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PAC 12 Gymnastics Championships Evening Session Live Blog

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!

Rotation 1 - UCLA is on vault, Cal is on bars, Utah is on beam and Oregon State is on floor.

Amber Takara  UB Cal -  kchs, clear hip + gienger, full in. 9.775

Kailah Delany BB Utah - BHS + LOSO, spl + straddle jump, Gainer loso, gainer 1/1 dismount 9.85

McKenna Singley  FX Oregon State -  front tuck + double back, rebound, double pike, sw ring + tour jete 1/2,  1/1 turn,  punch rudi. 9.8

Pua Hall Vault UCLA - yurchenko 1 & 1/2, squatty landing, but stuck.9.85

Sofie Seilnacht ub cal - giant 1/2 + pike jaeger, bail,  giant 1/2, front 1 1/2 dismount. 9.8

Makenna Merrill BB Utah -  fro aerial, falls, sucks, Samantha Partyka fell and now they have to count a fall,  BHS + LOSO, balance check, 1/1 turn,  front toss + beat jump, round off + 2/1 twist.

Risa Perez FX Oregon State - double pike,  sw side + wolf 1/2,  3/1 turn,  fro lay + fro 1/1 + shushunova,   1 1/2 + fro 1/2 + straddle jump. 9.75

Sonya Meraz VT UCLA - FTY, solid form,  small hop. 9.825

Jessica Howe Cal UB - jump KCHS, giant 1/1 + tkatchev, pak,  KCHS,  giant 1/1 + double back.

Kassandra Lopez BB Utah - sw + straddle side,  BHS + LOSO, solid,  1/1 turn,  front tuck + beat jump,  straddle 3/4,  round off + 2/1 twist, small step out.

Jamie Radermacher FX  Oregon State -  Fro 2/1+ front tuck, sw side + popa, 2 1/2, FHS + fro full+ fro tuck. 9.85

Sadiqua Bynum VT UCLA -  yurchenko arabian, big hop back.

Toni Ann Williams Cal UB -  glide KCHS, shaposh old school, clear hip + bail,  full in, step back

Baely Rowe BB Utah -  shoulder stand mt, spl + sw sw,  BHS+ BHS + LOSO, round off + 1 1/2 twist solid. 9.95

Maddie Gardiner FX Oregon State -  2 1/2, beautiful,  sw side + wolf 1/2,  1 1/2 + fro 1/2 + straddle jump, 2/1 twist,  double pike. She is such a beautiful gymnast.

Maddie Preston UCLA VT - FTY or what was supposed to be one, lands on her knees, she botched her block.

Yuleen Sternberg UB Cal - tkatchev, bail,  stalder + double back.

Breanna Hughes BB Utah - BHS + LOSO, 1/1 turn,  spl + spl 3/4,   side aerial + 1/1 twist, solid.

Kaityann McMillian FX Oregon State -  fhs + fro 2/1 twist,  1 1/2 + fro lay,   tour jete 1/1 + popa, back spin, hella awesome. Punch rudi.

Scores after the first rotation
Oregon State is leading after floor with 49.150
UCLA vault 49.125
Cal bars 49.000
Utah beam 48.775

Second rotation - UCLA will go to bars, Oregon State will go to vault, Utah will go to floor, and Cal will go to beam.

Shireen Khamedoost will lead off vault for Oregon State -FTY, short on landing, chest is down. 9.675

Danusia Francis leads off bars for UCLA -  jump glide KCHS, maloney + bail + toe shoot, giant 1/1 + double pike. 9.875

Sofie Seilnacht BB Cal - fro walkover mt, 1/1 turn,  BHS + LOSO,  beat jump + spl 3/4,   sw + sw,  side aerial + 1/1 twist. Holy crap, she's an astrophysics major? AWESOME 9.875

Baely Rowe leads off floor for Utah - music issues, really?  double pike,   cat leap + tour jete 1/2,  rudi + LOSO, 1 1/2 + fro lay. 9.9

Taylor Ricci Oregon State Vt -  FTY, small hop, maybe some piking in the air.

Sonya Meraz UB UCLA - jump KCHS, toe on + bail,  KCHS, + tkatchev, DLO, chest is down, steps forward. 9.8

Charlie Owens BB Cal -  BHS + BHS + LOSO,  1/1 turn,  beat + double stag ring jump, sw + cat leap, short on that switch leap,  round off + 2/1 twist, hop back. 9.75

Makenna Merrill FX Utah -  fhs + 2/1 + punch front out,  sw ring + tour jete 1/2,  2 1/2 + punch front  FHS + rudi. 9.9

Mary Jacobsen VT Oregon State - Tsuk 1/1,  hop back, some piking down on landing. 9.825

Stella Savvidou UCLA UB -  jump KCHS,  giant 1/2 + pike jaeger,  bail,  giant 1/1 + double back, stuck landing. 9.875

Desiree Palomares BB Cal - silivas mt, front aerial + straddle jump, BHS + LOSO,  1/1 turn in back attitude,  pike + sheep jump,  BHS + gainer 1/1. Solid. 9.9

Tiffani Lewis FX Utah -  double pike, solid,  fhs + fro lay + fro 1/1, sw side + popa,  double back, clean. Yes, gotta show that U. 9.925

McKenna Singley VT Oregon State - FTY, small hop, some piking in the air. 9.775

Melissa Metcalf UB UCLA - maloney + bail, toe shoot to HB, casts over on that last handstand, falls.  giant 1/2 + double front 9.325

Jessica Howe BB Cal - front roll, fro aerial + spl + double stag,  BHS + LOSO, solid,  1/1 turn, small wobble,  fro aerial + 1/1 twist, solid. 9.825

Samantha Partyka FX Utah -  1 1/2 + rudi,  double back, OOB, it went up Amanda, the flag went up, tour jete 1/1 + sw 1/2,  FHS + rudi. 9.8

Megan Jiminez VT Oregon State - FTY, step back. 9.8

Janay Honest UB UCLA - jump KCHS,  tkatchev, huge,  giant 1/2 + straddle back,  full in, stuck. 9.9

Zoe Draghi BB Cal - fro aerial, small balance check,  BHS + LOSO, balance check,  pike + sheep jump,  1/1 turn,  spl,  BHS + gainer 1/1 dismount, solid. 9.675

Sabrina Schwab FX Utah -  double pike, hop out,  1 1/2 + fro lay,  sw  side + popa,  2 1/2 twist, solid routine. Very beautiful. 9.875

Maddie Gardiner VT Oregon State - FTY, beautiful form in the air, stuck or nearly stuck. Give it a good score judges! 9.9

Sophina De Jesus UB -  giant 1/1 + gienger, leg seps, bail, KCHS,  full in, stuck, chest was a little down maybe. 9.85

Emily Richardson anchors beam for Cal -  BHS + LOSO,  sw + straddle side,  1/1 turn,  round off + double back, stuck. Boom, way to close out the rotation for Cal. 9.9

Breanna Hughes anchors floor for Utah -  double pike,   tour jete 1/1 + wolf 1/2,  1 1/2 + fro lay,  double back, small step. 9.875

Scores after 2 rotations -
UCLA 98.425, bars total 49.300
Utah 98.250, floor total 49.475
Cal 98.250,  beam 49.250
Oregon State 98.250, vault total 49.100

A four way tie for second, wait, is this the SEC? I'm slightly confused.

Third rotation - UCLA will be on beam, Utah will be on vault, Cal will be on floor, Oregon State goes to bars.

Mariana Colussi Pelaez UB, DLO hop back 9.8

Mikaela Gerber leads off beam for UCLA -  wolf turn 1/1,  fro aerial + beat Jump,  BHS + LOSO, solid,  sw + spl jump,  side somi, BHS + gainer 1/1, stuck. 9.9

Charlie Owens leads off floor for Cal - double back, (Sweet Dreams fx music!), tour jete 1/1,  rudi, 1 1/2 + fro lay. 9.85

Kassandra Lopez VT Utah -  FTY, hop back, lots of power. 9.825

Shireen Khamadoost UB Oregon State, shaposh + bail, DLO, small hop back. 9.825

Sonya Meraz BB UCLA -  BHS + LOSO,   sw 1/2,  sw + straddle side,  small bal check, 1/1 turn, (that bruise on her butt looks painful), round off 1 1/2 twist. 9.9

Desiree Palomares FX Cal -  double pike,  sw ring + tour jete 1/2,  double back, foot maybe went oob, L turn 1/1,  FHS + fro lay + fro 1/1, deep knee bend on that landing. 9.65

Samantha Partyka VT Utah -  FTY, stuck, beautiful, clean and high. 9.9

Maddie Gardiner UB - KCHS toe on + maloney + bail,  stalder + double back. small step back. 9.8

Nicki Shapiro BB UCLA - sit splits on beam,  BHS +BHS + LOSO, solid,  sw + spl + beat jump,  1/1 turn,  side aerial + 1/1  twist, dismount 9.925

Ariana Robinson Cal FX -  double arabian,  1 1/2 + front lay,  round off + double pike, solid. 9.85

Tiffani Lewis VT Utah - FTY, small hop, beautiful height, maybe off to the side a bit. 9.85

McKenna Singley UB ORegon Stte - tkatchev + pak,  giant 1/1 + double back, small foot shuffle on landing. 9.875

Katelyn Ohashi BB UCLA -  BHS+ BHS + 2 ft layout, sw + spl,  1/1 turn,  fro aerial,  BHS + LOSO + 1/1 twist, small hop.9.9

Jessica Howe FX Cal  -  double pike,  sw ring + tour jete 1/1,  FHS + rudi,  memmel turn 1/1,  1 1/2 + fro lay + stag jump. 9.85

Breanna Hughes VT Utah -  yurchenko 1 1/2, stuck. Beautiful in the air, solid vault. 9.975

Mary Jacobsen UB Oregon State - tkatchev,  giant 1/2 + double front, step forward. 9.825

Sophina "the Diva" De Jesus - front aerial + back tuck,  front toss + BHS, little off,  nice Y scale,  sw + straddle side to front support,  of course, a moon walk, 1/1 back attitude turn, gainer front 1/1 dismount. 9.9

Toni Ann Williams Cal FX -  DLO, big bounce out but stays in bounds,  fro lay + fro 1/1,  sw side + popa,  full in, huge, small hop. Beautiful. 9.925

Kailah Delany VT Utah - FTY, beautiful in the air, flares it, some small leg seps, hop back.

Katyianna McMillan UB Oregon State - jaeger + bail, DLO, couple steps.

Danusia Francis BB UCLA - silivas mount, gorgeous flexibility, front aerial + beat jump, spirit fingers, BHS + LOSO, balance check, front scale,  sw + spl,  memmel 1/1 turn, small balance check,  transverse aerial + 1/1 twist.small slide of the back foot on the landing. 9.95

Zoe Draghi FX Cal -  double tuck, huge air,  very interesting choreo,  fro lay + fro 1/1,  wolf 1/1 + tour jete 1/2,  FHS + rudi. 9.9

I really think that they got some SEC Florida judges for this meet. This is Florida like shenanigans with those beam scores.

Scores after three rotations
UCLA 148.000, beam total 49.575
Utah 147.650, vault total 49.400
Cal 147.625, floor total 49.375
Oregon State 147.400, bars total 49.150

Final rotation - after only a million years

Cal is on vault, UCLA floor, Oregon State ends on beam, Utah ends on bars.

Samantha Partyka UB Utah - giant 1.2 + jaeger, bail,  DLO, stuck landing. 9.85

Megan Jiminez BB Oregon State -  fro toss + beat jump,  BHS + LOSO, 1/1 turn,  balance check, she is very tense, sw + straddle side,  gainer pike, step forward. 9.775

Katelyn Ohashi FX UCLA -  double back, lots of power, big bounce out on that landing,  1 1/2 + fro 1/1 + fro 1/2 + spl jump + fro tuck + spl,  sw ring + sw 1/2,  double pike, kind of squatty on that landing. 9.8

Alicia Gallarzo VT Cal - yurchenko arabian, small hop but good vault. 9.825

Tiffani Lewis UB Utah -  jump KCHS,  giant 1/1 + tkatchev,  bail,   DLO, small slide forward with front foot, arm waving. 9.85

Marianna Colussi Pelaez BB Oregon State -  1/1 turn, small wobble,  sw  + stag ring,  BHS + LOSO, solid,  fro aerial,  side aerial + 1/1 twist, small hop. 9.825

Janay Honest FX UCLA -  double pike,  fro lay + fro 1/1, sw side + popa,  shushunova,  double back, chest may have been down a bit and she took a big step. 9.825

Ariana Robinson VT Cal - FHS front pike off, stuck, solid, ok, almost stuck, small hop. 9.9

Sabrina Schwab UB Utah - jump KCHS, tkatchev, bail,  KCHS, stalder + double back, solid. 9.85

Silvia Colussi Pelaez BB Oregon State -  spl + double stag ring,  BHS + LOSO,  1/1 turn,  side aerial + 1/1 twist, stuck. Solid routine, beautiful. 9.9

Danusia Francis FX UCLA - whip + double back, gorgeous flexibility,  2 1/2 twist, tour jete 1/2 + tour jete 1/1, Bond Time,  double pike, perfect. 9.875

Sylvie Seilnacht VT Cal - yurchenko arabian, hop. 9.775

Kassandra Lopez UB Utah - giant 1/1 + tkatchev + bail, DLO, stuck landing. 9.875

Risa Perez BB Oregon State - chest stand MT,  fro aerial + 1 arm BHS,  1/1 turn,  sw leap,  pike + sheep jump,  back scale, beautiful,  BHS + gainer 1/1 solid. 9.95

Maddie Preston  FX UCLA -  front tuck + double back,   tour jete 1/1 + popa + straddle jump,  front toss to sit,  double pike, chest was down a bit, but landing was not terrible. 9.85

Emily Richardson VT Cal - tsuk 1/1, very powerful, just a hop on the landing. 9.8

Breanna Hughes UB Utah - jump KCHS + giant 1/1 + tkatchev + bail, KCHS,  full in, step back. 9.8

Katiyanna McMillan BB Oregon State -  front toss + BHS,  1/1 turn,  front  1 arm handspring to sit, spl + straddle 1/4, some balance checks, gainer 1/1 dismount. Solid dismount. 9.825

Oh god, the cell phone routine from Angi Cipra, forgive me while I tune out , double back. sw ring "I didn't know you got service in here Amanda!" Ugh, seriously, I hope they change that music next year, it makes me full of rage, ending with a double pike, deep, deep squat, falls and goes OOB. 9.1

Toni Ann Williams Cal Vt - yurchenko 1 1/2, lots of power, but big step on the landing. 9.775

Baely Rowe UB Utah -  jump KCHS, giant 1/1 + tkatchev + bail,  toe on,  KCHS, DLO, small hop, beautiful routine. 9.85

Maddie Gardiner BB Oregon State - wolf turn 1/1 + splits, beautiful  + spl + double stag ring,  fro aerial, beautiful, BHS + LOSO, (she's way underrated), side somi, maybe a little off balance, but covers well, gainer 1/1 dismount, stuck.  She deserves a 10, judges. 9.95

Sadiqua Bynum FX UCLA - DLO, beautiful, huge,  double back side pass, she is so beautiful, I love her style - tour jete 1/1 + wolf 1/1, front tuck + double back. That was solid. She deserves a good score, c'mon judges. 9.9

Da-yum, that was an intense meet. Still giving the side eye to UCLA's beam rotation, but okay. I agree with the ranking at the end of the day.

Final Scores -
UCLA 197.250, floor total 49.250
Oregon State 196.925, beam total 49.525
Utah 196.900, bars total 49.275
Cal 196.725, vault total 49.100

That's all for tonight. I'll be back for NCAA gymnastics live blogging for Regionals, April 2nd. I'll post the info on Regionals when I get it.



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