For the top scores of week 5, I’m looking at the routines that got a 10 from one judge or a consensus 9.950 from both judges. Have at it.
The 9.975s
Derrian Gobourne – Floor – Auburn
Alexia Burch – Vault – Utah
Emily Muhlenhaupt – Bars – Boise State
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Week 5 Rankings
1. Florida Gators
Average: 197.506
Florida did not compete in week 5.
2. LSU Tigers
Average: 197.144
LSU’s season-high 197.550 saw the team gain a smidgen of ground on first-place Florida, though not enough to change the supremacy dynamic. LSU did not seem to show many negative effects from the tracing week—save for being without Sarah Edwards, which will be a concern on vault, the one weakness in Friday’s performance. Freshmen Chase Brock and Elena Arenas benefited from the break, looking quite a bit stronger than we had seen previously this season.
3. Utah Utes
Average: 197.090
Utah mostly kept pace with LSU by going 197.450 in week 5, helping to establish some clear separation between the top four-ish and everyone else heading into Utah’s off week. This performance garnered the team’s best floor score thus far as O’Keefe and Stanhope both showed the most comfort and control in tumbling passes we’ve seen from them. Now, everyone get your magnifying glasses out and try to find Jaylene Gilstrap.
4. Oklahoma Sooners
Average: 196.845
Oklahoma got well in week 5, scoring a 197.800 that came up just a half tenth short of Florida’s national high, though the actual real-life thing that happened was Oklahoma putting up four hit events free from (major) disasters. We were reintroduced to a team that’s supposed to be top 2 this year, though Oklahoma will probably have to wait until NQS kicks in to bring its ranking back up because those two low ones will weigh down the average.
5. Arkansas Razorbacks
Average: 196.775
Arkansas did not compete in week 5
Monday Live Blog – February 8, 2021
I didn’t almost forget about this meet. You almost forgot about this meet.
On the Pac-12 Network. Scores here.
“They’re not great.” Oh, this season.
Rotation 1
Thomas – VT – UW – Ylayout first vault – medium lunge back – small pike. 9.525
M Dagen – UB – OSU – good first hs – bail, legs together – toe on to toe shoot, solid – hitting casts – toe on to giant full to double tuck – late on giant full – hop back on double tuck. Good. Not 10 start. 9.750
Continue reading Monday Live Blog – February 8, 2021
Sunday Live Blog – February 7, 2021
| Sunday, February 7 |
Scores | Stream |
| 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – [17] Iowa State @ West Virginia | LINK | ESPN+ |
| 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – [5] Oklahoma, Temple @ [8] Denver | LINK | DU($) |
| 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – [17] Michigan State, [20] Illinois @ Ohio State | LINK | BTN |
| 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – Rutgers @ Nebraska | LINK | BTN+ |
| 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – Air Force, TWU @ Centenary | FREE |
If you’ve subscribed to the Denver stream, they now have dedicated streams for each of the three teams. If you haven’t subscribed, let the rest of us know what’s happening in that Ohio State tri-meet.
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.
Continue reading Sunday Live Blog – February 7, 2021