Alabama at Georgia, 1/18/03

by Greg

Meet report derived from the broadcast on Fox Sports.  Connected elements on all 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 = roundoff, 1/1 = full twist etc

You'll get the idea....

Full Scores (external link)

This link includes video of the UGA routines.  The routine descriptions below only reflect what was shown on the broadcast.

Rotation 1

UGA on Vault

Rowe:  Yurchenko LO 1/1 (step, slightly off center) 9.875

Fritzinger:  Hristakaeva (large step)  9.875

Byrd:  Yurchenko LO 1/1 (huge height, small step) 9.95

Bama on UB

Miles:  Kip cast hs, Shaposhnikova (leg separation at peak and upon regrasp), overshoot 1/2 to hs, glide, squat on, uprise (short), toe on toe off hs, giant 1/1, Tkachev, kip straddle cast hs, giant blind, double front (hop, leg separation)  9.8  (great difficulty)

Sterner:  Straight body hecht mount, kip, straddle cast hs (short), Shushunova (soft knees, slightly clipped one foot), straddle cast hs, Tkachev, straddle back hs (short), glide, hop on, kip, straddle cast hs, giant blind, double front (two steps)  9.65

Rice:  Straight body hecht, uprise, giant, Higgins, elgrip giant, elgrip giant 1/2, Tkachev, straddle back hs, glide hop on, kip straddle cast hs (short), giant, giant, full in (high, hop)  9.875

Rotation 2

Bama on Vault

Sterner:  Hristakaeva (step back, slight pike)  9.85

Rice:  Yurchenko LO 1/1  (hop, slightly off center) 9.875

Miles:  Yurchenko LO 1/1 (rebound forward with a step)  9.875

UGA on UB

Sullivan:  Hecht, uprise, giant blind, Pike Jaeger (leg separation, high), kip, straddle cast hs, giant blind, front giant, Healy (late turn), straddle back hs, glide, hop on, uprise, giant, double tuck. 9.9

Rowe:  Glide jam, uprise, Tkachev (high), kip, straddle cast hs hop to elgrip, elgrip giant, elgrip giant (leg separation at bottom of each), Healy, straddle back HS, kip, back sole circle, uprise (short), double tuck 9.95

Fritzinger: (grips broke in warmup, brand new grips for the routine)  Hecht, uprise, front giant, healy (nice), elgrip giant, Ono turn (late, off kilter/center), missed next giant had to counterswing 1/2 to overshoot 1/2 to hs but overpowered it and had to drop off.  hop on, uprise, giant, giant blind, double front 1/2 (close to bar but with good form)  9.3  

Rotation 3

UGA on BB

Byrd:  Wolf jump on; bhs, two foot lo (step); straddle, straddle; wolf, Chen; full turn; two power flip flops to double tuck (knees together, step)  9.925

Fritzinger:  stride leap mount; bhs, bhs, lo; gainer lo; full turn; sissone; switch split, wolf, wolf 3/4 (nice extension on switch split); ro, back lo 2/1  10.0

Bair:  tuck jump mount, double stag; hs to planche; bhs, bhs, lo (big fight/break); full turn; switch, straddle, straddle; ro, back lo 2/1 (short/low, hop)  9.725

Rowe:  bhs, bhs, lo (foot form, balance check); Rulfova (landed off center, grabbed beam with hands/legs to recover); switch split, switch split (check, low); ro, back lo 2/1 (step)  9.825

Bama on FX

Reeser:  (Devil Went Down to Georgia)  front pike, ro, bhs, double pike (short, bounce step forward); switch side, Popa; fhs, front lo, front lo 1/1; full turn with leg at 90, wolf 1/1; fhs, barani, back lo  9.825

Rice:  double pike (high and very clean); switch split, punch front; whip, back lo 5/2 (slightly off center lunge); cat 2/1, double stag 1/2; Strug, wolf 1/1; whip, back lo 2/1  9.875

Miles:  double layout (huge and planted into the corner); cat 2/1 (short); front lo 1/1, front lo; 1/1 turn with leg at 90, tuck 3/2 (?); double pike (high); foot out of bounds on final pose   9.95

Rotation 4

Bama on BB

Pierce:  splits mount; switch, straddle, straddle; two foot bhs, lo stepout (check); switch side; full turn; switch, wolf; cartwheel gainer lo 1/1  9.925

Sterner:  front tuck mount (small step); bhs, bhs, lo; straddle, straddle; full turn; switch side 1/4; wolf, pike back; ro, double pike (big step)  9.875

Rice:  wolf, straddle; bhs, lo, lo (solid); wolf 1/1; changement, bhs; full turn; ro, back lo 2/1  10.0

UGA on FX

Fritzinger:  ro, whip, bhs, double tuck; tour jete 1/1; ro, bhs, back lo 5/2; full turn; switch, Strug, wolf 1/1; ro, bhs, back lo 2/1, Shushunova  9.9

Sapunar:  joined in progress; showed back lo 2/1 to close; mounted with a front lo 2/1 (large off-center lunge)  9.925

Ackerman:  double layout (low, crashed); full turn; wolf 1/1, Popa; double tuck; pike front; whip 1/2, front lo 1/1 (short, two steps backward); Khorkina leap to pose   9.2