SENIOR WOMEN'S REPORT
USA WINS ANOTHER TEAM GOLD; SWEEPS AA
TEAM
1. USA 111.223
2. AUS 107.099
3. JPN 104.723
4. CAN 103.973
5. MEX 97.274
6. MAS 92.874
7. TPE 86.786
8. CHN 78.137
(CHN did not have a full roster)
AA
1. Schwikert 37.974
2. Humphrey 36.699
3. Uzelac 36.550
4. Croak 36.449
5. Dunn 35.775
6. Sahara 35.349
7. Oshima 34.912
8. Slater 34.875
9. Purnell 34.837
10. Plante 34.699
11. Mizoguchi 34.462
12. Hicks 34.437
Tricase 35.662
SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM/AA
ROTATION FIVE
Tricase - V
-double twisting Yurchenko
-so high, big step
-big hug and kiss from Marta
-9.575, too bad we won't see her in finals
Purnell - UB
-great exercise, great day for her
-8.525
Sun - BB
-two falls (layout and aerial walkover)
Schwikert - V
-good Podkopayeva
Hicks - UB
-holding on well - some form, but she is hitting
-almost lost it on a HS on the LB, but fighting!
-fought hard for her double front landing, good job
-8.712
Humphrey - V
-clean Podkopayeva
Uzelac - V
-RO-1/2 on to rudi - great job!
-US team erupts in celebration, hugs all around
Plante - UB
-caught her Def - wow!
-did a giant 1/1 to giant ½ instead of a 1 ½, but no loss of rhythm
-bail-1/2 right to HS…holding it…fighting…stays in HS
-dismount - double layout - stuck!
-great bars routine!
-wow, great rotation for Canada!
-8.712
Oshima - UB
-full pirouette to Jaeger
-cleaner form than the Canadians
-nice double layout - very nice exercise!
-8.575
Sahara - UB
-lovely giant full to Tkatchev
-very prety Jaeger, bail ½
-this is a good event for Japan!
-triple twist dismount - wow!!
-very attractive blue leos for Japan, they look wonderful out there
-a very consistent effort from this team - this is a very high level of preparation they have
shown today…good enough for third? It would seem so.
-8.762
Mizoguchi - UB
-giant full to Tkatchev
-biggest problem for the Japanese are their toe-on shoots to HB - none show any
counterrotation, and each end in a dead hang
-double front, one step
-great day for Japan!
ROTATION FOUR
Dunn - FX
-front through to double twist only
-stumbling on dance elements
-double pike
-decent routine
Croak - FX
-triple twist - almost had her leg buckle, but hung on
-reminds me of Alyssa Beckerman
-elegant exercise, but tumbling a little weak
-9.475
DeGuzman (PHI) - UB
-Jaeger and Gienger
-full twisting double with a smile!
-7.750
Sahara - V
-piked front
Oshima - V
-Yurchenko layout full - some form problems
-8.787
Chen - UB
-very nice Chinese-style exercise
-impeccable form and pirouettes
-front giant with 1 ½ over the bar to Tkatchev - nice combination!
-double layout
-9.350
Purnell - V
-layout Yurchenko full - nice
-9.012
Slater - FX
-nice whip-triple mount
-double-twisting front - barely hung on
-good double pike
-recovered well from bad beam routine
-9.675
Plante - V
-piked front, lost form, hop
Sun - UB
-front giant 1 ½ to Tkatchev
-pinged off on a pirouette
-another fall - not in her best form here - struggling throughout
-7.400
Hicks - V
-piked Luconi - one of the better ones I've seen, in terms of completing the twist
-9.025
Moreno - FX
-struggling throughout, low landings
-7.925
Boon (NZL) - BB
-piked front mount
-good work throughout
-ff layout, confident
-double twist
Lozoya - FX
-tucked full-in
-triple twist
-tiny athlete, but remarkably powerful
-interesting music choice - a horn of some sort
-2 ½ twist
-8.950
Magana - FX
-double layout-punch front, but OOB
-arabian double - wow!
-amazing for such an "old" gymnast
-Mexicans wearing a lovely red leo
-piked full-in - what else can she do?
-hands down a double back - TOO BAD!!
ROTATION THREE
Tricase - FX
-1/2 in ½ out - wayyy high!
-huge double layout in straight body position
-whip-1/2 to rudi (I believe she usually does a double)
-big double pike
-she and coach are ecstatic
-9.100
Moreno - BB
-fall on layout mount
-7.700
Sun - V
-Hristakieva - clean, but a fall
Chen Miaojie (CHN) - V
-fall on piked front
Liu - V
-solid Yurchenko 1 ½
Nicki Wells (NZL) - UB
-generally, a very nice exercise
-front flyaway with 1 ½ twists dismount
-8.100
Philippines - V
-layout Yurchenko (landed with a smile)
-piked Tsuk
-generally, a respectable level of gymnastics from this team
Lozoya - BB
-fall on ff back tuck
-competent work otherwise
-almost sat down her double tuck dismount, but hung on
-7.375
Dunn - BB
-Dunn mount (Onodi)
-aerial walkover to front handspring
-ff Onodi
-cartwheel-ff-double tuck dismount
-9.00
Ling-Yi Wu (TPE) - FX
-full-in mount!
-front to layout second pass
-ended with a double pike
Croak - BB
-lovely hands and arms
-incomplete turning leaps
-punch front to ¾ twisting Shushunova - nice
-RO double tuck dismount
-8.725
Uzelac - FX
-a popular athlete here - lots of support from the audience
-hands down on double layout mount - had struggled in training, but hit it in warm-up
-piked full-in - good
-2 ½ punch front - fall again!
-double pike - good
-a very surprising routine from Uzelac, opening the door for the Australians
-8.375
Humphrey - FX
-arabian double
-piked full-in
-1 ½ to 2 ½ - low, small stumble to side
-nice triple twist
-lovely choreography, beautiful presentation
Slater - BB
-fall on Russian front mount
-fall again on ff 1/1!
-aerial walkover to ff layout - fall!!
-what is happening to Slater?!
-Onodi
-very wobbly on leaps
-stuck her double pike, for what it's worth…
-7.200, even a little generous
Schwikert - FX
-same routine
-1/2 in ½ out punch front!! Wow, so easy!
-perfect leap series!
-barely stayed on bounds on a high 2 ½ punch layout
-small stumble on a triple turn
-high double pike
-loud ovation
A very surprising third rotation, with multiple falls by Uzelac, then Slater handing back the advantage no more than two minutes later.
ROTATION TWO
Tricase - BB
-nice layout to two feet
-a little wobbly on leaps and jumps
-one step on double tuck
-8.300?
Dunn - UB
-beautiful Comaneci
-Ono turn
-full out dismount
-9.125
Plante - FX
-low on full-in
-almost around on her triple twist
-solid double pike
-8.225
Croak - UB
-Gienger
-missed some HS's
-nice lines
-arabian double front dismount
-9.087
Humphrey - BB
-2 ½ turn on lunge
-lovely mount sequence
-nice arabian
-ff 1/1 to ff layout
-RO ff double tuck
-great job!
-9.150
Hicks - FX
-nice turn
-1 ½ to 2 ½, OOB
-low, incomplete triple twist
-high double pike
-8.700
Schwikert - BB
-long pause before ff layout
-solid, typical routine for her
-stuck double tuck dismount!
-9.525
Slater - UB
-toe-shoot
-Higgins to Jaeger to Pak
-hop full to Gienger, clean
-1/2 in ½ out dismount - great routine!
-9.075
Purnell - FX
-full-in pike (laid out first flip)
-front 1/1 to front 1/1
-2 ½ twist
-good triple turn
-looking great out there!
-perfect double pike
-wow, great routine!
-9.200 - a great score! (9.9 SV)
Uzelac - BB
-almost missed her mount, but hung on (landed on one foot)
-bobble on leap
-pause between back tuck and Rulfova
-stuck double pike!
-9.350
Magana -UB
-Tkatchev
-fall on Jaeger
-hands down on triple back, too bad!
-6.812
Mizoguchi - FX
-arabian double front
-whip whip to 2 ½
-double pike - loss of knee form
-double twist
-8.725
Moreno - UB
-giant full to Tkatchev, clipped her foot
-Kim to Jaeger
-problems on bail ½
-low double layout
-7.912
Oshima - FX
-front double twist to punch front
-2 whips to 2 ½ twist
-crowd clapping along to the music
-triple twist
-nice leaps
-clean double pike
-good job!
-9.175
Sahara - FX
-piked full-in
-whip-triple twist - all the way around!
-double pike
A high level of gymnastics on display! A terrific competition so far, with very few mistakes. All teams look well prepared and up for a battle to the finish.
ROTATION ONE
Ayaka Sahara (JPN) - BB
-solid routine, triple twist dismount
-8.775
Cristina Lozoya (MEX) - V
8.400
Liz Tricase (USA) - UB
-Shaposhnikova - clean
-high Tkatchev!
-loss of form on transitions
-stuck layout full-out!
-8.687/9.300
Erika Mizoguchi (JPN) - BB
-nice layout mount
-missed a foot on a punch front by stayed on
-clean routine
-Japan looking good so far
-8.200
Laura Moreno (MEX) - V
-fall on double twisting Yurchenko
Brenda Magana (MEX) - V
-sloppy Podkopayeva
Kyoko Oshima (JPN) - BB
-layout mount
-very solid and clean
-clean 2 ½ twist dismount
-8.375
Sun Xiaojiao (CHN) - FX
-nice full-in
-whip/whip to 2 ½
-double twist
-choreography uninspired
-double pike
Jacqui Dunn (AUS) - V
-piked Luconi - very clean
-8.950?
Alexandra Croak (AUS) - V
-Luconi
Heather Purnell (CAN) - BB
-hit her punch front mount
-fall on aerial to back tuck
-Canada in black leos
-solid punch front
-ff layout - solid
-double twist
-good routine aside from the fall
-8.050
Allana Slater (AUS) - V
-Yurchenko 1 ½, loss of leg form, good landing
-8.925
Liu Wei (CHN) - FX
-triple twist
-whip to back layout only for second pass!
-2 ½
Amelie Plante (CAN) - BB
-solid punch front mount
-RO layout - solid!
-looking really confident
-small check on punch front
-Popa - nice!
-gainer double twist
-great routine!!
-8.750
Terin Humphrey (USA) - UB
-toe-on Shaposhnikova
-hop-full to Gienger (low)
-clean double layout
-9.312
Tasha Schwikert (USA) - UB
-outstanding routine!!!
-her usual exercise, eliciting oohs and ahhs, and loud
applause
-9.362
Danielle Hicks (CAN) - BB
-fall on layout mount ff layout layout
-looking nervous, but fighting for her elements
-ff ff 2 ½, small step
Kristal Uzelac - (USA)
-front giant 1 ½ twist!
-toe-on 1/1 2 on LB!
-piked down on double layout
-great rotation for USA!
