MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

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...

It's the meet we've been waiting all weekend for. The highly contentious match-up between Utah and UCLA at UCLA. Fans on both side are ready to duke it out. I mean, this is the Alabama/Georgia rivalry of this generation. Follow along with me as I report on every routine and every instance of side eye and every instance of crack scoring.  Refresh the page every five minutes or so. All updates will be at the bottom of the page. Rotation 1 UCLA Vault Utah Bars Nia Dennis UCLA VT -  FTY, clean, nice lift and great landing. I'd say that was a stick.9.95 Tiffani Lewis Utah UB -  giant full + t kitchen, nice height, bail,  good last HS,  DLO, stuck, some leg seps in the air. 9.85 Pauline Tratz UCLA VT - another stuck FTY, great amplitude, pop. Fabulous 9.925 A little "campfire defense around the chalk bucket" Jim Watson everybody Makenna Merrell Giles UB Utha -  deltchev, huge amplitude,  stalder to dbl tuck, great landing.9.9 Kyl...

More Pac-12 this afternoon with UCLA at Cal. Last weekend, UCLA hosted Oklahoma in the feel good meet of the year, with tons of tens being thrown about like they were candy and a tearful tribute to survivors of sexual abuse with a big group hug. This week is going to be about hitting the magical scores to solidify the rankings with RQS. UCLA being ranked # 4 right now will want to break that 198 plus after being oh-so-close last weekend. Cal is looking to move up from the 29th spot and secure a ranking that will allow them to move up in the rankings. Follow along with the action here and refresh the page to get the latest updates! First rotation - Cal will be on vault as the home team and the visitors, UCLA will be on bars. Rachel Mastrangenlo leads off Cal on vault - FTY,  good landing, but piked in the air a bit, not a lot of height.  9.825 Nia Dennis UB UCLA -  shap + bail, nice HS positions, stuck her double lay dismount. 9.9 Cassidy Keelan VT Cal...

Forget the Super Bowl, the ultimate sports event is not between the Patriots and the....Eagles? Yes, the Eagles, I think. The ultimate showdown is between Oklahoma and UCLA, former and current national champions performing daredevil tricks and flying high. UCLA is coming off of a win at Metroplex last weekend and Oklahoma is coming off of a loss to Florida, breaking their winning streak. Who will prevail this afternoon? Refresh the page every five to ten minutes or so to get updates! You gotta love that this meet is on ESPN!!! EEEEEEEEE!!! Super Meet Sunday, that's right Bart! Down to business - UCLA is the home team and is starting on vault, Oklahoma's starting on bars. Katelyn Ohashi leads off vault for UCLA- FTY - hop in place, good height. 9.775 AJ Jackson leads off bars for Oklahoma -  front giant + pike jaeger, nice, bail to handstand, good HS position, full in, lots of amplitude, but small hop on landing. 9.8 Pauline Tratz UCLA VT -  FTY, very n...

Time for more Pac 12 fun with UCLA at Arizona. I missed UCLA last week because Elevate the Stage was literally held during last week's Air Force at Denver home opener. Yep. I'm out of clever quips at the moment. According to Risa Perez's twitter, there is a dance party going on down in Tuscon, with at least one person. I expect more dance parties. Just saying. Kennady is straight KILLIN WARM UPS pic.twitter.com/h50XD7gkYG — r i s a ☮ (@risaloveslife) January 20, 2018 To find out if a dance party happens, follow along with me and refresh the page every five minutes or so for the fun.

Week 2 Schedule & Links Tuesday, Jan. 9 th 4 ET/3 CT/2 MT/2 PT Cortland @ Brockport Video 7:30 ET/6:30 CT/5:30 MT/4:30 PT UW-Stout @ Winona State Video Thursday, Jan. 11 th 9 ET/8 CT/7 MT/6 PT Southern Utah @ Boise State Video Friday, Jan. 12 th 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Kentucky @ Arkansas SECN + 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT UW Stout @ UW Oshkosh Live Stream 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT UW Whitewater @ UW Eau Claire 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT LSU @ Florida SECN / Live Scores 7:30 ET/6:30 CT/5:30 MT/4:30 PT Gustavus Adolphus @ UW-La Crosse 7:30 ET/6:30 CT/5:30 MT/4:30 PT Illinois State @ Southeast Missouri Live Scores 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/5 PT Missouri @ Auburn SECN+ 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/5 PT Lindenwood @ Texas Woman’s 8:30 ET/7:30 CT/6:30 MT/5:30 PT Georgia @ Alabama ESPN 9 ET/8 CT/7 MT/6 PT Cal @ BYU Live Stream / Live Scoring 10 ET/9 CT/8 MT/7 PT UC Davis @ Seattle Pacific 10 ET/9 CT/8 MT/7 PT Washington @ Sacramento State Live Scores 11 ET/10 CT/9 MT/8 PT Cortland @ Alask...

Time for one more meet for today. This evening, it's Ohio State (or THE Ohio State) at UCLA. It's always interesting to see what UCLA will do, they've got this talented bunch of former elites, Olympians etc. This week has apparently been brought to you by the Twilight Zone, so we'll see what happens. Hopefully no on lands vault in another dimension. Refresh the page every 5 - 10 mins for updates

It's a sad day for the gymternet. Norah Flatley, once prominent junior gymnast for Team USA has announced she is stepping down from elite. Norah, who trains with legendary coach, Liang Chow, announced her plans via Instagram. Norah will finish her club career out in Level 10 before she starts her NCAA career at UCLA in the fall of 2018.

The NCAA Gymnastics Championships has concluded for 2017. Thus begins the void between the end of NCAA season and the start of elite season heading in to world championships. I have been in St. Louis last weekend catching all the action. We're still 8 months out from the start of NCAA season in 2018, so lets take some time to recap real quick and provide some closing thoughts.

It's time for more gymnastics live blogging with UCLA at Arizona State! Refresh the page every 5-10 minutes for updates!

UCLA travels to Oklahoma for their second meet of the season and Oklahoma is at home two weeks in a row. This is going to be the battle of the elites, Olympians Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian versus fellow elites and world champs, Maggie Nichols and Brenna Dowell. I'm here providing you all the good, juicy details, so refresh the page every few minutes for all the info.

The 2017 NCAA gymnastics season is starting tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 6th.  Oh it's the best time of the year. Tons of great gymnastics every week. Here is a preview of what is to come this weekend. The meets are all listed on this page and when applicable, links for live scoring and broadcast/streaming are provided.  Friday Jan. 6th -  #10 Georgia @ # 2 LSU - 7 ET/ 6 CT/ 5 MT/ 4 PT This is an SEC powerhouse match-up. Georgia has a legacy behind them, with 10 NCAA titles under their belt. LSU came in 2nd last year behind Oklahoma, their best finish ever. No doubt they're looking to finally get that coveted NCAA title that has eluded them. Georgia should put up a good fight, but LSU is at home and they haven't lost at home since before Facebook existed. But who can remember a time before Facebook, am I right?

Well, Regionals have happened... It was rough, I gotta tell you. I've had a couple days, and I feel like I've emotionally recovered enough to do Power Rankings Regionals Editions. Or maybe this is just therapy for me. As per usual, these aren't the official Road to Nationals rankings (or in this case the rankings after Regionals), rather they are stories and people that have caught my attention throughout the week, whether it be note-worthy events or a reaction to something. Previously for Conference Championships, the power rankings were: 1. UCLA's side eye inducing beam total 2. Peng Peng Is Injured...Again 3. Florida wins the SEC Championship; Coach Jenny Rowland has her Oscar Moment 4. Kaytianna McMillian of Oregon State does a hella cool back spin on floor 5. Zoe Draghi of Cal's funky floor choreography 6. No tens for you, Ebee Price or McKenzie Wofford With that, here are the Regionals Power Rankings:

I'm back. I've recovered from the trauma of the last regional and I'm here to provide all the deets for the Utah Regional from Salt Lake City. As per usual, refresh the page every few minutes to follow along.

It's that time of the week and time for for my weekly power rankings. Once again, these rankings are not based on the official Road to Nationals rankings, but rather these are stories and or people that have intrigued me or caught my attention this week. Last week's power rankings were: 1. Soooo many perfect tens 2. Morgan Lane of North Carolina's Beam Routine 3. Battle of the beamers - Chayse Capps versus Danusia Francis 4.  The Big Fives - competing to compete for bragging rights in the Big Ten 5.  Shawn Johnson Professes Her Love for NCAA Gymnastics, and the reasons we all watch and love it 6.  Allie Northey Beats the Second Ranked All-Arounder in the NCAA on Senior Night Without further adieu, let's get to this week's power rankings!

More gymnastics! Tonight it's the  PAC 12 gymnastics evening session I'm late because I had to find a stream that would work. But we're following Utah, Cal, Oregon State and UCLA. It should be intense competition! Utah are the defending champs, but they're facing stiff competition! Refresh the page every few minutes for updates!

It's Tuesday, March 15 and, if you're familiar with Shakespeare, you may recall that it is the Ides of March. Beware the Ides of March!  It's also time for Power Rankings. As per usual, these aren't the official Road to Nationals rankings, rather they are stories and people that have caught my attention throughout the week, whether it be note-worthy events or a reaction to something. Last week's Power Rankings were # 1 The Rankings Shakeups # 2 Greg Mardsen throwing shade at SEC scoring during the Georgia, Stanford & UCLA tri-meet # 3 Will the real Stanford please stand-up? # 4 Lindsay Mable # 5 Beam Fails # 6 Jessie Peszek Without further adieu, I present this weeks rankings:

It's the showdown we have all been waiting for. UCLA versus Oklahoma, one beam team takes on another. Last weekend, UCLA lost at Pauley Pavillion for the first time like, ever when they hosted Stanford and Georgia. Oklahoma has been almost unbeatable, sans the loss at LSU in the first week of the season.  Will Oklahoma crush UCLA's dreams or will they rise to the occasion. Refresh the page every few minutes or so to find out!

It's Tuesday and that means it's time for NCAA Power Rankings. These aren't the official Road to Nationals rankings, rather they are stories and people that have caught my attention throughout the week, whether it be note-worthy events or a reaction to something. Last week, I talked about: # 1 LSU at Florida - Florida's home scoring benefits the visiting team, LSU # 2 Kelly Garrison's Oklahoma home meet commentary # 3 Maddie Gardiner is basically holding her whole team together # 4 Epic Beam Saves # 5 If Ebee Price Deserves a Traveling Group of Back-Up Dancers then Risa Perez deserves her own act in Vegas. # 6 Julia Ross of Denver FINALLY is Rewarded for her Glorious Beam Routine # 7 The Push to the Post Season Without further adieu, I present week 9 Power Rankings: