Big Ten Championships  3/23/02

by Greg

Meet report derived from the broadcast on Fox Sports.  As always, + denote direct combinations on FX.  Connected elements on other events are spaced with commas.  Semicolons indicate gaps in skills listed, which are usually A level and nonvalue skills.  Common abbreviations include:  bhs= backhandspring, hs=handstand, lo=layout, ro is roundoff, etc

You'll get the idea....

 Complete results for this meet are located here (external link, opens new window)

Rotation 1

Linder (MSU, V):  1/2 on 1/2 off front 1/2 (hop; nicely kicked out)  9.8

Ray (Mich, FX):  Back lo 5/2 twist; double turn with leg at horizontal, Popa, double stag; whip 1/2+Rudi+Shous; double turn, wolf 1/1; double full  9.9

Laatsch (MN, BB): in progress....  bhs, lo (slight leg check); full turn; 3/2 jump from cross; front walkover (check); Korbut; wolf, split 1/1; gainer lo full  9.85

Ryals (Mich, FX):  back lo 5/2 twist+ front tuck; full turn; double pike; switch ring, wolf 1/1, double stag; whip 1/2+front full (short)  9.9

Kelley  (MN, BB):  split mount; gainer bhs, lo (break at waist); reverse turn; front tuck (step); gainer lo; straddle, straddle; ro, double full 9.70

Rotation 2  

Maday (Iowa, BB):  Silivas mount; full turn; bhs, bhs, lo (slight break); htich, side somi; switch, wolf (break); tour jete (low amplitude); ro, double full (small step)  9.775

A. Williams (Ill, V):  Pike front (landed with chest forward, but great height)   9.7

Porter (OSU, UB):  glide hop to high, uprise, Deltchev, uprise 1/2, straddle back, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, double pike/lo  9.725

Doerr (OSU, UB):  hecht, kip cast hs, giant 1/1, giant 1/1, giant 1/2, overshoot, glide hop to high, kip cast hs, giant, giant, full twisting double layout  9.825

Kello (Iowa, BB):  in progress... punch front; wolf, straddle (check); gainer lo 1/1 9.825

Rowland (PSU, FX):  back lo 5/2 twist + front; jump 2/1; double pike; double turn, jump 3/2, wolf 1/1; front lo 1/1+pike front  9.90

Alexandrova (Iowa, BB):  switch wolf, straddle; ro, lo; switch (check), wf, tuck; ro, bhs, tuck 3/2 (step)  9.7

Rotation 3  

Devaty (MSU, FX): kip straddle cast hs 1/2, counterswing, uprise 1/2, overshoot, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, hop full, double tuck 9.75

Ray (Mich, V):  Layout Yurchenko full  (hop)  9.825

Beuckens (MN, FX):  front stepout, ro, bhs, double tuck; whip 1/2+front lo; switch side, Popa, Shous; double full+frpmt tuck  9.8

Meaney (OSU, BB):  front tuck; bhs, lo (check); switch, ring; straddle, wolf, bhs 1/4; full turn; front tuck (low); switch side; front lo full  9.775  (low amplitude on leaps)

Linder (MSU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip cast hs, giant 1/1, Gienger (leg sep), kip straddle cast hs, overshoot hs, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/1, double tuck.  9.725

Grieg (OSU, BB):  front tuck; bhs, lo; switch, ring; (cutaway in broadcast)  9.9

Kelley (MN, FX):  full in (leg came up during lunge); Popa, Popa; whip 1/2+front lo 1/1 (large lunge); wolf 1/1, cat 1/1; whip+back lo 2/1; jump 2/1 to splits  9.875

Janke (OSU, BB):  ro, lo mount; beat, straddle, straddle; ro, bhs, lo (big fight); switch, beat, ring; full turn; ro back lo 3/2 tw (step)  9.70

Laatsch (MN, FX):  whip, bhs, double tuck (small step); whip 1/2+front lo 1/1; Strug, Popanova; front lo+front lo (large lunge).  9.825

Rotaton 4  

Rowland (PSU, V):  Pike front 1/2 (stuck)  9.95

Hunsinger (MSU, BB):  straddle press hs to plange; wolf, 3/4 straddle;bhs, lo (fall); switch, straddle, straddle; full turn (check); front tuck full  9.20

A. Williams (Ill, UB):  hecht, uprise, giant blind, pike Jaeger, overshoot, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant blind, front giant, double front (step)   9.825  Nice speed on her swing

Maday (Iowa, FX):  triple full; switch ring, Strug; whip 1/2+front 1/1+front tuck (hop); double full  9.925

McIntosh (MSU, BB):  ro lo mount; switch side; bhs, two foot bhs, lo (leg form); switch 1/2+split 1/2; gainer lo full  9.925

Rotaton 5  

Kelley (MN, V):  tuck front 1/2 (scoot)  9.75

Yernberg (MN, V):  Layout Tsuk full  (step, leg sep in pf) 9.775

Kuczera (Mich, UB):  straddle hecht, uprise, healy, straddle back hs, toe shoot to high, uprsie, Gienger, overshoot, glide hop on, kip cast hs, giant, giant, full twisting double layout  9.80

Dixon (MN, V):  Pike front 1/2 (land with chest low, bent knees, step)  9.775

Ryals (Mich, UB):  straddle hecht, uprise, giant blind, front giant 1/2, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glid hop to high, kip cast hs, giant, giant, double pike/layout  9.925

Norman (MN, V):  Tsuk layout 1/2  (scoot, then step, leg sep in pf)  9.75

Ray (Mich, UB):  hecht, uprise, toe on hs, giant hop full, Tkachev, straddle back hs (over on hs to fall); kip cast hs (short), giant, giant, full twisting double layout  9.375

Williams (Ill, BB):  front mount, wf; switch, wf 3/4; bhs, lo (check); front, beat; full turn (check); ro, double full  9.8

Janke (OSU, FX):  back lo 5/2 twist + front lo (nice and rare!); cat 2/1; front lo 1/1+pike; whip 1/2+ front lo  9.825

Gallagher (Ill, BB):  straddle press hs lower to sit; bhs, lo (check); switch, straddle; straddle to bhs 1/4 with imm. 1/2 pirouette; wolf 1/1; gainer lo full 9.8

Tucker (OSU, FX):  front lo 2/1+front (step to side; another nice and rare combo for NCAA); back lo 5/2 (stumble); Strug, Popa, double stag 1/1; front lo + Rudi; switch side + Popanova  9.725

Rotaton 6  

MacKenzie (Mich, BB):  splits mount; bhs, lo (check, bent at waist); switch, ring; hitch, fhs to knee; front aerial (very nice); cw gainer lo 1/1  9.85

Maday (Iowa, V):  Layout Yurch 1/1  9.9

McIntosh (MSU, FX):  double tuck; front full + front (landed very low); triple turn; cat 2/1, wolf 1/1; switch side, Popa; double full  9.725

Rowland (PSU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip straddle cast hs, giant blind, healy (past vert), front giant 1/2, Gienger, straddle cast hs, overshoot hs (hit hs nicely), glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, double layout (step)  9.75

Linder (MSU, UB):  front to double tuck; front lo 1/1 +tuck fron (step OOB); switch side, Popa; back lo 5/2  9.7

Ryals (Mich, BB):  straddle splits mount; bhs, bhs, lo (fall); wolf, back tuck, beat; front tuck (touch beam); switch, ring; ro, double full  8.9

Devaty (MSU, FX):  double pike; whip 1/2+front tuck 1/1; switch side, Popa; switch side 1/2; double full  9.825

Ray (Mich, BB):  mount of a Barani to front support (like an aerial to the front support against the beam); bhs, bhs, lo; wolf, bhs 1/4; straddle, straddle; cartwheel gainer lo 1/1  9.95

Rotaton 7  

Kaufman (Ill, FX):  double pike; Strug, Popa; double tuck; switch side, wolf 1/1; front lo, tuck front (hop)  9.675

Tucker (OSU, V):  Phelps (sat down)  9.25

Kelley (MN, UB):  hecht, uprise, giant 1/1; Tkachev, straddle back hs (short), glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs (short), giant, giant, full in  9.775

Buranich (Ill, FX):  whip 1/2+front lo 1/1; switch side, Popa, Shous; double full; front lo, pike front  9.725

Skokut (MN, UB):  glide jam, uprise, healy, front giant, reverse pirouette, front giant 1/2, Shous, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, uprise, giant, giant, full in 9.9

Newcomb (Ill, FX):  Rudi; double tuck; double turn, wolf 1/1, Shous; whip 1/2 + front lo 1/1  9.725

Laatsch (MN, UB):  hecht, kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/1, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, full (excellent lines and hs throughout)  9.95

Williams (Ill, FX):  double pike (very clean); cat 1/1, cat 2/1; Rudi; Popa, wolf 1/1; front lo+barani+ Shous  9.8

Campagnolo (PSU, BB):  front tuck (step); ff, whip; switch (fall); straddle, straddle (break); switch, wolf; ro back lo 3/2  9.175

Gallageher (Ill, FX):  double turn, wolf 1/1, Popa; double pike; switch side; double tuck (short); cat 3/2, wolf 1/1; front lo + pike front  9.8

Rowland (PSU, BB):  front tuck mount, wolf; bhs, bhs, lo; sissone, sissone; front, beat; cartweel, gainer lo 1/1.

End of Report