I’ll be following the SEC slate tonight with the live blog, starting with LSU/Georgia, then on to Florida/Arkansas and Alabama/Auburn.

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6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT	[18] Western Michigan, Ball State, Oshkosh @ Eastern Michigan
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT	[6] LSU @ Georgia
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT	Towson, Pitt @ [25] North Carolina
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT	Rutgers, Cornell @ Kent State
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT	Whitewater, Gustavus Adolphus @ Hamline
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT	West Virginia @ Iowa State
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT	Eau Claire @ La Crosse
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT	Alaska @ Air Force
8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT	[13] Arkansas @ [4] Florida
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT	[9] Alabama @ [8] Auburn
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT	Washington @ [16] Arizona State
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT	[23] Utah State @ [21] BYU
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT	[19] Southern Utah @ Boise State

Starting with LSU/Georgia, LSU has been off for two straight weeks and hasn’t competed since that 196.9 in the opening weekend, so we’ll see what we see. Depending on how the meet goes, it will be either OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE RUSTY or OBVIOUSLY THE WEEKS OFF HELPED THEM HONE BEAM AND FLOOR and we don’t know which one it will be yet, but either way it will have been so obvious. For Georgia, I mean, um, hitting seems important. Last week’s meet had a big number going…on three events.

Usually after a beam meltdown we’d be talking about whether there will be pressure to change the lineup. In this case, other than getting Finnegan back in there, I’m not sure there are any changes you’d want to make.

For LSU’s lineups, Bryant is in on vault and bars, but not beam and floor. Durante is in on bars and beam. Finnegan is in the lineup on beam, and Dunne is in the lineup on floor. No Johnson or Bryant on floor, so that could be an adventure.

Rotation 1

Georgia VT 1 – Cashman – Yfull – good height, pace back, some pike, not the most distance. 9.775

LSU UB 1 – Johnson – maloney, some legs into bail, a little short of handstand today – toe on – DLO, good stick there. Not her best handstands, but a solid finish.

OK 9.900 for that tells us scores are soaring today. Sometimes I feel like her routine merits 9.900 and then it’s like 9.825 in the leadoff. This was the opposite.

Georgia VT 2 – Magee – pulls around her Y1.5 but still struggling with the finish, short with a lunge back. 9.700 still high.

LSU UB 2 – Rivers – good first hs – toe on to maloney, little form – solid vail hs position – good cast hs on high – tkatchev, shome tight hips but shows the counter rotation – DLO, deep landing, little arm wave. 9.900

Georgia VT 3 – Ward – shows the landing control on her Tsuk full, only a small step back. 9.825

LSU Ub 3 – Dunne – good tkatchev into pak, little leg separation – some hesitation in 1/2 turn on low – a bit short on final cast – DLO, finds the stick well, loose knees in the air. 9.825

Georgia VT 4 – Baumann – Puts out the Y1.5 – and it’s EXCELLENT. Stuck landing. No question about the landing. Just some soft knees in the air and a leg separation on block. 9.950

LSU UB 4 – Bryant – blind to jaeger, high – bail, only a small hip angle – solid final cast – double front 1/2 out, holds the landing. Best so far. Still 9.900 though. Everything is 9.9.

Georgia VT 5 – Lukacs – Also does the Y1.5, much better for her, stuck landing, rises up on toes to try to show the stick, very good, some clear knee form. 9.900

LSU UB 5 – Shchennikova – good ray (feet) to pak, clean – a little shy on 1/2 turn on low – solid final cast hs – normal DLO but doesn’t stick this time, bound forward. So I have that at 9.700, we’ll see what the judges do. 9.775. I’ll live.

Georgia VT 6 – Roberts – Y1.5 – hop forward, not too large but definitely a tenth. More knee form than the last two. 9.875. That was absolute softest possible 9.850 for me because of the landing and the knees.

Important upgrades from Georgia on vault today.

LSU UB 6 – Durante – “Durant” good first hs – blind to jaeger, high, just a tad crooked in teh air – pak is fine this week – 1/2 turn – good final hs as well – FTDT dismount, deep chest, rises up on toes into step salute. 9.825

So. LSU 49.350, Georgia 49.325

Georgia will be thrilled with vaulting. Good upgrades and several very strong landings. If they can get Hawthorne in there as well, this will live up to preseason expectations as Georgia’s strongest event.

LSU kind of used up its best routines in the beginning of that lineup, but Bryant and Rivers had very nice showings. Dismount things spoiled some of the other scores. So a good number but closer than LSU would have wanted.

Rotation 2

LSU VT 1 – Rivers – Yfull – good height and open position, bounce back, some direction. 9.850. Well at least it’s consistent?

Georgia UB 1 – Hattaway – 1/2 turn on high into gienger, only loses legs at the end – short hs – bail, legs break, not quite to vertical – short cast on high – DLO, flung out, step forward. Through it, gave away a lot. 9.725

LSU VT 2 – Johnson – Yfull – another strong one, also a big vault, bounce back, better direction. Clean vault. 9.850

Georgia UB 2 – Ward – shap with leg breaks in both phases – bail, some hip angle on catch and can’t clear hip out of it and has to stop – finishes DLO, step forward. 8.975

LSU VT 3 – Shchennikova – we couldn’t really set it because Garrett was in the way, but what we saw had a lunge to the side off the mat. 9.575

Georgia UB 3 – Finnegan – Huge Ray, excellent – toe on to a fully straddled pak, some muscling out of it – late 1/2 turn on low bar – FTDT, doesn’t quite show the stick into step salute. Great moments, but lost some on the pak-low-bar business. 9.800

LSU VT 4 – Edwards – can’t control her Y1.5 landing, large lunge forward for .2 off, and then another .1 hop. 9.725, which is higher than the landing deductions. That has to count.

Georgia UB 4 – De Jong – toe on to Ray, also solid, just a tad close – good cast – bail, loses her back a little in that hs – shortish final cast – DLO, good landing. 9.875

LSU VT 5 – Johnson – DTY – kind of an odd block for her on that DTY and yet almost still stuck it. Little hop and wayyyy off to the side of the mat, so angled that even a college judge might take it. 9.875

Georgia UB 5 – Schild – toe on to Ray, good open hips – bail, leg break – pretty close on her cast hs – DLO, that piked position, step back and another little step. 9.850

LSU VT 6 – Bryant – thought she was going to stick that handspring pike 1/2 and I think she thought she was too, ends up having to take a hop forward.

Georgia UB 6 – Roberts – toe on to maloney to bail, much better legs than the rest of the lineup – some back arch in hs on high bar – DLO, quick step salute. 9.875

Somehow Georgia gets out of that bars rotation with a 49.125. With having to count the routine from Hattaway, it could have been a sub-49 rotation, which they’d have to worry about in a real world meet.

LSU goes 49.150 on vault, which is not an LSU vault score. They didn’t have the landings from Shchennikova or Edwards, and while Johnson and Bryant did well, neither was their best, so they couldn’t save the lineup as much as they usually do.

After 2: LSU 98.500, Georgia 98.450

Meanwhile, UW Oshkosh is at a quad meet at Eastern Michigan and just set a vault record and came .075 shy of setting a bars records. Amazing what happens to the scores suddenly when DIII teams go to DI meets.

Georgia has a little skit from Perez-Lugones and Ward about embracing your nonspecific differences nonspecifically.

Rotation 3

Moment of beam truth for Georgia.

Georgia BB 1 – Magee – straight jump to straddle 1/2, good hold with one foot slightly off, didn’t check – bhs bhs loso, small arm correction – full turn to fake wobble running? – 1.5 dismount, lunge to the side. That was a bit of a “don’t eff up, don’t eff up” routine, but she hit it. 9.775

LSU FX 1 – Desiderio – good height on DLO but a bounce back, chest forward – 1.5 to layout, dance out – she’s performing floor with strong amplitude and no mummification – split leap full to jump full, solid work – double tuck, bounce back again similar to DLO, does well to not place her foot down because it would have been OOB. 9.700

Georgia BB 2 – Finnegan – bhs loso and falls – HERE WE GO – side aerial, leg up and arm wave – switch side is hit – 1.5 dismount, good stick. 9.075

LSU FX 2 – Arenas – front 2/1, a little short, slide back, some knees – front lay to front full, has the height, controls the step, leg separation – switch 1/2 to wolf full, clearly around – double pike, wayyy short, falls then goes right to her head for a little forward roll. Didn’t actually land on her head though. 9.200

Georgia BB 3 – Hawthorne – bhs loso series and falls. MY GOD. GEORGIA. Good switch split jumps – kickover from knee is solid, but slow into wolf jump – 1.5 hop to the side. 9.250

This rotation has been NOT CUTE so far.

LSU FX 3 – Dunne – first time! – front tuck through to double tuck, chest up, bounce back – swtich to switch ring 1/2, seemed OK, tough from this angle – double pike, has control, chest pretty far down, but that works. 9.800

Georgia BB 4 – De Jong – hit full turn – switch to split, short back leg on switch – aerial to straddle jump – bhs loso series, hit – she almost explodes because it’s not another fall – side aerial to full, little hop. A SECOND HIT. IT’S A SECOND HIT. 9.875

LSU FX 4 – Edwards – front 2/1, bounces forward out of it – front full to front full, shows more control there – switch side to popa to straight jump – double tuck, bounce back. We don’t talk about Edwards enough in the list of funny runs for floor passes. 9.825

Georgia BB 5 – Baumann – long pause before series – side aerial to loso is secure – small hesitation in choreography – beat to switch side, lean forward to hold it – 1.5 stuck. A third hit! 9.925 very high. That was a congratulations on hitting beam score.

LSU FX 5 – KJ Johnson – good secure full in, chest just a bit forward – 1.5 to layout, little shudder on landing – switch side to popa, good amplitude – double tuck, a little forward, step. 9.875

Georgia BB 6 – Cohen – bhs loso series, large break with a bend at the hips, but pulls it back this week – switch to straddle jump – Ashley keeps referring to “what…they did last week” – side aerial to split jump is strong – 2/1, stuck. 9.750

So…it was better?

LSU FX 6 – Shchennikova – front 2/1, mostly controlled, little slide forward – 1.5 to front full – switch 1/2 to switch ring 1/2, a bit low – “another athlete with a plastered smile” LOLOLOLOL – rudi to loso is nice. Better floor for her. 9.900

48.575 for Georgia on beam. Which is like a 50 I guess. BUT Georgia really wanted a gaudy home score here, and if floor goes as expected, it will only be a mid-196.

LSU gets out of that floor rotation with 49.100, which is not great but great wasn’t really expected given the lineup going today.

After 3: LSU 147.600, Georgia 147.025

Anyway, Oshkosh ended up with their #2 score ever, 191.600.

“What stands out to you, Ashley?” “Welllll….”

Rotation 4

Oooookay. We’re talking about it. I thought they would take a pass. Commentator tells us LSU is taking on Alexis Jeffrey and shows Jay’s quote from the press conference, re: everyone being cool with it. Your serve, Pac-12 Network. 

LSU BB 1 – Desiderio – switch to switch 1/2, small correction on landing – bhs loso, secure, flexed feet – aerial, smooth – cat leap to gaine rfull. Good. Only small hesitations. 9.900.

Georgia FX 1 – APL – double pike, just a little shy, quick and small hop to cover – 1.5 to front full got somewhat awkward, knees and crossover step – switch side to popa, didn’t end up landing where she wanted in terms of leap completion  – double tuck, chest down. 9.800

LSU BB 2 – Finnegan – bhs loso loso series, no trouble – switch to split, hit – aerial, holds it well – bhs 1.5, step forward. Again a hesitation, a knee, that step, but not too much to take. 9.875

Georgia FX 2 – Magee – piked full in, just a bit staggered, slide – switch 1/2 to popa, lovely – 1.5 to layout, just gets a little low in the layout – double pike, somewhat short, step forward. 9.800

LSU BB 3 – Durante – aerial, moves through to bhs bhs with a check at the end, a little slow in combination but will get it – swtich to straddle 1/4, two large arm circles to hold that one – side aerial to full, stuck. Will be a lower score but not in the basement. 9.775

Georgia FX 3 – Roberts – piked full in is well controlled, just a little stagger – switch side to popa, overturns the switch side a little but good finish position – front tuck through to double tuck, shows control, chest down. 9/850

LSU BB 4 – Shchennikova – tries candle mount but rolls right through to support – aerial, little shoulder dip to beat jump in combination – bhs loso, holds it, hit – switch to split is good – gainer full, some pike. 9.725

Georgia FX 4 – Lukacs – double pike, only small movement, good amplitude – 1.5 to layout, doesn’t rise in layout but fine – switch side to wolf full – double tuck and injury alert. Major pain. She’s down. This is not good.

LSU BB 5 – Dean – side aerial to bhs, held well onto her toes, knee bend – switch to split jump, hit – aerial to beat jump, hit – side aerial to full, holds landing, good. 9.800

Georgia FX 5 – Baumann – wolf turn 1.5, doesn’t get double around – 1.5 to front full, good height, control, just a bit of knees – switch side to straddle, great height – double pike, nailed landing. Will be short of 10.0 SV because she didn’t get her double wolf around for credit.

Yep. 9.725. Start value.

LSU BB 6 – Johnson – full turn, hit – bhs loso series, nice, pretty – swtich to switch, hit – does a split jump after, not quite as high – kickover, solid – bhs 1.5, step into salute. Good one. 9.900

Georgia FX 6 – Hawthorne – double pike, bounce back – good height on split positions – front lay to rudi to split jump, lack of control with a couple large arm waves. But a countable score. 9.900

LSU 196.850, Georgia 196.100

LSU, I’ll say probably closer to rusty than to rested. 196.850 is fine, but anytime it’s under 197 for LSU, it’s not what they wanted. None of the lineups quite there yet. 

Georgia counted a fall on beam, and 196.100 isn’t really want you want for Big Home Meet, but since the last two were 194s, “just get a 196” would have been the goal here. So that job’s done at least.

We’ve learned that the Georgia gymnasts all either bring cultural diversity or faith to this team. Note that they did not have Alyssa do this one. 

Now we have Florida/Arkansas starting, which gets a little head start on Alabama/Auburn.

Rotation 1

Florida VT 1 – Edwards – shorter landing on yfull, chest forward with step – good height though. 9.750

Arkansas UB 1 – Scalzo – short first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, solid – closer on final cast hs – DLO, pikes it down at the end, buckles some with a step forward. 9.775

Florida VT 2 – Skaggs – yfull, pretty work, small slide back. 9.875

Arkansas UB 2 – Gianfagna – Ray to overshoot, good amplitude but hits her feet on the mat swinging through after overshoot – short cast hs on high – FTDT, a bit short, hop forward. 9.625

Florida VT 3 – Schoenherr – Y1.5 – much better for her – great stick – just some knees in the air – 9.950

Arkansas UB 3 – Smith – maloney to bail, some hip angle but good legs together throughout – strong cast hs on high – DLO, small slide back. 9.800

Florida VT 4 – Reed – Y1.5 – nearly finds the stick on hers, small hop forward, a bit more extended than Schoenherr, more distance of course. 9.900. Reasonable score! Accurate!

Arkansas UB 4 – Hambrick – shortish first hs – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, great releases – missing some cast hs – FTDT, step back into salute. 9.850

Florida VT 5 – Wong – ro 1/2 on pike 1/2 with a bounce back this time – we’ll see how they treat it – better chest up position today. 9.850

Arkansas UB 5 – Shaffer – toe on to maloney to bail, great legs together positions – major arch on high bar but pulls it back – DLO, short, lunge forward. Not her strongest. 9/725

Florida VT 6 – Thomas – doesn’t quite stick the Y1.5 today, but only a small step back.

9.975. Really though? Really. Obvious step back. You were doing OK before that too.

Arkansas UB 6 – O’Hara – Gets caught up in her blind change and has to hop off. resumes and hits her jaeger – bail, lovely – short cast hs on high – DLO, short, step forward.

So Arkansas will be on 48.775 on bars, which is not what they wanted.

Florida goes 49.550, for a very good vault rotation that showed a lot of improvement and was even being scored pretty realistically until a judge gave Thomas a 10 for stepping.

Rotation 2 getting started in Florida.

Arkansas VT 1 – Pennese – hits a yfull, bounce back, more pike throughout. 9.775

Florida UB 1 – Blakely – maloney to pak, legs together – 1/2 turn on low, not bad – hits final cast hs – loses some form in 1/2 turn with a hesitation – double front dismount, step. Good toes in double front. 9.850

Arkansas VT 2 – Smith – medium slide back on her yfull – better height and open position. 9.775. Didn’t get enough reward for better everything.

Florida UB 2 – Skaggs – good first hs – tkatchev to pak, lovely, small legs apart moment – rushes cast 1/2 on low bar – shortish final cast hs – DLO, does well to hold the stick and turn her control movement into presenting, what are you saying about. 9.900, we’re zooming.

Arkansas VT 3 – Shaffer – as lovely as ever on the y1/2 – shuffle forward – nothing should ever be taken for form on that vault. 9.850

Florida UB 3 – McCusker – Maloney to pak is nice – toe on to van leeuwen, legs together – VERY short on final cast hs – higgins to front giant 1/2 to double tuck – probably a better dismount choice for her. Going to get her more scores. But she isn’t collegeing her handstands yet. 

9.925 is not in the realm of reality.

Arknasas VT 4 – Elswick – looked like she had enough juice on that Yfull but lands with her chest well forward, lunge. 9.700

Florida UB 4 – Schoenherr – shortish first hs – 1/2 to jaeger, nice high jaeger – toe on to bail, some hip angle short of vertical – rushes 1/2 turn into double front 1/2 out, stuck. Great releases but should see some handstand deductions in there.

9.975. I can’t anymore.

Arkansas VT 5 – Sedlacek – pulls around her Y1.5, it’s deep with a bounce back. Good distance. 9.775

Florida UB 5 – Thomas – good first hs – maloney to pak, hit – toe on to van leeuwen, small leg break – stronger vertical positions – DLO gets odd in the form in the first salto, loses leg position, small hop. 9.925. YOU MEAN NO 10?????

Arknasas VT 6 – Hambrick – Y1.5 – OK, but she does take a back crossover step, which can get ruined. It wasn’t. 9.850

Florida UB 6 – Wong – good first hs – maloney to pak, only small legs apart – hits cast hs on low – van leeuwen, legs together – solid cast hs on high – DLO, stuck landing, a bit deep but safe deep. That was the best one so far.

And it’s a 10 for Wong. Was it a 10? Not really. Were any of these bars routines any of the scores? No.

49.025 for Arkansas on vault.

Florida goes 49.725 on bars. I literally had this one at 49.350, but go off.

49.725 ties a Florida record.

Auburn and Alabama is starting.

Stevens – VT – Auburn – lands yfull, chest well forward, lunge. 9.775. Oh we’re going REALLY high.

Hudson – UB – Alabama – good first hs – toe on to maloney, legs apart – bail, short of vertical this time with a hip angle – better cast hs on high – giant full, a little late, double tuck, holds the stick with a lean. 9.750

Groth – VT – Auburn – small bounce back on yfull but not a big vault, so should get distance and amplitude deductions. 9.850. Took no distance or amplitude deductions.

Waligora – UB – Alabama – good first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, close to bar on overshoot, struggles to cast out but does – DLO 1/1, a little short, hop. 9.800

Lee – VT – Auburn – she’s vaulting – clean Yfull, better distance, bounce back. 9.875. One judge didn’t even take the required .1 for that landing.

Adams – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, great leg positions – good hs – van leeuwen, legs together – great cast hs – toe full is late into double tuck, out of control with hop back. Was perfect until final sequence.

Hubbard – VT – Auburn – hits her Y1.5 – medium bounce forward, and then a bit out of control – 9.800

Florida and Arkansas starting third rotation.

Skaggs – BB – Florida – wolf, hit – switch to split, lovely – bhs loso series, arm wave, hodls it back – switch side looked a little tighter than usual – side aerial to full, rises up to toes to try to hold thew stick, can’t step forward.

Machado – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, legs – good cast hs – van leeuwen, better legs – solid hs – full turn is very late – double tuck, hop forward. 9.850 is high there.

Watson – VT – Auburn – hits her Y1.5 – small hop and then another hop, too much energy there. 9.825

Blanco – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, lovely – 1/2 turn on low, OK – nice final cast hs – FTDT, stuck landing. This will be a test of the scoring. That was very nice. 9.925

Gobourne – VT – Auburn – didn’t quite get her usual block, pulls her y1.5 around though, shuffle back, but was short. 9.825

Doggette – UB – Alabama – short first hs – tkatchev to pak, great amplitude but hits her foot in the mat swinging through – short final cast hs – DLO, good stick. Not the routine they needed.

It will be 49.175 for Auburn to 49.125 for Alabama after 1.

Not wild about that rotation for either team because the scoring was loose in a lot of places to even get them that high, and it’s still just 49.1s.

Meanwhile in Florida, Shaffer is up 2nd on floor for Arkansas – good double pike – 1.5 to layout, slide forward – split leap full to popa is nice – double tuck gets awkward on landing, legs buckled and a couple steps back. 9.675

Baumann – BB – Florida – up third in the lineup after 2 9.875s – bhs loso series, solid – switch to split, good back leg elevation – aerial to beat jump, smooth – side aerial, nice – 1.5 dismount, holds the stick but a lean to get under control. 9.925. So possible 10 before the dismount control issue.

Hambrick – FX – double tuck, larger step back but also keeps front foot down – rudi to back lay to double stag, slight control – switch 1/2 to popa is nice – double pike, hips a little behind feet, again controls it. 9.850

Wong – BB – Florida – switch to split leap – bhs loso series, clean – full turn, smooth – aerial, check – side aerial, beat jump connection – so they ditched one of her acro elements, which is good – 2/1, nice landing. 9.925.

Alabama/Auburn rotation 2 starting.

Olsen – VT – Alabama – nice stick on her DTY, has she done that in college? Not much? Knees, chest a little forward, but strong. 9.900

Watson – Ub – Auburn – tkatchev is high but very close – bail, short of vertical – better final cast hs – FTDT, shuffle back. 9.750

Waligora – VT – Alabama – hits her Y1.5 but not a super high vault, step back. 9.825

Thomas – BB – Florida – swtich mount, good, doesn’t connect to split leap – full turn – one arm bhs to loso, no trouble at all – aerial to beat jump to korbut, smooth – side aerial to full, holds with a little rebound.

10 for Thomas. Of course it was. I feel like that landing wasn’t 10.

Auburn gets a hit from Stevens on bars. Quinn follows on vault for Alabama with a bound forward on her y1.5

L Smith – FX – Arkansas – piked full in, solid landing, chest just a little forward – fron ttuck throught to double tuck, slight stagger – switch side to popa is kind of short of split – double pike, hit. 9.825

Graber – VT – Alabama – well short, multiple lunges back. 9.725

Brusch – Ub – Auburn – maloney to bail, doesn’t get quite to vertical there – nice final cast hs – DLO, bounce back

Clapper – BB – Florida – bhs loso loso, hit securely, some knees – switch to split, hit – side aerial to full, stuck.

9.975. Everything is the same and there are no deductions.

49.700 beam for Florida. Well well well. I’m dead. That also ties the beam record.

Doggette – VT – Alabama – nearly finds the stick, step back

Gobourne – UB – Auburn – rushes first hs – great tkatchev into pak, loses form just at the end – 1/2 turn on low OK – shortish final cast hs – FTDT, stuck but could get a .05 for forgetting to bring her heels together until later. Probably didn’t. 9.925

Luisa Blanco sits her Y1.5

Lee – UB – Auburn – good first hs – maloney to pak to van leeuwen, lovely – hits final cast hs – FTDT, hop back. Didn’t have anything until the dismount though. 9.925

Jesus Florida is at 148.975 through three events.

Auburn goes 49.350 on bars to Alabama’s 49.025 on vault with two counting 9.7s.

After 2: Auburn 98.525, Alabama 98.150

After 3: Florida 148.975, Arkansas 147.000

Florida needs only 49.475 on floor to set a new all-time Florida record. FLORIDA.

Rotation 4 starting with Florida and Arkansas

Gianfagna – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, secure – cat leap, pause before kickover to beat jump. I wouldn’t give connection on the cat leap but she did do that beat – beat to straddle 1/2, leg up check – 1.5, little slide forward on salute. 9.800

Alabama/Auburn starting rotation 3

Hollingsworth – BB – Auburn – hits bhs loso series – swtich, good back leg, shorter on switch 1/2, leg-up check – split jump 1/2 from side is good – side aerial to full, holds stick, chest forward. 9.750

Skaggs – FX – Florida – wolf double, hit – rudi first pass is odd, like she wanted to rebound into something and then elected not to and just did a little hop – split leap full to split jump full – 1.5 to layout, clean layout psoition. 9.750. SV.

Machado – FX – Alabama – double pike, foot slide – 1.5 to front pike, step – pulls around wolf turn – switch to switch 1/2, good switch – double tuck, secure landing

Lovett – BB – Arkansas – good full turn – aerial, small hesitation before loso but pretty close to kept it moving – switch to split to beat – side aerial to full, stuck. 9.925

Brusch – BB – Auburn – full turn, some styling it out – aerial into split jump, short back leg and a check – bhs loso, arms quickly snapped back to hold – switch to straddle 1/4, OK – stuck gainer full.

Blakely – FX – Florida – solid landing on double araiban – double tuck bounce back – 1.5 to layout, a little short, soft knees it around. 9.875

OIsen – BB – Alabama – piked full in, goes way off line and steps back OOB on her controlled step – switch through to split leap 1.5 to split jump 1/2. I’d say split 1.5 was short of rotation – front tuck through to double tuck, chest position, lunge back. 9.675

Leah Smith hits a good double tuck to finish beam for Arkansas. 9.900

Stevens – BB – Auburn – bhs loso series, secure – some knee position – split jump to stag ring to beat jump – a truer stag ring than most if that’s what she was going for – kickover to knee, good, right into wolf turn – stuck dismount. 9.875

Baumann – FX – Florida – 1.5 to front full, dances out – pulls around switch 1/2 to 1/2 sissone – double pike, keeps front foot secure. How this is scored will tell us how high this rotation will get. 9.750 OK there. Since when?

Waligora – FX – Alabama – front lay to front 2/1, pretty well controlled, some form in front layout – split leap full to wolf full, a bit short on split leap – has some trouble with layout in combination but Ok, loses form  and tiptoes out of it. 9.825

Sedlacek – BB – Arkansas – bhs lay-pike – split to straddle 1/4, short with a lean forward – some checks in here – 1.5 with hop. 9.750

Groth – BB – Auburn – bhs loso bhs, right on – switch to switch 1/2, a bit short on switch 1/2 but not bad – aerial is quite smooth – side aerial top full, stuck. Lovely routine. 9.825

Wong – FX – Florida – 3/1 lands short, ARTS out of it – 1/2 to front full, hop to the side – 9.850 for ART

Hudson – FX – Auburn – front 2/1 is nice – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good leap positions – 2.5 good stuck landing – double tuck, chest down but another secure landing – nice one. 9.900

Hambrick – BB – Arkansas – hits her series securely – switch to switch 1/2, some feet but pretty good on the 180 position –  beat to straddle 3/4, little lean – gainer full, stuck. 9.925

McLaughlin – BB – Auburn – switch, small hesitiation befroe bhs loso series, which is strong – beat to side aerial, secure – swtich to straddle 1/4, very high straddle 1/4 – gainer pike, hit. 9.925

Clark – FX – Florida – she’s in? – 1.5 to front full, a little ragged but OK, steps out – switch 1/2 to 1/2 sissone, she’s getting the Baumann routine then – double tuck is solid. That will be a usable score. 9.750

Blanco – FX – Alabama – double pike, little bounce – double tuck, lunge back, keeps front foot down – 1.5 to layout is a bit of a struggle, really arches that one around.

Elswick – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, good height – split jump to split 3/4 – hits the split 3/4, a little short on the split jump – aerial, hit – bhs 1.5, stuck. Nice one. 9.925

Reed – FX – Florida – DLO, slide abck – front lay to rudi, pretty, little movement – switch 1/2 to wolf full, nice and high –   double pike hit –

Lee – BB – Auburn – wolf single, hit – aerial to bhs, her “I want to win” composition – switch to switch 1/2, little arm wave – bhs gainer full, stuck. Good. 9.975. So one judge was like, I no longer recognize balance checks. 

Arkansas came up witha  big beam rotation there to finish on 196.475, which is a solid final score for how this was looking for a while in there.

Nya Reed goes 9.950, though that only gets Florida to 49.175 on floor, so no all-time team record, which saves me from having to rage about that at least. Thank you Florida. It is still 198.150, the highest score in the country this year.

Graber – FX – Alabama – full in, a little forward, step, good cover – switch side to wolf jump 1.5, good attention to detail in that series – front tuck through to double pike, little slide. Nice.

Meanwhile, it’s 49.450 in beam for Auburn, to 49.325 on floor for Alabama thanks to Graber’s 9.925. Auburn extends the lead.

After 3: Auburn 147.975 to Alabama 147.475

Rotation 4

I need Kathy saying “I’m sorry were you talking to me?” replayed for me twice a day.

Burgess – BB – Alabama – full trun, smooth – one-arm bhs to loso, secure – cat leap is low, into switch side, much better height – switch to beat, nice – side aerial to full, hop back. Pretty. 9.900. It begins.

Stevens – FX – Auburn – front lay to rudi, slightly ragged, chest down, secure – split leap full to wolf jump full, not quite all the way around on wolf – double tuck,  nailed landing.9.875. Someone’s getting a 10 in this rotation.

Doggette – BB – Alabama – bhs loso, large break, bend forward, hips to horizontal, leg up – switch 1/2, little check but good presence to save it – 1.5 dismount, lunge forward. 9.700 is quite high too.

Brusch – FX – Auburn – front tcuk through to double tuck, chest up, secure landing – switch 1/2 to popa to wolf full, excellent height – double pike, controlled step. Excellent routine. Should be a huge score even in normal circumstances. 9.875. I mean, this is what I don’t understand, because that was clearly stronger than Stevens.

Graber – BB – Alabama – bhs lay-pike, secure – switch to straddle 3/4 – cat leap to kickover, little lean forward – gainer full, hit. 9.925.

Groth – FX – Auburn – Are we doing “Groth” or “Growth” because if I were her, I would be like…I decide this is not pronounced Growth. front 2/1 with slide forward, but some of the better form on that pass – 1.5 to layout, very nice, clean – rudi, little bounce. Great form, some landings. 9.900

Waligora – BB – Alabama – bhs loso series, secure – side aerial, small check – split jump to tuck jump full, slightly under rotated, scoots feet around – 1.5, stuck. 9.925.

9.925 is the score. You are 9.925. I am 9.925. We are 9.925.

Watson – FX – Auburn – double arabian – holds the stick onto her toesssss, better legs than most double arabians – 1.5 to layout, a bit of soft knees – switch side to popa, a little underrotated – double tuck, little slide. 9.900

Hudson – BB – Alabama – aerial to bhs loso, nailed it – full turn, kind of a large wobble, leans – switch to beat, hit – side aerial – 1.5, stuck. 9.925

Lee – FX – Auburn – DLO, good, little bounce, much better than her first floor – switch ring to split leap full, everyone else should get deducted for those elements – 1.5 to front full, step, did it stay in bounds? A lot better on the passes than her first one. 9.925

39.700 in the AA for Lee.

Blanco – BB – Alabama – aerial, nice – full turn, smooth – bhs loso series, secure – swtich to switch 1/2, very small correction – 2/1 dismount, stuck. Good.

9.975.

This is already Auburn’s 2nd-best meet ever.

Gobourne – FX – Auburn – open double tuck, controls landing – switch side to wolf full, great height, shows clear finish on wolf – front full to layout, pretty well controlled there – double pike, finds her landing. Very good.

9.950.

Auburn’s like, never mind now we’re sad.

FINAL: Auburn 197.525, Alabama 197.125

 

Let’s not forget the final act of this week of gymnastics, the storied battle to see which M is the better-looking M.

Entering the meet, Michigan has a 197.750 and a 197.950 already on its record, while Minnesota opened with a 196.900 last Monday.

Apparently Wojcik is not doing bars today. Cancel the meet. Vore is into the bars lineup for her counting debut.

Rotation 1

Minnesota VT 1 – Gerdes – good amplitude on yfull, small hop back, slightly off direction. 9.800

Michigan UB 1 – Heiskell – good first hs – blind to jaeger, catches very close this time, works through it – pak is well performed – good cast hs on high – giant full to double tuck, stuck. Fine, but gave away ground on the jaeger. 9.825

Minnesota VT 2 – Hooten – Y1.5 – good work on her 1.5 – step to the side and then moves to meet it – a small bit of knees at the end. 9.850

Michigan UB 2 – Brenner – short first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, solid amplitude – better final cast hs – DLO, held the landing. Looked like she flung it out but ended up well. 9.900

Minnesota VT 3 – Ramler – Y1.5 – naillled her Y1.5 – great stick, great dynamics. I have .05 for knee/lower leg position but nothing else.

9.975. One judge went 10.

Michigan UB 3 – Morrison – gienger, a tad close but fine – bad camera angle to see anything – clear hip to bail, a little angle on bail catch – DLO, deep landing, hop forward. 9.850

Minnesota VT 4 – Quarles – Y1.5 – also found the stick on hers, Minnesota is vaulting very well – keeps her leg form a bit more than Ramler. Doesn’t bring her heels together before saluting. Some form on block. 9.950

Wonder if they only took for not bringing her heels together on the controlled extension. Oh no, because one of them went 10 and the other 9.900.

Oh, hi the bars broke?

Apparently we’re all OK?

Michigan UB 4 – Wilson – good first hs – blind to piked jaeger, a tad close – slightly overarches her cast hs but brings it back – hits bail hs – final cast hs, little hesitation in getting up there – DLO, good stick. 9.900

Minnesota VT 5 – Loper – well, a third stuck Y1.5 in a row and that was the best one of the three so far. She has legs together on the block and maintains her stretch position.

10.000

Michigan UB 5 – Brooks – good first hs – blind to piked jaeger, solid – rushes next hs  – bail, slight lack of tension on catch – DLO 1/1, saves it well, knees were starting to buckle but she only moves a little. 9.850

Minnesota VT 6 – Koch – brings out a y tucked 1.5, lunge back but hit. 9.725

Michigan UB 6 – Vore – shortish first hs – maloney to bail, solid, maybe a little short of vertical on the bail – hits final cast hs – DLO, stuck. Good work. Improvement over the bars we’ve seen from her before. Tighter positions. 9.900

Minnesota goes 49.575 on vault, which is .025 shy of the program record from 2002. Really excellent Y1.5s in there and a deserved lead after the first rotation.

Michigan was not bad on bars, but not awesome, and still ends up with 49.400. Missed Wojcik of course. Enough given away on handstands and dismounts and close catches there to keep a bunch of them in the 9.8s. Vore got a counting score there, and seems closer to the lineup than I thought she was before this, though it’s a tough one to break into. You could see her fighting for Morrison’s spot at this point.

Rotation 2

Michigan VT 1 – Guggino – sticks her Y1.5, it’s a stick day – little lean to the side to hold the stick – a bit softer than Loper, not quite as far and high. 9.925

Minnesota UB 1 – Remlinger – good first hs – Ray, just a bit of feet – hit hs – toe on to bail, leg break on catch – somewhat shorter on high bar hs – FTDT, stuck, a little under rotated. 9.800

Michigan VT 2 – Wojcik – Y1.5 – little hop forward, beautiful form in the air even stronger than Loper, good power and distance. 9.875.

Minnesota UB 2 – Leneave – I feel like this dude is throwing out numbers that are…not. clear hip to tkatchev, fine – well short on cast hs – bail, hits vertical, little foot quiver – rushing those handstands – FTDT, doesn’t show the stick long enough before her college salute. 9.800

Michigan VT 3 – Heiskell – very good form on her Y1.5 again – hop forward, both feet moving, a little bit of direction. 9.900. For me Wojcik should have been higher than Heiskell.

Minnesota UB 3 – Willmarth – good first hs – Ray, better counter rotation – bail, clear vertical – short final cast hs – giant full, a little late, into double tuck, so high, stuck landing. Some vertical positions but one of the best we’ve seen from her. 9.875

Michigan VT 4 – Morrison – strong stick on her Y1.5 – this is vaulting – holds the stick onto her toes – loses her feet closure by just a tad in the air.

9.975. Yeah, a couple almost deductions in there.

Minnesota UB 4 – Loper – shortish first hs – maloney to pak, gets her grips over on that catch, good cover, a little timing issue on catching the maloney – not quite to vertical on these casts – giant full to double tuck, small hop. 9.900 is high for that one.

Michigan VT 5 – Brooks – another fab Y1.5 landing – sticks it and brings the feels together – holds the stick long enough – a little soft in the knees in the air. 9.950

Minnesota UB 5 – Hooten – blind, a little late into piked jaeger to overshoot, great jaeger, some piked hips in overshoot – rushes final cast hs – FTDT, hop forward. 9.800

Michigan VT 6 – Wilson – hits her Y1.5 – medium hop forward – good everything else. 9.925

Minnesota UB 6 – Ramler – maloney to pak, perfect – good cast hs – van leeuwen – hits another cast – toe on to FTDT, holds the stick with an arm circle. Maybe the first hs was a little short? Grasping for things. 9.950

10 from one judge, 9.900 from the other.

You can justify it, but it remains that if Ramler is 9.950, all y’all should be getting 9.7s.

It’s 49.675 for Michigan on vault. They saw Minnesota’s 49.575 and were like, “That’s cute.”

Jencks doing bars exhibition for Minnesota.

In all, I think the judges did a solid job differentiating between a ton of vaults that would all receive 10s at…certain meets. I had a couple disagreements here and there, but they created a differentiation.

After 2: Michigan 99.075, Minnesota 98.900

Rotation 3

Minnesota BB 1 – Koch – full turn with a large break, major bend at the hips, didn’t quite bend to horizontal I don’t think though (which is a difference between .05 and .20, so it’s a big deal) – bhs loso series is hit – beat to split 3/4, misses split position – kickover to scale, brings it to scale pretty smoothly all things considered – sticks 1.5. Some strong moments, some larger things to take too. 9.775

Michigan FX 1 – Heiskell – double arabian, lands deep but saves it with a step back – 1.5 to layout, good body position – switch 1/2 to wolf full – double pike, control, chest forward. 9.825

Minnesota BB 2 – Tyson – bhs bhs loso series, very secure, some leg form – switch to straddle 1/4, switch is nice, straddle gets to 180, a little piked in the hips – 1.5, lunge forward. 9.775

Michigan FX 2 – Brenner – full in, hit, chest down – 1.5 to layout, dances out – switch side to popa – double pike, lunge back. 9.875

Minnesota BB 3 – Loper – bhs loso, well landed – kickover piked, good ampltiude – switch to straddle 1/4, pretty solid – 1.5, holds landing. Good one. 9.900

Michigan FX 3 – Wojcik – double pike, shows control – split leap full to popa, good leap positions – front 2/1 to front pike, the step is controlled so no risk of OOB – rudi to staddle, good control. 9.925

Minnesota BB 4 – Sonier – candle mount – BUT WAS IT VERY UNIQUE – thank you to Olivia for being like, lots of people do this – bhs loso series, like the feet – full turn, smooth – split jump to split 3/4, short of split and a bend forward at the hips, definitely to horizontal on that one – bhs 1.5, step to the side. Minnesota giving some tenths away in this rotation. 9.650

Michigan FX 4 – Morrison – FTDT, controls the step back – front lay to front full, bounces forward out of it – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good positions shown – double tuck, controls step back on that one. 9.950

Minnesota BB 5 – Pearl – full turn, very slightly overturned – bhs loos series HUGE wobble, waves her arms 755 times and bring sit back onto the beam – cat leap to switch side, crooked – aerial, small lean – switch to split, hit – 1.5, a bit short, step back. Minnesota will now have to count a 9.6 and two 9.775s.

Michigan FX 5 – Brooks – full in, nearrrly showed the stuck landing, smallest slide – front tuck through to double tuck, chest somewhat forweard, hop to the side – split leap full to jump full – double pike, controls the step back. 9.950 is high.

Minnesota BB 6 – Ramler – full turn, good – bhs loso, solidly landed – aerial to immediate beat jump, good – beat to split ring jump, possible littttle lean – side aerial to full, hits landing. 9.925

Michigan FX 6 – Wilson – open full in, does a good jump to hold it and then hop to present to show control despite her chest being a little forward – front lay to front full to front tuck, nice – switch side to popa, clearly around – double ttuck, shows control. Best of the rotation and we’ve had two 9.950s. 9.950 again.

Michigan goes 49.650 on floor, which is pedestrianly .05 down on the program record from last week. Scores got pretty high for me there.

Michigan opens up a large lead on Minnesota now as Minnesota got two good beams from Ramler and Loper but also had to count some lows for a 49.025. They’d need Michigan to count a beam fall now. But beam has been the one question mark for Michigan thus far.

After 3: Michigan 148.725, Minnesota 147.925

Rotation 4

Michigan BB 1 – Morrison – goes for candle mount, rolls past hs and has to muscle a little to get it up there – bhs loso series is nice – cat leap to switch 1/2, little pause to beat, good back leg on switch but front leg a little down – gainer pike, hop forward. 9.750

Minnesota FX 1 – Koch – front 2/1 to front tuck, hit, a little bit of leg crossing – split leap full to wolf full, wrenches them around – back full side pass – rudi, secure landing, and again some loose leg form. 9.925 is very high

Michigan BB 2 – Wilson – hitch kick to the heavens – bhs loso series, little arm wave quiver check – split jump split jump combination – double tuck is good, small hop forward. 9.850

Minnesota FX 2 – Leneave – double pike, good chest position – switch 1/2 to wolf full to little 1/2 hop around because sure – 1.5 to layout, just a hair short, but that was actually good because otherwise she’s going OOB – double tuck is well short, chest down, lunge forward. 9.675

Michigan BB 3 – Guggino – full turn – bhs loso series, hit, good amplitude – split jump to straddle 1/2, a little tight in position, secure landing – cat leap, check, broken connection to side somi, hit – bhs 1.5 dismount, lunge forward. Won’t have her full SV. 9.850? Oh nvm. Straddle jump 1/2 is a D in elite. That’s dumb and I always forget that because it’s dumb. So why is she doing that cat leap at all?

Minnesota FX 3 – Ramler – split ring jump full, the only one who’s allowed to try – 1.5 through to 2/1, good form and control – switch ring to switch 1/2, perfect ring – rudi, hit, pikes it down a little – 1.5 to front layout, hit, slight arch in layout. Good.

9.975. Pretty, but that’s a bit much.

39.825 for Ramler, new high for college gym this year. .025 down on her all-time career high.

Michigan BB 4 – Brooks – bhs loso loso, excellent – switch to switch, pretty good back leg – kickover, chest up well – bhs 1.5, stuck landing. Wonderful. 9.950

Minnesota FX 4 – Remlinger – full in, chest up well, hops to present – switch side to popa, good positions, overturns her switch side some – 1.5 to layout, hit – double tuck, little foot adjustment. Very solid work. 9.900

Michigan BB 5 – Heiskell – cat leap to side aerial, lean to the side, arm wave – switch to switch, more tentative in position than Brooks, another arm wave correction – bhs loso series, hit – 1.5 dismount, hop forward. 9.700

Minnesota FX 5 – Loper – front lay to rudi, good form and height, bounces to present – switch ring to split leap full – 2.5, step forward a little out of control – 1.5 to layout, controls step, good height. 9.925

Michigan BB 6 – Wojcik – aerial, check – switch to split, lovely – bhs bhs loso, no trouble at all – full turn – 1.5 dismount, stuck. Everything perfect except the initial check.

9.900.

Michigan goes 49.300 on beam to get to 198.025, the first 198 of the season.

Hooten only needs 9.875 to set a new Minnesota floor record.

Minnesota FX 6 – Hooten – full in, chest up, solid landing – switch side to popa, does get about exactly to 180 – front full to front pike, like the rise into the front pike, stuck – double tuck, nailed landing. Good work.

Unsurprisingly, Hooten goes 10.000. It was the best of the rotation and they were already throwing the scores out. Maybe the front full a little soft? But good one.

So, that’s 49.725 on floor for Minnesota. A new FX record for Minnesota.

Well, this should be interesting. I’m sure the lack of first-person details about the Alexis Jeffrey situation won’t lead the gymternet to watch every interaction between the UCLA gymnasts and the coaching staff with a magnifying glass on 1/16 speed. That would never happen.

One thing we do know is that Marz Frazier did not travel with the team, suffering a foot injury in last week’s meet that appears to be more serious than originally thought.

In other developments, UC Davis joined this competition at the last minute when its planned visit to Alaska was called off, and the Pac-12 Network intends not to show them and pretend this is a dual meet between UCLA and Oregon State, which should make for a…unique broadcast.

That basketball that’s on the Pac-12 Network right now still has a long time to go, so if you’re watching on TV…try readying the streams.

Moors enters the beam lineup this week for UCLA, replacing Poston. Campbell and Malabuyo replace Frazier and Padurariu on bars. Carey is anchoring everything for OSU again. Jakubczyk joins beam.

Davis has been mentioned on the broadcast. An upset. “You may see them briefly from time to time.”

Rotation 1

Oregon St VT 1 – Chavez – “Generally, if it’s a 10.0, it’s a blind landing.” No. Does a Yfull, solid work, bounce up in place. 9.775

UCLA UB 1 – Esparza – “Getting a bit of a pep talk from Dom Palange.” That’s Emma Malabuyo. good first hs – maloney to pak, solid legs together – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, clean – DLO, stuck landing. Very good start. 9.875

Oregon St VT 2 – Gonzales – full-on back pike – but I thought it had to be a blind landing – lunge back, chest up pretty well. 9.850

UCLA UB 2 – Campbell – some hip angle in first hs – maloney to bail, good bail, some legs on Maloney – stronger cast hs on high bar – 1/2 turn to double front, struggles on landing control with a lunge back and an additional step. 9.700

Oregon St VT 3 – Letzsch – yfull – bounces back on her Yfull, a little piking, feet slightly apart. 9.775

UCLA UB 3 – Malabuyo – maloney to pak, very small leg spearations – really good 1/2 turn on low – rushes final cast hs – DLO, leans way forward to try to hold the landing and a hop, so again will lose a bunch on the dismount. 9.800

Oregon St VT 4 – Yanish – huge yfull as always and some of her better landing control, only a small bounce back. Alisa is basically like, “You know how the SEC Network has the distance measure…” 9.875

UCLA UB 4 – Ulias – toe 1/2 and can’t get over, has to hop off. Restarts her routine – tiioe 1/2 to jaeger, lovely – toe on to bail, small amount of hip pike – good hs on high – DLO, jarring landing shoots her forward, possible hand touch. 9.000

Oregon St VT 5 – Dagen – lands a bit short on her Y1.5 with a lunge back to save it. 9.775

UCLA UB 5 – Chiles – piked thatchev to pak, very clean – hip angle in cast – maloney to gienger, good amplitude for a between bar gienger – good cast hs on high – FTDT, only a little hop in place. Good work. 9.925.

So she has 1.1 of bonus in that routine when she needs 0.6. To answer the question someone had, the Gienger satisfies the turning requirement in her routine because it’s a release with 1/2 turn.

Oregon St VT 6 – Carey – DTY, comfortably completed, bounce back. Yep. 9.900, so they only took for the hop. You could probably take for legs, but DTYs tend to get some form forgiveness.

UCLA UB 6 – Flatley – giant to higgins to jaeger, lovely – solid cast hs – toe on to bail, hit – rushes final cast hs – DLO, hop in place. Good hit. 9.875

Oregon State goes 49.175 on vault, which is a useful number. Yanish and Gonzales had good ones in addition to Carey.

UCLA also goes 49.175 on bars, which they’ll absolutely take, considering the fall in the middle and last week’s performance. Chiles showed improvement, Flatley and Esparza were clean, and Malabuyo should be establishing a place for herself in this lineup as we go.

Davis not done on beam yet, but they are counting a miss, though Otsu also has a 9.900.

Rotation 2

So, UCLA and Oregon State are rotating like a dual meet, even though there’s also Davis. This is throwing me off so much.

Davis went 48.425 on beam.

Moment of bars truth for Oregon Sate now. And kind of moment of vault truth for UCLA.

UCLA VT 1 – Malabuyo – Yfull, some issue on her landing, lands crunched over with a bounce back as well. 9.700

Oregon St UB 1 – Yamaoka – short first hs – toe on to maloney, good – cast, short – toe on to bail, short of handstand – lots of short casts here – giant full, late into double tuck, hop. Got through it this week. Lots of verticals to take. 9.700. Oregon State will take a 9.7 all day.

UCLA VT 2 – Poston – handspring pike 1/2, hits it this time. Chest forward, bounce back, another little step. 9.650. Thought it would be a little higher. I would have had it in the 9.7s.

Oregon St UB 2 – Dagen – short first hs – tkatchev, good height, somewhat close – cast short – bail, hit – short hs – toe on with elbows – goes for a giant full, can’t get it around in time and has to lose form completely and add an extra swing. 8.850

UCLA VT 3 – Flatley – good open position on her yfull, fairly large bounce back. Her dynamics have improvement on that vault. 9.825

Oregon St UB 3 – Domingo – toe on, some hesitation into Ray to overshoot, solid, some legs – better cast hs verticals – blind to front giant 1/2 is jerky, into double tuck, little hop. 9.800

UCLA VT 4 – Moors – handspring pike is a struggle this week, chest well forward with a large lunge forward. 9.650

Oregon St UB 4 – Bird – very short first hs – bail to stalder to toe circle up – short cast hs – tkatchev, good height – again, the handstands aren’t there – FTDT, little hop. 9.750

UCLA VT 5 – Chiles – Tsuk full this week, hit, a little bit of pike in the air, a shuffle back, good distance, not her Yurchenko height. 9.875

Oregon St UB 5 – Jakubczyk – good first hs – blind to yezhova, legs apart – small hesitation on low – maloney to gienger, also good – well short on final cast hs – double arabian dismount, flung a little, gets it around, hop. Good hit, a lot of give-away moments in there, but hit. 9.800

UCLA VT 6 – Campbell – big yfull as always but doesn’t have the landing this week, lands too far forward and hops. 9.800

Oregon St UB 6 – Carey – maloney to bhardwaj, legs right together – van leeuwen, hit – good final cast hs, the first two were borderline – FTDT, little rebound in place.

9.950 for Carey with a 10.000 from one judge. I don’t see the 10 there with the landing and a couple maybe handstands, I’m more with the 9.900 judge.

UCLA 48.850 on vault, which is honestly a solid escape for how many landing problems they had in that rotation.

Oregon State goes 49.000 on bars for the first time since March 6 2020.

After 2: Oregon State 98.175, UCLA 98.025. Davis getting some solid floor numbers so far, nothing lower than 9.7, still with a couple more routines to go. “You might see some of Davis” feels like it was a lie.

Davis goes 48.975 on floor to gain some ground on UCLA and sit at 97.300.

Rotation 3

Alisa says Esparza will be jumping into the floor lineup for Campbell’s spot.

Oregon St BB 1 – Jakubczyk – hits candle mount – cat leap to side aerial, little wiggle hesitation – switch to split, short back leg on switch – bhs loso, secure – 1.5, large lunge forward. 9.775

UCLA FX 1 – Ulias – rudi, controls step, some legs – switch to split 1.5, pulls it around – split leap full to split jump full, around, a little bouncy – 1.5 to layout, not the highest, but laid out on her layout. A few concentration pauses in the middle of choreography. 9.850, surprised it went that high.

Oregon St BB 2 – Letzsch – aerial to bhs, keeps arms moving enough, good extension – switch ring, pretty split 180 but not so much closure, a leg-up check on landing – split to split ring jump, open back leg – side aerial to full, hop back. 9.825

UCLA FX 2 – Flatley – 3/1, nearly fully around, lunge back – front 2/1 is well controlled, into a pretty sissone – swtich ring to switch 1/2, good – 1.5 to layout, solid. 9.850

Oregon St BB 3 – Domingo – aerial, a bit low into back pike but gets it, secure landing – good style on full turn – switch to straddle to split 3/4, good straddle but short on the back leg on the slit elements – gainer full, stuck. Good. 9.925 is a bit much for me.

UCLA FX 3 – Tratz – just a double pike to start, but solid landing – split leap full to split jump full, the leap was a little low but the jump was strong – 1.5 to layout, fine – double tuck, chest down but good control again. Very comfortable work. 9.875

Oregon St BB 4 – Gonzales – aerial to back tuck, again a risky series that’s a bit slow but will get credit – switch 1/2, pause before split jump, some back leg – “the back leg, I want to see it snap” – side aerial to full with a step. 9.850

UCLA FX 4 – Moors – doublr front is very deep, lunge forward, big, keeps it in bounds – high loso side pass – switch ring to switch 1/2 to wolf full, a little bouncy, great ring position – front full to front tuck and falls. So what was the point of this meet again? 8.800

Oregon St BB 5 – Dagen – bhs loso series, secure, feet – switch to switch 1/2, step back and arm wave, some lack of amplitude – side aerial to full, chest forward, arm wave to hold it. Good presence to save some things, but several corrections. 9.800

UCLA FX 5 – Malabuyo – double tuck, drops into it well – 1.5 to layout to a possible attempt at a jump, it was mostly just a four-limb flail – switch ring to switch 1/2, awesome positions – dobule pike, really low, chest forward, hop-present up to try to cover it. 9.775

Oregon St BB 6 – Carey – slightly hesitant on full turn – aerial, again keeps it moving enough into bhs loso – switch, switch 1/2, front leg a bit short, beat jump – a little hesitant in her combinations but fast enough for credit – gainer full, little bounce

Carey goes 9.975. I just don’t see it.

UCLA FX 6 – Esparza – front tuck through to double tuck, chest forward like Malabuyo’s last pass, lunge – switch 1/2 to 1/2 sissone, arm wave control, solid positions – double pike, bounce back OOB – switch 1/2 to a great popa –  9.650

UCLA has to count the 9.650 from Esparza but that’s enough to get to 49.000 on floor. Oregon State goes 49.375 on beam to create a real lead now.

After 3: Oregon State 147.550, UCLA 147.025, UC Davis 146.400

Oregon State’s all-time AA record is Chari Knight’s 39.750. Carey would need 9.925 on FX to tie, 9.950 to beat.

Rotation 4

UCLA BB 1 – Padurariu – solid candle mount – aerial aerial to bhs, small shiver on landing – split jump, walk to full turn – beat to sheep, good actual closure on sheep, wobble – side aerial to full, holds landing, little adjustment. Good. 9.900, scores staying loose on beam.

Oregon St FX 1 – Gonzales – front full to lay, controls landing, some legs – switch 1/2 to 1/2 sissone, some feet on switch – double pike, chest down, little adjustment step – swtich ring to switch 1/2, solid – 9.775

UCLA BB 2 – Malabuyo – wolf single, hit – bhs loso, leg up and arm wave correction – aerial, hit – split jump t0 split ring, great positions, little adjustment on landing – bhs to 1.5, hops together. 9.825. I don’t know how you get the score quite that high.

Oregon St FX 2 – Bird – front lay to rudi to straddle jump, nice height and control on the straddle, a bit of leg crossing – switch 1/2 to popa, high – 2.5, lunge forward, some legs. 9.825

UCLA BB 3 – Moors – a Valdez because of course she does – switch to split, hits her 180s – aerial works through to fhs, a little deep and a a wiggle – full turn, walks out of it to cover – side aerial, solid – fhs rudi, shuffle back, little movement but both feet. A delight. 9.850

Oregon St FX 3 – Letzsch – 1.5 to front full, controls the step out, good height – switch ring 1/2 is not bad at all, back spin – double pike, high, chest a tad forward, presents quickly – a triumph. 9.900

UCLA BB 4 – Poston – she’s back into the lineup with Campbell scratching after that vault landing – beat to split jump 3/4, leg form, secure – bhs bhs loso, wobble, some foot flexing – 1.5, stuck. One of her better ones. 9.875

Oregon St FX 4 – Dagen – front 2/1, pulls it around, control issue with hop tot he side – switch 1/2 to popa, good lift there – front layout to front full, preposterous camera work, looked like a little correction on landing – double pike, good height, some chest position. 9.850

UCLA BB 5 – Sakti – switch directly to bhs loso, hit – switch 1/2, little wobble into beat jump, another little check – cat leap to side aerial to full, full gets ragged in the form and a step back. But good on the beam. Getting rid of the loso loso combination was necessary. 9.825

Oregon St FX 5 – Yanish – DLO, find the landing well this time, pikes down a little to control it – front full to layout, bananas the layout a little, bounce forward – some control bounce on leap combination landing – double tuck, slide back. 9.900, they’re setting it up for a Carey 65.

UCLA BB 6 – Flatley – aerial, works quickly into bhs loso but falls, way off line. That’s what happens when you try to actually connect things I guess – L turn to split jump is nice – switch ring, hit – bhs 1.5, slide back.

Oregon St FX 6 – Carey – double double, slide back, so open – front full to layout to sissone, arm wave correction on the sissone – switch 1/2 to popa is not bad – the old college gymnastics strategy, if she can’t dance keep, just her on the ground most of the time – doubel tuck, nicely done. A couple things you have to take. We’ll see if they bother.

9.975. They barely bothered. There were deductions on the first two passes.

39.800 for Jade Carey in the AA, which is an Oregon State record and ranks 69th place all time in NCAA performances.

FINAL: Oregon State 197.000, UCLA 196.300, Davis 194.700

This is the performance where Oregon State officially said last season was behind them. Also, Letzsch is really good.

UCLA’s 196.300 is a pedestrian score for this team and this roster, but let’s be honest, we all thought it was going to be a lot worse after a week I assume full of Very Important Team Meeting.

I’ll be following a couple meets today, starting with Cal/Washington on the Pac-12 Network, then the Arizona quad meet with Oklahoma, Stanford, and Utah State. In that one, we’ll see how Oklahoma responds to the fall-counting loss at Utah (anger gymnastics please?), as well as whether Stanford is going to continue being a 196 team starting now and establishing itself in the hierarchy ahead of Utah State and Arizona.

First, Cal and Washington, where Cal is also looking to erase a counting beam fall from last week and get toward that 197 mark this time around, while Washington is looking to erase…the entirety of last season as a concept? 

Score and streaming links

In earlier action, Ohio State squeaked by Penn State 196.450 to 196.425 in what was a very useful score for both teams, while Rutgers defeated Maryland 195.550 to 194.925. Maryland led early but had rough beam and floor scores, while Rutgers got 9.925, 9.950 from Joyner and Huang on floor to take the advantage on the final events.

For Cal lineups, Quinn is off floor this week after her fall last week. Williams is slated to enter the beam lineup. Still no Perea, Watterson, Scanlon.

Ohhh, the audio is WAYYY out of sync.

Blum is joining Washington’s vault lineup this week in place of Brooks.

Rotation 1

Washington VT 1 – Blum – hits a yfull, pretty good position in the air, a little pike, bounce up in place, chest a tad forward. 9.750

Cal UB 1 – DeSouza – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, clean leg positions – maybe a little short on final cast hs – oh took her FTDT very close to the bar, got through it, bounce back. 9.725

Washington VT 2 – Davis – also hits a yfull with chest forward, bounce forward, some more pike. 9.750

Cal UB 2 – Schank – good first hs – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, took the jaeger close with an elbow bend but worked through it this week – DLO, good stick, piked it down at the end to find the landing. 9.850. Looks like a 9.900/9.800 split.

Washington VT 3 – SKW – great amplitude on her Yfull, large bounce back but should get rewarded for open position and dynamics. 9.750

Cal UB 3 – Li – good first hs – pak, very high – toe on to van leeuwen, small leg separation at the start – giant full, right on top of the bar, to double tuck, littlest rebound in place. Good one. 9.925

Washington VT 4 – Navarro – Y1.5 is solid, finds the landing with a step to the side, a bit of knees at the end, not the biggest/highest. 9.800

Cal UB 4 – Williams – Maloney to pak, good legs on pak – 1/2 turn on low, small amount loose back – strong final cast hs – DLO, bounce back. 9.875

Washington VT 5 – Thompson – giant yfull, large bounce back but everything entil the landing was ideal. 9.775

Cal UB 5 – Bordas – good first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, amplitude for days, I feel like people talk about the Jaeger, but the fact that her overshoot isn’t dumpy is the best part for me – cast hs, small back tension moment –  giant full to double tuck, holds the landing. Good one. 9.900

Washington VT 6- Cunningham – nearly finds the landing on her yfull, hop back, again very strong in the air. 9.850, 

Cal UB 6 – Lauzon – lineup change to put her in, replacing Green – short first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, some legs in maloney, clean in the pak – 1/2 turn on low is past handstand – good final cast hs – FTDT, stuck landing. Gave away more form stuff on the bars than the others, but good finish.

Washington 48.925 on vault, which is a touch better than last week.

Meanwhile I looked over at the UNC quad meet to see Helen Hu do a beautiful aerial to scale, as per expectations. She landed short on her gainer full dismount with a step forward which will take away the score, but the rest was ideal.

Cal goes 49.375 on bars, which is also a touch better than last week, dropping the DeSouza score and leading with the 9.925 for Li and 9.900 for Bordas.

Missouri still goes 49.225 on beam to lead the UNC quad meet after 1 event.

Rotation 2

Cal VT 1 – Schank – good open position on her Yfull, little hop back. 9.850

Washington UB 1 – Moody – toe on to maloney to pak, some leg separations – 1/2 turn on low, OK – quite short cast hs on on high – FTDT, chest forward, hop. Solid. 9.675

Cal VT 2 – Li – yfull, larger bounce back than Schank, but also nice position in the air, a little more distance on hers, chest also a little more forward. 9.725 seems tight.

Washington UB 2 – Russon – good first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, nice toe point on jaeger – perhaps a bit short on final cast hs – giant full, pauses in the middle but keeps it going, double tuck, hop. 9.725

Cal VT 3 – Clausi – very strong landing on her yfull, clearly stuck – little bit of chest position, little bit of legs on block, but not a lot of stuff to take there. 9.850

Washington UB 3 – Brooks – short first hs – maloney to clear hip to bail, lots of legs on Maloney but gets through the rest of the combination solidly – giant full, also has some hesitation in hers, into double tuck, bounce back. 9.625

Cal VT 4 – Bordas – medium bounce back on her yfull, again solid open position, chest up. 9.850, so they only took for landing there.

Washington UB 4 – SKW – piked jaeger to overshoot, very clean legs through it – rushes cast hs on high a tad – 1/2 to front giant 1/2 to double tuck, stuck. Nice work. 9.900

Cal VT 5 – DeSouza – nearly finds the stick on her Y1.5 but is a little short with a slide back – the usual knees and legs on the block. 9.800.

Washington UB 5 – Thompson – blind to jaeger, hit – short cast hs – bail, small amount of legs on catch – missing a couple handstands here – DLO is well done. 9.875

Cal VT 6 – Lauzon – y1.5 – only barely pulls around the Y1.5, large lunge back. 9.500

Washington UB 6 – Bowles – giant full to an extra giant to deltchev to overshoot, feet in the deltchev but hit – DLO is well short, falls, takes it to her hands and knees.

Cal goes 49.075 on vault. Started well with the fulls but didn’t get the scores they wanted from the y1.5s, so they’ll be slightly down on last week’s scoring pace.

Washington 48.800 on bars, which is also a touch down on last week’s numbers. But nice ones from Killough-Wilhelm and Thompson.

After 2: Cal 98.450, Washington 97.725

Note that the live scores have Williams’ exhibition 9.800 counting, so they’re off for Cal’s vault score.

Missouri 49.325 on floor to be on 98.550 after two events.

Rotation 3

Washington BB 1 – Brooks – kickover to bhs, hit – switch to split, solid 180 positions – aerial, slightly off but continued to beat jump and then had a major break with a bend at the hips – stag jump to gainer full is solid. One large error there. We’ll see how they feel about some of those combinations as well. 9.550

Cal FX 1 – DeSouza – double pike, controls step, chest down – switch side to wolf full, clear finishing positions there – 1.5 to front full, slide forward – rudi to an out of control stag jump covered into some forward roll choreography you know. 9.775

Washington BB 2 – Moody – bhs loso to beat jump, love the immediacy of the beat after the loso – some knee form – switch with a pause before split jump, misses 180 – aerial is solid, into split jump – side aerial to full, bounce back. 9.775.

Cal FX 2 – Bordas – double tuck, chest up – 1.5 to layout, good extension on 1.5, a little large on step out – switch to switch ring 1/2, Alisa isn’t wild about the ring closure, but I’d say it’s fine for credit for NCAA – rudi, some pike. Solid. 9.800

Washington BB 3 – Bowles – side aerial to side aerial, we’ll see about the combination, little pause in between, good extension – split, check into wolf jump 3/4, large lean forward, bend to horizontal – cat leap to gainer front full off the end, shudder forward. I have combination questions on both the acro and dance series, so we could see that score get lowww quickly. 9.550, so they were forgiving on at least one of the series there.

Cal FX 3 – Clausi – high double pike, little bounce back – switch side to wolf full, more like switch side 1/4 to wolf 3/4 – 1.5 to layout to some manner of double stag attempt that didn’t get too high, had to shuffle it into the corner to avoid OOB – double tuck, secure landing, a bit deep. 9.825

Washington BB 4 – Russon – aerial, short, leg-up check – bhs loso is secure – switch to split 3/4, can’t hold on and falls – 1.5 dismount, solid. 8.9

Cal FX 4 – Lauzon – front 2/1 to front tuck is really nice, secure landing and good twisting shape – switch side to popa, shows 180s, a little under rotated – 1.5 through to 2/1, legs at the end on the 2/1, but good control overall here.  9.825

Washington BB 5 – Davis – bhs bhs loso is well done, secure – beat to straddle 3/4, only a little shudder on landing, strong position – aerial, arms moving to beam jump – 1.5, stuck landing. Very good routine. 9.825

A couple tight 9.825s there back to back for both teams.

Cal FX 5 – Li – front 2/1 goes insannne into the stag jump attempt, doesn’t show a stag, just a big lunge out – front full to layout, good height – switch 1/2 to wolf full, a little out of control on landing. 9.900 is the same score as last week, last week’s routine was much better. That’s high for that crazy first pass.

Washington BB 6 – SKW – aerial, basically keeps moving into the bhs loso – kickover to beat, great amplitude on kickover – switch to split, hits her 180s – side aerial 1.5 dismount. Excellent. 9.900

Cal FX 6 – Schank – double pike, secure landing, chest down – double pike is a struggle, chest forward, staggers back on landing – swtich side 1/4 into popas – 1.5 to layout, has to tuck around the layout to find the landing, but does. 9.775

48.600 for Washington on beam there. No counting falls, but a lot of tentative moments and hesitations and SV questions.

Cal goes 49.125 on FX for a rotation that was just a little blah. Fine, but lots of people struggled on their jumps connected out of tumbling passes. Three people had trouble with that today. I thought Bordas and Lauzon looked strong though.

After 3: Cal 147.575, Washington 146.325

Now the live score totals are off for both teams. Yippee hooray.

UNC went 49.350 on beam to close the gap some against Missouri, but Missouri leads after three with a 147.675.

Rotation 4

Cal BB 1 – DeSouza – lineup order change here with DeSouza starting now – cat leap to aerial, held well – bhs loso series, large error, bend at the hips to horizontal – sheep jump, secure landing – 1.5 dismount, stuck. The rest was good, but a big deduction there, automatic 0.20. 9.675

This guy is going with “the Crandalls.” I’d say it’s actually the Howells, but also is it though?

Washington FX 1 – SKW – front 2/1 well done, controls step forward – switch ring 1/2, low front leg – 1.5 to layout, nice amplitude. Good work. She had a great day. 9.850

Cal BB 2 – Clausi – kickover to beat, hit – bhs loso series, hits it this week but with a leg-up check – switch to switch, shows her back leg position – side aerial to tuck full, a little slide back, a little off line. Hit. 9.800

Washington FX 2 – Navarro – double tuck, chest up, solid – switch side to popa, not bad – 1.5 to front layout, a little soft, controls her landings here – double pike, hits the landing, chest down. Solid. 9.875

Cal BB 3 – Li – aerial, good front leg, arms moving into split jump – bhs loso, smooth, small shiver on landing – full turn with a clear wobble – beat to sheep, secure landing – gainer tuck full, can’t sell the stick, chest forward and a step-salute. 9.775

Washington FX 3 – Wickman – punch rudi to 1/2 turn to stag jump – was it intended to be a front 2/1? – switch side to popa, some back leg on switch side – 1.5 to front tuck, some knees – Yeah, I have that as a 9.8 start. 9.600

Cal BB 4 – Bordas – aerial to split, confident – bhs loso, also very securely landed – switch to split – some back foot flexing on a couple of these split jumps – gainer full, little hop back. Best one so far. 9.875

Washington FX 4 – Thompson – whip through to double tuck, takes it verrrry far, at least one foot OOB if not landing OOB, and then a shuffle on landing to get herself back together – front 2/1 final pass but feet slip out from under her with a fall, so that 9.6 will count now. 8.925

Cal BB 5 – Lauzon – awkward moment getting her foot over the beam just hopping on – again tentative check just walking on the beam – switch to split jump, short back leg on split – bhs bhs loso is lovely, good extension – aerial, small lean to hold it – side aerial to full, holds stick, littel lean forward. That was typical gymnast. I cannot put my leg over the beam, or walk on it, but I can do a perfect bhs bhs layout stepout. 9.825

Washington FX 5 – Cunningham – front tuck through to double tuck, secure landing, just some chest position – switch 1/2 to wolf full to wolf full, very clear positions – double pike, solid. Very good. 9.925

Cal BB 6 – Williams – wolf double, little lean forward – bhs loso, secure landing, chest just a little down – switch to split, covers potential hesitation out of switch, so will get the connection – cat leap to side aerial to tuck full, hop back. Good debut. That should be in the lineup. 9.825

Washington FX 6 – Blum – front tuck through to double tuck, good, little hop on landing – switch 1/2 to two popas, short leap positions – double pike, solid. 9.875

Cal will finish on 196.675, which is an improvement on last week’s result and a perfectly fine road score, but not the 197 they would have been going for. They’ll look at those beam and floor scores as areas where they could have picked up tenths.

Washignton ends up on 195.450, which won’t make headlines but is a sign of good improvement. It look them until March last season to start getting 49s on events.

In North Carolina, Missouri took the meet with 196.850 to UNC’s 196.475, right now that’s against GW on 194.825, and Brown on 190.975, still waiting on a couple scores. Both Missouri and UNC will be very happy with those numbers.

Little break until the start of the Arizona quad.

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Curious to see how equipped this school-specific stream is for showing all the Oklahoma routines that the gymternet demands.

Audrey Lynn is in the vault lineup today for Oklahoma. Fletcher is in the lineup on bars and floor as well as vault. I always thought that bars was her strongest event in L10, and now at Oklahoma we have an opportunity to praise her bars ability without giving MG Elite any credit.

Arizona starts off with Mueller on vault – pretty sure landing on a yfull, pike throughout

So far we just have the Arizona vault and the Arizona logo. If this feed is Arizona-only I…kind of can’t wait to go on Twitter.

Second vault for Arizona from Fears, more lack of control on landing with a stagger backward.

We’re seeing some of Stanford on bars – a Deltchev anndd goodbye back to Arizona!

Mayberry for Arizona lands very short on her yfull with a lunge forward.

Anyway Oklahoma got 9.875 for Dunn on beam.

Checking on Bowers on beam for Oklahoma – we see a hit switch 1/2 – back to Arizona!

Herry on vault for AZ with a bounce back on her yfull, better chest position.

Liking that our coverage of beam and floor is from a blimp I think.

A double front bars dismount from Stanford, lunge forward. Alexeeva?

Bounce back on Yfull from Nosek – AZ. They finish with a hit y1.5 from Hargrove, but a large lunge forward.

Lunge back on double pike from Jackson on floor for Utah State. Neault finishes bars for Stanford with a little slide back on double tuck. Jackson finished with solid control on a double tuck.

Deltchev! Vault! Double pike! Logo! Vault! Is a really fun live blog experience.

Bryant – UB – Stanford – tkatchev, good – pak, legs right together – great final cast hs – DLO, good, step back.

Davis – BB – Oklahoma – bhs loso, landed securely – split leap to aerial, right on – beat to split ring jump, front leg looked kind of low from this angle but the angles are tough on this stream. Speaking of which, we have now cut to a blimp shot of floor leaps. Can tell a lot from that.

Gutierrez – Ub – Stanford – toe 1/2 is late into jaeger, solid – bail, leg break – short cast hs on high – blind to double front 1/2 out, pulls out that dismount with a bounce back

Love this far shot of Woodard on beam. Now we see her for side aerial to bhs, which is nice. kickover to beat jump, right on – switch to split, hits her 180s – LOVE THE FADE TO BLACK FOR HER DISMOUNT.

OK, this disaster coverage is not worth trying to live blog. My apologies, but if it’s any consolation, I have done nothing wrong, ever, in my life. I’ll keep the feed up and this window open to pop in with any thoughts on things we might happen to see, but I’m not going to try to do whole routines because we haven’t seen any.

Ragan Smith with an excellent hit on beam. Not a check.

OMG there’s commentary? We just learned this.

Smith went 9.975 for her beam to bring Oklahoma to 49.575 for the rotation. So seems like they figured things out from last week. Lotttss of 9.975s again this week.

It’s 49.000 for Stanford. And assuming Utah State went with just 5 on floor because we haven’t seen another, but who knows. 48.900 total there. Oklahoma just has 48 exhibitions on beam I think.

The thing that’s getting me the most is that they HAVE other angles of floor and are choosing to use the blimp shot.

Hargrove went up on bars following a two-fall routine and had a nasty fall of her own, late on a full pirouette on high bar and peeling off right into the low bar. She wasn’t able to finish her routine, which means Arizona is counting a two-fall 8.425 from Kane.

Meanwhile Utah State is done on vault with another 48.900.

Arizona somehow got that bars score to 47.000 with three counting falls and a 1.000. Oklahoma went 49.425 on floor to sit on exactly 198 pace after two events. We saw a cool shot of Kyla Bryant’s lower leg and the floor for a second, so waiting on her score for Stanford’s beam total.

She goes 9.825 for Stanford to go 49.075 on beam. Above 196 pace.