Big 12 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

Lamb (NU, BB):  front tuck on; ff, lo; full turn (slight check); straddle, straddle, split 1/4; switch side to prone to back hip circle; gainer lo full  9.85

Harris (NU, BB):  bhs, lo, bhs; full turn (slight check); switch, split 3/4; wolf, bhs; ro, back lo 3/2  9.9

Tamayo (OU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/1, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/1, double tuck  (slight cowboy, arm motions on landing)  9.85

Goncalves (OU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip straddle cast hs, Tkachev (high), kip straddle cast hs, giant blind, pike Jaeger (leg sep), overshoot, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, full in (hop)  9.875

Simpson (NU, BB):  bhs, lo, bhs; switch, aerial, split 1/2, split 1/2; full turn; switch, wolf; ro back lo 2/1 (small step)  9.95

Kringen (ISU, FX):  double pike (large lunge, very high and clean); front lo 1/1+ barani + front to sit; cat 1/1, cat 2/1; front lo+ front  9.85

Huey (ISU, FX): whip, bhs, double pike; whip 1/2+rudi; full turn, illusion; switch side, Popa; double tuck (bounce)  9.9

Davis (MU, V):  Phelps (hop, form issues)  9.825

Robinson (MU, V):  Hristakaeva (hop)  9.825

Rotation 2  

Landgraf (NU, FX):  front stepout, ro, bhs, triple full (OOB); 3/2 turn, wolf 1/1; front lo 1/1+pike front; switch, wolf 1/1; double full  9.7

Lamb (NU, FX):  triple full (short); double pike; switch side, Popa, Shous; front lo+front lo  9.9

Davis (MU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip straddle cast hs, hop, front giant, healy, straddle back hs (short), glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, double layout 9.75

Goncalves (OU, BB):  front tuck mount; bhs, lo (break); switch, 1/4 straddle to prone; punch front; front lo 1/1  9.85

Tamayo (OU, BB):  bhs, lo (apparantly warmed up two layouts); beat, 3/4 straddle; switch side; full turn (small check); 3/4 straddle (major break, touched beam); cartwheel gainer lo 1/1 (step)  9.75

Simpson (NU, FX): double layout (very clean, nice technique); front lo 1/1+pike front; double turn with leg at 90, wolf 1/1, split 1/1; double pike 9.95

Robinson (MU, UB):  hecht, uprise, giant 1/1; Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, double layout (soft knees)  9.85

Huey (ISU, V):  Pike front 1/2 (two quick steps, nice open from pike)  9.875

Kringen (ISU, V):  Phelps (leg sep in pf, step)  9.85

Rotation 3  

Richey (ISU, UB):  hecht, uprise, giant 1/1, Tkachev (hit leg), kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/2, overshoot, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant double tuck  9.75

Dombart (MU, BB):  tuck jump mount; bhs, lo; full turn; punch front; switch, straddle, straddle; front tuck full 9.925

Sweitzer (ISU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant 1/1, Gienger, overshoot, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant 1/1, double tuck  9.9

Kringen (ISU, UB):  straddle hecht, kip cast hs, giant 1/1, Tkachev (fall); kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/2, overshoot, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant blind, double front (nice)  9.2

Aoki (OU, FX):  back lo 5/2_pike front; double turn, wolf 1/1; Rudi; switch side, straddle; double full+Shous  9.9

Huey (ISU, UB):  hecht, uprise, giant blind, straddle Jaeger, overshoot, glide hop to high, uprise, giant 1/1, giant, giant, double pike/layout  9.9

Robinson (MU, BB):  ro, layout to two feet mount (very nice, straight body throughout); switch, switch; bhs, lo (fall); full turn; wolf, Korbut; ro, double tuck (hop)  9.3

Tamayo (OU, FX):  double pike; double turn, Popa; cat 1/1, split 1/1; front lo+front lo 1/1; front lo+front lo  9.95

Goncalves (OU, FX):  double pike; whip 1/2+front lo 1/1 (large lunge); wolf 1/1, Popanova; front lo+front lo 9.9

Lamb (NU, V):  Pike front 1/2  (slight hop, nice open from pike)  9.9

Wertz (NU, V):  Yurch LO 1/1  9.9

Simpson (NU, V):  Pike front (step, big V, really popped out from pike position for landing)  9.8

Rotaton 4  

Harris (NU, UB):  kip cast hs 1/2, giant 1/1, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, uprise, giant, giant, double pike/layout (step)  9.85

Lamb (NU, UB):  kip cast hs, giant 1/1 (kind of got stuck a bit), giant, giant 1/1, giant 1/2, Gienger, kip cast hs, overshoot hs, glide hop to high, kip cast hs, giant to splits, toe on/off, double tuck 9.8

Davis (MU, FX):  double tuck; wolf 1/1, Popa; back lo 3/2+pike front; switch side, Popa; front lo+front lo (low) 9.775

Simpson (NU, UB):  hecht, kip cast hs, giant 1/1, giant 1/1, giant 1/2, overshoot hs, glide hop to high, kip cast hs, Gienger, kip cast hs 1/2, giant, double pike  9.875

Sweitzer (ISU, BB):  bhs, bhs, lo (check); switch, straddle 1/4; full turn; switch side; gainer lo full 9.9

Tamayo (OU, V):  Pike front 1/2 (well short)  9.7

Goncalves (OU, V):  Yurchenko LO 1/1 (hop)  9.875

Mueller (OU, V):  Phelps (leg sep in pf, hop) 9.85

Huey (ISU, BB):  bhs, lo; full turn; straddle, straddle; pike jump, Chen; cartwheel gainer lo 1/1  9.925

 End of Report