Thursday, April 2
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It’s a big day. Let’s get lost in a world of knees.

For the first semifinal out of LSU, pre-competition lineups have Barbosu returning to the all-around, back on vault instead of Dugan. For Michigan, Parenti is back on bars instead of Jordan, and there are a fair amount of changes for North Carolina compared to ACCs, including Fink in the AA and Seabrooks not.

The CMU/Rutgers play-in is underway. Germond (CMU) hits a yfull with a step back. Uhlenberg (Rutgers) struggles on bars, hits the mat swining through after her bail.

LSU Semifinal 1 – Rotation 1

Jung-Ruivivar – VT – Stanford – yfull, hop back, leg separation on block. 9.750

Stippich UB – UNC – short first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, hit, a little close-safe on jaeger but fine – DLO, good open position, little hop

Parenti – BB – Michigan – secure bhs loso series – switch to split, slight hesitation in split, not her usual 180 position – cut in the middle of her aerial to see Utah State on floor, so that’s fun. Did we lose split screen technology? 9.800

Orengo hits double tuck, mostly controls the step – switch 3/4 to a wolf jump 3/4, slight lack of landing precision – 1.5 to front lay, hit, lower

barbosu – VT – Stanford – Tsuk full is hit, bounce back and some pike throughout

King – UB – UNC – toe on to maloney, leg seps in that and pak – slight hesitation in 1/2 turn on low but hit – stalder to double tuck, holds onto stick with a lean. 9.850

Walters – BB – Michigan – kickover, keeps moving through lean to bhs – split to switch 1/2 to beat, a little under on switch 1/2, secure – punch front full, can’t hold stick with step forward into salute. 9.775

Yelle – FX – Utah St – front 2/1, a bit of knee crossing and under rotation but under control

Gronski – VT – Stanford – yfull, nice in the air but ends up with a low chest and hop forward, so won’t be a huge number. 9.700

Davis – BB – Michigan – bhs loso series, smooth – cat leap side aerial to beat, also secure – switch, lower back leg, to pike jump – gainer full, step back. 9.775

Stanley – UB – UNC – maloney, a little low but hits it into pak, good legs together – 1/2 turn on low is past – good feet throughout – DLO, chest down, hop forward. 9.800

Peterson – FX – Utah St – front lay to rudi, bounce back – switch side 1/2 to straddle – front lay to higher front foot, bounce forward. 9.775

Ranger – BB – Michigan – full turn, hit – bhs loso bigger wobble, turn to the side and a lean – switch to pike jump is solid – kickover, nice – double tuck, small step. 9.725

Prejean – UB – UNC – short first hs – nice high tkatchev to pak, leg sep – a little slow on 1/2 turn on low – short hs on high – double front, good open finish but a hop forward

Roberts – VT – Stanford – didn’t get her usual block but was still clean in the air, a little short and then a couple small step shuffle on landing. 9.775

Morabito – FX – Utah St – front tuck through to double tuck, keeps the front foot down – sissone, nice – switch to tour jete 1/1, a little under rotated, front lay front full front tuck, good control. 9.850

Boozer – BB – Michigan – split and straddle, great – aerial, smooth, good knee position – full turn – only a bhs, balking on her combination and just stops with the bhs – does another bhs into loso, and hit – switch split jump to straddle 1/4, small check – gainer full, holds it. 9.825

Fink – UB – UNC – jaeger is hit, a little close but no loss of rhythm – pretty position on bail – short hs on high – DLO, tries to sell holding the finish, a little off balance. 9.850

Nguyen – VT – Stanford – that was better, hits Y1.5, a couple small things, knees, flatter, direction. but strong distance, good landing. 9.950.

Vater – FX – Utah St – front 2/1, under rotated, controls the step but short of 2 fulls –

Bauman – BB – Michigan – bhs loso, solid – switch to straddle 1/2 to beat, hit – side somi piked, little check – gainer pike, stuck. 9.900

Rueda – UB – UNC – toe on to maloney to pak, bigger leg separation on pak – short on 1/2 turn on low, little balance stepping up to high – giant full, past, into double tuck hop back. 9.750

Gruber – FX – Utah St – 2.5 to front tuck, a little out of control on the step forward – switch side 1/2 to straddle – back 1.5 to front full, not the highest amplitude but gets it done

Rutgers with a one tenth lead on CMU after one rotation.

Chiu – UB – Pitt – short first hs – jaeger, hit – short on her casts – legs together on bail hs – giant full to double tuck, flung out a little but hit, hop back

McMullen – FX – UNH – double tuck, bounce back, looks like she just kept her heel up from going OOB – switch full to wolf full, a little under twisted in landing positions – 1.5 to 1/2 to double stag

After 1
Stanford 49.100
North Carolina 49.100
Utah State 49.100
Michigan 49.075

Congratulations on everyone being the sammeeeeeee. But for Stanford, getting through the bad one over 49 is a result they’ll take. More troubling for Michigan after what should be a good event for them, but they’re not actually trailing by any margin.

Over at Kentucky, Rutgers got a hit Y1.5 from Riley with a little hop forward.

LSU Semifinal 1 – Rotation 2

Witte – VT – Utah St – secure landing on yfull, lots of pike down, direction. 9.825

Jung-Ruivivar – UB – Stanford – toe on to maloney to pak, toe point solid, a little past on 1/2 turn on low and some short hs – stalder to double tuck, good stick. 9.850

Seabrooks – BB – UNC – full turn wobble – bhs loso, good leg positions, another check – cat leap to switch side, a little tight but holds it – kickover to beat is strong – sticks dmt. 9.750

Parenti – FX – Michigan – double pike, chest down but secure – switch 1/1, a ltitle under rotated, into tuck jump full – back 1.5 to front full, controls it, some knees. 9.850

Vandertoolen – VT – Utah St – yfull, hop back. 9.775

Sorrento – UB – Stanford – nice first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, legs together well – rushes 1/2 turn on low – good hs on high – DLO, step back. 9.850

Stippich – BB – UNC – bhs loso loso, hesitation check on landing – switch, little pause before straddle – gainer full, hop back. 9.725

Davis – FX – Michigan – front lay to rudi, bounce back – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, great height, not quite precision in landing position – double pike, pretty large lunge back, stays in but a control deduction. 9.825

Valdez – VT – Utah St – yfull, good distance, flatter height, hop back. 9.800

Aoki – BB – UNC – bhs loso, wobble, lean to the side, good leg position – full turn – switch, lean before straddle 1/4, possible broken connection there – aerial to beat, smooth – 1.5 dmt, short, hop back. 9.625 but got the 10.0 start

Robinson, good stick on bars on Stanford. 9.850.

Diaz – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, slightly under rotated with a quick dance out and KICK – rudi to loso, good rise, some knees – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good finish. 9.900

Medrano – VT – Utah St – yfull, high but a large bounce back –

Fink – BB – UNC – bhs loso series is wayyy off line, tries to save it but ends up falling. 9.125

Roberts – UB – Stanford – pak is excellent – good hs on low – toe on to van leeuwen, leg separation – a little short on hs on high – DLO, hit. 9.900

Vater – VT – Utah St – ro full on back pike, lands chest down, tries to sell it, hops back

Bauman – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, controls the step forward – 1.5 to front lay, good rise. 9.900

Rueda – BB – UNC – full turn, check – bhs loso, solid, arm wave correction on front – 2/1, good stick. 9.800

Barbosu – UB – Stanford – clear hip tkatchev piked is great, connects to Pak, very small leg sep – van leeuwen, crossed ankles, FTDT, holds the stick. 9.875

Walters – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, step forward into the corner, but stays in bounds – switch 1/2 to wolf full to straddle is excellent – back 1.5 to front full, good amplitude. 9.900

Valahovic – BB – UNC – full turn, pretty big wobble – bhs loso is smooth, pretty execution – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, hit – good stick on dmt

Soma – UB – Stanford – good hs – maloney to pak, legs actually together – van leeuwen, legs together there as well – DLO, hop back

Lannon – VT – Towson – lands Y1.5 to her feet, lunge forward and sideward

Ranger – FX – Michigan – DLO, step back OOB – switch 1/2 to popa, around well – front lay to double tuck is under control

Trotter – BB – Towson – bhs loso, secure landing – check on split jump 3/4 – saves her kickover to split with a little banana pose, not as extreme as in the warmup but had to protect herself against the beam to stay on – Minervini sticks very nice DLO on bars at the same time

Mullin – FX – UNH – front tuck through to double tuck, chest up, good control – switch 1/2+ to wolf full, a little imprecise – back 1.5 to lay with some leg separations

After 2
Michigan 98.450
Stanford 98.425
Utah State 98.100
North Carolina 97.900

The separations are separating. But still close enough that things could happen.

Rutgers adding to the lead on CMU through the third rotation.

LSU Semifinal 1 – Rotation 3

Jelen – FX – Utah St – toe on to maloney, leg separations into bail – up to verticla on high bar hs – DLO, good stick

Davis – VT – Michigan – yfull, hit, bounce back, little crunched on block

Stippich – FX – UNC – double tuck, bounce back out of control –

Dean – FX – Stanford – side aerial loso with a wobble but saves it on the beam – straddle to straddle 1/4 is comfortable – 1.5 dmt, stuck

Rutgers will have an 8 tenth lead after 3 but is going to beam.

Guggino – VT – Michigan – Y1.5, got it today – stuck landing, just some direction and knees. 9.900

Vater – UB – Utah St – clear hup to deltchev to overshoot, small leg sep, good height and feet – back arch on hs on high – pungs off on DLO dmt, short landing, big lunge forward. 9.725

Landry – BB – Stanford – wolf double, solid – bhs loso, secure landing – split jump to split ring – gainer pike, stuck. 9.900

Fink – FX – UNC – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down, slight slide back – back 2.5, crossover step, knees – out of control on switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5 trying to pull it around – 9.800 (head judge went 9.650, which is more what I saw)

Sanger – VT – Michigan – yfull verrrrry deep landing, somehow a stick and also a fall

Robinson – BB – Stanford – bhs loso, solid – switch to split, very good leg positions – hitch to side aerial to beat, good – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.800

Orengo – UB – Utah St – jaeger to overshoot, hit, some pike – DLO, some piking, tries to hold onto stick with a lean and hop forward. 9.725

Aoki – FX – UNC – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down, controls it with hop to the side – good straddle position – front lay to front full, deep stumble landing step. 9.675

Jordan – VT – Michigan – high yfull but a pretty large lunge back. 9.725

Jung-Ruivivar – BB – Stanford – aerial to beat, excellent positions – side aerial misses her foot and falls on back handspring – it just got interesting – gainer pike is stuck.

Bibbey on bars for Utah State, high DLO, good landing

Mary Joe explaining that Levi will get no acro series credit because she didn’t do one, which is a good use of having someone do this job. Doesn’t mean there won’t be a judges conference though.

Diaz – VT – Michigan – y1.5 is landed short with a lunge back. 9.750

Forbes finishes with good double tuck control, chest up. 9.850

Vandertoolen – UB – Utah St – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg sep, good foot positions – short hs – stalder to double tuck, good feet, bounce back. 9.775

Seabrooks – FX – UNC – double pike, bounce back, good leg position – switch side 1/2 to popa, ends up about an eighth shy of rotation, hits split positions – back 1.5 to front lay, secure landing. 9.925

Ranger – VT – Michigan – y1.5, pretty large lunge forward. 9.800

Roberts – BB – Stanford – wolf 1.5 – switch to split, good split positions – bhs loso, holds landing well – side aerial, foot splits, huge break, keeps it on the beam but a big lunge forward – redoes side aerial into split jump – high gainer full, good stick. 9.725. They can survive that.

Rueda – FX – UNC – high double tuck, chest up, good control – tour jete 1/2 to popa, under split on tour jete – back 1.5 to lay, good extended position – switch side 1/2 to straddle, again a little under on split positions

Barbosu – BB – Stanford – critical routine – front tuck, keeps moving to korbut, well hit – switch to beat, holds it with small adjustment – full turn, hit – 2/1 dmt, stick. She’s like, I’ve done beam with a Voinea, this is not pressure. 9.925

Rutgers staying on through four beams, which is all they need to keep the lead.

Copperwheat with a dismount fall on bars.

Pratt – UB – Pitt – Ray is hit – short hs on high – bail, legs together – toe on – DLO hop back

Minervini – BB – Towson – bhs, gets connection into side aerial – split jump to split 3/4, hits it – beat – gainer full, stuck

Hoffman – FX – Towson – FTDT, chest up, leg separation and a slide back – struggles on straddle positions – front tuck through to double tuck, nice control.

After 3
Stanford 147.625
Michigan 147.450
North Carolina 147.125
Utah State 147.025

Michigan still not distancing itself enough to seal this thing but should be fine with a normal bars. Stanford has more wiggle room in their final floor rotation.

Riley hits the fifth beam for Rutgers to clinch advancing over Central Michigan.

LSU Semifinal 1 – Rotation 4

Prejean – VT – UNC – pretty clean on yfull, bounces back a little and then another lean to try to control. 9.800

Clapper – UB Michigan – hits piked jaeger but a huge arch on handstand after, pulls it back, full back planche – bail – short hs on high – DLO, small step back. 9.700

Robinson – FX – Stanford – double tuck, controls front foot – memmel turn, drops a little early – back 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle jump, good control – switch to straddle – double pike, chest a little down, controls again. 9.850

N King – VT – UNC – yfull, hop back, leg separation on block – 9.825

Orengo – BB – Utah St – cat leap to kickover, big lean forward break – redoes the cat leap to kickover and connects to bhs

Diaz – UB – Michigan – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together solidly – DLO, holds stick. 9.875

Fink – VT – UNC – y1.5, pretty clean in the air, just a small hop forward and some knees at the end. 9.900

Walker – FX – Stanford – double pike, good height, keeps front foot under control – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full is hit – front tuck through to double tuck, good tuck position. 9.950, it’s moving.

Sanger – UB – Michigan – higgins to piked jaeger, hit – very short on hs – pak – short hs again on high – DLO, step back. 9.800

Seabrooks – VT – UNC – yfull, big bounce back. 9.750

Sam telling us that it’s so tough to go up and stick after your teammate sticks. But I thought contagiousssssss?

Nguyen – FX – Stanford – DLO, controls step back, solid – straddle jump – switch side, overturns, into popa – front tuk through to double tuck, bounce back, keeps it in bounds. 9.900

Valahovic – VT – UNC – y1.5, pretty large bounce forward and a leg separation on the block, good twist position. 9.750

Bauman – UB – Michigan – short first hs – toe 1/2 to jaeger to overshoot, good height – tighter handstands than her usual – double front small step back. 9.825

Lauter on beam for Utah St finishes with small hop back on 2/1.

Jung-Ruivivar – FX – Stanford – whip double tuck very short, chest down with hop – switch, nice – back 1/2 front full, a little soft in layout position but good control –

Witte – BB – Utah St – bhs bhs loso, solid landing – split to split jump 3/4, secure – remember when she got a 15 in elite that time – aerial, little lean – gainer full, small hop

Parenti – UB – Michigan – toe on to ray, a little close but hit – short hs on 1/2 – pak, 1/2 turn on low a little past – DLO, hit. 9.850, and Michigan will qualify

Forbes went 9.850 on vault for finish for UNC, who go 196.250.

Roberts – FX – Stanford – front through to double tuck, good tuck positions, under control – switch 1/2 to popa, shows straddle well – front lay to rudi, also under control, chest a little low

Harvey for UNH very strong beam routine, stuck gainer pike.

Lew – UB – Michigan – toe 1/2 to piked jaeger, hit – tight on some hs – pak – FTDT, lands locked with a step back

Barbosu – FX – Stanford – whip to double tuck, controls step back – tuck jump full – 2.5 to front pike, bit of knees, good stick – cat leap 1/2, switch leap full, a tad under. Strong. 9.950 and one judge goes 10.000

FINAL
Stanford 197.175
Michigan 196.600
North Carolina 196.250
Utah State 195.750

They kept it interesting but the upsets remain on a low simmer for now.

Arizona State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 1

Scott – VT – UGA – yfull, high but lands short, hop forward. 9.750

Howard – UB – MSU – short first hs – Church is hit, some leg sep, connects to overshoot – giant full to double tuck, holds stick. 9.750

Sonnenberg – BB – BYU – beat to straddle 1/2 – bhs loso, very large wobble, leg up, lean to the side – full turn, check – cat leap to side aerial, arm wave correction – hits gainer full. 9.700

Hampton – FX – SUU – front 2/1, good control – switch – switch ring to switch 1/2 – small moments of knee position – rudi to loso, pops up but gets it to her feet. 9.775

Bacskay – VT – Georgia – Y1.5, very large lunge forward, out of control. 9.650

Cosman – UB – MSU – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – hits hs on high – giant full, way way past and possibly hit her foot on low bar? (actually?) couldn’t dismount and all and now issue with her foot

Moll – VT – Georgia – pulls it back for them, nice stick on Y1.5. 9.900

Jorgensen – BB – BYU – secure triple series – full turn, smooth – beat to straddle 1/2, under split and a wobble – 1.5 dmt, lunge forward. 9.750

Miller – FX – SUU – back 2.5, gets off line into the front tuck, pops kind of sideways, stays in bounds – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full – rudi, chest down, controls step. 9.725

Aquino – VT – Georgia – thats the one – sticks Tsuk 1/1. 9.950

Cosman being carried off now with that foot injury

Alvarado – BB – BYU – full turn – bhs loso, solid, good amplitude – hitch to side aerial, under with chest down, lean turn to the side and covers to pretend it was choreo – switch to Rueda, very nice – high gainer full, stuck. 9.800

Williams – VT – Georgia – Y1.5, lands short, lunge back. 9.800

Hoke – BB – BYU – bhs loso, hit – full turn – split to straddle 1/2 – side aerial, holds onto it – 1.5 dmt, hop to the side. 9.800

Tucker – Ub – MSU – maloney to bail, legs together, little hip angle – toe on – tight hs on high – toe pike 1/2 dmt, pulls out the stick. 9.825

Paladino – FX – SUU – punch front 2/1, pretty close to around – switch 1/2 to wolf full to stag is nice – rudi to back pike, little rebound

Wahl – VT – Georgia – Y1.5 step forward. 9.850

Abney – UB – MSU – Ray to overshoot, strong – short hs on high – toe full with a leg separation, into double tuck, little hop. 9.800

Eaquinto – BB – BYU – bhs to side aerial, check – full turn – beat to split 3/4 is strong – cat leap – gainer full, chest down, lean to hold landing. 9.825

Hall – FX – SUU – punch front 2/1, a little under with a crossover step – stradlde jump – tour jete 1/2 to popa – rudi to loso, good control and rise. 9.850

Andersen-Broekman – BB – BYU – bhs loso, secure, good back leg extension – beat to straddle 1/2, wobble – cat leap side aerial, holds it – gainer full, a little low, can’t hold landing with a step back. 9.800

Smith – UB – MSU – toe on to maloney to pak, legs together solidly – rushes 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on high – DLO, stuck. 9.925

Randolph – FX – SUU – DLO, little step but keeps it in, slight pike at the end – switch side 1/2 to straddle to straddle, clearly around – front tuck through to double tuck, also under control, chest up – 9.900

Kellerman – UB – MSU – good first hs – blind to jaeger, good foot position – solid hs on high – legs together on bail – DLO, stuck. Nice. 9.900

Martinez – FX – SUU – rudi to loso, hits, slightly ragged on twist but good landing – switch to tour jete ring 1/2 – front full to layout, into the corner, some soft knees and lower amplitude, good control

After 1
Georgia 49.250
Southern Utah 49.225
Michigan State 49.200
BYU 48.975

Fofana – FX – Penn – double pike, good height, controls the step – back 1.5 to front lay, good layout position – switch side popa around – double tuck, quite short landing with bounce forward

That rotation started alllll kinds of funky for Georgia and Michigan State, but they pulled it together with some stronger ones. Southern Utah did the job on floor to stay close. Interested to see what Michigan State does on beam now without Zsarmani or Cosman. Biro coming in. She has two competition 9.7s this year.

Arizona State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 2