double front, stuck landing. Good.
Rowland – BB – Temple – bhs loso series, secure, slightly tight in shape – cast leap to side aerial, large break, bend at the hips – switch to split jump to loso, well short of split positions – 1.5 bound forward
9.950 for Davis so Oklahoma goes 49.325 on bars, which they’ll take for a rotation that was pretty crisp on the bars but had a number of people struggling on those dismount landings. Lots of full tenths. Some strong ones in there from Thomas and Davis.
Castrence – BB – Temple – full turn, slight correction – bhs loso series, hit, lean correction – sissone to switch 1/2, a struggle on leap positions, bend and the hips check – split to straddle 1/4, straddle was better on split shape – gainer front full, bounce forward
After 1:
Oklahoma 49.325
Denver 48.975
Temple 48.825
I enjoyed the full-walking save on that loso from Temple exhibition on beam.
Moment of truth coming up for OU on beam, as well as kind of for Denver with a bars lineup of five, with once again no Mundell or Casali or Hutchinson in any lineups today. Not ideal.
You guys…did the freshmen explode?
Rotation 2
OU has moved Ragan to the beam anchor spot.
Ruiz – UB – DU – shoirtish first hs – giant full to tkatchev, hit – solid cast hs – bail, hit, slightly loose – casts look good sinc ethe first one – DLO, secure landing. Good start. 9.875
Dunn – BB – OU – bhs bhs loso, very sturdy – split jump to straddle 1/2, also solid – gainer full, stuck. Useful hit. 9.925 is a lot. There are some rhythm and split things you can take there.
Temple has a floor fall first up –
Morton – UB – DU – short first hs – tkatchev, hit – bail is solid, will get nickel and dimed for these handstands – but survived it – DLO, lunge forward. 9.725
Schoepfer – BB – OU – bhs loso series, hit, knees – good full turn – side aerial through to switch to split, keeps solid rhythm – 1.5 dismount, pace back. 9.850
Thompson – UB – DU – piked jaeger, hit – some position – bail, small hip angle on catch – another couple hs – DLO, step forward. 9.750
Deniz – BB – OU – split leap mount – side aerial to bhs, hit, a little knees – aerial, maybe a bit too long into beat jump but good aerial – switch to sissone, small hesitation – cat leap to side aerial to full, stuck landing. 9.900
Glynn – Ub – DU – good gienger, legs together throughout – hits bail – casts look good – FTDT, holds the stick, somewhat deep. 9.875
Brown – UB – DU – maloney to pak, very solid – a bit short on cast hs on low – van leeuwen, hit – DLO, great height and stuck. Just a couple hs in there. 9.950
Davis – BB – OU – bhs loso series, hit – cat leap to aerial, solid – bits of knees from this angle – beat to split ring jump, small correction lean – 2/1, finds stick. That onodi is OUTTTT. 9.950
9.950 with a check.
Denver with a hit for 49.175. Morton and Thompson survived their routines as needed.
Webb – BB – OU – bhs loso series, solid, good extended knees – aerial to beat is hit – swtich to switch, a balance beck, and then an additional step back to find her rhythm – side aerial to full, a little forward, tries to sell the stick. And 9.900 for that check.
Smith – BB – OU – bhs loso series, small lean to hold it – aerial, hit – bea tto straddle 1/2 to korbut is ideal – bhs gainer full. Hit.
Oklahoma was NOT going to fall in that beam rotation this week. That was an Oklahoma beam rotation.
Also the judging theme for today is: “Get well get well soon we want you too get well.”
Another 9.950 for Smith. The only things that were deducted in this rotation were balance checks, and the bare minimum for each. Basically, we’re left to believe the score for this rotation would have been 49.975 if no one had checks.
Thomas hits in exhibition, though will be tough to break in after today’s performance.
Leary – FX – Temple – front lay to rudi, lunge back, keeps front foot down – switch side to popa, a little crooked – double tuck, forward landing, lunge
Oklahoma goes 49.625 on beam. I mean it was a really good rotation. Like a very strong 49.450.
After 2: Oklahoma 98.950, Denver 98.150, Temple 97.550
Rotation 3
Brown – BB – DU – kickover to bhs, small pause but solid elements – switch to split, short back leg on switch – aerial to wolf jump, smooth – gainer full, stuck. Some positions, but very solid work. 9.925, well it’s consistent –
Draper – FX – OU – clean double pike, under control – also under control on middle pass, just some knees – good lift in popa – 1/2 to rudi, small slide back – 9.850
Thompson – BB – DU – side aerial to loso, solid, knees – switch to switch, some back leg on first switch, second was better – side aerial to full, leans to hold stick. 9.900
Schlottman – BB – DU – bhs loso, smooth – switch to split 3/4 – side aerial, hit – step back on gainer full. Some moments of solft knees, overall smooth work, confident.
Schoepfer – FX – OU – secure landing on doiuble tuck – 1.5 to layout, some knees – switch ring to wolf hop full
Ruiz – BB – DU – hitch kick to switch side, nice – bhs loso, hit, small arm lean correction, good height – side aerial to split, comfortable – gainer pike, small slide heels together. 9.875
Johnson – FX – OU – double tuck, controlled landing, legs together – switch 1/2 to wolf jump full, some legs on switch 1/2 –
Vasquez – BB – DU – bhs loso series, glorious form – switch 1/2 with a lean correction which will take away the 10 they were setting up for – y spin, another lean check – switch 1/2 again – aerial, hit – side aerial to full, step back – I think she was trying to save her SV in there. Dance combo?
Deniz – FX – OU – whip to 2.5, good, crossover step, some knees – switch ring to split full, gets a little bouncy on landing but lots of leap potential in her work – rudi to split jump, some travel –
Webb – FX – OU – front 2/1, not her strongest landing there, a crossover step adjustment – 1.5 to front full, excellent – possible attempt at double stag into split leap 1.5 a little under – has to tuck a front layout full in her final pass into stag jump, that was strange. She’s had some botches and balks lately.
Temple went 48.725 on vault. Denver doing as much as could be expected with a 49.175 on beam. And now they do have six people on floor. (If they need Morton at the end.)
Smith – FX – OU – double tuck, nailed landing – 1.5 to layout, strong amplitude – switch side to wolf jump full, a smidge under on full – double pike, another secure landing. She’s having a solid day.
9.925 for Smith and a 49.475 floor rotation score.
After 3: Oklahoma 148.425, Denver 147.425, Temple 146.275
Rotation 4
Q Smith – VT – OU – full, medium pace back, some knees in the air. Fine. 9.775
Ruiz – FX – DU – double pike, bounce back – switch side to popas, got bouncy and a tad short toward the end – front tuck through to double tuck, secure, chest down, but solid.
Stern – VT – OU – sticks the landing on her Y1.5 – very strong, good direction, knee form to take, not a ton else. 9.950
Davis – VT – OU – some better control on her full, bounce back. 9.800
Levasseur – VT – OU – Y1.5 – hits this week, not under, fairly large lunge forward
Thompson – FX – DU – double pike, keeps front foot down – switch side to popa, hit – front lay to rudi, secure, some chest positions – ends 3/1, pulls it around, slightly under.
Webb – VT – OU – Y1.5 – jussttttt saves her landing, was short, stepped back to avoid sitting it.
Schoepfer – VT – OU – Y1.5 tucked – strong work, small hop forward.
Gray – UB – Temple – shortish first hs – giant full to a gienger, nice amplitude, some legs on catch – bail, small leg break – some short cast hs – sticks double tuck
Vasquez – FX – DU – front full to front half to back tuck, struggles to finish it, short back tuck – double y is pretty – switch 1/2 and popa – punch rudi really nice, holds the stick, chest forward.
49.375 on vault for 197.800 total for OU.
Castrence – UB – Temple – good first hs – giant full, a little late – hit tkatchev, solid toes – bail, small leg break, hits vertical – cshort cast hs on high – DLO, flings out but finds the landing.
Denver, we need to talk about your arena soundtrack. This is not what we’re looking to have to hear.
Glynn – FX – DU – front pike through to double tuck, holds landing, chest forward – switch sdie to popa to popa, nice lift on that initial switch side – double pike, also under control, good shape. 9.875
Temple finishes with 194.850, a big step up from their previous scores this season. A combination of not counting falls this time and being at this meet.
Brown – FX – DU – DLO, super high, excellent, under control on landing – switch 1/2 to wolf full, clear positions – back 1.5 to layout to sissone, low on the layout but pulled it out – double pike, nailed landing. very strong.
Brown goes 9.950, which puts Denver at a 196.725, and we’ll see if they have Morton go.
Morton – FX – DU – punch rudi, short landing, lunge to the side – switch full, shortish on split position – switch 1/2 to wolf full, that was solid – back 1.5 to front full, just does get the front full around with a lunge to the side.
Denver could not have expected much more than this given the lineup apocalypse of today. They survived the five-member lineups, got some judging help, and live to fight another day.
FINAL:
Oklahoma – 197.800
Denver – 196.725
Temple – 194.850
The Code – Optional
In other times and places, Ohio State pulls out a win with a 196.375 to 196.075 for Illinois and 194.500 for Michigan State.
Oklahoma beam watch 👀
Question for all of you commenters:
What is your prediction for Oklahoma’s team Beam score today? Also, what number of OU beam falls?
Let’s see some predictions before the beam starts!
I’ll start the OU Beam team predictions:
49.0 and 1 fall (so fall doesn’t count).
49.2
They come back strong. One fall.
49.25 with 1 fall but it will be dropped
50 don’t @ me
I’m going to say Davis falls again.
How did that work out for ya?
49.625. Wow. Judges scoring like it’s the SEC.
Oklahoma is always scored like that. (Don’t get me wrong, I’m annoyed with SEC scoring too! But it’s not just the SEC. Pretty much any time that gets designated as a “top team” — Oklahoma, Florida, UCLA, LSU, and to a lesser extent Utah and Michigan — gets ridiculous scoring.)
I know what you are saying. But I don’t think Big 12 or 10 scoring (in general) is as crazy as SEC. I do not think the OU bars rotation was particularly over scored.
It’s ridiculous
Oklahoma peak crack is worse than SEC scoring. This 49.625 is absurd. Judges apparently only take off for wobbles and steps on the landing, and not enough at that.
I have the Ohio State/Michigan State/Illinois tri-meet and unfortunately we won’t see everything so I might miss some of the falls! I hope not. I want to see at least one 8.
Never mind. Already have seen my first 8. Sweet!
It was a 7.8
Is there no single stream with commentary for Denver?
Raegan got lower than Draper?
Oh never mind. Saw the scores. Smith hit .025 better. Ugh.
Karrie Thomas needs moved later in the line-up. Puts up 9.9-9.95 routines every week but gets the lead off deduction.
Memo to ALL coaches: white leotards do not flatter your athlete. No leotard with the main color as white should ever be entertained …poll your athletes, I’m sure they’ll agree.
? I like the Arizona one.wish it fit properly though
Ohio St had a gorgeous white leo a few years ago. It’s the only white one I’ve ever liked.
Last week Missouri leo white with dark blue, gorgeous!!
I thought the Ohio State athletes looked amazing in white this weekend ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Davis is so gorgeous on bars but that mega-cowboyed double front needs to go
I am not a huge fan of the legs apart on the pak either. She also doesn’t have really extended toe point.
I agree about Thomas later in the lineup, but I think the goal is to hide Draper.
I’d move Anastasia Webb earlier since she will get a goof score regardless and put Karrie in the 5th spot.
Trautman is looking like being back on bars in the next few weeks so she will take Drapers spot.
Pak legs separation gets deducted. Why does OU always land with legs apart (Maggie did same), although there is a certain deduction the further legs are apart. Also with floor exercise landings, they can land in the separated stance for safety reasons, yet a stick is a stick (Aly Raisman floor passes Rio Olympics…stuck not separated).
Has Trautman improved, then? She wasn’t great on bars.
She gets deducted each week for the cowboy; she can do a half turn after double front dismount (just like Webb), coaches won’t let her do it though, Davis said in an article that she has landed it many times prior to be with OU. Would love to see her add the half turn and if judges will finally give her the 10 she deserves. I would add the half turn to surprise my coach giggle!
OU beam will be 49.375 with no falls. I fully expect this team to bounce back!
Anonymous 1:21 PM predicted:
>OU beam will be 49.375 with no falls.
You win! With your 49.375 prediction, you were closest to correct…OU actually scores a phenomenal 49.625 !
And honestly was closer to actually being a 49.375 than the 49.625 they got- LOL. Great rotation regardless!
Played it safe by eliminating Davis’ onodi skill, she is on when she nails it!
Great rotation but nauseatingly overscored as usual.
OU is the most overscored team in the past few years but no one really notices because they should win most meets anyway… just not with that kind of margin.
Uh oh where is Riley Mundell? And very concerning that Denver couldn’t get a vault out of Hutchinson, Casali, or Sundstrom. Another team way way below where they should be
covid tracing
Denver said earlier this week they will be without several athletes at this meet. I don’t think it is anything too concerning. Probably just covid and contact tracing. Nothing was said about any injuries so I am assuming this is just temporary
Denver’s meet notes stated that 7 athletes would be “unavailable” for today’s meet, which left them with just 8 available athletes (so the 7 competing plus 1 other. It’s unclear who that one is.)
wow only 7 competed for Denver? sorry I just watched the live blog back
I like KJ’s straight hair 😍
No Onodi for Davis.
Played it safe
Feel like the beam judges at IL/MSU/Ohio State are being a little tight
I recognise those beam scores were HIGH but I am just so happy that they finally had a good beam rotation that I’m willing to let the over scores slide this time.
Almost all of freshmen out due to Covid protocol for DU.
Does Emma hit the triple full?
not in lineup today.
Not mad about that
Thank god.
this is all i think of when i hear her name anymore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQCQap_G2lU&ab_channel=TikTokArchives
yes i am a fully grown adult who spends too much time on tiktok
Bahahaha
this scoring is sure something
I love Webb. She’s the fiercest.
The last pass. Something must be up with her. Between bars last week and the balking on the 1.5
saaaame but I agree she seems off this week and last…here’s hoping she can shake it off by postseason
What are the odds Vasquez gets a 10 on beam?
Well, by the time this posted, I see the hits have refreshed to show that Vasquez had a lean and SV improvising
She is the beam queen.
Absolutely
Her leaps on floor! So gorgeous!
How many sticks does OU get on vault?
I’m saying 3/6
6/6 all 1.5’s don’t @ me
I need Webb to end this meet with a stick for a 9.975.
1/6
1/4 so far
So glad we get to see Brown this year. Silver linings.
Was that a 10? 👀
How many E skills does OU have on FX?
One today – Webb’s front double twist. Normally also LaPinta’s triple twist although that’s not really all the way around.
ideal postseason lineup would have 3 – Webb’s front 2/1 and DLOs from Smith & Trautman. Four if LaPinta were to be back in the lineup, but I’ll take Deniz’s whip to 2.5.
Three E passes is still a ways from 2017, when Brown, Dowell, Capps, Nichols, and Jackson all did an E pass in the Super Six. And Jones’ 2.5-punch front was a difficult pass as well. That was OU’s most impressive team of all time, IMO.
Smith is never doing a double layout again.
Which is kinda sad since UGA had 5 Es and C-C, B/A D combo passes in pass routines 15 years ago. UF actually had 6 Es in the first half of the decade. Now we’re at 2 pass routines and 2 Es being primetime.
But with current scoring- going for 10 vts and E bars dismounts will be rewarded more than harder tumbling or difficult beam dismounts. I wish they would build a bonus tenth into FX or Beam to allow for non-perfect landings on harder tumbling/dismounts.
I suspect part of the reason we are not seeing harder tumbling on FX is due to lost training time because of Covid.
White leotards are a definite no for college gymnasts. Honestly can not believe a female coach would even choose this for her athletes.
I thought the white leos on OSU were actually pretty complimentary. If those are properly cut or lined, they can be fine. I thought it was the leg cut on the other leos at that meat that was unflattering- or coaches/gymnasts not allowing them to go a size up. Do none of the leo companies offer multiple fits to let girls pick the right bottom?
Still think Iowa is the best floor team out there right now or maybe Florida. Most of the top teams seem to have given up on E-passes
I love Iowa’s choreography. Definitely my favorite this year; Florida’s is mostly good as well. I don’t love Payton’s, but Trinity, Nya, and Sydney are all great!
I feel like OU has taken a major step back in terms of choreography the past 2-3 years. Many of the routines have started to look exactly the same year after year.
Agreed on all of the above. Iowa’s floor lineup is great this year – both tumbling and choreography. I like most of Florida, with the one exception noted. And Oklahoma, which had been my favorite a few years ago, has gone way way downhill. Their routines are almost unwatchable now.
I will always love KJ’s choreography. Webb is fabulous, and I would love to see Trautman’s routine. I haven’t been a big Draper fan, but I love her routine this year. I have heard that LaPinta is tough to work with rhythm-wise, and she’s made good gains with her musicality this year. Ragan’s is the one I’m not sure of this year.
I think Utah is best. Iowa was nice and I thought some of the routines at the OSU meet were nice. OU is a big nothing burger for me this year- I think if Bama had that choreo people would be calling them out. And LSU is not as strong as years past. I like about 3/4s of UGA also have good floor choreo- unfortunately you never know which of them will perform. UCLA is hot or cold for me but like UGA, I’ll wait to see who is in line-ups at the end of the season.
Utah is best for me in choreo but the tumbling last year outside of Soloski’s DLO wasn’t great. I guess this year they have some more full-ins from Rucker and Stanhope but still not so great
A little tired of UCLA routines being 80% smirk and easy hopping with butt wag. A few years ago they were amazing. More difficulty please. Less butt. Go back to difficult and classy. Where’s Gracey when you need her. Also Fish.
I think it’s okay to play it safe with tumbling right now. Weird year. Lots of teams in the West are under trained right now. I’m a bit impressed Utah is doing as well as they are. I don’t think the states of Arizona and Utah had the same restrictions as California and Washington but none of the Pac12 schools started training until October. Lets just hope injuries can be kept to a minimum.