Jan. 10, 2004
LOS ANGELES -
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UTAH VS. UCLA
Jan. 10, 2004
TEAM TOTALS
1. Utah 197.350
2. UCLA 196.375
UCLA UTAH
VAULT VAULT Holly Murdock 8.550 Kristen Riffanacht 9.875 Courtney Walker 8.850 Veronique Leclerc 9.875 Lori Winn 9.725 Nicolle Ford 9.825 Kristen Maloney 9.850 Rachel Tidd 9.975 Kate Richardson 9.975 Melissa Vituj 9.900 Jeanette Antolin 10.00 Annabeth Eberle 10.00 VT: 48.400; Running: 48.400 VT: 49.625; Running: 98.750 Utah vault notes: Utah's 49.625 on vault shattered the old school record of 49.55 set twice clear back in 1993!! Riffy looked great off the table and in flight and she stuck it. The only thing I could see at all was she was maybe a little low on her landing. Veronique was on top of her game on this vault. If she hadn't taken a little step on her landing, I think Nicolle Ford would have received a 10.0 on her vault. It had great amplitude and she was perfectly aligned. Rachel Tidd's vault was nothing short of amazing. Her tiny deduction was impossible for me to see. Melissa Vituj was great in the air. She worked to stick her landing and pulled it off nicely. Annabeth scores a perfect 10.0! Nothing else need be said.
BARS BARS Kristen Maloney 9.675 Dominique D'Oliveira 9.800 Holly Murdock 9.700 Rachel Tidd 9.775 Lori Winn 9.850 Melissa Vituj 9.125 Kate Richardson 9.925 Annabeth Eberle 9.800 Jeanette Antolin 9.950 Veronique Leclerc 9.875 Yvonne Tousek 9.050 Nicolle Ford 9.875 UB: 49.100; Running: 97.500 UB: 49.125; Running: 49.125 Utah bar notes: Dominique and Rachel both had exceptional routines. They swung the bars well, handstands were straight up and dismounts stuck. Dom, especially, had a great dismount. Mel had a fall early in her routine. I missed it because I was getting a score. Annabeth Eberle was phenomenal. Her Tkatchev was as high in the air as I've ever seen. One slight leg split on a handstand was the only little error I saw. I was surprised she didn't score at least a 9.90. Veronique flew through her routine without any problems before taking a small step on her dismount. Nicolle Ford ignored a spontaneous crowd outburst when a 10.0 was flashed for Jeanette Antolin after her vault and looked fantastic. Her double layout dismount was a beauty. Stephanie Lim had a nice routine going in exhibition before falling near the end.
BEAM BEAM Holly Murdock 9.750 Natalie Nicoloff 9.800 Lori Winn 9.900 Rachel Tidd 9.850 Kristen Maloney 9.875 Gritt Hofmann 9.850 Jeanette Antolin 9.925 Nicolle Ford 9.400 Kate Richardson 10.00 Annabeth Eberle 9.825 Yvonne Tousek 9.825 Melissa Vituj 9.950 BB: 49.525; Running: 147.025 BB: 49.275; Running: 197.350 Utah beam notes: Natalie Nicoloff showed why she is one of the best lead-off performers in the nation. She likely would have scored better later in the lineup. Rachel Tidd showed why she is world class on the beam. She had just a couple of small bobbles on a very difficult and cool routine. Gritty was very gritty on this one. She had the crowd ooh-ing and ah-ing on her moves, but she did a nice job staying on after her flick flack lay. Nicolle Ford had a beauty going and looked great from my angle on her flick flack layout, layout, but she took a tumble after the second layout. Annabeth Eberle had an unexplainable slip but stayed on. For those of you who remember Shannon Bowle's mysterious slip a few years ago, this was a repeat. The rest of her routine was marvelous. Do you know that Mel lives to be in the position she was in-on the beam with a chance to clinch the win? She was sooo smooth and even blew a kiss.
FLOOR FLOOR Christie Tedmon 9.275 Kristen Riffanacht 9.800 Lori Winn 9.900 Rachel Tidd 9.500 Courtney Walker 9.650 Nicolle Ford 9.875 Yvonne Tousek 9.875 Gritt Hofmann 9.900 Kate Richardson 9.950 Annabeth Eberle 9.875 Jeanette Antolin Melissa Vituj 9.875 FX:; Running: FX:49.325; Running: 148.075 Utah floor notes Riffy started things off on floor with a great routine. She nailed her double layout on the first pass and hit a tuck double back on the third pass. Rachel Tidd had troubles slipping on the mat. She slipped three times--one time all the way out of bounds. Nicolle Ford's routine was amazing. Get ready Salt Lake fans for next Friday because you are going to love her. Can Gritt hit? Yes! Beautiful routine. She absolutely stuck her pike double back and tuck double back and her dance had the crowd going. I honestly thought that A.B. would receive a much higher score. Her routine was powerful and clean. Mel unveiled her new floor routine and it is as good or better than ever. She hit all of her moves and won the smile contest.