January 31st, 2013 | Posted in News | Comments Off

2013 Bama vs LSU: Vault — 49.450

Kim Jacob — Y 1/1 -legs split on entry — small scoot on landing. 9.825

Kaitlyn Clark — Y 1 /1 -light and fluffy in the air to a stuck landing — 9.900

Ashley Sledge — Y 1/1 — hop back — off centered a bit as well — pretty form and great amplitude in the air. 9.850

Kayla Williams — Y 1/1 — stuck vault — beautifiul in the air. Needs a little more distance from the table. 9.925

Marissa Gutierrez — Y 1/1 — marvelous distance — legs separated on landing — scoot back — a little off center too — pretty form and excellent amplitude while in the air. 9.850

Diandra Milliner — Y 1.5 — awesome vault — tiniest scoot/hop on landing — crowd roars with approval! 9.925

Exhibition: Ria Domier — Pike 1/2 — nice push off the table — one step on landing — form good in the air. 9.750.

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2013 Bama vs LSU: Uneven Bars — 49.325

Ashley Sledge -great opening routine in response to Dickson’s stuck vault. Beautiful double layout that she stuck cold. Happy gal! 9.900

Becca Alexin — solid routine — some split on the legs during shaposh transition from low to high bar — nice pak salto — hop on the double tuck flyaway out of a giant 1/1 turn. 9.850

Kim Jacob — much better routine this week in terms of her handstand positions though she still misses at least two – Ray release — stuck double layout dismount — chest high as well! Crowd loving it! 9.775 — ouch!

Kaitlyn Clark — toe on toe off to Ray release — missed last handstand — double layout — step back on landing. 9.775 — judges are hitting you hard if not perfect on those handstands and toe extension!

Ashley Priess — solid routine -toe on toe off — Tkatchev to pak salto — double layout dismount — small hop on landing. 9.900

Sarah DeMeo — giant 1/2 to straddle Jaeger — very nic full twisting double layout dismount — needs a little more distance for maximum scoring — tiniest hop on landing. 9.900

Exhibition: Kayla Williams — wow! Great effort from Kayla Williams with this routine — nice straddle Jaeger — tuck full in dismount — for a 9.800 — her first bars routine for UA.

Exhibition: Carley Sims

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2013 Bama vs LSU: Balance Beam — 49.050

Marissa Gutierrez — senior spirit — switch split leap to straddle 1/4 jump — front aerial — bends forward to balance — bhs to loso — nice recovery — full turn — beat jump to gainer loso — nice — dismounts with a hitch kick to gainer full twist — stuck landing. Deduction will mainly come with the front aerial balance check and the “setting up” of a few of her elements — judges want to see smooth, confident rhythm from one element to the next. 9.800

Diandra Milliner -front aerial to beat jump — front kickover — solid — full turn — bhs to loso — balance check — foot lifts but resettles — crowd goes “oooo” — switch split leap to straddle jump — dismounts with a double twist — hop on landing. 9.750

Kayla Williams — switch split side leap — front punch (tuck) nice — beat jump to Korbut — bhs to loso — nice — Popa 3/4 — full turn — a little tentative here near the end — 1.5 twist dismount — one step forward on landing — really wanted to stick that one. 9.775

Sarah DeMeo -front handspring onto the beam to double stag leap — front aerial — balance check and leaves out the beat jump out of it but does it a few seconds later, so she misses some bonus combination – bhs to loso — switch split leap to split jump — dismounts with a double pike — one step back — solid! 9.750

Ashley Priess -straddle jump to sheep jump — front aerial to Korbut — full turn leg horizontal — switch split leap to gainer full twist dismount, stuck! 9.850

Kim Jacob — mounts with the V-press to back pose — switch split 1/2 leap — flight series is solid — bhs to lo to lo — 3/4 Popa — Barani — small hop forward on the 1.5 twist dismount. 9.875

Exhibition: Kaitlyn Clark — strong routine from the sophomore — small step on the dismount (1.5 twist) — 9.775

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2013 Bama vs LSU: Floor Exercise — 48.750

Sarah DeMeo — solid double pike to open — 1.5 to front layout — full turning jump (straight body) — 2.5 twist to close — nice control on landing right into that corner — beautiful dance sequence and pose at the end — love it! 9.900!

Brooke Parker -double front Arabian to open — beautiful position in the air — trouble on the second pass — has to do a tuck instead of a layout out of a 1/1 — closes with a double pike — nice landing — a little leg split — but she completes it chest high. Deductions will come from her leap series — form and extension problems and a little stumble on landing. 9.725

Ashley Sledge — opens with a tuck through to round off to double tuck — beautiful landing — two front layouts out of a front handspring — closes with a double pike — feeds off the crowd — excellent height and landing from the senior. 9.850

Marissa Gutierrez -super double layout to open — front handspring to front 1/1 to front layout — right in that corner — but she crunches down and forward on the landing of the double pike to close — stamina not quite there yet. 9.300

Kim Jacob — opens with a pike full in — super landing — 1.5 to a front 1/1 — excellent control — closes with a round off 1.5 to front layout — no trouble — great routine! 9.900

Diandra Milliner -awesome opening double front Arabian — front handspring to front layout to front 1/1 — closes with a double pike but crunches the landing as well — held it too long — 9.375 — too much excitement from the crowd? Need to breathe to finish that last pass, gal! Loved the dance and fierce look from the opening sequence.

Exhibition: Lora Leigh Frost — double pike to open, double tuck to close — solid routine. 9.800

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