Saturday, January 10
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4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT	Oklahoma UCLA Utah LSU	SCORES	ABC
4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT	Georgia @ Ohio St	SCORES	BTN+
4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT	Missouri La Crosse Stout @ Nebraska	SCORES	BTN+
5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT	Arkansas @ Minnesota	SCORES	BTN+
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8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT	Michigan St Cal Kentucky Michigan	SCORES	ESPN2

Alright, alright everybody.

Oklahoma: Pederson and Fatta in the AA. No Torres on floor. Estep everything except beam. Scheible and Murphy on bars and beam.

LSU: Chio and Ulrich in the AA. McClain on bars and beam. Blackson on vault and bars. Zeiss on three. Lincoln and Ballou on floor.

UCLA has Alipio in for Nola on floor. Utah rolling it back out for week 2. Scores look like they are allowing exhibitions today even though it’s a real TV meet.

The hockey was supposed to be over by now but it’s not because the boys keep having to stop and cuddle up so everyone can kiss.

We’re “just outside of Salt Lake.” How many miles?

Don’t be fooled, everyone. Even though winning this meet doesn’t matter, it also super matters. Because of mattering.

Taylor Beth Ann Jamie Lynn Sue Davis is on the LSU beat so she can laugh at Jay’s jokes.

Rotation 1

Pederson – VT – OU – Y1.5, medium hop forward, good height, some knees. 9.825

Rosen – UB – UCLA – toe on to maloney to pak, hit – a bit late on 1/2 turn on low – smooth hs on high – DLO, small hop back. 9.875

Gantner – BB – Utah – bhs loso secure – switch 1/2 to straddle is also solidly landed – full turn – 1.5, good stick. Just some split and knee, but solid – 9.875

Innes – FX – LSU – front 2/1, controls step – 1.5 to lay, under control – rudi to double stag, a little bouncy. 9.875

Blessey – VT – OU – handspring pike 1/2, large bounce back. 9.800

Sumanasekera – UB – UCLA – replacing Barros in the initial lineup – chow to pak, nice – 1/2 turn on low – FTDT, a little slung out, good stick. 9.900

Zirbes – BB – Utah – bhs loso, way off line and falls – resumes with switch 1/2 to stag, like it – gainer tuck full dismount, stuck. 9.025

Ballou – FX – LSU – DLO, good legs together position, controls step – switch side to wolf full to pike full, step back – front lay to rudi, secure, chest a bit down. 9.825

Fatta – VT – OU – Y1.5, good height, solid form improvement, little hop forward. 9.875

Stroud – BB – Utah – switch to Korbut is way off line as well and falls – counting fall now

MWL – UB – UCLA _ maloney, leg sep, into a solid pak – 1/2 turn on low, good toes – clear hip to FTDT, chest down, bounce forward. 9.825

Ulrich – FX – LSU – DLO hit, pikes down at the end with a bounce – switch side and popa are well done, good straddle oversplit – back 1.5 to layout, good rise. 9.775

Estep – VT – OU – very solid Y1.5, small hop forward, very lineup, bit of legs at the end. 9.900

Ryssman – BB – Utah – bhs loso and she falls as well – Utah having a full BBS

Matthews – UB – UCLA – pak, hit – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, initiates with small leg break – hits hs on high – DLO, also deep, knees buckle slightly with hop forward. 9.875

Drayton – FX – LSU – good control on her DLO landing, very slightly chest down – switch ring and switch 1/2 are excellent – front tuck through to double tuck is way way short and falls

Torrez – VT – OU – Y1.5, nearly sticks, small hop forward, very clean. 9.925

Neff – BB – Utah – side aerial to bhs, solid – aerial 2 feet to shushunova, shows rhythm in combo – out full turn – gianer full, step back. 9.775

Sullivan – UB =- UICLA – good high tkatchev, some feet and elbows – pak, good – 1/2 turn, a little late – strong hs on high – DLO, piking through it, hop back. 9.875

Wells – VT – OU – lands lock legged on her y1.5 but saves it with a step back, but will get deducted for the under rotation and the lunge back, so that should be a drop. 9.825 too high.

Chio – FX – LSU – full out, well controlled – switch ring and tour jete 1/2 hit – 2.5 to front tuck, a little over with a slide forward. 9.900

Padurariu – BB – Utah – wolf double, secure – aerial, leans through to bhs combination – split and sheep are hit – gainer pike, nice stick – Aly points out the little back foot movement on Padurariu’s series, which I appreciate. One judge didn’t give the combo, a 9.7/9.9 split, so they need to conference since the average is 9.800 or higher and the range is over one tenth.

Chiles – UB – UCLA – good piked tkatchev to pak – hits hs on high – good lift on her DLO today, maybe too much, has to lean forward on her dismount with a hop. 9.900

Lincoln – FX – LSU – DLO, huge, lands actually chest up, but a medium bounce back – switch ring to gogean, around – front lay to high front full, good. 9.850

They’ve ditched the exhibitions on the scores for the rotation we had, which makes sense. Teams typically aren’t allowed to do exhibitions on time-limited TV meets because of low and boring and don’t even count.

After 1
UCLA 49.425
Oklahoma 49.350
LSU 49.225
Utah 47.775

Utah a full mess on beam with three falls to drop out of contention there. Oklahoma solid on vault but didn’t stick anything. UCLA closest to potential in that first rotation, but some of these 9.9s for non-small dismount errors are going to bite these judges later in the meet. LSU avoids counting a fall on floor, some good moments, not quite there on the landings.

Rotation 2

Zeiss – VT – LSU – nearly sticks Y1.5, step back, knees and some leg separation. 9.850

Scheible – UB – OU – jaeger, hit – short hs on high – bail, legs together, solid – better hs on high – FTDT, holds the stick. 9.900

Rosen – BB – UCLA – switch to split, good – beat to onodi, little arm wave – bhs loso, secure landing – 1.5, hop forward. 9.825

Winger – FX – Utah – 1.5 to front full good rise in second element – back 2.5 steps forward OOB. 9.750

Ulrich – VT – LSU – handspring pike 1/2 is solidly landed –

Matthews – BB – UCLA – falls on side aerial to bhs series – hits 2/1 dismount, little hop

Pederson – UB – OU – short first hs – Ray, catches close with some elbows – toe on to pak, good position on pak – a bit past on 1/2 turn on low – DLO, forward, hop. 9.825

Neff – FX – Utah – front 2/1 to pike 1/2 chest forward double stag to immediate ro back lay full like a 90s girl – switch side and a little into pike full shushunova – back 1.5 to front full. 9.875

Roberts – VT – LSU – high hs pike 1/2, bounce back. 9.850

Estep – UB – OU – hits first hs – tkatchev, a little flat but good body position – hs a little tight – good form bail – good hs on high bar – giant full, solid finish into FTDT, stuck. 9.900

Sumanasekera – BB – UCLA – full turn – bhs loso, check – aerial to beat, hit, some knee – split to split ring, hit – 1.5 dmt, stagger hop to the side. 9.725

Zirbes – FX – Utah – front 2/1, controls the step – back 1.5 to front full, solid height, some knee position. 9.875

So at this point, “going viral” just means “someone noticed once.”

Blackson – VT – LSU – manages to land her y1.5 well despite a really crunched block, solid form, little hop. 9.825

Murphy – UB – OU – toe on to maloney to pak is clean – nice foot psoition in handstands – smooth hs on high – giant full to double tuck, stuck. 9.925

MWL – BB – UCLA – bhs bhs loso, little adjustment – beat to switch 1/2, good 180, just a bit of back foot – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.800

Stroud – FX – Utah – back 1.5 to front full, controls the back foot – 2.5 dmt, slips right out fo it and falls. 9.100

Drayton – VT – LSU – also didn’t get much of a block at all, can’t save it and falls. 9.250

Torrez – UB – OU – Ray, hit – long handstand pause hold on high – pak is high, loses leg form in the air – good hs on high – DLO, small slide. 9.825

Chiles – BB – UCLA – bhs loso, high, wobble – cat leap to switch side, hit – full turn – side aerial, comfortable – 2/1, hop back. 9.850

Chio – VT – LSU – y1.5, good height and form, hop forward. 9.900

Fatta – UB – OU – tkatchev piked, very close catch with elbows – pak is nice – 1/2 turn on low, hits vertical well, some loose back if you want to – DLO, little pike in first salto, good stick. 9.925. Why is that the same as Murphy’s score?

Alipio – BB – UCLA – full turn – bhs bhs loso, secure – side aerial, also solid – split leap to switch to beat, good back leg in switch – gaienr tuck full, good stick. 9.925

Smith – FX – Utah – front 2/1 to front tuck, bounce forward – rudi to loso is nice – 9.850

After 2
Oklahoma 98.825
LSU 98.600
UCLA 98.550
Utah 96. 925

Oklahoma takes over the lead after UCLA survived a shaky but non-disastrous beam rotation. Bars scoring in its “everyone is the same, no such thing as mistakes” era, so LSU will look to make a move on Oklahoma there in rotation three. LSU is having a medium-fine first meet but that’s good enough so far.

Rotation 3

Zeiss – UB – LSU – maloney to pak, legs together – little bit of body position on maloney – solid hs on high – FTDT, good amplitude, step back. 9.875

Raposo – VT – Utah – Y1.5 hop forward, solid. 9.800

Wells – BB – OU – cat leap to switch leg side aerial, good – full turn – switch to split, under control – bhs loso, wobble, bend at the hips to the side – 1.5 dismount is high but laded over, two discernible steps. 9.800, kind fo some steps aren’t real scoring there.

Rosen – FX – UCLA – double tuck, little bounce – double pike, under control – switch ring to switch 1/2 to wolf full is solid – back 1.5 to front lay, lay is low and whippy. 9.800

Zirbes – VT – Utah – good form on Y1.5 until the very end, good stick. 9.925

Cowan – UB – LSU – Ray is good, takes it into bail, too much power but controls it, but if she was trying to go to handstand, it wasn’t that, kind of like McGowan last season at the beginning – DLO, little hop. 9.900, no one cared.

Pederson – BB – OU – full turn – hits loso series – larger bounce back on 2/1 dmt. 9.825

Alipio – FX – UCLA – double pike, controls it – switch ring to switch 1/2 wolf full is the highlight – wolf double leans it around at the end – back 1.5 to layout, gets it to her feet under control, some knees in the twists and also whips around the lay. 9.750

Glynn – VT – Utah – also a strong stick on her y1.5, bit of knees, not the farthest, but nice. And now we have 9.975.

Murphy – BB – OU – candle mount – bhs loso, holds it – aerial, some knee, balance check – full turn – beat to split ring jump, holds – gainer full, stuck, a little too close to the beam, good landing. 9.875

Ulrich – UB – LSU – toe on to maloney top pak, little leg breaks in both – rushes hs on high – DLO, good, hop. 9.900

Smith – VT – Utah – short landing on Omelianchik today, lunge back. 9.825, well at least they’re consistently overscoring these short vaults?

MWL – FX – UCLA – front 2/1, lands short with an awkward crossover step – back 1.5 to a very nice layout – switch 1/2 and wolf full are well done – rudi. 9.800

Fatta – BB – OU – bhs loso, good height – side aerial, wobble correction – hitchkick to switch side – switch to split, solid – gainer full, stuck. 9.825

Chio – UB – LSU – maloney to bail, ltitle hip position, good legs together – hits hs – khorkina, solid, a little close – FTDT, hop back

Sumanasekera – FX – UCLA – DLO, piked down at the end, chest forward, hop forward – switch ring to switch 1/2 to wolf full, good positions and landing completion – back 1.5 to front lay

Scheible – BB – OU – full turn, hit – bhs loso, secure – switch to switch 1/2, leans through to combo a little but good split positions. Sticks gainer full. And we’re 9.950ing.

Blackson – UB – LSU – bail, legs together – hits hs on high – blind to khorkina, higher than Chio’s – DLO, piking throughout, stuck

Sullivan – FX – UCLA – DLO, good rise, little pike down at the end, controls the step – tor jete 1/2 to popa, around – front tuck through to double tuck, bounce back. 9.775

ESPN was like, Utah’s out so we don’t need to show it, and then Avery Neff was like 10.000

We see a replay of her sticking a Y1.5 but it’s from the front so it’s pointless. Maybe some knees?

Torrez – BB – OU – side aerial loso very solid – nice gainer full stick. 9.950

McClain – UB – LSU – hits Church to pak well – 1/2 turn on low is correctly done – good hs on high – FTDT, chest forward and a hop. Still 9.925 even though that has to be more than a tenth.

Chiles – FX – UCLA – DLO, controls the step, didnt get all her height this time but she doesn’t need all her height, controls step, chest forward – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, solid – front through to double tuck was better today, chest up and controlled. 9.925

After 3
Oklahoma 148.325
LSU 148.150
UCLA 147.700
Utah 146.525

Oklahoma opening up a lead with floor to come, so has the edge now.

Rotation 4

Smith – UB – Utah – pak, small leg separation, a little tight on low bar hs – can leeuwen – tighter cast hs today – toe pike 1/2, step back. 9.850

Sumanasekera – VT – UCLA – yfull, small hop back, pike. 9.875 oh boy here we go

Slade – FX – OU – back 1.5 to full, some leg separation, crossover step – double pike, chest well down, bounce back – switch side 1/2 to straddle

Coen – BB – LSU – aerial, knee, into beat, secure – loso series, also solid, lands chest down switch to split, hit – 2/1, off line, holds the stick. 9.900

Anyimi – VT – UCLA – bounce back yfull

Ryssman – UB – OU – higgisn to piked jaeger, catches a little close – loose back hs on high, pulls it back – good pak – good hs – DLO, good stick. 9.825

Zeiss – BB – LSU – side aerial, holds it – aerial, knee into bhs, solid – switch to split, good lift – wolf double is comfortable – gainer tuck full, hop to the side. 9.775 – SV disagreement. Now 9.800

Pawlak – FX – OU – double pike, big hop back – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good rise on the wolf – 1.5 to front full, bend knees, controls the step – a switch full a little under –

Rosen – VT – UCLA – y1.5 is hit, short landing, small step back

Padurariu not enough on her shaposh and falls.

Lincoln – BB – LSU – aerial, pause lean through to bhs – switch 1/2, great position, into beat – full turn, pause – switch to straddle 1/4, great position, little lean – she’s trying to be too perfect – 1.5, high, lean forward and hop. 9.825

Estep – FX – OU – front lay to front 2/1, crossover step – back 2.5, a little jarred quick step dance out

Ulrich – BB – LSU – bhs loso, holds it – full turn – hitch kick to switch side – aerial, a little low but moves through it smoothly into beat – bhs 1.5, short, hop back. 9.825

Pederson – FX – OU – front 2/1, under rotated some with another crossover step – back 1.5 through to 2.5, same thing, a little under, crossover step – 9.775

Chio – BB – bhs mount, very nice – bhs loso, good height, holds well despite foot being a little off the beam a- full turn is smooth – aerial to split, very good foot positions – switch to split, same, lovely – bhs 1.5, lean to hold the stick. Very nice. 9.950, so they would have given 10 for a real stick.

Mueller – FX – OU – comfortable double tuck – front lay to rudi, chest down, bit ragged – 9.875

Chiles – VT – UCLA – DTY, good height andf completion, little hop

McClain – BB – LSU – switch, pause before switch 1/2, big wobble, chest down lean – aerial, some knee into bhs – side aerial, another lean wobble – wolf jump is great – gainer full, hop back.

Fatta – FX – OU – front full through to 2.5, hop forward – tour jete 1/2 to popa, a bit under in tour jete split position – front 2/1, awkward landing, bound forward –

Floor was a Januarrrrryyyy in this meet. Everyone was struggling through these routines.

Looks like Oklahoma will come out just ahead. A hit from McClain would have given LSU the win but that can’t be a counting number, right? A couple big wobbles. 9.800 for Fatta.

Jay Clark is pointing. He’s pointing everyone.

9.650 for McClain with a 9.550/9.750 split. One judge gave the combo. Doesn’t matter because it would never have counted.

So we’re not actually arguing about the McClain score, we’re arguing about the Lexi Zeiss score, which had a SV disparity and has been raised to 9.850. Which gives us a tie for the meet.

FINAL
Oklahoma 197.500
LSU 197.500
UCLA 197.000
Utah 195.900

OH LOOLLLL we have a tiebreaker to decide the winner? Of the trophy? Of a meet that’s not a championship? OK fine. Oklahoma’s the winner.

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I wasn’t going to live blog the second session because, let’s be honest, I thought I would be too cranky. But turns out I’m not, so let’s do this.

John already pronounced “women’s” as “weemen’s” so I’m all in, no regrets.

Rotation 1

Misenheimer – VT – MSU – yfull, pretty solid height, pikes down at the end, bounce back. 9.750

Aderinto – UB – Cal – Ray to overshoot is hit – a bit tight on high bar hs – double front, lunge back 9.750

Lee – BB – UK – bhs bhs loso, looked like she had it and then big wobble and fall moving out of it – second fall on aerial after coming up very short. 8.550

Parenti – FX – Michigan – double pike, chest down, controls the step – switch 1/2 to tuck jump full – back 1.5 to front full, bit of knees and a sideward step, but controls the back foot. 9.775

Tucker – VT – MSU – Y1.5, good position in the air, large bound forward. 9.725

Wiley – UB – Cal – toe on to pak, small leg separation – hits hs on low – van leeuwen – good hs on high – DLO, small hop back. 9.875

Rizo – BB – UK – candle mount, holds on – aerial, smooth – bhs l;oso, secure, chest slightly down – switch to straddle 1/4, a little tight but holds onto it – 1.5 dmt, holds the stick with lean forward. 9.800

Walters – FX – Michigan – very solid landing on front 2/1, nice – back 1.5 to front full, also very solid – nice one, I like it

Duplissis – VT – MSU – Y1.5, hits it with a medium step forward, not the most distance but solid. 9.850

Newman-Achee – UB – Cal – toe on to maloney to pak, leg form solid – bit of an angle in completing 1/2 turn on low – good hs on high – FTDT, sideward lunge. 9.875

Bennett – BB – Kentucky – full turn – bhs loso loso, large break but saves it, leg up wobble – cat leap to aerial, good height – switch to beat – gainer pike, step back. 9.725

Diaz – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, a little underrotated with a dance out – wolf turn – good loso in combination – switch 1/2 to a high wolf full –

Marquart – VT – MSU – gets the y1.5 to her feet, not the highest with a step back. 9.775

Gormley – BB – UK – switch to straddle 1/4, good foot positions – aerial is short with one of the most ridiculous saves I’ve ever seen. 900 wobbles but stayed on – bhs lay-pike is secure – gainer full, stuck. 9.450 will count.

Bauman – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, good twisting form in teh air, comes up a little short with step back – back 1.5 to layout, good

Smith – VT – MSU – Y1.5, a little short with a crossover step back

Van Frayen – BB – Kentucky – chest roll mount like Lauren Mitchell – bhs onodi is lovely, small arm wave – full turn – aerial, comfortable – switch to beat, good foot positions – 1.5, stuck, that was excellent.

Brown – UB – Cal – good high pak – a little short on cast hs on low – van leeuwen, good leg position – some muscling up to handstand on high – pike 1/2 dismount, good stick. 9.925

Kellerman – VT – MSU – must have missed her block because she only did a handspring front tuck and sat it down. Weirdness.

Ranger – FX – Michigan – DLO, very solid landing, pikes down at the end – front lay through to double tuck, bigger bounce back.

Rodriguez – BB – Kentucky – switch to split – bhs bhs loso, under control well – side somi piked is solid – 1.5 dismount, step back. 9.875

Paulsson – UB – Cal – pak, excellent – van leeuwen, good flight and feet – toe full, pretty solid completion position, into double tuck. Nice. 9.950

Sanger – FX – Michigan – double pike, solid, little rebound – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, gets a little under on the final wolf full – back 1.5 to front lay is under control – 9.800

After 1
Cal 49.425
Michigan 49.150
Michigan State 48.950
Kentucky 48.700

Kentucky semi-survived beam without having a full Utah, but it puts them in last. Van Frayen is going to be a thing. Cal bars, successfully remaining Cal bars while taking advantage of the whimsical time that bars scoring has had all day.

Rotation 2

Clapper – VT – Michigan – Yfull, very short either knee down or very close to knee down. 9.575, knee didn’t touch

Howard – UB – MSU – short hs – Church to overshoot is hit, pike in the overshoot – hits hs on high – giant full to double tuck, good stick

Mayhew – BB – Cal – full turn – bhs loso, high, wobble, turns to the side, brings it back – switch to switch 1/2, a little tight – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.700

Van Frayen – FX – Kentucky – wolf – double tuck, hit, keeps front foot down – switch ring to switch 1/2 – front lay to rudi to an out of control sissone-ish. 9.750

Davis – VT – Michigan – yfull, solid dynamics, hop back

Lee – BB – Cal – aerial to split, comfortable, some knee position – loso series secure, just a little soft – full turn wobble – switch 1/2 a little under but secure into beat jump – gainer full, little hop

Tucker – UB – MSU – maloney to bail under control – small hop on high toe on pike 1/2 dismount on bars.

Rivelli – FX – Kentucky – front 2.1, slightly under rotated with crossover step – switch side to popa, clearly around – rudi to back tuck, bounce back

Jordan – VT – Michigan – yfull, large bounce back –

Melkonian – BB – Cal – bhs loso secure, soft knee position – beat to split jump 3/4, good feet, holds onto it with lean forward – switch ring, no head release – 1.5, hop forward

Abney UB MSU – tkatchev too close, still tries to connect into overshoot, misses her hand and stands on the mat, keeps going but also a fall. 9.550, so they only took .3 fot hitting foot on mat.

Guggino – VT – Michigan – hits y1.5, step back, a little short

Bennett – FX – Kentucky – double pike – switch ring to wolf hop full – front lay to front full, some leg separation, slide forward – double tuck, chest down, hop to present

Aderinto – BB – Cal – kickover to beat is nice – bhs loso, well done, secure landing – switch 1/2, a little tight but second – gainer full, hop

Ranger – VT – Michigan – y1.5, high, lunge forward

Cosman – UB – MSU – short first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, nice and clean, good toe position – just not quite college-ing on cast hs yet but solid – giant full, finishes a little past, into double tuck, hop. 9.800

Scanlon – BB – Cal – wolf turn – bhs loso, secure landing – switch, pause before switch 1/2 to beat, but good positions – 1.5 dmt, near stick, step forward. 9.800

Gardner – FX – Kentucky – DLO started high – ends up having to pike down and step forward – front through to double tuck, step back

Diaz – VT – Michigan – Y1.5, high and good distance but lands kind of short, step back –

N Smith UB – MSU – peels off the high bar on the back swing on her shaposh, hops off like the bar is lava

Newman-Achee – BB – Cal – bhs loso, large wobble, chest down, keeps it on the beam but a bend at the hips and turn to the side wobble – beat to split ring, holds it – 1.5, stuck

Rizo – FX – Kentucky – double pike, better open and chest position on landing – double tuck, shows clear control – switch full, a little under into straddle jump – back 1.5 to front full, slightly low with a dance out. 9.650 with a 9.750/9.550 split. huh. I felt like I saw the 9.750 routine.

Kellerman – UB – MSU – hits a jaeger, a bit close with elbows – bail, legs together well – hits hs on high – DLO, good lift, stuck. 9.925

Rodriguez – FX – Kentucky – rudi to back pike – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, a little under with a step back – double tuck, under control well – back 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle jump, shows solid control. 9.825

Judges to Kentucky’s floor: drop dead.

After 2
Cal 98.275
Michigan 98.150
Michigan State 97.975
Kentucky 97.225

Michigan vaults 49.000, Michigan State counts a 9.550 on bars and still gets the highest score of that rotation with 49.025. But bars has been the place to gain tenths today, so they’ll rue the missed opportunity.

Rotation 3

Hofseth – VT – Kenutcky – yfull, hits it but fairly short distance, chest down, step forward. 9.750

Jordan – UB – Michigan – good first hs – jaeger, good toe position – bail, legs together well – hits hs on high – giant full is late into double tuck, soft and forward with a step. 9.825

Duplissis – BB – MSU – bhs bhs loso, secure – full turn, solid – beat to split jump 3/4, bigger wobble with leg up to horizontal – 1.5 holds stick. 9.750

Silvers – FX – Cal – double tuck, bounce back – switch 1/2 to wolf jump 1.5, around – back 1.5 to 1/2, chest low, rebound into stag. 9.750

Rizo – VT – Kenutcky – nice height on yfull, little hop. 9.825

Clapper – UB – Michigan – piked jaeger is hit, a little close – bail, some hip angle there, legs together – short hs on high – DLO, good height and landing, stick

Abney – BB – MSU – wolf double, hit – bhs loso, secure, chest forward – switch to split leap, good foot positions – side aerial to tuck 1.5, stuck

Sam on wolf turns: “I’m glad it wasn’t in my code of points.”
Narrator: “It was.”

Keuneke – FX – Cal – rudi to loso is smooth – switch 1/2 is very well done in position, connects to wolf full – 1.5 to 1/2 to staddle, good – wolf 1.5 – and now more wolfing.

Gardner – VT – Kentucky – handspring pike 1/2 – chest pretty far forward and jars her back with a large bounce

Tucker – BB – MSU – hits the aerial to bhs – just a little tight – beat to split jump 3/4, holds it – cat leap to side aerial, lean at the chest wobble – full turn – gainer full. 9.850

Diaz – UB – Michigan – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together, solid vertical – shorter hs on high – DLO, holds the stick

Melkonian – FX – Cal – double tuck, good tuck position – wolf jump 1.5 comes up under rotated with a control hop – back 1.5 to layout is clean

Noonan – VT – Kentucky – ro 1/2 on pike 1/2 is fun to see, good distance, hop back

N Smith – BB – MSU – bhs loso, arm wave wobble, turns to the side, keeps it together – great stick on double tuck dismount

Lew – UB – MSU – toe higgins to piked jaeger, great – pak, hit, a little bit loose back position, 1/2 turn on low past vertical – DLO, pikes down at the end, small step back

Rodriguez – VT – Kentucky – Y1.5, lands a little short, step back

Trostel – BB – MSU – full turn, hit – switch to straddle jump, good height Onodi to beat, good – bhs loso, secure, just a little tight – gainer full, good height, stuck. I like it. 9.925

Cashion – VT – Kentucky – handspring pike 1/2, very high, good position when she finishes the turning, above the table – step back. 9.875

Parenti on bars for Michigan with a good stick on DLO.

Cosman – BB – MSU – good wolf – side aerial to bhs series attempt, was low and crooked on the side aerial and couldn’t save the bhs, falls – switch to korbut, very nice – sticks 1.5 dmt

Newman-Achee – FX – Cal – rudi, out of control into a double stag attempt, traveling back – switch ring and switch 1/2, hit – back 1.5 to layout more confortable

Bauman – UB – Michigan – toe 1/2 to jaeger to overshoot, good height – hits hs on high – blind to double front, hop back. 9.925

Paulsson – FX – Cal – front tuck through to double tuck, under control – switch 1/2 to wolf jump 1.5, bounces somewhat out fo control there – double pike, drops into it, chest just a little down – switch. 9.875

Mayhew – FX – Cal – front 2/1 to front tuck, nice control – switch ring to switch 1/2 – back 1.5 to front full, controls the step

After 3
Michigan – 147.575
Cal – 147.350
Michigan State 147.250
Kentucky – 146.375

Michigan gets to do bars and takes over the lead from Cal. But now Michigan has to stay on beam.

Rotation 4

Melkonian – VT – Cal – yfull, solid pop but lands short, chest forward, hop forward. 9.675

Parenti – BB – Michigan – full turn over turns with a wobble – bhs loso, holds onto it, arm wave correction – switch,, little check before split jump beat jump – aerial to split – 1.5, good stick

Lebster – FX – MSU – rudi to loso, clean – side aerial to straddle jump – slightly under rotated but controls the step – switch side 1/2 to straddle

Brown – VT – Cal – yfull, solid, hop back, some shoulder angle on block. 9.8775

Apparently Kentucky can’t start on bars because they’re broken or on fire or something

Walters – BB – Michigan – kickover front to bhs is comfortable, as is switch 1/2 to beat – punch front full, stuck.

Rizo has started on bars it seems, peels off on dmt and tucks her double tuck

Wiley – VT – Cal – yfull, solid height, pikes down at the end, hop back. 9.800

Cosman – FX – MSU – back 2.5 to front tuck, secure landing, leg crossing in 2.5 – split leap full to jump full, low back leg in there – back 1.5 to front full, lowish but controls it

Jordan – BB – Michigan – side aerial to bhs is solid – kickover, good chest up position, solid landing – gainer pike, good stick

Newman-Achee – VT – Cal – yfull, a little flat off the ta ble but good distance, larger bounce back. 9.750

Ranger – BB – Michigan – full turn – bhs loso loso, very high, wobble, turn to the side – switch to pike jump, hit – kickover, chest up, solid – double tuck, good stick

Silvers – VT – Cal – y1.5, landed, medium hop forward, leg separation on block

Duplissis – FX – MSU – pike full in, excellent height, good control, chest down – switch side 1/2 to straddle – back 1.5 to layout, hesitation step out of it

Boozer – BB – Michigan – switch to split switch jump to straddle, lovely – aerial, smooth, hand cover – full turn – bhs loso – high gainer full, good stick. And coming after two 9.950s

Mayhew – VT – Cal – y1.5, little hop forward, knees throughout

Oritz – FX – MSU – FTDT, controls front foot in rebound – front tuck through to double tuck, hit –

Bauman – BB – Michigan – full turn – bhs loso, solid control – beat to straddle 1/2 to sissone, solid – side somi piked, little foot adjustment – gainer pike, little hop. 9.925

Apparently bars is going now but we’re just over it?

Tucker – FX – MSU – rudi to loso, nice amplitude – switch 1/2 to popa to knee – front 2/1, just gets it around with a bit of a crossover step. 9.750

Michigan goes 49.650 on beam. Sure why not. Walters is a THING. Very encouraging beam showing there. Maile had to be like, yeah beam is mine.

Bennett – UB – Kentucky – jaeger, good toe position, connects to overshoot – DLO, chest forward, step

N Smith – FX – MSU – FTDT, chest up, great height, just does control the front foot position, leaning back some – straddle jump – switch side 1/2 to straddle jump – front tuck to doubel tuck, nailed the position on landing

Rodriguez – UB – Kentucky – tkatchev, hit – clear hip to bail, legs together well – DLO, clean routine, nearly stuck, step back. 9.900

Kentucky just like, fine we’ll do bars on a broken podium, get me out of here.

FINAL
Michigan 197.225
Cal 196.350
Michigan State 196.225
Kentucky 194.750