MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

For my first NCAA Gymnastics live blog of 2019, I'm following the Oklahoma at Arkansas meet. To follow along, refresh the page every 10-15 minutes or so...

The US National Championships will end with the final session for the seniors. The first night ended with Simone Biles sitting at the top of the leaderboard with a huge 60.1, 3.1 points ahead of Morgan Hurd, sitting in second with a 57.100. Simone was also the top finisher on every event. If she wins every event after night two, she will be the first woman since Dominique Dawes in 1994 to do so. Will she be the next Dominique Dawes? Will Morgan and Simone be the ones to beat this quad? Find out, follow along. Refresh the page for all the good stuff!

The final day of US Nationals is upon us.  The competition was fierce. Day 1 ended with GAGE's Leanne Wong leading the pack with Sunisa Lee and Kayla DiCello following close behind. Wong was the junior winner at the US Classic qualifying event a couple weeks ago, and it looks like she's on her way to becoming the junior national champ as well. Will Wong be the next junior national champ? Follow along with all the action to find out, refresh the page for the latest!

Just got off of work and I'm ready for gymnastics, it's my reward for a busy Friday. We had the juniors session earlier today with GAGE's Leanne Wong leading the way after the first round of competition. Tonight will feature current reigning world champion Morgan Hurd, current reigning Olympic and 3x world champ Simone Biles, and the current US National Champion Ragan Smith. There's also the NCAA faction, represented by Margzetta Frazier, repping UCLA and Florida Gator Trinity Thomas. It's going to be an intense competition, so refresh the page every few minutes for all the good stuff.

It's championships time! I start the festivities with a live blog of the juniors session. It's day 1 of a two day competition. Some faces to watch include McKayla Maroney clone Jordan Bowers, Sunisa Lee, Kayla DiCello. Also, Sarah Finnegan's baby sister Aleah who shows her Finnegan genes with beautiful form and her GAGE teammates, including Classic Champ Leanne Wong and JaFree Scott. Follow along, refresh the page every so often for updates. Author's note - I'm at work, so I will be live blogging on my lunch break since I'm working from home today, but updates may not be all encompassing. Apologies in advance.

More live blogging coming your way! This morning, it's the senior event finals. To see what surprises are in store for today's finals, refresh the page every five minutes for updates! First up will be the vault final.

It's 6 am and I'm up live blogging the European Championships. First rotation Valeria Osipova FX UKR -  pike full in,  clean tuck full in good landing,  sw leap +  tour jete 1/2, front tuck through to dbl tuck, bit under rotated, sw 1/2, dbl pike, good landing, but again, slightly under rotated. 12.333 Kelly Simm GBR UB -  toe full + ray  + tkatchev + pak, shap 1/2, DLO, some leg seps in air, but good landing. 13.866

Time for the senior session of the GK US Classic. This is super exciting because tonight, we will see the return of the one and only Simone Biles. Really, this should just be the "Simone Classic" because, Simone. She's competing with a new crop of senior athletes that include defending world champion, Morgan Hurd, Jade Carey and Riley McCusker among others. Follow along with the Simone party and refresh the page every 5-10 minutes or so (I promise,  this won't ALL be about Simone).

It's been a while, but I'm back, live blogging the GK US Classic. Right now, it's the junior session - featuring up and comers for 2020 such as Jordan Bowers, JaFree Scott, Sunisa Lee, Kayla DiCello & LeAnne Wong and so on. Refresh the page every five to ten-ish minutes or so.

Regionals day! It's time to see who will go to St. Louis in a couple weeks. Follow along, refresh, you know the drill. Starting with the Raleigh regional featuring LSU, Nebraska, Oregon State, George Washington, NC State and Maryland.

It's the last week of the regular season and we're concluding the official regular season with Oklahoma @ Texas Woman's University. Follow along as I give you all the updates. Refresh the page every five minutes or so, most recent updates at the bottom of the page. Introductions underway now. Gymnastics to commence shortly. First rotation - Texas Woman's will start on vault, Oklahoma starts on bars. Oklahoma's bars line-up - just incase you were curious. Here we go! We'll start on bars today! 📈: https://t.co/B4AITwqQJW 📺: https://t.co/7rWp37l9OB 1️⃣ @AWebb_ 2️⃣ @Bre_Showers 3️⃣ @stefanicatour 4️⃣ @brennadowell 5️⃣ @nico_613 6️⃣ @MagsGotSwag12 pic.twitter.com/qC9cRDxZrc — Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) March 18, 2018 Hunter Vincent VT TWU -  Y layout, big hop on the landing, good distance. 9.425 Anastasia Webb OU UB -  pak + shap 1/2, nice, toe 1/2 + dbl front, stuck, solid.  9,8 Erin Aldeman TWU VT  -  FTY...

Yesterday we had an SEC team in PAC 12 country, today, we have the PAC 12 in SEC country with Arizona at LSU. I've said it before and I'll say it again, make sure that waterproof mascara and tissues are handy, because there will be lots of big sloppy tears. Refresh the page to follow along and refresh the page every five minutes or so. Most recent updates at the bottom of the page Rotation 1 LSU starts on vault and Arizona starts on bars Sarah Finnegan VT LSU - beautiful FTY, just a small hop, but beautiful form and just perfect as always. 9.825 Victoria Ortiz UB AZ -  big tkatchev,  bail, solid HS,  good last HS, blind full + double tuck, small step back. 9.75 Julianna Cannamela VT LSU - y 1 1/2, really short, falls sideways 9.3 Haylie Hendrickson UB AZ -  overarches 1st hS, blind change + jaeger, bail,  good last HS, DLO, stuck it. 9.775 Lexie Priessman VT LSU - y 1 1/2, small hop,  really nice tight form in air, just the ho...

First live blog of Saturday afternoon featuring the first BIG 5 qualifying meet featuring Nebraska, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan State at Michigan State. So the first three finishers from this meet will qualify for the evening session of the BIG 10 Champs next week and the first three from the second meet tonight will qualify there as well. So follow along and refresh the page every five minutes or so to follow along. Updates at the bottom. First rotation  - Nebraska is on vault, Illinois is on floor Kynsee  Robee VT Nebraska - FTY, pretty clean, small hop on landing. Kylie Noonan Illinois FX - front full + front lay,  tour jete full, sw ring + sw 1/2,  1 1/2 + front lay Grace Williams VT Nebraska - FTY, stuck the landing, good height, legs a bit separated on landing. Shynelle Aragan MD UB  - pak, leg seps, DLO stuck 9.825 Nicole Biondi Illinois FX - double pike, solid,  clean double back, good control,  ...

Now we head to Utah where they host Georgia. They're two former rivals with both teams having 10 national titles under their belts, although 1 title of Utah's was before the NCAA was the official body over collegiate gymnastics. Greg Marsden has retired and Suzanne Yoculan has retired and come back as a volunteer assistant coach to Courtney Kupets Carter. And even though it's senior night, there's going to be drama around the gymternet about something. Because Utah. But, keep your tissues and waterproof mascara handy, because I'm sure you'll cry at Maddy Stover's last beam routine in the Hunstman Center. Follow along with all the drama and the tears and whatnot, refresh the page every 3-5 minutes or so. First rotation - Utah is on vault, Georgia is on bars Missy Reinstadtler VT Utah -  beautiful FTY, looked like a stick... beautiful form, chest a tiny bit low. 9.875 Jordyn Pedersen UB UGA -  hecht mt,  blind change + pike jaeger, dbl front dism...

Tonight, Oklahoma is venturing into SEC country to take on Alabama at home, or if you're Oklahoma, post season practice. It's also senior night, so make sure to have tons of tissues and waterproof mascara, because there WILL be tears. Come follow along with me in all the shenanigans. Maybe Carol will make an appearance! Keep an eye out for some errant tens. Refresh the page to follow along, updates are at the bottom of the page. Meet's beginning now with a montage of seniors being introduced with their parents. Lauren Beers (Stanton) is commentating. First rotation - Alabama is starting on vault, Oklahoma is starting on bars.  Mac Brannan is hanging out with her scooter, foot in a cast. Abby Armbrecht VT Alabama - FTY, good form in the air, slight hop on the landing. Overall solid. 9.8 Anastasia Webb UB Oklahoma -  good first hs, pak, beautiful,  shap 1/2, beautiful,  toe 1/2 + dbl front, stuck the landing. Really clean all the way around. 9.9 ...

Some Tuesday night live-blogging coming your way with UCLA's last home meet of the year versus San Jose State. On Sunday, tens were given out like candy when UCLA was at Stanford. Will tens be given out so easily tonight? Follow along and refresh the page every five minutes or so for updates. Most recent will be at the bottom. Well, Jim Watson said Amanda Borden will be in tears tonight. She's in good company, I'm crying too ... not just for senior night though... Rotation 1 UCLA Vault SJSU on bars Nia Dennis VT UCLA - FTY, stuck. 9.875 Taylor Chan UB SJSU - bail, toe shoot to hB,  blind change to khorkina,  late on her giant full, big bounding step on ht edbl back 9.525 Anna Glenn UCLA VT -  beautiful FTY, nice and flared off and stuck. 9.9 Kaprece Nandoza UB SJSU UB -  shap to hB,  good HS on bail, beautiful DLO and stuck.9.75 Pauline Tratz VT UCLA -  Nice FTY, lots of amplitude, stuck the landing, Good distance. 9.925 Stephanie Relo...

Another day another tearful senior night. This one is at Stanford and the lone senior is Elizabeth Price. This is the last meet at home for Ebee, so expect lots of tears and emotions. Most of which will be coming from you. Follow along with the action, and refresh the page for updates. Most recent updates at the bottom. First rotation - Stanford is on vault, UCLA is on bars. Kaylee Cole VT Stanford -  FTY, good height, small hop on the landing, maybe a bit piked on landing. 9.75 Nia Dennis UCLA UB -  clean 1st hs, shap, missed her connection out of the shap to her bail and came off, repeats,  good final HS, stuck the DLO. 9.3 Lauren Navarro VT Stanford -  good FTY, nice amplitude,  small hop on the landing. Solid overall. 9.825 Katelyn Ohashi UB UCLA  -  good on her 1st hs, toe on to bail, good there,  bit short on the hs there, tkatchev, hop forward on her DLO. 9.875 Rachael Flam  VT Stanford - Omelianchik, good amplitu...

From the Big 10, we go to the SEC where Georgia takes on Boise State. Refresh the page to follow along, updates at the bottom of the page. Rotation 1 - Georgia opens on vault, Boise State on bars Marissa Oakley VT UGA - FTY, beautiful form in the air, chest a bit down on landing, small hop on the landing. 9.825  Sarah Means Boise State UB - toe on, falls, bail, good hs position,  giant full, to double back, solid landing. 9.225 Sabrina Vega VT UGA -  Y full, hop on the landing, elbows bent on entry. 9.775 Sandra Collantes UB BSU - giant 1/2 + straddle jaeger, bail,  solid on last HS, DLO, step back. 9.75 Jasmine Arnold VT UGA - FTY, lots of height, small hop in place, but great vault. 9.85 Emily Mulenhaupt UB BSU -  solid opening HS, blind change to straddle jaeger, bail, great final hs, bit late on the giant full, double back, step back. 9.75 Rachel Dickson VT UGA - FTY, hop on landing, good amplitude 9.85 Ann Stockwell UB BSU - ...

Today, it's a Big10 versus PAC 12 match up with Utah visiting Michigan. Utah is back after a bye last weekend and Michigan is coming off a loss to Oklahoma. Oh and it's senior day so be prepared with tissues. Refresh the page to follow along. Updates are at the bottom of the page. Seriously, Big Ten network, I don't want to see lacrosse. I tuned in for gymnastics, dammit. Missed part of the first rotation GRR. Makenna Merrill Giles UB UTAH -  deltchev,  bail, nice, clean giant full to dbl back. 9.85 Sydney Townsend VT Mich - yurchenko 1 1/2, small hop. 9.825 Missy Reinstadtler UB Utah - toe on + pike jaeger, beautiful,  bit shy on the HS, slight messy leg on her full in, small hop. 9.875 Paige Zaziski VT Mich -  y full, lots of amplitude, but hop on the landing. 9.8 Kari Lee UB Utah -nice pike jaeger,  blind change twice to double back dismount, small hop. 9.825 Emma McLean VT MICH -  y full, really nice in the air, small shuffle ...

It's a Tiger-rific match-up today between Auburn and LSU. Expect tons of tiger puns today. And it's the meet that will determine the regular season SEC championship. Or its been determined already or something. I can't keep up. Refresh the page to follow along! Updates will be at the bottom of the page. Rotation 1 Sarah Finnegan vault LSU - FTY, big height, hop on the landing but her form is perfect as always. 9.825 Drew Watson UB Auburn -  good 1st hs, nice ray,  good handstand on bail,  bit short on the last HS, full in, step back. 9.775 Julianna Cannamela VT LSU -  y 1 1/2, bit short and takes a big step back. 9.825 Kendal Moss Auburn UB - nice clear hip to gienger,  good on final hs position,  DLO, step forward. 9.8 Ruby Harold VT LSU -  Y 1 1/2, good height and distance, landed bit lock - kneed, step forward. 9875 Taylor Krippner Aub UB - good handstands, overarches one handstand, really high in the tkatchev, 9.65 Sarah Edwar...