Stanford at UCLA 2/10/02

by Olin

As everyone has already mentioned, no Michelle Conway (she seemed perfectly healthy) and no Kristin Parker (hair in a long blonde ponytail for the meet), but Christie Tedmon is on crutches.  

Fantastic to see both Beckerman and Jones in the floor lineup, plus Jamie Williams hit her routine for the second week in a row – gotta love Val and the excitement she shares for her athletes’ accomplishments.

Vault was a struggle for both teams, UCLA is feeling the temporary loss of Parker, not sure why Velasco wasn’t in the lineup. Jones also seems to have scrapped her Yurchenko vault, hopefully only for the time being.

Rotation 1

Dong [Vault/UCLA] – Layout Tsuk; piked down, step forward; 9.350

Jensen [Bars/Stanford] – straddle over + back uprise h.s.-½ + front giant + healy + ½ + Gienger + overshoot; back uprise h.s. + Tkatchev; toe-front- ½ ; 9.800

Williams [Vault/UCLA] – Layout Tsuk; nice position, one step; 9.475

Leveille [Bars/Stanford] – straddle over + back uprise h.s.- ½ + piked Jaeger + cast h.s. + ½ pirr. + counterswing + straddle back (awkward bent-arm h.s.); back uprise h.s.; double layout  (good mechanics, loose form); 9.675

Tousek [Vault/UCLA] – Hristakieva; bent knees, solid landing; 9.825

Wing [Bars/Stanford] – hecht mount + back uprise h.s.-1/1 + Gienger + cast h.s. + bail-1/2 to h.s.; double front flyaway (big step, almost dragged a hand); 9.700

Jones [Vault/UCLA] – handspring front tuck; step forward; seemed like she planned to tuck the vault by everyone’s reaction; 9.65

Fluhrer [Bars/Stanford] – eagle grip giant + piked Jaeger + overshoot; toe-hop to HB; giant-1/1; double layout; 9.800

Willis [Vault/UCLA] – Yurchenko-1/1; slight check on the landing, slightly loose in the air; 9.900

Meldrum [Bars/Stanford] – straddle over + back uprise h.s. + giant-1/1 + hop-1/1 + Gienger; overshoot h.s.; double layout-1/1 (stuck, a little bit piked); 9.875

Dantzscher [Vault/UCLA] – Yurchenko-1/1; gigantic and clean; step forward as she turned to the judges; 9.875

Gair [Bars/Stanford] – glide kip mount; back uprise h.s. + full-twisting reverse hecht (Shoushounova) + straddle back h.s.; back-uprise handstand; giant + giant + giant (intended to dismount with double layout, but bailed) + double pike (rotated to back); 9.100

Desai [Vault/UCLA/Exhibition] – handspring 2/1; only 1 and Ύ times around, but managed to stand it up, didn’t catch the score

Rotation 2

Cooper [Vault/Stanford] – handspring front pike; low landing, but stuck; 9.600

Velasco [Bars/UCLA] – straddle over + back uprise h.s. + Gienger; overshoot h.s. (missed h.s. slightly); doubhe front- ½ ; 9.700

Herbert [Vault/Stanford] – Yurchenko-1/1; piked down, hop back on the landing, the team was really excited about it; 9.725

Jones [Bars/UCLA] – straddle over; blind + straddle Jaeger + cast h.s.- ½ + counterswing + straddle back h.s.; double layout (missed her last h.s.); 9.800

Delgado [Vault/Stanford] – piked front-1/2; fast twist, one hop; 9.800

Willis [Bars/UCLA] – jump to HB; blind + healy to overgrip (I think) + Tkatchev + straddle back h.s. + toe-hop; blind + front giant + double front-1/2; 9.900

Beck [Vault/Stanford] – Yurchenko-1/1; missed hands, did a tucked-1/1 with a big step forward; 9.725 (high, IMO)

Tousek [Bars/UCLA] – straddle over; giant 3/2 + piked Jaeger; Hindorff (caught with fingertips) + cast h.s. + Pak Salto; double layout (hop); 9.950

Fluhrer [Vault/Stanford] – Hristakieva; beautiful in the air, one hop forward; 9.825

Dantzscher [Bars/UCLA] – Shaposhnikova + Pak Salto; toe-hop to HB (caught in dead hang); toe-on h.s. + Gienger (close to the bar); tucked full-in dismount (hop); 9.975 (high, IMO)

Goldberg [Vault/Stanford] – handspring front pike; warmed up a piked Cuervo, but looked like the front pike was planned, one step on the landing; 9.800

Thompson [Bars/UCLA] – straddle over + back uprise h.s. + giant-1/1 + Tkatchev + counterswing-1/1 to overgrip + straddle back h.s.; full-in (shuffle on landing); 9.900

Leveille [Vault/Stanford/Exhibition] – Yurchenko-layout; nice vault, a bit piked down, but stuck; 9.6x

Rotation 3

Thompson [Beam/UCLA] – ff ff layout; switch + straddle + straddle; cat leap + front handspring step-out; wolf- Ύ; gainer front-1/1 off side (awkward step to the side); 9.725 (low, IMO, the step was the only error, she’s a great leadoff)

Herbert [Floor/Stanford] – double pike (hop); front ff + Rudi + ff step-out + layout step-out; double full; music from Apollo 13

Dantzscher [Beam/UCLA] – ff ff layout (slight bobble); straddle + straddle; front tuck + wolf + Korbut (very aggressive); ff to gainer 3/2 twist off end (hop); 9.875

Wing [Floor/Stanford] – RO + whip-1/2 + front-1/1; 5/2 twist (step OB); double full; West Side Story medley; 9.675

Jones [Beam/UCLA] – chest stand mount, roll to lay back and needle scale around the beam; ff ff layout; switch + straddle + straddle; straddle- Ύ (fall); scale; cartwheel + gainer-1/1 off the side; 9.300

Delgado [Floor/Stanford] – RO + whip-1/2 + front-1/1; double pike; front ff + front layout + front layout; music from Stomp?; 9.725

Willis [Beam/UCLA] – front tuck; pike + Shoushounova; switch + switch-side; front tuck; ff + ff + double tuck (one step); 9.850

Fluhrer [Floor/Stanford] – front ff + front-2/1 + front tuck; 5/2 twist; RO + whip-1/2 + front-1/1 (awkward landing); music same as Morgan White from 2000; 9.775

Tousek [Beam/UCLA] – ff layout ff; straddle (wobble); straddle + tuck; Chen; double full (stuck); 9.850

Goldberg [Floor/Stanford] – punch double front; front tuck + front ff + Rudi; front ff + front layout + front pike; interesting music, thought someone had pulled the fire alarm in Pauly Pavilion; 9.875

Beckerman [Beam/UCLA] – full turn with leg horizontal + wolf; front aerial + ff (wobble on aerial, but connected it); cartwheel + gainer-1/1 off side (stuck); 9.900

Leveille [Floor/Stanford] – 5/2 twist + front tuck; front ff + front-1/1 + front pike; double pike (big step back, had to lift front leg for balance); great dance, pretty routine, even better than her Olympic one, IMO; 9.875

Ranieri [Floor/Stanford/Exhibition] – RO + whip + ff + ff + double pike (step to the side); front ff + front-1/1 (low and step to the side); double full (looked tired, but stuck it); music from Cirque Du Soleil (the one everyone uses)

Rotation 4

Meldrum [Beam/Stanford] – switch + pike (missed the pike compression); RO + layout step-out; ff- Ό (missed h.s.) + back hip circle; wolf + tuck-1/1 (cheated); RO + 3/2 twist (hop); 9.500

Williams [Floor/UCLA] – double pike (hit!); front ff + front-1/1; front ff + front layout + front layout; 9.775

Delgado [Beam/Stanford] – mount with flairs on end; ff + layout + layout; beat + Korbut; switch + pike; punch Rudi dismount (steps to the side); 9.650

Jones [Floor/UCLA] – RO + whip + ff + ff + double pike; back layout-1/1; front ff + front-1/1; 9.800

Herbert [Beam/Stanford] – jump to end mount; switch + ff + ff + layout; tour-jete- ½ (?); wolf + wolf-1/1 (cheated); front ff step-out + split leap (lower to beam); cartwheel + gainer 3/2 off side (low, but stuck); 9.725

Beckerman [Floor/UCLA] – RO + whip + 2/1; front ff + bounder + Rudi; RO + whip- ½ + front layout (step to the side); neat routine to tango music; 9.875

Fluhrer [Beam/Stanford] – split leap mount; break at hips on full turn; wolf + tuck-1/1; ff ff layout (big wobble); Korbut; cartwheel + gainer-1/1 off side; 9.625

Tousek [Floor/UCLA] – triple full; 2.5 twist + front tuck; RO + whip + 3/2 + front tuck (nice); 9.900

Wing [Beam/Stanford] – ff + layout + Korbut; switch-1/2; cat + front ff step-out; switch + wolf; RO 2/1 (stuck); 9.875

Willis [Floor/UCLA] – front tuck-1/1 + RO + ff + double tuck (big step back, almost OB); RO + 3/2 + RO + stag jump + front tuck (hop forward); double tuck; 9.900

Leveille [Beam/Stanford] – front tuck mount + split leap; ff + layout + layout (low and fall); tuck + front tuck; RO + double tuck (step forward); 9.200

Dantzscher [Floor/UCLA] – double layout; RO + 3/2 + barani + 1/1 + layout step-out; double tuck (slightly overrotated, leg came up); 10.000