Arizona at Minnesota, 1/11/03

by TezaFan

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Minnesota - vault

Erin Murphy - hs front tuck; very clean, small hop forward

Jenny Alf - Yurchenko layout, step backward

Annie Laatsch - Yurchenko full, step backward

Laura Johnson - layout Phelps; slight form break, small steps on landing

Leigh Dixon - handspring front pike, small step back on landing

Carolyn Yernberg - beautiful, stuck layout Tsuk full

Kelly Stout - exhibition - handspring front tuck; nice form, but tucks a little early; step forward

Erin Murphy - exhibition - tucked barani, small step back.

Arizona - bars

Andi McCabe - jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, Stalder to handstand, overshoot (not to handstand) immediate stalder shoot to high bar (the Ray - she caught this in almost a dead hang); giant full-Tkachev, two giants to a stuck full-in dismount.

Stevie Fanning - glide kip, cast to handstand, jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, blind change, front giant, Jaeger (had to tuck and nearly stop, took an extra swing), kip, cast to handstand, overshoot to handstand, sole circle jump to high bar... two giants to a Fontaine dismount (sat down).

Nikki Beychau - hecht mount, kip, cast to handstand, giant, Deltchev (VERY nice!), kip, cast to handstand, giant full, giant, blind change, straddle back to handstand... jump to high bar, giant-double tuck.

Monica Bisordi - jump to high bar mount, kip, cast to handstand 1/2, giant 1/2, Jeager, kip, cast to handstand, overshoot (not to handstand), kip, cast, jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, two giants to a beautiful stuck double layout

Jamie Duce - hecht mount, kip, cast to handstand 1/2, giant, Shushunova, kip, cast to handstand 1/2, healy, straddle back (not to handstand), jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, two giants to a double layout, with a hop backward.

Sheehan Lemley - hecht mount, kip, cast to handstand (had to stop after the kip and rekip), giant, toe-on toe-off 1/2, front giant 1/2, giant 1/2, straddle jeager, overshoot (not to handstand), jump to high bar, blind change-double front dismount (step forward)

Jessamyn Salter? - exhibition - hecht mount, back uprise to handstand 1/2, Jeager, kip, cast to handstand, overshoot (almost to handstand), sole circle jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, blind change-double front (several steps backward)

Arizona - vault

Katie Johnson - it's really hard for me to tell what she was going for - I'm going to say a tucked Tsuk full, but she straightened her legs at the end; underrotated, step forward and to the side to straighten up the landing

Jessamyn Salter - handspring front tuck, beautifully done! just a step on the landing (she kicks out of it really nicely)

Jamie Schell - Yurchenko full - nice vault, but a big step backward.

Monica Bisordi - Hristakieva - close to the horse, and a little lock-legged on the landing.

Andi McCabe - Yurchenko full - beautiful vault, but didn't control the landing too well (stepped and slid at the same time, sort of..)

Abby Pearson - Hristakieva - very piked and almost tucked, and extremely close to the horse (her ponytail actually brushed the table - the whole audience awwed, and she looked rather scared afterward)

Minnesota - bars

Leigh Dixon - hecht mount, kip, cast to handstand, giant 1/2, front giant 1/2, Gienger (leg form break), overshoot (not to handstand), jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, giant full-double tuck (great form on the double tuck, step forward)

Laura Johnson - straddle hecht mount, back uprise to handstand, Gienger, kip, cast, Pak salto, kip, cast to handstand 1/2, jump to high bar.. two giants to a high, stuck full-in dismount.

Alicia Opsahl - hecht mount, kip, cast to handstand, giant full, blind change, Jeager, kip, cast to handstand 1/2, straddle back to handstand, jump to high bar, giant, double tuck (almost stuck - good, clean routine)

Kelly Watson - jump to high bar mount, pendle kip, Jeager, kip, cast to handstand 1/2, giant, Shushunova, straddle back to handstand, jump to high bar (wobble while standing on the low bar), kip, cast to handstand, giant full, giant toe-on, front tuck

Mary Skokut - glide jam to high bar mount, back uprise to handstand, Tkachev (fall).. jumps back up to high bar, back uprise to handstand healy, front giant 1/2, front giant 1/2, Shushunova, straddle back to handstand, jump to high bar, two giants to a high, stuck full-in dismount.

Annie Laatsch - hecht mount, kip, cast to handstand (perfect handstand), giant full, Tkachev (huge!), straddle back to handstand, jump to high bar, kip, cast to handstand (once again, perfect handstand), two giants to what appeared to be a really high full-out, but rotated a little too late and put her hands down.

Jenny Alf - exhibition - hecht mount, back uprise to handstand, giant to end in handstand and hop grip,  front giant 1/2, overshoot (dragged feet), jump to high bar, blind change, front giant 1/2, double tuck

Erin Murphy - exhibition - jump to high bar mount, kip, cast to handstand, giant full (fall), jumps back up to high bar, giant 1/2, giant 1/2, front giant, straddle back to handstand (was going over, and I have NO idea how she saved this, but she saved it extremely well), toe-on shoot to high bar, kip, cast to handstand, toe-on front tuck dismount. Erin has improved more on bars in the last two months than I have ever seen a gymnast improve on anything in that much time. Two months ago I saw her attempting giant fulls and they were really scary - her form has been pretty good on bars but now she really concentrates on keeping it tighter. She did fall on the giant full here, but she's come SO FAR on it - she can do the skill now. She's also working on a high bar release and on a harder dismount - I am positive that she will have these skills soon. Congrats to Erin for being able to prepare a routine to exhibition in time for the season - it really shows how much hard work she's put in on this event alone in the last couple months... ok I'm done...  

Minnesota - beam

Laura Johnson - injured both ankles a couple weeks ago, so has watered down her routine; she decided to use an intendedly simple mount, but it gave her problems and she had to grab the beam to stay on; bhs (two feet)-layout stepout; full turn; switch side leap; front tuck; straddle jump-straddle jump-back tuck (wobble, but saved it); gainered full dismount (stuck).

Kelly Watson - front tuck mount (small wobble); front tuck (step forward); bhs-layout stepout (really nice extension throughout); switch leap-split leap 1/2 (again, great extension and completes the jumps extremely well); Korbut; wolf jump 1/2-wolf jump; bhs-gainered layout full (small step backward)

Mary Skokut - 1/2 turning sit-type mount; switch leap-wolf jump 3/4; bhs-bhs-layout stepout (appeared off but didn't wobble); full turn (I think the tape from her ankle got stuck to the beam - it was kind of funny, actually...  ); beat jump-tuck jump full; gainered layout full

Alicia Opsahl - roundoff, back handspring stepout mount; switch leap-straight jump full; bhs (two feet)-bhs (two feet)-layout stepout (small wobble); wolf jump full; back dive 1/4 to handstand; full turn;  roundoff, double full dismount (nearly stuck)

Annie Laatsch - splits mount; bhs-layout stepout (like Kelly Watson, her extension is really nice); full turn; straight jump 1 1/2, done crosswise; ring leap (new for her this year - and really well-done); wolf jump-switch leap full; cartwheel into gainered full dismount (the cartwheel into it is new for her as well, and the layout full is a lot better this year)

Jenny Alf - roundoff, layout stepout mount (off right away, fall); switch leap-tuck jump full (a little bit cheated); bhs-bhs-layout stepout (solid); full turn; wolf jump-dive 1/4 turn to handstand, and she lowers down out of it; cartwheel, gainered full dismount (stuck)

Arizona - floor

Jamie Duce - double pike (bounce backward); double tuck; wolf full-wolf full; 1 1/2 twist-front pike (step forward)

Stevie Fanning - whip 1/2-front full; cat leap double to something like a hitch kick with 1 1/2 turns? (almost looks like a "wolf leap" if there could be such a thing...)whip 1/2-front layout; double full

Monica Bisordi - uses a mix of Ojos Asi and Objection by Shakira; HUGE double pike (when will she lay it out??); fhs-Rudi-bhs-layout stepout; switch side-Popa-straddle jump combo; bhs-front layout-front layout

Jamie Schell - another huge double pike; full turn into two nice wolf jump fulls (her leg stays parallel to the floor on the wolf jumps); front full-front pike (step forward); tour jete-Popa-Shushunova (I think? I'm bad with jumps...); fhs-front layout-front layout (saved it with a step forward)

Andi McCabe - whip through to double pike (bounced back and went off the floor); double turn to two wolf jump fulls (a little sloppy); double tuck; double twist. Two things - what is the music called, does anyone know? It's the same thing Maria Opsahl is using this year, and I never get around to asking... she also has no front tumbling at all - is this a deduction?

Katie Johnson - being from MN she had quite the fan base here... double pike; tuck jump double-Shushunova; 2 1/2 twist-front tuck (I didn't think she was going to make it, but then she made it around really well - nice work!)... double tuck

Jessamyn Salter - exhibition - double tuck, cat leap double, 2 1/2 twist-front tuck (fall); wolf full-wolf full; double full

Arizona - beam

Jamie Duce - bhs-bhs-layout stepout (leg came up, stayed on); wolf jump-dive 1/4 to split handstand (nice control); full turn; straddle jump-straddle jump-wolf jump; cartwheel, gainered layout 1 1/2 twist off the end (REALLY well-done dismount)

Stevie Fanning - bhs-bhs-layout stepout (not really close to having enough height to land it, fall); wolf  jump-wolf jump full (wobble); switch leap-dive 1/4 turn to handstand; roundoff-1 1/2 twist (stuck, but landed in a really deep squat)

Jamie Schell - nice, high layout stepout mount; wolf jump; roundoff-layout/pike (two feet); switch leap-wolf jump; full turn (wobble); switch wolf jump-back dive 1/4 to handstand; roundoff-double full dismount (step back)

Andi McCabe - bhs-layout stepout-layout stepout; wolf jump-straddle jump-straddle jump; roundoff-double tuck (small step forward, but it's good to see a double salto...  )

Monica Bisordi - switch leap mount to split leap; bhs-layout stepout; switch wolf jump-straddle jump-straddle jump; now everyone cheers for Yernberg's floor score...while Monica nails a beat jump-layout stepout; full turn; cartwheel to a stuck gainered full dismount. Really solid routine.

Katie Johnson - straddle jump full; roundoff-layout/pike (two feet); full turn; straddle jump-back tuck (step backward, but really aggressive on the jump and the salto); front tuck; roundoff-double full (small hop backward.. pretty routine!)

Jamie Schell - bhs-bhs-layout stepout; switch leap-straddle jump-straddle jump... mega cheers for Laatsch's score... gainered full, hop back

Minnesota - floor

Kelly Stout - double turn into corner; double tuck; roundoff-split jump; front full-front tuck; double twist; Shushunova

Mary Skokut - 2 1/2 twist-front tuck; whip 1/2-front layout-front tuck; whip-double full (had a little too much power on landing, but really really solid routine)

Alicia Opsahl - double pike; straddle jump 1/2, straddle jump full-straight jump full to land in splits (or something like that...); 2 1/2 twist (great form in air - small problem on landing); front full-front tuck; great routine, music is to Ojos Asi with a Beatles piece cut in the middle section

Carolyn Yernberg - front tuck full stepout through to double tuck (perfect landing); wolf full-wolf full; front tuck stepout through to front full-front tuck 1 1/4 (to land in prone); roundoff-side somi; fhs-front layout-front layout-front tuck; awesome routine.

Jenny Alf - double tuck (two steps backward, but saved it from going OOB); whip 1/2-front full (skidded a bit but saved it); double turn with leg at horizontal to tour jete to straight jump full (or something like that); roundoff, split jump 1/2 (?) to front handspring to get to the corner... fhs-front layout-front layout (nice save on landing..)

Annie Laatsch - whip through to double tuck; whip 1/2-barani-layout stepout; tour jete 1/2 to jump 1/2 to prone (like a half into Shushunova?); front full-front tuck; front aerial to cool jump to ending pose...really clean, fun routine.

Sorry that I don't know how to describe most jumps... !