Feb. 9, 2007

MARYLAND ROUTINE COMMENTARY

Vault

Lindsey Bonomo - handspring front tuck (small hop) 9.65
Marisa St. Louis - handspring front pike (hop) 9.75
Margaux Meeks - Yurchenko Arabian (sat down) 9.325
Candice King - big Yurchenko full (stuck) 9.900
Brandi George - Yurchenko full (low, step fwd) 9.75
Angela Ferg - Yurchenko full (big step forward) 9.65

Bars
Meeks - Schaposchnikova; higgins to a straddle back handstand; uprise handstand to giant full turn to a stuck double tuck dismount (few missed handstands) 9.70
Michele Brenner - cast hop handstand, front giant ½, Pak salto; double pike dismount, 9.575
King - giant full to Tkatchev; giant ½ to shootover handstand; giant full to stuck double tuck (by far her best routine of the season) 9.775
George - back stadler, stadler full, straddle back; giant ½, fwd giant 1/2, double tuck dismount, 9.75
Rachel Colon - uprise ½, giant full, giant ½, Geinger; double pike with step forward, 9.75
Allison Dama - giant full, Tkatchev, straddle back handstand, toe-shoot; full twisting double tuck dismount, 9.825

Beam

Gretchen Kittelberger - handspring, handspring, layout stepout (balance check); switch leap - straddle jump; straddle jump - Chen; front full dismount
Brenner - straddle jump ¾ (check); punch front; switch leap-switch side (wobble); handspring layout stepout (balance check); double full dismount, 9.550
Colon - switch side leap; handspring-handspring-layout step out; pike jump-straddle jump-straddle (lacks extension); double full dsmt, 9.625
Ferg - front tuck mount; handspring layout-stepout layout-stepout; switch leap - straddle jump, 9.75
Talia Tossone - punch front; handspring layout-stepout; front aerial; switch leap - one-arm handspring (balance check); Rudi dsmt, 9.65
George - George I (gainer front aerial); handspring layout step-out; switch leap - split jump; George II (gainer side somi); double tuck dismount, 9.8

Floor Exercise 
Ferg - double tuck; front layout- front layout; front full dismount (left out punch front), 9.675
Tossone - double pike; Rudi; front layout - front layout half, 9.6
Brenner - front through to double tuck; front layout-front layout; double pike, 9.775
Kittelberger - pike tuck; whip half to front layout; pike pike (low); 9.725
Morgan Fishbein - 2.5 twists to punch front; whip half to front full; double tuck (sat down), 9.075
George - double pike; front full to front pike; double tuck, 9.85

GEORGE WASHINGTON ROUTINE COMMENTARY

Bars

Gillian Coleman -Giant ½, overshoot ½ to handstand (short), toe-on underswing to high bar; Giant full, giant ½, front flyaway 1 ½ (step) (overall leg form issues)

Maggie Parrack - Clear hip, Gienger; Clear hip ½, swing down between the bars to straddle back handstand ; Double layout (pike down, step)

McKenzie Parrack - Giant ½, straddle back to handstand, underswing to high bar;
Double layout (big step back, a little piked throughout the skill)

Christa Devine - Giant full, Tkatchev (bent knees); Giant ½, overshoot to handstand (short) Giant full (leg separation), double tuck (step)

Megan Quinn - Tkatchev (low) ; Giant ½ (very late turn), double front

Abbey Myles - Cast handstand hop to undergrip, front giant healy, front giant healy, straddle back;  Double twisting flyaway (step)

Vault

1.Jess Guilbert 9.725
Pike front (very nice, slight knee bend in air)

2.Maggie Parrack 9.55
Yurchenko layout (hop)

3.Carolyn Marckesano 9.725
Pike front (hop, little knee bend in air)

4.Kristen Simpson 9.275
Yurchenko layout half (bent knees, sat down due to under-rotation)

5.Mckenzie Parrack 9.75
Yurchenko layout half (good landing, but knee and hip bend in the air)

6.Emily Howarth 9.65
Front pike (big arch onto the horse, bent knees, big step forward)

GW Floor

1.Mckenzie Parrack 9.55
Roundoff, flip flop, double pike (small lunge forward)
Full turn,wolf full, Popa
Roundoff, flip flop, double twist, punch front
Switch side, Shushunova
Roundoff, flip flop, double tuck (big lunge forward due to under-rotation)

2.Carolyn Marckensano 9.45
Roundoff, flip flop, double pike (two steps back out of bounds)
Front handspring, front layout, front full (leg form issues)
Wolf full, Popa, wolf full
Roundoff, flip flop, 2 ½ twist (slightly awkward landing)

3.Gillian Coleman 9.725
Roundoff, flip flop, double pike (very nice)
Double turn, wolf full, Popa
Front handspring, front full, punch front
Front handspring, Rudi (underrotated, big step)

4.Meg Quinn 8.15
Roundoff, flip flop, double pike (very short, fall)
Cat leap double, cat leap 1 ½
Front layout, front half (bent legs in air, fell to hands)
Double turn, Popa
Roundoff, flip flop, layout

5.Jess Guilbert 9.775
Roundoff, flip flop, double pike (nice)
Wolf full, wolf 1 ½
Front handspring, front layout, front full (leg form issues)
Switch ring, straight jump full to prone
Roundoff, flip flop, double tuck (slightly short)

6.Kristen Simpson 9.075
Roundoff, flip flop, double pike (nice)
Roundoff, whip half, front layout
Cat leap double
Wolf full, Popa
Roundoff, flip flop, double tuck (very under-rotated, landing on hands, knees, head)

GW Beam

1.Gillian Coleman 9.475
Straddle jump, straddle jump
Flip flop, layout stepout(bent knees)
Switch side
Tuck jump full (balance check, slightly under-turned)
Full turn
Tuck front full (tiny step)

2.Christa Devine 9.7
Flip flop, flip flop, layout stepout
Full turn (wobble)
Switch leap, Chen
Beat jump, sheep jump (balance check)
Gainer layout full (pike down)

3.Carolyn Marckesano 8.9
Shoulderstand mount
Full turn (check)
Flip flop, layout stepout (wobble)
Side aerial ¼
Switch side (lacking in split position)
Straddle jump, straddle jump, back tuck (fall)
Aerial 1 ½ dismount

4.Lindsay Tom 9.575
Straddle jump, tuck full
Handstand step down, flip flop, layout stepout (wobble)
Straddle jump (wobble), straddle jump (wobble)
Front aerial (bent knees)
Full turn (check)
Roundoff, 1 ½ twist

5.Jess Guilbert 8.975
Front aerial
Flip flop (meant to connect something after)
Switch leap (meant to connect something after)
Flip flop, layout stepout (balance check)
Full turn
Beat jump, wolf ¾
Split jump (not enough split), back tuck (fall)
Front full (bent knees)

6.Meg Quinn 9.45
Flip flip, layout (bent legs)
Full turn
Punch front (very low, one foot came off)
Straddle jump, tuck full
Straddle jump, wolf ¾ (legs low, flexed foot)
Tuck front full