MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

Welcome to Friday! For this Friday's live blog, it the Elevate the Stage the Sequel with Bowling Green, Michigan, Denver and Utah State. Refresh the page to follow along. Most recent updates are going to be at the bottom of the page. So per Flo - here is the rotation order - Michigan starts on vault Denver starts on bars Utah State starts on beam Bowling Green starts on floor

Schedule and links for week 8 of the 2018 NCAA Gymnastics Season Week 8 Monday, Feb. 19 th 3:30 ET/2:30 CT/1:30 MT/12:30 PT Brown @ North Carolina Friday, Feb. 23 rd 6 ET/5 CT/4 MT/3 PT West Chester @ Philadelphia, PA 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Arkansas @ Florida  SECN / Live Scores 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT LSU @ Georgia SECN / Live Scores 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Michigan, Denver, Utah State & Bowling Green @ Elevate the Stage Flo 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT UW Oshkosh @ UW Eau Claire 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Winona State @ Gustavus Adolphus Live Stream 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Missouri @ Kentucky SECN + / Live Scores 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Southeast Missouri @ Centenary 7:30 ET/6:30 CT/5:30 MT/4:30 PT Illinois, Minnesota, UW Stout @ Iowa State Live Scores / Live Stream / Cyclones TV 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/5 PT West Virginia @ Oklahoma FSOK / Live Scores 8:30 ET/7:30 CT/6:30 MT/5:30 PT Alabama @ Auburn SECN / Live Scores 9 ET/8 CT/7 MT/6 PT Iowa @ Southern Utah Pluto TV / Live Scor

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 Kyla Ross VT UCLA -

LSU killed it on Friday at the GymQuarters/Mardi Gras extravaganza meet where they notched their first 198 of the season. So to celebrate, they're having a meet against Texas Woman's University this afternoon. Refresh the page to follow along, latest updates will be at the bottom of the page. Just waiting for the meet to start... because 1:00 apparently means 1:30 in Baton Rouge.... Meet is FINALLY starting UGH. ESPN app lied to me. Rotation 1 Erin Macadaeg Vault LSU - beautiful FTY, such great lift and amplitude, maybe just a tiny hop on the landing. 9.875 Brandi Lazarus TWU UB -  bail, little leg seps at the ankles, tkatchev, bit butt scratchy, DBL pike dismount, chest down, hop forward. 9.6 Ruby Harold LSU VT - y 1 1/2, small step on landing, but good height and distance, much improved form wise. 9.85 Schyler Jones Bars TWU -  giant full + gienger, misses on pak. 9.25 Julianna Cannamela VT LSU - another beautiful FTY, small hop but allegedly she gets th

Yesterday it was the SEC, this afternoon, it's PAC12 time with Arizona at Oregon State. I have no time for pleasantries since I'm late getting started, so here we go. Refresh the page to follow along. Last weekend, Arizona beat Stanford at home, but they suffered a loss when Peyton Bellows went down on floor with an Achilles tear. Rotation 1 Shireen Khamedoost VT OSU -   FTY, nice height, just a hop on the landing.9.75 Kennady Schneider UB AZ -  KCHS, toe on + gienger, nice,  bail, nice hs position, last hs pretty good, DLO, had to take a step. McKenna Singley VT OSU -  FTY, small hop on the landing, good form in the air.  9.85 Haylie Hendrickson UB AZ -  bit short on 1st his, blind change + jaeger,  DLO, hop back. 9.825 Destinee Davis VT OSU -  big height on her FTY, hop in place, on landing. 9.825 Madison CIndric  UB AZ - blind change, didn't get dowell over the bar on her left hand and it slid off 9.45 Kaitlyn Yanish VT OSU - big FTY, hop on landing

Moving from the SEC to the American west in a Tri-meet at Brigham Young University with Denver and Southern Utah. BYU is in a good position this year, being solidly in the top 20 of the rankings and at this point, they're going to be shooting for a seeded position at regionals. Denver went up in the rankings this week, but their place depends on this road score, so it needs to be a good one tonight. I haven't seen much of Southern Utah this season, so not sure what to expect from them tonight. But this should be a really exciting meet. Follow along and refresh the page for updates! So it looks like BYU is starting on vault, Denver starts on floor, Southern Utah starts on bars They're each going one at a time tonight. So I'll be able to recount the action for you. Abbey Miner VT BYU - FTY, good distance, not a lot of height and big hop on landing. 9.75 Bitsy Robzsa UB SUU -  straddle hecht mt,  giant 1/2 + jaeger + bail, solid,  bit short on the last hs, gi

Hope you all enjoyed my half a rotation live blog this afternoon. Sorry it was so short, you know, lunch break and all. Plus, I thought it started an hour earlier than it actually did. Anyways,  first full live blog of the weekend is coming to you right now with Florida @ Georgia. Refresh the page to follow along! Had to take a phone call, sorry for any delays! Rotation 1- Sabrina Vega VT UGA - FTY - lots of distance, but not a lot of height, twisted off block early. 9.775 Alicia Boren UB FL -  good 1/st hs, tkatchev,  bail, good hs position, stuck dismount landing. 9.875 Marissa Oakley VT UGA -  beautiful y full,  great height, small hop on landing. 9.725 Jazmyn Foberg UB FL -  to eon + bail + shap + gienger, full in, stuck. Solid routine.  9.825 Rachel Dickson VT UGA - beautiful y full, great extension, flares it out, small hop on landing. 9.8 Megan Skaggs UB FL -  toe on + tkatchev, great height, bail, nice,  solid last HS, DLO, leans forward a bit and does th

Well, it's your lucky day. Since I am currently working from home today (thank you shitty Colorado winter weather roads!) and it's too cold to go for a walk, I'm live blogging the first session of the Gym Quarters/Mardi Gras Invitational (even though Mardi Gras was on Tuesday). All because I am bored and I'm at home on my lunch break. Yay. But disclaimer - I only have about a half hour remaining on my lunch, so from 2:40ish on after - updates will be sporadic. Rotation 1 Minnesota is on vault Lindenwood is on beam Northern Illinois is on bars Hannah Hitchcock Minnesota VT - Y full bit piked, small hop on landing. Allison Richardson UB NIU (commentator says its some on different)- blind change + jaeger, nice,  good toes and extensions,  DLO, bit piked on 1st flip, takes a step back Ona Loper Minn VT - y 1 1/2, small hop, big air. 9.9 Lexy Ramler got a 9.85 on vault for Minnesota. Taylor Colwell - Lindenwood BB -  BHS + BHS + LOSO, nice,  full turn,  sw +

Schedule, preview and links for week seven of the 2018 season of NCAA Gymnastics Week 7 Monday, Feb.12 9 ET/8 CT/7 MT/6 PT Utah State @ Southern Utah Live Video / Live Scores Wednesday, Feb. 14 th 6:30 ET/5:30 CT/4:30 MT/3:30 PT Cortland @ Ithaca Results Thursday, Feb. 15 th 6 ET/5 CT/4 MT/3 PT Illinois State @ Eastern Michigan Live Scores / ESPN 7:30 ET/6:30 CT/5:30 MT/4:30 PT Winona @ UW Eau Claire Video Friday, Feb. 16 th 2 ET/1 CT/12 MT/11 PT Minnesota, Northern Illinois, Lindenwood, @ Mardi Gras Invitational session 1 Flo Gym 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT Florida @ Georgia SECN+ / Live Scores 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT UW La Crosse @ UW Stout Video / Live Scores 7 ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT UW Whitewater @ UW Oshkosh Video 7:30 ET/6:30 CT/5:30 MT/4 PT LSU, Arkansas, George Washington & Missouri @ Mardi Gras Invitational Session 2 Flo Gym 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/5 PT Rutgers @ Auburn ESPN 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/5 PT Oklahoma, Nebraska @ Perfect 10 Challenge FSOK / Live Scor

Time for some Sunday afternoon gymnastics live blog with Stanford @ Arizona. This will be Stanford head coach, Tabitha Yim's first return to Arizona since she left them to take the Stanford  job. We will also see Elizabeth "Ebee" Price continue her senior year dominance or just what fans have been waiting to see for years, and now that she's healthy, she's a force to be reckoned with. Refresh the page to follow along! 1st rotation 0 Maddie Leydin vault AZ - FTY, solid start. 9.8 Taylor Lawson UB Stanfor d-  shap + bail, some leg seps,  toe on 1/1, almost lost it, sits down her double back 8.9 Courtney Cowles VT AZ - Y full, big hop on the landing, but nice height, pikes it down at the end 9.775 Lauren Navarro UB Stanford -  tkatchev, nice height,  toe on, big leg sept on pak,  bail, full in, small step on landing. 9.75 Lauryn Mattson VT AZ - nice y 1/2,  good height, small hop on landing, could open her hips a bit more.  9.875 Rachael Flam UB

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 - another solid FT

We go from the SEC to the PAC12 where the Sun Devils take on the Red Rocks or the Utes(because Utah's gymnastics team is called the Red Rocks because reasons). The Sun Devils are on the rise this year and with a talented brood of freshmen and a world of possibilities in front of them. Refresh the page to follow along and prepare to flash that U. First rotation - Utah is going to start on vault, ASU starts on bars. Missy Reinstadtler leads off Utah on vault -  FTY, very clean in the air, hop on the landing. flares it out 9.775 Morgan Wilson leads off ASU on bars -  hecht mt,  short on 1st hs, giant full + giant 1/2 + jaeger, beautiful, bail,  toe on, giant full, double back, small step 9.725 Kari Lee VT UT -  FTY, stuck the landing, good form in air, arms looked a bit bent on entry, but I don't see it on the replay. 9.85 Kaitlyn Szafranski UB ASU - ray, beautiful, bail, little bit o crazy legs, giant full + double back, good landing 9.725 Tiffani Lewis VT UT - 

Florida is back at home this week after being the road and two weeks after their meet with Oklahoma where they suspiciously won with the exact score they needed from Alyssa Baumann to win. Alabama is looking to notch a coveted 197 plus score to launch them into the upper echelons of the rankings once the RQS rankings kick in. Of course, the gymternet is looking to see if the infamous Carol makes an appearance and throws out 10.0 scores because, DTY. Refresh the page every five to ten minutes to keep up! Sorry if I'm a bit late. Computer was running a bit slow. First rotation - Florida is on vault, Alabama is on bars. Maegan Chant VT FL - Tsuk 1/1, small hop, bit piking in the air. 9.825 Ari Guerra UB Alabama -  bit short ont he 1st hs, blind change + jaeger, bail,  lost tension in her back on the final handstand and fell, gets back up, DLO dismount, solid landing. 9.25 Amelia Hundley VT FL - FTY, nice and clean, small hop on the landing, legs a bit separated on entr