SEC 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

Tomasek (Bama, FX):  double arabian; tuck jump 2/1; double tuck; switch side, Popa, double stag; front lo + front tuck  9.9

Pate (Auburn, UB):  straddle hecht, kip cast hs, giant 1/1, Gienger (leg sep), overshoot, hop on, straddle cast hs, giant, giant, double layout (large step)  9.675

Fritzinger (UGA, V):  Hristakaeva (step back)  9.85

Arnstad (LSU,  BB):  full turn, bhs, bhs, lo; switch side; Shous 1/2; switch, str, str; ro, back lo 2/1  9.875

Pickens (Bama, FX):  front to double tuck; front lo 1/1 + pike front; wolf 1/1, tuck 2/1 to knees; Strug, straddle; double tuck 9.9

Lightsey (LSU, BB):  headstand mount; switch, ring; bhs, bhs, lo; tic toc, sissone; bhs 1/4; toe rise; full turn with leg at 90 (break); bhs, gainer lo full  9.9

Stephens (UGA, V):  Layout Yurch 1/1 (tiny hop, huge and dynamic)  9.95

Brion (Bama, FX):  whip, bhs, double tuck; Strug, Popa; front lo 1/1 + front tuck; double tuck (short step)  9.9

Rotation 2  

Stucky (UF, UB):  hecht, kip straddle cast hs, pike Deltchev (nice skill), kip straddle cast 1/2, giant, healy, front giant full pirouette, giant 1/2, Pak, glide 1/2, kip hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, double tuck  9.875

Clark (AU, BB):  bhs, lo, lo; straddle, straddle; wolf on 1 leg, side some; ro, double back (hop)  9.825

Sterner (Bama, V):  Pike front 1/2  (step, a bit loose)  9.8

Gales (UK, FX):  double layout (big); switch, front, straddle; front lo 1/1+front tuck; Strug, Popa; double tuck (stumble step)  9.825

Rotation 3  

Rowe (UGA, UB):  glide jamp, uprise, Tkachev, kip straddle cast hs, hop to elgrip, elgrip giant, elgrip giant, healy, straddle back hs, glide hop, sole circle, uprise, double tuck (step)  9.875

Primault (UK, V):  Pike front 1/2 (step, form)  9.8

Waterhouse (UF, BB):  straddle splits mount; bhs, lo, lo; switch side; full turn (slight check); pike, pike; ro, double tuck (two quick steps/hop)  9.85

Sapunar (UGA, UB):  straddle hecht, kip cast hs, giant blind, healy, front giant, healy, straddle Jaeger, kip cast hs, overshoot hs, glide hop to sole circle, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant, double layout (piked down, hop)  9.9

Szmuch (UF, BB):  planche; hs, step down, lo, lo; tuck, 3/4 straddle; hitch, side somi, full turn, (balance check on low beam work); switch side; ro, double tuck (step)  9.825

Campanioni (LSU, FX):  double pike; switch side, Popa, Shous; front lo 1/1+ tuck (low); whip 1/2, front lo 9.8

C. Byrd (UGA, UB):  glide kip cast hs, Shaposhnikova, overshoot, glide hop to high, uprise, Tkachev, uprise, Healy, front giant, Healy, front giant, giant, double layout (big step)  9.9

Arnstad (LSU, FX):  triple full (bounced OOB, step); front lo 1/1+ pike front; switch side, Popa, straddle; double pike 9.75

Rotaton 4  

Rice (Bama, UB):  hecht, uprise, giant, higgins, elgrip giant, elgrip giant 1/2, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, full in  (step)  9.85

Emmons (UGA, BB):  tuck jump mount, full turn; bhs, lo, lo; front tuck (check); switch side; wolf, straddle; front lo 1/1  9.825

Degteva (LSU, V):  Hristakaeva (bent knees prior to landing)  9.875

Puckett (AU, FX):  fhs, Rudi, bhs; 1 1/2 turn with leg at 90 + Popa; whip 1/2+front lo+front tuck; wolf 1/1, Popa; front lo 1/1+front tuck  9.825

Barrington (Bama, UB):  hecht, kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/1 to elgrip, elgrip 1/2, Pak, kip straddle cast hs 1/2, glide hop on, sole circle, kip straddle cast hs, giant, giant 1/1, double tuck  (hop)  9.9

Sapunar (UGA, BB)  split mount; switch side; bhs, bhs, lo; bhs, Shous; full turn; switch, straddle (slight foot check); cartwheel, gainer lo 1/1  9.9

Pickens (Bama, UB):  glide kip cast hs, Shaposhnikova, kip cast hs, Hindorff, straddle cast hs, free hip 1/2, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop to high, kip straddle cast hs, giant, full-in  9.95

Fritzinger (UGA, BB):  bhs, bhs (break, leg up, intended lo); full turn; switch, gainer lo; wolf, wolf 3/4; ro, back lo 2/1  9.7

Arnstad (LSU, V):  Phelps (leg sep in pf)  9.9

Rotaton 5  

Martinez (Bama, BB):  straddle, straddle; roll, ring; bhs, lo; Popa (short); wolf 3/4 (break, intended a full); switch; Rudi  9.85

Szmuch (UF, FX):  double pike; wolf 3/2; front lo+front lo; cat 2/1, wolf 1/1; double tuck 9.9

Boyte (AU, V):  pike front 1/2  (step)  9.85

Lemp (UK, UB):  glide hop to high, uprise, giant 1/1, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide jam, kip straddle cast hs, giant 1/1, giant, toe front 1/2 (hop)  9.825

Rice (Bama, BB):  straddle, wolf; bhs, lo, lo (step, check); wolf 1/1; beat, bhs; gainer lo (fall); full turn; ro, back lo 2/1  9.3

Thompson (UF, FX):  ro, whip, whip, bhs, double pike; double pike; wolf 1/1, Popa; switch ring; back 5/2 + pike front  9.9

Littrell (AU, V):  Pike Cuervo (step, early turn)  9.825

Gore (UK, UB):  (hb, facing low) kip straddle cast hs hop to elgrip; elgrip giant, elgrip giant 1/2, Gienger, overshoot, glide hop to high, uprise, double tuck  9.825

Pickens (Bama, BB):  switch, wolf; bhs, bhs, lo; rull turn; front tuck; ro, double tuck  9.925

Velxer (UGA, BB):  whip, bhs, double tuck; whip 1/2+Barani+back lo; Popa, Popa (+another leap),; double pike   9.9

Smith (UK, BB):  Silivas mount; switch side 1/4; wolf, bhs, lo (fall); full turn (break); fhs; wolf on one leg, bhs 1/4; 3/4 straddle (break at waist); switch, sheep; front tuck full (hop)  9.15

Degteva (LSU, UB):  straddle hecht, uprise, giant 1/1, Gienger (high), kip cast hs 1/2, Deltchev (even higher), overshoot, glide hop to high, kip cast hs, giant, double tuck 9.875

Sapunar (UGA, FX):  fhs, front lo 2/1; switch ring; fhs, Rudi+bakc lo; switch side, Popa, split 1/1;  back lo 2/1  9.9

Szmuch (UF, V):  Hristakaeva (hop)  9.85

Mamby (LSU, UB):  straddle hecht, uprise, hop full (tremendous amplitude on the hop), Gienger, uprise, Higgins, straddle back hs, glide to hop, sole circle, kip cast hs, free hip front 1/2 (hop)  9.875

Stephens (UGA, FX):  double lo; switch, front, sissone; ro, whip, bhs, back lo 5/2; Popa, Popa, wolf 1/1; double pike (music = "Get Ur Freak On")  9.95

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