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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

Kelly – VT – SUU – ro full on back tuck is hit, step back, some foot flexing. 9.800

Bacskay – UB – Georgia – pak, legs tgoether, solidly – toe on to van leeuwen, small leg break – giant full, solid finish position to double tuck, stuck. Good. A couple borderline handstands. 9.875

Abney – BB – MSU – wolf double, hit – bhs loso, small control lean- switch to split leap, slight hesitation in combination, good split position – side aerial to tuck 1.5, very nice stick. 9.825

Sonnenberg – FX – BYU – double tuck, chest up, under control – switch side 1/2 to popa, solid completion – back 1.5 to high layout, some knees. 9.850

Bringhurst – VT – SUU – yfull, really helpful angle where we can’t see it at all, bounce back. 9.800

Pierson – UB – Georgia – hits hs on low – toe on to maloney to pak, leg form good, a little low – 1/2 turn on low is past – toe full to double tuck, very strong landing, looking at her feet like she didn’t trust it. 9.850

Trostel – BB – MSU – full turn, nice – switch, little check before split, tries to sell it – onodi, hit well – split jump 1/2, check – bhs loso, secure – gainer full, holds stick with a lean

Stephenson – FX – BYU – finishes front lay to front full with slide forward

Pardue – VT – SUU – fall on Y1.5

Wahl – UB – Georgia – toe on to maloney to pak, good form – 1/2 turn, a little past – good hs on high – DLO, holds stick. Nice. 9.900

Duplissis – BB – MSU – bhs bhs loso, small lean – switch to back tuck, full turn hit, could deduct for lack of releve – 1.5 dmt, under with step back. 9.775

Randolph – VT – SUU – good height on y1.5, step forward, a bit of knee form. Good. 9.875

Woolford – UB – Georgia – good hs – pak, legs together – hits hs on low – toe on to van leeuwen, smooth – good hs on high – stalder to double tuck, step back. Excellent until then. 9.900, so that step is all they took

Biro – BB – MSU – bhs loso, secure – beat to switch side, holds it, solid feet – kickover, connects to beat – full turn, small check – 1.5, under, step back. 9.775

Paladino – VT – SUU – yfull, hit but a larger lunge back, knee position in the air. 9.750

Silva – FX – BYU – rudi with a slide – double tuck, bigger bounce back – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, a little under on wolf position – slight lack of control on last pass

Smith – BB – MSU – bhs loso series is huge but a large wobble error, big lean to the side and leg up wobble, keeps it on – beat to straddle 1/2 is good – full turn to beat – double tuck, sticks it. 9.750, could also be significant for AA qualification depending on how things go.

Scott – UB – Georgia – Ray to pak, good distance from the bar and amplitude – big arch on low bar hs, pulls it back – some wild form on van leeuwen but hit – DLO, nice landing. 9.775

Le Pen – VT – SUU – yfull very short knee down, so that will be a counting fall for SUU on vault.

Eaquinto – FX – BYU – double pike, controls the step back – switch ring 1/2 to wolf full, well completed – back 1.5 to lay, under control

Tucker – BB – MSU – cat leap to aerial to bhs, gets through the connection – beat to split 3/4, a little hesitant, check – side aerial, hit – full turn – gainer full, little pike, stuck. 9.850

Reingold – UB – Georgia – hits hs on high – blind to piked jaeger, good feet position – hits hs – pak, great form – 1/2 turn on low is late – strong hs – DLO, small hop back. 9.900

Barrow – VT – Penn – yfull, hop back and some feet, good

Kirkham – FX – BYU – double pike, big stumble back and OOB – struggles on switch 1/2 to wolf jump full, well under split – front lay to rudi to double stag, under control, some knees in rudi. 9.625

After 2
Georgia 98.675
Michigan State 98.275
BYU 98.175
Southern Utah 97.675

Michigan State struggling to pull away but given a big helping hand by Southern Utah counting a fall on vault. A chance to pull away with a strong floor coming up.

Sheremeta – FX – GW – back 1.5 to layout, shows good control – switch ring to switch ring 1/2, pretty solid ring positions – rudi, chest up, well landed. Nice. 9.900

PERSONALIDEE.

San Jose State and Washington getting started with their play-in. Macasu second on vault for San Jose with a lunge back on yfull, following 9.725 for Valuch. 9.650 for Macasu.

DeYoung on bars after a 9.700 for oppegard – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg sep – hesitation up to cast 1/2, gets it but a pause and past vertical – short hs on high – DLO, good height and landing. 9.825

Johnson – VT – SJSU – yfull, larger bounce back but also less pike than Macasu.

Lin – UB – Washington – clear hip, past – into gienger to overshoot, high, leg separation on catch – muscles up cast hs on high – flings dmt some, FTDT, chest down and step

Arizona State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 3

Routsis – UB – SUU – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together, hip angle on bail position – good hs on high – DLO, some piking, big bounce back and then another step. 9.650

Stephenson – VT – BYU – yfull, good height, big bounce back. 9.775

Lebster – FX – MSU – rudi to loso combination is clean – front full, under rotation in lunge – 9.850

Gleichowski – BB – Georgia – bhs bhs loso, secure – full turn, little hesitation on landing – beat to switch 1/2, pretty solid position – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.850

Hampton – UB – SUU – good hs on high – blind, leg separation pause but continues into jaeger, hit – arch on hs on high, pak with a leg separation – good hs on high – DLO, hop back

Kirkham – VT – BYU – yfull, tries to save the landing but chest forward with a lean and a hop forward

Tomlin – BB – Georgia – hits candle mount – switch to straddle – bhs bhs loso, secure – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.850

Marquart – FX – MSU – FTDT, solid position in the air, slide back – rudi to loso, hit. 9.900

Sonnenberg – VT – BYU – y1.5 is hit, hop to the side and some knee position

Collum – UB – SUU – Ray, hit – solid hs on high – toe on to pak – struggles on 1/2 turn on low, well past vertical – hits hs on high – DLO, some piking, bigger bounce back

Woolfford – BB – Georgia – wolf double, arm control but hit – bhs loso, high, small lean to hold it – switch to split, nice back leg position – 2/1, gets the stick, some knee. 9.900

Duplissis – FX – MSU – piked full in is hit, pretty much controls the step – switch side 1/2 to straddle – back 1.5 to front lay slide forward out of it

Jorgensen – VT – BYU – ro full on back pike, hop back, pretty solid on chest position. gets 9.875

Battle – BB – Georgia – full turn – switch to split. tentative, low back leg on split – kickover, arm circle to wolf – bhs loso, under rotated with a check – gainer full, stuck. 9.800

Randolph hits DLO 1/1 on bars, little hop. 9.900

Ortiz – FX – MSU – FTDT, solid leg position, slide back – front tuck through to double tuck, under control, some foot flexing – switch side to popa is strong. 9.925

Silva – VT – BYU – yfull, clean in the air but lands short, hop forward. 9.750

Williams – BB – Georgia – bhs layout, secure landing, legs a little apart in the air but strong – side somi and falls. 9.425 with a fall

Miller – UB – SUU – maloney to pak, hits with leg separations – giant full, leg separation and past, into double tuck, hop. 9.750

Tucker – FX – MSU – rudi to loso, solid landing – front 2/1 landing gets weird, steps forward and shuffles with a lean to try to keep it in bounds

Eaquinto – VT – BYU – yfull, good dynamics but large bounce back. 9.825

McGuire – UB – SUU – small arch on first hs – pulls it back – shaposh to pak, hit, a ltitle abbreviated on back swing – short hs on high b/f dismount – DLO, hits well with little rebound

Scott – BB – Georgia – full turn – bhs loso, hit – aerial and falls, such an awkward fall than she ends up in handstand somehow. Georgia is like NO, IT SHALL BE INTERESTING. But will still be in relatively comfortable shape. Hop back on rudi dismount.

Smith – FX – MSU – FTDT, just controls front foot – front tuck to double tuck is under control. 9.950

After 3
Michigan State 147.775
Georgia 147.500
BYU 147.275
Southern Utah 146.600

Georgia counts a fall on beam but it’s a counting 9.425 for a 48.825 rotation score as they remain squarely in qualification position with only floor to come.

Arizona State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 4

Duplissis – VT – MSU – Y1.5, a little under with a crossover step and some knees, but solid. 9.800

Kirkham – UB – BYU – short hs – toe on to maloney, leg separation into bail, some arch in bail hs but pulls it back – hits hs on high – DLO, good open, bounce back. 9.675

Randolph – BB – SUU – wolf single, hit – kickover to bhs bhs, nice combination – straddle to straddle 1/4, hit, a little tight – 1.5 dmt, holds onto landing. 9.850

E Williams – FX – Georgia – double pike, under control – switch side straddle position a little under – front lay to front full, solid control – double tuck, good. 9.900

Marquart – VT – MSU – Y1.5, somewhat off to the side with a crossover step back

Washington has one tenth on San Jose after two evenets.

Glazier – UB – BYU – blind to jaeger, a little low on amplitude but caught – connects to bail, legs together – tighter hs on high – DLO, good stick. 9.775

Hampton – BB – SUU – aerial to bhs loso, very good – switch to split leap, shows nice back leg position – full turn check – gainer full, stuck with some pike

Bacskay – FX – Georgia – FTDT secure stuck landing, chest down – 2.5 to front tuck, off to the side, mostly controls it. 9.900

Trostel – VT – MSU – y1.5 is hit, some soft knees, medium hop forward

Silva – UB – BYU – high jaeger, good – clear hip to pak, high, arches – hits hs on high – FTDT, hop forward

Nipper – BB – SUU – aerial, leans through to bhs connection – split to split 3/4, solid, slightly soft knee – aerial to scale, holds onto it, slight waver – gainer full, pike, good stick. 9.825

Wahl – FX – Georgia – FTDT, shin separation, good landing control – front tuck through to double tuck, kind of steppy on landing – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full is around. 9.900

Tucker – VT – MSU – very strong stick on Y1.5. 9.950

Eaquinto finishes bars for BYU with DLO, shuffle back

Miller – BB – SUU – bhs loso, solid – cat leap to switch 1/2, not bad on the switch position – full turn – 2/1, holds onto stick with a little lean, some knee crossing. 9.800

Tomlin – FX – Georgia – double arabian to stag, very strong – switch 1/2 to popa, around well – front loso to double tuck, bounce back. 9.950. One judge goes 10.

Smith – VT – MSU – Y1.5, another excellent stick. And we have the first 10.000 of regionals to qualify MSU to the next day. Three of four judges go 10.

Jorgensen gets 9.875 on bars for BYU but the margin has grown too large for them.

Aquino – FX – Georgia – DLO, chest a little down with a slide – front tuck through to double tuck, controls the step back – switch 1/2, overturns some into wolf full. 9.950.

The judges just said its pop-off o’clock.

Kellerman – VT – MSU – handspring pike 1/2, little hop back. 9.950. 49.575 vault for Michigan State. Her stick celebration is Moceanu’s floor.

Alvarado – UB – BYU – toe on to maloney, leg sep, into bail, pulls back the vertical position – small arch on hs on high – DLO, chest forward with a lunge. 9.600

Williams – FX – Georgia – DLO, high, small leg separation, controsl the step but kind of leans – switch side ish to popa – front through to double tuck, very comfortable. 9.925

Montevago bars to finish – good hs – toe on to tkatchev, hit – bail, not to handstand – toe on to stalder to double tuck dmt, little hop

FINAL
Michigan State 197.350
Georgia 197.125
BYU 196.250
Southern Utah 195.725

Georgia tried to give us the drama we’re looking for with that beam, but alas…

Over to the final play-in meet…

McWilliams – FX – Washington – up 4th after 9.800, 9.775, 9.850 – rudi to a good high loso – switch side 1/2 to straddle – double pike, chest down, controls the step back. 9.825

Pebenito – BB – San Jose – up 5th after four 9.7s – bhs loso series, good – switch to switch, comfortable as well – full turn, a little tentative – side aerial, holds it – split jump 1/2 from side, good position – 1.5 dmt, step forward. But very strong. 9.775

Bolden – FX – Washington – FTDT, hits – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around – back 1.5 to front full, right to the edge but shuffles back to avoid the OOB. 9.800

Reardon – BB – San Jose – full turn, smooth – standing loso loso and falls – resumes with switch to straddle 1/4 – switch to gainer full, lower with a shuffle

Navarro – FX – Washington – double tuck, chest up solidly – switch side and a little into a popa – back 1.5 to layout, leg separations – switcch side 1/2 to straddle, a little out of control with a step back.

After 3
Washington 147.000
San Jose State 146.450

Washington with a fairly comfortable lead after three but not enough that they can afford to lose their minds on beam.

Rotation 4

Lin – BB – Washington – full turn, good – bhs loso, little check – switch to switch 1/2, under split but secure – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.700

Ashton – FX – San Jose St – front lay to rudi, rises, a little steppy/bouncy on landing – switch full, around – front lay front full, low, slips and steps back to save the landing – switch 1/2 to popa. 9.600

Navarro – BB – Washington – bhs bhs loso, lean wobble, turn to the side – beat to switch side, lower back leg, small adjustment to hold landing – full turn, lean walks out of it – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.575

Patterson FX – San Jose St – double pike, small slide back – front lay to front full, mostly shows control there – tour jete 1/2 to popa, around – double tuck, chest up, solid control. 9.850

Oppegard – BB – Washington – bhs loso under and falls, so the 9.5 is counting now – switch to switch 1/2, little pause before beat jump – full turn, check – side aerial, holds it – gainer full, step back. 9.000

Jurries – FX – San Jose St – front through to double tuck, way way short, chest down and a big lunge – switch full to knee Hezly style – front full to front lay, leg separations, controls it – popa to wolf jump full, comes up under rotated. 9.500

Moody – BB – Washington – bhs loso, solid – switch to split, good positions – full turn – side aerial, leans through connection into split jump – 1.5 dmt, stuck. 9.875

Pebenito – FX – San Jose St – front 2/1, slide forward, some knees – cat leap to tour jete ring 1/2, bouncy – back 1.5 to front lay, under control – tour jete 1/2 to split jump full is solid – 9.825

Hallinan – BB – Washington – kickover, a little pause before back tuck, secure – switch, a little shoulder dip before split jump, check, a broken dance combination – full turn, smooth – aerial, good – 1.5 dmt, step back

Larsen – FX – San Jose St – double tuck, looks like she controlled the step enough, chest up – front tuck – front full to front full, strong control on landing – switch side 1/2 to shushunova, just a bit of feet. 9.850

Delay on the Hallinan beam score. I’m seeing a 9.7 start. And now a judges conference. And now we’re coming a 9.500 score.

Tubbs – BB – Washington – aerial to bhs loso, secure series – beat to split jump 3/4, hits with a lean – full turn, smooth – hitch kick – gainer pike, stuck. Big hit.

9.900 for Tubbs makes it almost impossible for San Jose State.

Johnson – FX – San Jose St – front 2/1, a little under-rotated, steps it around quickly – bhs onodi on floor – punch rudi to loso is strong – switch 1/2, a little under into popa. 9.875

FINAL
Washington 195.550
San Jose State 195.500

Well, Washington did lose their minds on beam and did provide the opening San Jose State needed, but they just couldn’t quite walk through it as Washington barely stays alive.

Even after Ashton’s leadoff floor is raised to 9.650, Washington remains the victors by a half tenth.

Break time!

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Initial lineup news is that Auburn has Brynn Torry back anchoring vault.

LSU Semifinal 2 – Rotation 1

Zeiss – VT – LSU – hits the Y1.5, a little under-rotated with a shuffle back, some knees in the air. 9.850

Lippeatt – UB – Clemson – hits hs – Ray to overshoot, solid amplitude – hits hs on high – giant full, a little past into double tuck, stuck. 9.825

Ahern – BB – Auburn – wolf double, hit – bhs loso, step back to control – cat leap to switch side, hit – beat – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.800

Gard – FX – Nebraska – double tuck, bounce back – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, a little under – front lay to front full, some soft knees and leg separation – double pike, chest down, controls it. 9.775

McClain – VT – LSU – high yfull, good stick, some knees in the air

Zancan – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, high, small correction – front tuck to beat, nice – switch to split, good leap positions – really struggles with 1.5 dmt, super deep with a lunge to the side. 9.500

H Clark – UB – Clemson – piked jaeger to overshoot, solid – DLO, holds onto stick with an arm circle – 9.850

Baechle – FX – Nebraska – front 2/1, under rotated with a crossover stagger – back 1.5 to front full, good control. 9.750

Roberts – VT – LSU – handspring pike 1/2, pretty solid, hop back, some knees – 9.875

Huff – BB – Auburn – side aerial to loso, hit with arm circle check – full turn – split jump to straddle 1/4, nice height – beat – chest down dismount with a step. 9.725

Malewski – UB – Clemson – short first hs – maloney to pak, good leg together positions – short hs on high – toe full to double tuck, absorbs to stick. 9.875

Lincoln – VT – LSU – nearly nailed the y1.5, slightly under with a step back. 9.850

Sikon – FX – Nebraska – back 1.5 to front full, finds a good stick despite being a little low – double tuck, chest down, good control – lacks control in dance combination

Hagle – BB – Auburn – full turn, a littl tenttative – aerial to bhs, htis combination – side aerial, holds it – split jump to double stag to korbut, hits the elements and connection, a little short in positions – gainer pike, holds stick. 9.825

Berry – UB – Clemson – toe on to maloney to pak, solid, small leg sep – 1/2 turn on low is past – short hs on high – DLO, some pike, small hop back. 9.800

Drayton – VT – LSU – y1.5, fine but a step forward and some direction. 9.850

Irvine – BB – Auburn – kickover to bhs, quick connection, little waver out of it – full turn, small arm correction – switch to one arm bhs is secure – beat to wolf jump, hit – gainer tuck full, slide back. 9.825

Chio – VT – LSU – y1.5, very strong one again, stuck. 10.000, the second vault 10 of the day. Three of four go 10. The head judge goes 9.950, which is not relevant, unless it goes to a tiebreak for some reason.

Neal – BB – Auburn – joining the end of the routine – switch to split, good positions – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.825

Cesario – UB – Clemson – short first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, solid, legs together – closer hs on high – DLO, step back. 9.825

Greene – VT – Air Force – yfull, piking, hop back

Slife – BB – Air Force – bhs loso, good leg position, secure – full turn, smooth – front tuck, very solid, chest up – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – 1.5 dmt, stuck. Very strong. 9.900

Kuhl – UB – Clemson – hits first hs – Ray to overshoot, nearly out of control but gets it, leg separation on the overshoot – short hs on high – DLO, pings off the bar and lands low, step forward. Still gets 9.825 even though that should have been lower that some of these other hits.

Homecillo – FX – Nebraska – double pike, under control, chest down – 1.5 to front lay, good layout position – double tuck, under control. 9.900

Bigler – UB – Air Force – hecht mount – giant full to gienger, pretty solid, small leg separation on catch, into overs hoot – DLO 1/1, good open out of it, small hop

Smith – FX – WVU – FTDT, controls the step, little form break – switch 1/2, a little under, rises into solid popas – front lay to rudi, also good control on landing. 9.900

Other teams will be licking their chops about the direction the floor scores are heading.

After 1
LSU 49.475
Clemson 49.200
Nebraska 49.125
Auburn 49.000

Auburn survives beam but does have the early deficit to Clemson and Nebraska. Clemson now has to deal with beam.

LSU Semifinal 2 – Rotation 2

Griffin – VT – Nebraska – yfull, solid direction, step back, some pike, a little stronger than yesterday. 9.700

Zeiss – UB – LSU – hits hs on low – toe on to maloney to pak, solid – good 1/2 turn position on low, a bit shy on his on hs – FTDT, leg separation, holds stick with a stagger. 9.900

Lippeatt – BB – Clemson – aerial, tentative with a wobble – has to redo it into a side aerial, hits securely on second try – switch to split – 1.5 dmt, holds stick. 9.750

Irvine opesn floor with rudi to double stag, under control. Struggles to get around a lay to front full, low, gets it to her feet with tucking. 9.800

Peterson – VT – Nebraska – yfull out of control with bounce and another shuffle

Cowan – UB – LSU – Ray to overshoot is solid – rushes hs on high a little DLO, good stick. And the 9.950 comes.

B Clark – BB – Clemson – standing front tuck, keeps moving into beat jump connection – bhs loso, hip correction wobble – full turn, a little tentative with ar correction – straddle to straddle 1/4 – nice punch rudi dismount. 9.875

Bartman – FX – Auburn – back 1.5 to lay, some form in layout, hits under control – switch side 1/2 to straddle jump, completed – wolf double, around – double pike, chest down, a bit of lean back on the control, tries to sell it

Baechle – VT – Nebraska – Y1.5 tucked is very close to the vault, under with a lunge back 9.625

Ulrich – UB – LSU – good first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg separation – 1/2 turn on low – shorter hs on high – DLO, hop back. 9.850

Malewski – BB – Clemson – wolf turn double hit – side aerial to bhs, very solid – switch to split, good back leg position on leaps – gainer pike is low with step forward. 9.850

Ahern – FX – Auburn – wolf double goes wild, doesn’t really complete two turns and elites out of it – rudi to loso, solid height – 1.5 to front lay, some leg separation – does the wolf double again. Now, you’re assuming they weren’t going to give fake credit to the first wolf turn anyway. 9.750

Pech _ VT – Nebraska – y1.5, short with step back to save it, a little shuffle after as well

Chio – UB – LSU – good first hs – maloney to bail, small leg sep on maloney – hits hs on high – khorkina fine – FTDT, sticks with stagger. 9.950. BUT TEH NARRATIVE.

Walsh – BB – Clemson – full turn, hti – bhs loso, secure – kickover to beat, solid connection – beat to split ring jump, solid ring, under control – back 1.5, soft knees, holds onto stick well. 9.850

Greaves – FX – Auburn – front tuck through to double tuck, quick hop to present – switch ring to switch ring 1/2, pretty low, pulls it around – double pike, chest down but secure. 9.875

Sikon – VT – Nebraska – Yfull, nearly sticks, step to the side. 9.725

Blackson – UB – LSU – bail, hit – short hs on high – khorkina, good amplitude – DLO, deep landing, holds onto with an arm circle. Still goes 9.875.

Cesario – BB – Clemson – bhs loso series is secure – hitch kick to side aerial to beat jump, leans through a check in the combination – switch, little check before the split jump – 1.5 dmt, stuck. 9.825

Huff – FX – Auburn – FTDT, very solid landing – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, good precision in landing position – front lay front full front tuck, not under control on step forward

Shaver – VT – Nebraska – very large lunge forward on Y1.5 –

McClain – UB – LSU – church to pak, strong – 1/2 turn on low is very nice – good hs on high – FTDT, good toe point, waver on dismount. 9.950

Kuhl – BB – Clemson – bhs bhs loso, holds it – sissone, under 180 there – beat to stag ring, little foot adjustment – full turn, check – 1.5, little step forward. 9.825

Neal – FX – Auburn – double pike, good control – switch ring to switch 1/2 to wolf full – front tuck through to double tuck, deep landing, holds onto it. 9.900

Rice – VT – WVU – Tsuk 1/1, crossover step back

Greene – UB – Air Force – short first hs – blind to jaeger, falls

Bugler – BB – Air Force – bhs loso, hit it but then an arm circle correction working out of it – cat leap to side aerial foot slips and falls.

Slife – FX – Air Force – FTDT, big height, lands in cannonball position – switch side 1/2 to straddle jump – back 1.5 to front layout dance out. 9.825

After 2
LSU 99.100
Clemson 98.425
Auburn 98.275
Nebraska 97.475

Clemson able to maintain a lead over Auburn after Auburn has done floor, which is fairly significant. LSU running away as expected. Nebraska out of contention after that vault.

These regionals rotation breaks feel sooooooooo long.

Malewski’s beam on 9.850, not 9.825, so Clemson up to 98.425

LSU Semifinal 2 – Rotation 3

Bluffstone – VT – Auburn – Y1.5, finds the landing well – didn’t have a lot of height but got the controlled landing, off direction, some knees. Look at Red! 9.825

Burns – UB – Nebraska – overbalances handstand after piked jaeger and falls

Coen – Bb – LSU – aerial to beat, solid – bhs loso, secure, chest down some – switch to split, check – full turn – 2/1, stuck, some knee softness. 9.900

Lippeatt – FX – Clemson – front lay to rudi, chest down stagger hop to the side – switch to switch side 1/2, good clear landing position – sissone into back 1.5 to front lay dance out. 9.850

Leverton – VT – Auburn – Y1.5, solid, better height, step to the side – 9.850

Zeiss – BB – LSU – side aerial, solid – aerial, knee position, big lean over at the hips – redoes the aerial to get the connection into bhs – switch to split, shorter back leg on switch, good on split – wolf double, smooth – gainer tuck full, stuck, some direction. 9.750

Holman – FX – Clemson – front 2/1, weird save, like her feet buckled under her but she pulled it out with minimal adjustment – oh yes let’s cut away in the middle of this routine – rudi to loso, hit. 9.825

Neal – VT – Auburn – another very strong Y1.5, holds the stick, just some knees – 9.900

Drayton – BB – LSU – switch 1/2, solid landing – bhs loso, comfortable – switch to split, fine – full turn, small adjustment – 2/1, good stick. A little tense/tight in her rhythm but a solid one. And it’s 9.950.

Arnold – FX – Clemson – back 2.5 to front tuck, step forward OOB – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, a little out of control on landings – double tuck, a bit deep, slide back. 9.675

Huff – VT – Auburn – lands short on her Y1.5, sits it down

Lincoln – BB – LSU – aerial to bhs, very nice – switch 1/2 to beat, excellent switch 1/2 position – full turn, solid – switch to split, yes – bhs 1.5, stuck. Excellent. 9.950

Shaver UB Nebraska, finish DLO with a hop back

Zancan – VT – Auburn – hs on, hs front pike, pretty large lunge forward today. 9.825

Walsh – FX – Clemson – front full to front full, hit, some knees – switch to switch ring 1/2, pretty solid ring position – punch rudi, bounce back. 9.850

McClain – BB – LSU – little wobble after her switch 1/2, still tries to work into beat jump – aerial to bhs is good – full turn, holds for an hour – side aerial is strong – gainer full, stuck.

Kraus – UB – Nebraska – Ray to overshoot, great height, nice – FTDT, step back

Cesario – FX – Clemson – FTDT is short, chest down and step forward – switch to switch ring 1/2, comfortable – back 1.5 to front lay, takes it way too far and falls, so they’ll count the 9.675.

Torry – VT – Auburn – Y1.5, hits it solidly, little hop forward and some knee position. 9.850

Chio – BB – LSU – hits bhs mount – bhs loso, solid – full turn – aerial to split is smooth – switch to split, solid – 1.5 dmt, step forward

B Clark – FX – Clemson – DLO, controls the front foot on the step back – front lay to front full to front tuck, steps forward but mostly under control – tour jete 1/2 to popa, high, good completion. 9.950

Slife goes 9.900 for Y1.5. Greene falls on beam. Samuelson with a nice DLO on bars, small bounce back.

After 3
LSU 148.675
Clemson 147.575
Auburn 147.525
Nebraska 146.350

Well this one is delivering. Auburn landed vault very well and Clemson was kind of scrappy on floor until Clark and had to count that OOB, so it’s basically tied. Now Clemson has to land vault and Auburn has to survive that bars rotation.

LSU Semifinal 2 – Rotation 4

Huff – UB – Auburn – good first hs – toe on to maloney, small leg break, into bail, solid – DLO, just a tad forward as she holds onto the stick. 9.850

B Clark – VT – Tsuk 1/1, holds onto the stick, little lean forward and some pike. 9.900

Gard with a wobble on bhs loso on beam for Nebraska, lean to the side – beat to side aerial, secure – switch to switch, very right on second switch and falls – gainer pike, stuck

Innes – FX – LSU – hits front 2/1 under control – back 1.5 to lay, floaty – rudi to double stag with a travel back

Minner – VT – Clemson – Y1.5 tucks, pretty low but magicks out the landing with an arm wave and little shuffle. 9.850

Booth – UB – Auburn – borderline first hs – maloney to pak, small leg separations – van leeuwen, little leg break – DLO, some pike, small slide back. Good improvement. 9.850

Ballou – FX – Auburn – DLO, under control, chest down pike in second salto – punch rudi, good control –

Holman – VT – Clemson – hs pike 1/2, solid, step back, chest a little forward. 9.800. Think it should be 9.825, one score got entered as 0.85, which is wrong.

Sikon beam hits candle mount – pretty solid split position on switch 1/2.

Bartman – UB – Auburn – hits hs on high – blind to jaeger, nice and high, connects to overshoot, good toe pointsition – blind, hesitation, into double front, under with a couple lunges back. 9.700

Coean – FX – LSU – front 2/1, slightly under, crossover step – tour jete 1/2 to popa to popa, around comfortably

Cesario – VT – Clemson – yfull, clean and solid in the air, bounce back. 9.850

Greaves – UB – Auburn – good first hs – pak, clean – short hs on low – toe on to van leeuwen, hits – tight on some handstands – FTDT, big struggle and stumble backwards to fall. Auburn’s bars striking again.

Drayton – FX – LSU – DLO, solid control – switch ring and switch 1/2, excellent as always – front tuck to double tuck, out of control step to the side

Walsh – VT – Clemson – Y1.5, gets it landed, short with a hop to the side and arm circle but survives. 9.775

Burns Nebraska BB, hits loso series

Boyd – UB – Auburn – toe on to maloney, a little flat on the backdwing and has to tuck the pak, hits the mat, full support on the mat – stalder to double tuck, step back. 9.375

Anastasi – VT – Clemson – yfull solid, step back, little pike. 9.800

Chio – FX – LSU – open FTDT, chest a little down, controls the step back – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, good positions – 2.5 to front tuck, nice landing

There are some uncoordinated LSU boys in the stands who have IO! and LSU written on them but sometimes it looks like IOU.

And it’s another 10 for Chio. 28 career seems soooo doable at this point.

And Irvine falls on a piked jaeger for Auburn so this bars rotation fully fell apart.

Lincoln – FX – LSU – DLO, bounce back out of control – stag jump to switch to gogean, pretty much all the way there – front lay to front full, demonstrates rise in second element, good control. 9.950.

One judge was still like, fully bouncing out of your pass is an optional deduction, 10.

Slife finishes on bars – maloney to pak, clean – van leeuwen, legs together – FTDT, close to the bar but sticks.

FINAL
LSU 198.375
Clemson 196.800
Auburn 195.500
Nebraska 195.000

Well, the finals scores won’t reflect how fun and exciting that was because Auburn fell apart on bars, but it was for a while. The seeds hold.

Slife’s 39.550 AA will go through if LSU and Stanford advance. She’s behind only Chio and Barbosu.

Arizona State regional is underway.

Pilgrim hops forward on Y1.5. Aderinto step forward on double front bars dismount. Draser pretty secure on Y1.5 landing, some knees, small movement forward. Both Floridea vaults 9.900

Wiley – UB – Cal – toe on to pak, solid – hesitation on hs on low – keeps going – van leeuwen, leg separation – DLO, small hop back

Bromley – BB – ASU – beat to sheep, under on sheep position but secure – bhs bhs loso, hits – aerial, solid, some front knee – sissone – 1.5 hop forward

Monahan – FX – Penn St – front 2/1, steps the very last bit around, some knee position – somewhat under on wolf full positions – front lay front full with a dance slide out

Frazier – VT – Florida – larger bounce back on DTY – still goes 9.875

Newman-Achee – UB – Cal – toe on to maloney, legs together solidly into pak – 1/2 turn on low a little past – tightish hs on high – FTDT, lands deep but holds the stick. 9.875

Kowan – BB – ASU – kickover to beat jump is hit – switch to switch, good back foot, pauses before split jump – gainer full, bounce back

Misiura – FX – Penn St – front 2/1 slide forward is a bit out of control – front full to front lay

DiCello – VT – Florida – y1.5, nearly sticks, a littttttle movement, solid. 9.950

Melkonian – UB – Cal – hits jaeger to overshoot – DLO, little leg separation, good stick. One of her best. 9.850

El Mammann – BB – ASU – side aerial to loso is landed securely – split jump to straddle 1/4, a little tight in position but secure – 1.5 dmt, some knees, good stick. 9.850

McElligott – FX – Penn St – double tuck, holds front foot down – back 1.5 to front lay, lower amplitude and some looser knees there. 9.825

Ferris – VT – Florida – good height, nearly holds the stick on Y1.5, leans forward and ends up hopping 9.875

Lichtman – BB – ASU – bhs loso arm wave check correction – full out turn, hesitation – switch, little pause before straddle 1/4 – aerial to beat, comfortable – 1.5 dmt, crossed legs, good stick

Brown – UB – Cal – good first hs – pak, nice and high – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, legs together – shorter hs on high – toe on to toe pike 1/2, chest down and ends up stepping forward. 9.825

Johansson – FX – Penn St – double pike, bounce back – switch side 1/2 to popa, a little low – back 1.5 to 1/2, more control there –

Harris – VT – Florida – Y1.5, holds onto the stick, leaning up onto her toes. And it’s 9.975. And a 49.600 for Florida.

Paulsson – UB – Cal – van leeuwen, little leg separation – toe full to double tuck, steps back. And Paulsson goes 9.900 with a one tenth dismount step, so we have a case of the zoomies tonight here as well.

Lee – BB – ASU – hits her triple series securely, ends up tucking her knees at the end – sheep jump, stronger open hip position today – 1.5 dmt, lean to hold stick. 9.875

Kramer – FX – Penn St – front 2/1, pretty solid rotation completion, works to crontrol the side forward – also gets lower on wolf position in her wolf fulls – rudi to loso, a little bit of lean to control. 9.875

Martin – BB – Arizona – switch to stag ring is hit – bhs loso, secure – aerial, hit, solid position – gainer full, low but stuck

Strom – FX – Arizona – punch rudi to loso, hit – switch to switch ring 1/2, good completion – back 1.5 to front full, a little under but does a surprised-myself-dance-out

After 1
Florida 49.600
Cal 49.200
Penn State 49.150
Arizona State 49.100

Cal would have wanted more of a margin after their best event, so keep an eye on that.

Arizona State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 2

Leary – VT – Penn St – yfull, hop back, off direction some. 9.800

Frazier – UB – Florida – toe on to maloney to pak, hit – quick 1/2 turn on low – DLO, stuck. 9.850

Melkonian – BB – Cal – bhs loso, secure, soft knees on both – switch ring, not quite to a split – beat to split 3/4, lean forward – full turn, wobble – 1.5 dmt, holds onto it. 9.750

Lee – FX – ASU – front 2/1, under-roated with a stagger stumble – controls the landing on the final rudi

Latronica – VT – Penn St – yfull, small hop back but then a lean forward to try to control it after the hop. 9.775

Pilgrim clean on maloney + tkatchev and pak – FTDT, bigger bounce back. 9.800

Lee – BB – Cal – pause on opening aerial connection before split jump – secure on bhs loso series – rushes full turn with a check – switch 1/2 to beat – gainer full, hop back. 9.800

Purler – FX – ASU – punch rudi to double stag, out of control some on the travel back – double pike, chest forward with a rebound – switch ring to wolf hop full, gets it around – front lay to front full, under control

Kaempfer – VT – Penn St – Y1.5, tucked throughout but not going for tuck, big bounce forward – 9.775

Scanlon – BB – Cal – hits wolf double – bhs loso, secure – hitch kick to switch side, holds it, little check lean on landing – 1.5, hop forward. 9.800

Blakely – UB – Florida – stalder tkatchev piked to pak, nice – 1/2 turn on low, hit – toe 1/2 to front fiant to doubel front 1/2, sticks. And we have a 10.000

Braaflat, very short on double tuck, chest down lunge forward – under position on straddles

Paulsson – BB – Cal – aerial to bhs, little waver – side aerial, solid – switch to switch 1/2, good leg positions – gainer full, stuck

Dicello – UB – Florid a- church to pak is solid – hs hs on low – van leeuwen, legs together – FTDT bounce back

Johanson – VT – Penn St – yfull, pretty well controlled, chest looked down. 9.825

Bromley – FX – ASU – double pike, bounce back, keeps it in bounds – front full to front full, knees in front full, controls the dance out – step back on final pass, judge flirted with raising her flag but decided she couldn’t possibly

Aderinto – BB – Cal – kickover to beat is solid – bhs loso, chest down but solid – full turn, check – switch 1/2, back leg low with a check – gainer full, hop back. 9.800

Looking back at Selena having a weird peel off on bars in the warmup just to set the scene. Harris – UB – Ray, hit – good hs – toe on to bail, lands in handstand – DLO, piking in first salto, stuck. Another 9.975.

Piedrahita hits Omelianchik with sldie back, 9.850.

Newman-Achee – BB – Cal – wolf double, solid – bhs loso, off line and falls again, so won’t distance themselves in rotation 2 either. Good 1.5 dmt stick though.

Janicke – VT – Arizona – yfull with step back

McCusker – UB – Florida – stalder shap to pak, small leg sep in shap, great pak – nice van leeuwen position – hits hs – stalder to double tuck, chest down, hop forward. Still 9.925.

Kelly – FX – ASU – front 2/1 to front tuck, shows control – straddle jump – 2.5, lands a little under, crossover step, some knee position – tour jete 1/2 to popa

Martin – FX – Arizona – double pike, bounce back – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, around – front lay front full – double tuck, chest up, good control

After 2
Florida 99.225
Cal 98.250
Penn State 98.175
Arizona State 98.075

Cal’s advantage remains small after two events, but everyone has been kind of blah everywhere except Florida, so every rotation presents the opportunity for any of the teams to start to pull away.

Arizona State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 3

Johanson – UB – Penn St – toe on to tkatchev, lower but hit – good hs on high – pak, small leg separation – hesitation, struggles to cast up, has to recast into cast 1/2, past vertical – DLO, hop back. 9.625

Lichtman – VT – ASU – yfull, small hop, some piking throughout. 9.775

Brown – FX – Cal – rudi is under control – switch ring and tour jete ring 1/2 – back 1.5 to 1/2 to split jump, hit. 9.850

Draser – BB – Florida – bhs loso, secure landing – switch to switch 1/2, a bit of feet, secure – 1.5 dmt, under with a step back. 9.825

Wilson – VT – ASU – yfull, hit with a shuffle back, pretty solid layout position. 9.725

Monahan – UB – Penn St – toe on to maloney into pak, she has the same problem casting up on low bar, has to recast to get her 1/2 turn – FTDT, chest down, step forward. 9.525

Arana – BB – Florida – bhs loso, solid landing – aerial, smooth – switch, pause befroe switch 1/2, hits the element – gainer full stuck. 9.900

Newman-Achee – FX – Cal – wolf double, hit – rudi to doubel stag with a travel back – switch ring to switch 1/2 is hit – back 1.5 to layout, doesn’t really rise in layout but solid. 9.850

Braaflat – VT – ASU – runs through, doesn’t touch anything so she gets another run with no penalty unlike elite – does it on second try fine, yfull chest down hop forward. 9.725

Leary – UB – Penn St – solid jaeger to overshoot – hits hs on high – fiant full to double tuck, holds landing. 9.825

Blakely – BB – Florida – wolf triple, solid – aerial to bhs, smooth – switch 1/2 to beat, also hit – wolf jump, good – gainer full, arm circle to hold it. 9.875

Silvers – FX – Cal – ro double tuck – switch 1/2 pver turns a little to get the wolf 1.5 – 1.5 to lay, under control – 9.850

Gregoire – VT – ASU – Y1.5, solid hit, hop forward

Piedrahita – UB – Penn St – toe on to maloney to pak, legs together solidly – past vertical on 1/2 turn – FTDT, chest down, pretty big hop forward. 9.750

Frazier – BB – Florida – full turn – aerial, moves through to loso but a bigger wobble, leg up correction – split jump to split ring is strong – 9.800

Keuneke – FX – Cal – punch rudi to loso, nice amplitude, under control – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good positions, slightly out fo control – 1.5 to 12 to straddle, good – wolf double. Good one. 9.900

El Mammann – VT – ASU – yfull, shows pretty solid control on landing for 9.850

Cash – UB – Penn St – hits first hs – blind to piked jaeger, nice position – hits hs on high – bail, vertical – rushes final cast hs – giant full to double tuck, chest forward and a hop. 9.825

DiCello – BB – Florida – candle mount is hit – wolf double, strong – switch to split is good – bhs loso, holds it – aerial – gainer full, good amplitude, bounce back

Mayhew – FX – Cal – punch front 2/1 to front tuck, stuck – switch ring to switch 1/2, hit – back 1.5 to front lay,

Purler – VT – ASU – omelianchik is shorter today, under with a step back

Latronica – UB – Penn St – piked jaeger, hit – solid hs on high – legs together on bail, looked like some angle – good hs on high – toe on to toe pike 1/2, bounce back

Harris – BB – Florida – bhs loso bhs, secure landing – switch to straddle 1/4, little adjustment on landing – 1.5 dmt, good stick. 9.950. One judge still went 10.

Paulsson – FX – Cal – front tuck through to double tuck, nice drop out of it, under control on landing – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, under twisted on the wolf 1.5 landing, pretty switch 1/2 – doubel pike, excellent. 9.900

Ghanbari – FX – TWU – double pike, bounce back – and she performs a real floor routine too, not just PERSONALIDEE, which is fun – switch side to wolf full, good height, around – front full combination is a struggle, needed to do layout but had to tuck it to get her it to her feet – double tuck, good height

After 3
Florida 148.675
Cal 147.625
Arizona State 147.050
Penn State 146.975

Cal found its rotation to pull away in #3, so we better all get together and make sure something weird happens in the last rotation because *snore noises*

Arizona State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 4

Brown starts vault for Cal with a stuck yfull. 9.900

Grolla – UB – ASU – toe on to maloney to pak, solid 1/2 turn on low – toe full to double tuck, deep with a larger lunge back 9.825

Monahan – BB – Penn St – kickover to korbut, good – sticks 1.5 dmt

G Disidore – FX – Florida – rudi to double stag travels back to control – switch side 1/2 to popa, good rise on switch side 1/2 – back 1.5 to front lay, some knee position

Paulsson – VT – Cal – yfull, lands short with a step forward, piking throughout. 9.700

Kelly – UB – ASU – short first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, close on overshoot, hits mat with foot – giant full to double tuck, hop back. 9.575

Maul – BB – Penn St – bhs bhs loso, very solid – full turn, check – switch to straddle 1/4 – 1.5 dmt, under, hop back. 9.775

Ferris – FX – Florida – FTDT, controls step back – switch side to popa – 1.5 to front lay is under, so a little slide slip of the foot while landing. 9.850

Silvers – VT – Cal – Y1.5, hit with hop forward, knees – 9.825

McElligott – BB – Penn St – bhs bhs loso, hit, soft back leg in series- finishes 1.5, hop forward. 9.800

Ossi – UB – Arizona State – hits maloney to pak with leg seps – gets 1/2 turn on low bar muscling it up – DLO, finds stick. 9.775

Newman-Achee – VT – Cal – yfull, comfortable, hop back, little pike. 9.775

Booker – FX – Florida – FTDT, chest down, hop forward – straddle jump – switch side to popa – front through to double tuck, also chest down with step forward.

9.800 is insane. Isn’t it nice when the fake score actually doesn’t mean anything because it’s not used to rank? So much more relaxing.

Leary – BB – Penn St – bhs bhs loso, solid landing – full turn, check – split jump sheep jump, secure landing – 1.5 dismount, stuck. 9.900

Kowan – UB – ASU – toe on to maloney, leg separation into bail – giant full late to double tuck, chest down, holds stick

Mayhew – VT – Cal – Y1.5, bigger bounce forward, knee position. 9.850

A Disidore – FX – Florida – DLO, pikes down at the end controls step – slide forward control out of final pass. 9.900

Kramer – BB – Penn St – bhs loso series, secure – cat leap to kickover front with wobble – split jump to split jump 3/4, a little under – punch front tuck full, step forward. 9.775

Wiley – VT – Cal – Y1.5, has to tuck it around some to get it to ger feet, just does with a deep landing.

Bromley – UB – ASU – maloney to pak, hit with a leg sepatation – toe pike 1/2, hop back

Blakely – FX – Florida – double front to stahg, hit with some cowboy – tour jete 1/2 to popa, around – back 1.5 to lay, a little under, doesn’t show up too much in landing. 9.900

Latronica – BB – Penn St – aerial to beat jump, nice – hits series – full turn – tiny hesitation landing double stag – 9.900

Isbell – VT – TWU – lands Y1.5 with lunge to the side

Gregoire – UB – ASU – hits gienger, short hs, DLO, stuck.

Harris – FX – Florida – front tuck through to double tuck, little bounce back – switch side 1/2 to popa to shushunova – back 1.5 to 1/2 to double stag, under control. 9.925

FINAL
Florida 198.125
Cal 196.675
Penn State 196.200
Arizona State 196.050

The seeded teams complete their perfect day of semifinals, all advancing to the regional finals. OK, tomorrow, what are you going to do?

Hernandez – FX – TWU – front tuck through to double pike, chest well down with a step forward – back 1.5 to front lay, a little locked and jumps back like a snake bit her but stays on her feet

Martin – UB – Arizona – small arch in first hs, pulls it back – maloney to pak is hit, struggles up to hs on cast 1/2 on low – finishes DLO, tiny movement.

Nikki Smith currently sits 2nd to Harris-Miranda in the AA for this regional.

Until tomorrow!