Jan. 27, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS -
Scores from tonight's Utah gymnastics meet will be posted throughout the meet. You will need to hit your reload/refresh key for updates. Meet introductions will start at 6:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. MT) and the first scores should start to appear at around 6:20 p.m.
FINAL SCORE
1. Utah 195.875
2. Minnesota 194.125
MINNESOTA UTAHVAULT VAULT Jade Beattie 9.625 Jessica Duke 9.750 Ashley Mutchler 9.650 Nina Kim 9.800 Ashley Stanton 9.700 Nicolle Ford 9.850 Kim Womack 9.675 Annie DiLuzio 9.775 Kelly Ganchan 9.750 Kristina Baskett 9.850 Alexis Russell 9.150 Ashley Postell 9.900
VT: 48.40; Running: 48.40 VT: 49.175; Running: 98.050 Utah vault notes: Jessica Duke had good amplitude and flight. She bounced a little when she landed on the matt, but she didn't take a step or anything. Nina Kim had a big vault with great distance. She probably got a deduction for the face she made when she landed! Nicolle Ford was a little weepy after her bar routine, but she put on her Queen face and hit a big vault. Annie DiLuzio went for the rafters on that vault. She was docked for a step on her landing. Kristina Baskett's vault was totally solid except for very slight movement on her landing. Unfortunately, I missed Ashley's vault, but SL Tribune reporter Lya Wodraska said it was a beauty but for a little step on her landing. Sarah Shire had a fabulous vault in exhibition, scoring a 9.875. Great stick.BARS BARS Carmelina Carabajal 9.625 Jessica Duke 9.775 Alexis Russell 9.725 Daria Bijak 9.725 Jade Beattie 9.725 Nina Kim 9.725 Stephanie Funk 9.800 Kristina Baskett 9.825 Andy Cornelius 9.775 Ashley Postell 9.825 Angela Walker 9.875 Nicolle Ford 9.325
UB:48.800; Running: 97.200 UB: 48.875; Running: 48.875 Utah bar notes: Jessica Duke had a really nice, clean routine. Handstands were good, big swings and a nice stick on the landing. Daria Bijak received a 9.8 from one judge but just a 9.65 from the other. I'm not sure where that big of a deduction came from since the only real miscue she made was a step on the dismount. Nina Kim probably was deducted for a handstand that wasn't completely straight and a lean on her dismount (she did not step). Kristina Baskett was really scored tight. She flew through the routine and it looked like a beauty. Ditto on Ashley Postell. She was very smooth and had a very small quarter of a step on an otherwise aggressive dismount. Nicolle Ford had trouble early in the routine when she had a break on the top bar. Then she stumbled almost to her knee on the dismount.BEAM BEAM Alexis Russell 9.675 Jessica Duke 9.675 Ashley Mutchler 9.675 Kristina Baskett 9.875 Carmelina Carabajal 9.700 Sarah Shire 9.800 Amanda Miles 9.700 Annie DiLuzio 9.625 Angela Walker 9.750 Nina Kim 9.275 Ashley Stanton 9.850 Ashley Postell 9.925
BB: 48.675; Running: 145.875 BB: 48.900; Running: 195.875 Utah beam notes: Jessica Duke had two balance checks and was hit for them. I know I'm a big Ute, but I have to tell you that Kristina Baskett's routine was an absolute beauty and I have no idea how someone saw .15 deduction. Hel-lo Sarah Shire. Holy cow that was a cool routine. She does this nifty series using one arm instead of two, in front of a layout. I liked this routine for a 9.90. Annie DiLuzio does everything big and aggressively -- even her balance checks. Very impressive job of staying on board. Nina Kim crashed on her mount. She looked low and off to the side in flight and I could tell she wouldn't be able to save it. OK, that was vintage Ashley Postell. She didn't have an eyelash out of place and absolutely wowed this place.FLOOR FLOOR Alexis Russell 9.625 Jessica Duke 9.650 Angela Walker 9.450 Katie Kivisto 9.825 Amanda Miles 9.150 Annie DiLuzio 9.775 Ashley Stanton 9.550 Nicolle Ford 9.075 Andy Cornelius 9.800 Kristina Baskett 9.775 Carmelina Carabajal 9.825 Ashley Postell 9.900
FX:48.250; Running: 194.125 FX: 48.925; Running: 146.975 Utah floor notes: Jessie Duke had a nice floor routine. She hit all of her tumbling and looked like she was having fun on the dance. I have no idea why her score was so low. That is the best floor routine I've ever seen from Katie Kivisto and she tied her career high. Annie had great amplitude and I wonder if it almost hurt her score in a way, because when she came down, she almost bounced up off the mat. Queenie is just having a time of it tonight. She went into her front tuck really low on her first pass and landed on her seat. Kristina Baskett's front double pike was sky high and she nailed it. The only thing I saw wrong with the entire routine was a step back on her final pass. Ashley Postell just tore it up. She just rocked that routine. Stuck everything, great tumbling, beautiful dance. In exhibition, Beth Rizzo was very impressive and received a 9.775.