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Post Meet Commentary: GymTide Barbecues Razorbacks on the Road (Friday, February 16, 2007)
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The Alabama Crimson Tide resumed their winning ways this week against SEC foe Arkansas in Fayetteville at Barnhill Arena. Following the disappointing finish at UGA last week on the beam, Bama's coaches put the team through another relentless week of practice with special emphasis on this event and the results were impressive during both the 15 minute warm-up period and the competition itself.  Bama established a team high on beam for the 2007 season at 49.350, which started off with sophomore Ashley O'Neal's 9.875 lead-off performance and ended with freshman Kassi Price's anchor performance, also at 9.875.  Even sophomore Amanda Montgomery exhibited successfully on the beam with a solid 9.800, making it a 7 for 7 night for the GymTide on this event against Arkansas.  The GymTide scored 197.00 to the Razorbacks' 194.175.   Here are more of the highlights....


Cassie Martin
Brittany Magee
Uneven Bars Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Kaitlin White 9.800 Missed first handstand but threw a tight Geinger release and pak Salto, stuck the double tuck dismount.  Coach Patterson complimented the junior on her lead-off performance during the post-meet radio show.
2 Ricki Lebegern 9.800 Sporting a new hairstyle, Ricki hit her handstands much better this week and overall seemed more confident with her pirouetting.  The straddle Jaeger release had greater leg extension and she stuck the full in dismount chest high.  We would have given this routine at least a 9.85.
3 Cassie Martin 9.825 Another great routine except for the one step forward on the double tuck dismount.  Toe-on toe-off to Tkatchev to pak Salto looked terrific.
4 Morgan Dennis 9.875 She showed better handstands this week at the beginning of her routine, threw another effortless pike Jaeger and really nailed the double front dismount.  One more hit handstand and this would have entered the 9.90 range or higher.
5 Kassi Price 9.825 Not sure why she was deducted so harshly other than form maybe being cited again this week.  Hit all of the major handstands out of the toe-on toe-off 1/2 turn to Hindorff to another toe-on toe-off 1/1 combination, the handstand transition to the low bar, toe-off straddle release to the high bar looked solid as well; one hop back on the double layout dismount.
6 Terin Humphrey 9.900 One of her best routines of the year, major deduction came on just missing perfect vertical position on the last handstand and a hop on the double layout dismount as well.
EX Brittany Magee 9.475 Huge Tkatchev release, beautiful handstands but she had to stop on the low bar after the pak Salto transition, then kipped back up to continue the routine and stuck the double tuck dismount.
Team Total 49.225
Vault Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Ricki Lebegern 9.850 Y 1/1 was stuck with excellent height and distance gained.
2 Kaitlin White 9.850 Y 1/1 was also stuck with nice explosion off the vault table, could use more height to gain the higher score.
3 Ashley O'Neal 9.900 Pike 1/2 twist had great explosion off the table resulting in major height and distance but she did take one large step back to balance the landing.  These judges were looking for the bigger vaults in the air.
4 Brittany Magee 9.825 No problems this week during long warm-ups on vault and the 3 minute touch.  Very nice Y 1/1, one step back on the landing.
5 Terin Humphrey 9.850 Yurchenko 1/2 twist on - front pike off (Omeliantchik) had better form in the air, was centered, deducted mainly for one step forward on the landing.  We saw this as a higher scoring vault on the replay.
6 Morgan Dennis 9.900 Awesome height, control in the air during twisting and the landing had one step back, garnered great distance as well.
EX Casey Overton 9.775 Hristakieva (Yurchenko 1/2 twist on - front layout off) had a little macaroni or Gumby bend while in the air, hop forward on the landing.  Score was not readily available.
Team Total 49.350
Floor Exercise Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Ashley O'Neal 9.825 O showcased some new dance moves this week as she tumbled a double tuck, front layout through to a full twist to a front layout, and finished with a super double pike.  This routine overall is looking classier every week and she sells it very well from start to finish.
2 Erin Rightley 9.850 No problems this week with the second pass, a Rudi to layout-stepout (left out the last element a week ago at Georgia); finished with a strong front-front full-front layout.  Opening double was awesome in terms of height and landing and presentation overall was excellent.
3 Ricki Lebegern 9.825 Opened with a super confident triple twist, followed by a front-front full twist-front pike (very nice control on the landing here); finished with a perfect double pike.  The final score is unexplainable even after reviewing the tape.  Ricki had no trouble completing her tumbling passes and did not miss any dance or leap elements that we could detect.
4 Kaitlin White 9.800 She was heading to a possible 9.875 or higher score until she had to slightly jam the landing of the final pass (round off to whip 1/2 to whip full twist) to stand it up (slightly off center of the diagonal as well where she ended up).  Opened with a punch front layout to immediate Rudi (1 1/2 twist), landed chest high this week, followed by a second tumbling pass of a beautifully high and controlled double pike; dance and leaps were exceptional this week.
5 Terin Humphrey 9.325 We thought Terin was heading for a 10 routine of her own after the opened with the most perfect double front Arabian we have seen from her in three years (landed chest high, legs together, no steps), but she touched down on the final element of the very difficult and unique 1 1/2 to 2 1 /2 second pass.  Finished with a strong double pike.
6 Morgan Dennis 9.775 Soaring double layout to open, front-front full twist-front layout next (a little scoot forward to balance the final element and stay in bounds), and she just stepped on the line with the final pass of a double tuck (major height again this week).  Judge hesitated for a few seconds and then raised the flag.  Nice dance and presentation overall this week.
EX Brittany Magee 9.775 Opened with a front through to a double full twist, followed with a double pike, solid on both opening passes; finished with a punch front layout to full twist.  New music this year but the dance remains essentially the same.
Team Total 49.075
Balance Beam Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Ashley O'Neal 9.875 Rock solid routine with the slightest of shoulder checks during the flight series; stuck the punch front and the double front dismount as well, right in front of Coach.
2 Casey Overton 9.800 This was a very solid routine until the final hop forward on the gainer full twist dismount out of a bhs. A front aerial, bhs to layout stepout flight series, switch leap to straddle jump, switch side straddle leap (slight lean forward but never stopped her rhythm), a full turn to sheep jump were other highlights.
3 Ricki Lebegern 9.875 Front aerial, bhs to layout step-out, switch leap to straddle-straddle combination, side Somi, stuck the double twist dismount and received a huge hug from Coach Patterson.
4 Terin Humphrey 9.850 Full twisting back handspring (Kotchetkova); bhs to layout step-out (no problems on any of these elements); switch leap to wolf jump; 1/4 twisting back handspring to split position (nailed it); round off to bhs to double tuck dismount, one step on the landing.  Major congrats from her teammates and the coaches as well.
5 Brittany Magee 9.875 One arm bhs to layout stepout (very nice), front aerial (slight balance check of one leg), switch leap to pike jump (super amplitude on both elements), very nice punch front, round off to 1 1/2 twist, stuck the landing but legs were apart.   Cheering by the team only got louder at this point.
6 Kassi Price 9.875 Volunteering to anchor the beam this week,  Kassi was ready to show that last week's fall at UGA was a fluke.  Aerial front walkover onto the beam to mount, wolf aerial to scissor jump, switch leap to split jump with 1/4 turn mid-air (a little more amplitude needed); side Somi, stuck the double pike dismount with amazing confidence.  With the difficulty showcased in this routine and no major balance checks, including the stuck dismount, this score arguably should have been at least a 9.90.
EX Amanda Montgomery 9.800 Front walkover to side aerial combination, switch leap to tuck full jump, one-arm bhs to wolf full jump, front aerial, running punch full twist dismount, stuck the landing!  Great exhibition on the road.
Team Total 49.350

Final: 197.000


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Amanda Montgomery
Casey beam
Kassi Price
Morgan Dennis
Kaitlin White
Terin Humphrey
Erin Rightley
Ricki Lebegern
Brittany bars
Casey Overton
Ashley floor


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