And so, previous buddies, we arrive on the closing day of the season. The large query offered to us is whether or not we’ll see a repeat of the semifinal day, when Oklahoma appeared like the very best staff, or a repeat of the regional finals, when Florida went 298.999.
Right now, Florida begins on vault, Auburn on bars, Utah on beam, and Oklahoma on ground. On these occasions within the semifinals, Oklahoma went 49.675, Utah 49.600, Auburn 49.4375, and Florida 49.2375. Clearly, Florida might want to step up from these raggedy-ann 9.7s on vault from Thursday to win in the present day, however it’s as crucial for Oklahoma and Utah to maintain up these scores and never get any “it’s the championship and this can be a 9.8 now” within the first rotation as a result of they’re on extra vital occasions for his or her staff scores. Utah would definitely want some tenths on Florida within the first rotation to have a shot.
“On Saturdays, we get morning-drunk” – each fitness center dad.
Kathy walked out of the intro curtain proper after Florida and I used to be like, put her on beam.
Intros and anthem executed, able to rotate. The leo reveal has given a number of white.
OK let’s go.
Rotation 1
Morgan BB – Utah – bhs loso loso is strong, good touchdown on aspect aerial to full. 9.8875
Skaggs fairly on yfull however extra of a bounce up than regular. 9.8375
Johnson – FX – rudi, management, slight pike – double tuck, strong –
Schoenherr – VT – Florida – shortish on her Y1.5 once more, hop again. Nonetheless obtained 9.800
Groth on bars stick her double tuck after big full, considerably late. 9.8875
McCallum – BB – candle mount, hit – wolf double, strong – bhs loso, safe, some toes – cat leap to aspect aerial to format full, step-salute. 9.875
Woodard – FX – slide ahead on entrance 2/1 touchdown – controls entrance full – change sdie to separate leap full, fairly positions – 9.850
Wong with a small slide again on her vault.
Good stick from Stevens on DLO on bars. 9.850
Reed – VT – Florida – lands tremendous quick as effectively, a pair lunges again. Florida not vaulting higher than Thursday.
Bounce again from Brusch on bars, Paulson with a stick on aspect aerial to full dismount.
Fletcher finishes ground with a crossover slide on 2.5
Simply 9.700 for Reed and it might have been decrease. Thomas is like, I’ve to avoid wasting the staff once more. Attractive stick on Y1.5.
Gobourne – UB – stkatchev to pak, hit, a bit quick on 1/2 activate low – FTDT, holds touchdown.
Isa with a verify on loso loso collection, holds onto it. Strong gainer full. 9.8375
practically 10 for Thomas, two judges went 9.950. 9.9875
Richards vaulting as an alternative of Blakely – quick on her Y1.5 however saves the touchdown with a bounce again.
Sievers hits FTDT on ground, entrance tuck by to double tuck, good management –
Lee with shap to Pak to van leeuwen with a leg separation, FTDT, hop again.
Eaker – BB – Utah – aspect aerial to loso very clean – change to korbut, good – cat leap to aspect aerial to tuck full, caught just a bit off line. Good.
Bowers – FX – OU – double pike, beautiful, step again retains it in bounds – entrance full to entrance tuck, wellll OOB, onto the additional mat off the ground –
O’Keefe – BB – Utah – aspect aerial to loso is strong – change to separate leap, good – cat leap to aspect aerial to full, leans ahead to attempt to maintain the stick. 9.900
Smith – FX – OU – double tuck, bounce again, one other OOB – 1.5 to entrance lay, not her regular crisp format form, a bit low – change aspect to wolf full is good – double pike, holds it
WELL. Florida and Oklahoma each underperforming in that first rotation. Florida went 49.350 on vault which is able to preserve them in it, however they need to be thanking their fortunate stars that went 49.350 as a result of these quick 1.5s might have been docked far more. It was like they have been taking for the steps however not additionally the approaching in brief. Oklahoma’s double OOBs for the ultimate two on ground hurts A LOT.
Auburn might be happy with an on-track bars rating that’s beginning to look good given how the others do. The identical for Utah, with a beam whole that isn’t pretty much as good because the semifinal, however will it even should be given how in the present day goes?
After 1:
Utah 49.5125
Auburn 49.425
Florida 49.350
Oklahoma 49.1875
Ouch Oklahoma.
Rotation 2
Stern – VT – OU – strong Y1.5, medium hop ahead. 9.900
Blakely – UB – Florida – shap to pak is hit, a bit shut on pak however works by it – hits closing hs – toe 1/2 to entrance big to double entrance, step ahead
Hollingswrth clean on collection on beam, pause earlier than change 1/2 however safe.
Paulson finishes FX with clear 1.5 to entrance full.9.900
Levasseur with a really good stick or close to stick on her y1.5 in the present day. 9.975
Annnd McCusker falls on her stalder to double tuck dismount on bars.
Bowers – VT – OU – additionally good management on her y1.5, little hop in place.
Gilstrap – FX – Utah – good chest up on double tuck, very small foot motion – entrance lay to rudi, bounce again – entrance lay to entrance full, a bit low
Brusch with a lean on her change aspect on beam, pulls it again
Schoenherr – shut on her jaeger however works by it – bail. good vertical – double entrance 1/2 out, caught. Saved potential catastrophe there.
Sievers with a medium step ahead on Y1.5, not fairly the dynamics of the final couple. 9.850
Skaggs has to lean ahead to carry the stick on bars however does.
Trautman – VT – OU – superb stick on her y1.5, nailed vault, maybe not the space. 9.9625 for her as effectively. I’d say she was helped by her lineup greater than Thomas as a result of she didn’t have the identical dynamics.
Rucker controls her entrance lay to entrance full to complete on ground.
Oklahoma goes with Fletcher in the present day within the sixth spot and he or she hits her 1.5 after struggling once more in the present day in warmup, Hop ahead.
Thomas – UB – Florida – maloney to pak, good – good hs on low – toe on to van leeuwen – good hs on excessive – DLO, good touchdown.
Groth with a wobble on her collection for Auburn.
49.6625 for Oklahoma on vault. Huge comeback rotation.
McCallum – FX – Utah – FTDT, controls, some chest place – entrance lay to rudi, below management
Wong – UB – Florida – maloney to pak, good – van leeuwen, legs collectively – free again arch on closing forged hs – DLO, hop again.
McLaughlin – BB – Auburn – change to bhs loso, holds it effectively – beat with a pause earlier than aspect aerial, clear – change to straddle 1/4, good – gainer pike, hop.
49.525 for Florida on bars.
O’Keefe – FX – Utah – double pike, bounce again – change to separate leap 1.5, good cut up positions – absolutely places her hand down on her double wolf flip to attempt to preserve steadiness – 1.5 to entrance tuck full try and falls. The issues began with the wolf flip.
Lee – BB – Auburn – aerial to bhs loso is beautiful – verify on change 1/2 with leg up – strong on gainer full. Good for normals, however not a Suni 10, which is what Auburn wanted.
Utah nonetheless ready for Soloski to go. That they had 4 usable scores earlier than O’Keefe, however they’re going to wish Soloski welllll into the 9.9s given the occasions to come back.
I see a spread of 8.4 to 9.0 for O’Keefe.
Soloski – FX – Utah – DLO, bounce again – change 1/2 to separate full, good top, good 180s, some toes in change – entrance lay to entrance full, small rebound – 1.5 to entrance lay, not her highest, pulls it out. It will likely be sufficient to place Utah into first nonetheless, however sufficient to resist vault?
After 2
Utah – 98.975
Florida 98.875
Oklahoma – 98.850
Auburn – 98.625
Florida staying in it and Oklahoma pulled themselves again up with that vault rotation. If that they had executed regular ground, they’d be dominating the competitors to date. Utah wants some landings on vault now as a result of will probably be a troublesome act to observe that Oklahoma rotation, though Florida nonetheless obtained the scores for brief landings. Florida now going to what might be its two highest scores.
Rotation 3
O’Keefe – VT – Utah – practically finds the stick on her yfull, step salute
Skaggs – BB – Florida – wolf single, clean – change to separate is good – bhs loso, comfy – good change aspect – aspect aerial to format full.
Sievers – UB – shap to pak is sweet – strong forged hs positions, and a caught FTDT. That works.
Stanhope – VT – Utah – uncontrolled on her Y1.5 touchdown with a bounce ahead and one other step.
Nicely now. Sievers goes 9.975 for her opening bars routine.
Levassuer – UB – OU – toe on, a bit late into tkatchev, good – bail, good place – DLO, little rebound
Blakely – Bb – Florida – aerial to bhs, good – change 1/2 is safe – aspect aerial format full, bounce again. 9.8625
One other strong stick for Rucker on vault.
Tratuman – UB – OU – shap to pak is hit – 1/2 activate low a bit late – DLO, hop again.
Burch with a hop on her y1.5, not too massive.
Baumann – BB – Florida – bhs loso, effectively executed – change to separate, strong – aerial to beat, additionally hit – aspect aerial., safe – 1.5 dismount, little bit of a step salute.
McCallum chest down touchdown on vault with a rebound. 9.8375
Stevens finishes FX for Auburn with double tuck, chest ahead some, hop to current.
Corridor finishes vault for Utah with a fall on her Y1.5. So that they’ll should rely Stanhope.
Bowers – Ub – OU – Ray is superb – toe on to ak, legs collectively effectively – 1/2 activate low is good – sticks dismount.
Wong was leaning a bit on her change to separate opening mixture however coated herself on line, the remainder was good, however she did lean welll ahead on dismount to attempt to maintain the stick and didn’t. 9.8375
Groth – FX – Auburn – entrance 2/1, little slide – change 1/2 to wolf full, very good – 1.5 to entrance format, good place maintained on format – controls rudi touchdown.
Davis – UB – OU – good first hs – higgins to iked jaeger, beautiful – good hs – pak, clean – 1/2 activate low, good place – double entrance 1/2 out, holds stick to a stagger.
Thomas – BB – Florida – they want one other Trinity saving routine – good change mount – one arm bhs to a superb loso – aerial, little arm wave – korbut is hit – aspect aerial to format full, little slide. 9.900
Lee – FX – Auburn – DLO, chest up fairly effectively – change ring and cut up full are comfy – 1.5 to entrance full, controls step.
49.725 for Oklahoma on bars. Nicely rattling.
Clapper – BB – Florida – bhs loso loso collection is safe – change to separate, hit – aspect aerial to format full a bit off line, holds the stick.
Gobourne – FX – Auburn – open double tuck, good management on touchdown – change aspect to wolf full, good – entrance full to format, management – double pike, possibly a bit slide. Good one.
After 3:
Oklahoma 148.575
Florida 148.375
Utah 148.200
Auburn 148.0125
Oklahoma in management now and may be capable of determine how this factor performs out, however with Florida going to ground, Florida will entertain the potential of gaining two tenths on Oklahoma right here. Within the semifinal, Florida’s ground rating was .2375 increased than Oklahoma’s beam.
Rotation 4
Groth – VT – Auburn – hits yfull, shuffle again, some pike
Dunn – BB – OU – bhs bhs loso, on – finishes gainer full with slide again
Skaggs – FX – Florida – rudi to double stag with a management kick factor – cut up leap full to leap full – 1.5 to format, good straight place
9.850 for Dunn to 9.875 for Skaggs.
Trautman – BB – OU – bhs loso collection, safe touchdown – cat leap to sdie aspect, good – kickover, small wiggle to carry it – 1.5 dismount, off line however holds the stick
Baumann – FX – Florida – 1.5 to entrance full, below management – L flip to full flip – double pike, holds touchdown. And it’s 9.950. The floorening begins.
Gobourne – VT – Auburn – shuffle ahead on 1.5
Levasseur – BB – OU – a little bit of a verify on her collection – change to straddle 1/4, once more a small motion to carry it, good cut up place – aerial to beat – bhs gainer full, caught. 9.900
Thompson – Ub – Utah – good pak, shap, a ltitle low however positive, connects to gienger – some hip angle in hs – small step on touchdown
Wong – FX – Florida – 3/1, good touchdown, leg crossing – cut up leap full to separate leap full, good – 1/2 to entrance full, good – double pike, managed, chest ahead. And that’s 9.950 as effectively.
O’Keefe with small step on double arabian bars dismount.
Davis – BB – OU – bhs loso collection, very small adjustment – aerial, is sweet – beat to separate ring leap, fairly – 2/1, caught touchdown. Wonderful. 9.9375
Isa – UB – Utah – Ray, good, strong forged hs – a little bit of again place on bail – big full to DLO, tries to promote stick, finally ends up leaning ahead witha hop salute
Reed – FX – small foot motion on DLO – entrance lay to rudi, retains foot down – change 1/2 to wolf full – double pike, chest ahead, step. 9.9125
Woodard – BB – OU – aspect aerial to bhs, hit – kickover to beat, sturdy – change to separate, beautiful positions – aspect aerial to full, caught. Good one.
Thomas – FX – Florida – DLO, large, little rebound – cut up leap full to popa to popa, great – 1.5 to entrance lay, actually good format.
I see a number of judges looking for their 1s. It’s 10s from all six for Thomas
Smith – BB – OU – aerial, easily executed – straddle 1/2 to korbut, beautiful – bhs gainer full, caught touchdown. That basically ought to do it.
Richards – FX – Florida – DLO, some leg place, good management – change aspect to popa to wolf full, pulls it round – 1.5 to entrance lay, a bit deep in step, doesn’t transfer again leg.
Smith’s 9.9625 will clinch the championship for Oklahoma.
However an in depth one!
9.900 comes up for Richards to get Florida to 198.0875, however will probably be Oklahoma on 198.200 for the win.
And in the end I believe justice executed with the gymnastics in the present day. It actually didn’t seem like Oklahoma had it in that first rotation, however they have been distinctive on the ultimate three items. Florida simply couldn’t have afforded to vault like that and nonetheless win the title.
And an enormous accomplishment for Oklahoma, a staff that basically shouldn’t have been this good this 12 months with all of the world staff members and Olympians coming in for different groups, however they gained with execution.
The 2 glad groups out listed below are Oklahoma and Auburn.
