Feb. 14, 2003

Recap

TUCSON, Ariz. -
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UTAH VS. ARIZONA

Feb. 14, 2003

Introductions begin at 7:30 p.m. MST


TEAM TOTALS

1. Utah 196.900

2. Arizona 194.500 

ARIZONA                         UTAH
VAULT                           VAULT
Nikki Beyschau         9.650    Kylee Wagner        9.700
Jessamyn Salter        9.125    Gritt Hofmann       9.775
Erin Muirhead          9.725    Veronique Leclerc   9.850
Katie Johnson          9.800    Kristen Riffanacht  9.900
Monica Bisordi         9.875    Melissa Vituj       9.300
Abby Pearson           9.875    Annabeth Eberle     9.925
VT: 48.925; Running: 48.925     VT: 49.150; Running: 98.275

Utah vault notes: Kylee Wagner started Utah off with a 9.80 valued vault and looked great in the air before a small hop on the landing. Gritt Hofmann does a repeat of Wagner's vault only Hofmann's started at a 9.90. Veronique Leclerc started Utah's 10.0 valued vaulters off well, receiving a 9.90 from one judge. Kristen Riffanacht had a phenomenal vault to tie her career high for a second straight week. Melissa Vituj sat down on her landing. Annabeth Eberle is high and ever so perfect in the air before a little teeny hop on her landing. She tied her career high.

BARS                            BARS
Nikki Beyschau         9.800    Kristen Riffanacht  9.800
Stevie Fanning         9.000    Annabeth Eberle     9.800
Sheehan Lemley         9.775    Veronique Leclerc   9.325
Jamie Duce             9.875    Melissa Vituj       9.775
Monica Bisordi         9.875    Kim Allan           9.850
Kristine Harper        9.000    Theresa Kulikowski  9.900
UB: 48.325; Running: 97.250     UB: 49.125; Running: 49.125
                                exh Dominque D'Oliveira 9.775
                                exh Crystal Gilmore     9.650

Utah bar notes: Kristen Riffanacht opens with a nice routine, although she had a little problem on her landing. It looked like one of her knees buckled a bit and caused her to take a small step. Annabeth Eberle was superb except for a weird problem when she stood on the low bar for her final move to the high bar. One foot slipped and she had to catch her balance quickly. Veronique Leclerc tested out her brand new routine and missed her first big release move. Melissa Vituj also ran into a problem on her stoop on the low bar and had to swing back under the bar before heading to the top bar for her dismount. Kim Allan got through
her routine nicely before stepping out of another big double layout dismount. Theresa Kulikowski was her usual flawless self on the bars and had just a tiny, tiny step on the dismount. In her first collegiate routine, Dominique D'Oliveira looked great and stuck her dismount. Crystal Gilmore, also in exhibition, also got through her routine without a problem.


BEAM                            BEAM
Jamie Duce             9.800    Kylee Wagner         9.775
Stevie Fanning         8.650    Kim Allan            9.300
Sheehan Lemley         9.725    Gritt Hofmann        9.825
Kristine Harper        9.100    Annabeth Eberle      9.900
Katie Johnson          9.275    Theresa Kulikowski   9.925
Monica Bisordi         9.925    Melissa Vituj        9.950
BB: 47.825; Running: 145.075    BB: 49.375; Running: 196.900
                             ex Gabriella Onodi      9.750


Utah beam notes: Kylee Wagner did a nice job of recovering from some little balance problems that I thought might throw off her flight series, which is near the end of her routine. Instead, she got stronger as the routine went on and hit it fine. Kim Allan couldn't stay on after her round-off layout to two feet. Too bad, because she looked good otherwise. Gritt Hofmann battled through some little problems, including a balance check on  her side sumi (spelling?, but she kept her record perfect. Annabeth Eberle was simply sensational tonight. Her beam routine was an absolute beauty. Theresa Kulikowski was headed for a 10.0 until it appeared like she lost concentration near the end. I know Kulio never loses her concentration, but she teetered forward while doing nothing. Shannon, if you're watching, you would relate! Melissa Vituj was almost perfect to end things on a good note for the "counters." Gabriella Onodi appeared to do a great routine as exhibition, but I didn't get to see all of it. Crystal Gilmore fell in exhibition.


FLOOR                           FLOOR
Stevie Fanning         9.800    Natalie Nicoloff     9.725
Jessamyn Salter        9.875    Kylee Wagner         9.675
Kristine Harper        9.825    Veronique Leclerc    9.825
Jamie Duce             9.875    Kristen Riffanacht   9.825
Katie Johnson          9.925    Annabeth Eberle      9.950
Monica Bisordi         9.925    Melissa Vituj        9.925
FX: 49.425; Running: 194.500    FX: 49.250; Running: 147.525


Utah floor notes: I think Natalie Nicoloff hit her routine but she either left something out of the second pass or got ahead of her music. I know she complained that her music was too slow in warmups. Kylee Wagner had probably her best piked double back this year but she did run out of her second pass. Veronique Leclerc had one of her better routines. Kristen Riffanacht absoulutely NAILED her pike double back and her double back. She lost a little steam at the very end of the routine and really got penalized I thought. OK, Annabeth Eberle's routine was just amazing. Power, control, beautiful dance. Hard to beat that one. Melissa Vituj seemed to feed off AB's routine and gained some new fans in Arizona in the process.