LIVE updates … VAULT. Every team member did only Yurchenko 1/1 except for Savona 1 ½. … Playing it safe. The main goal is finishing in the top 24 teams to qualify to World’s 2011.
Kristina did not do a second vault, knowing (I assume) that she wouldn’t have much of a chance to get to Vault finals. There have already been many good scores on that apparatus.
hmmm … Not the best BARS warm-up. Aside from Kristina. She’s going to knock em dead in the NCAA. Potential AA Champion, I’d say. … Savona superb dismount. That’s going to be double double layout soon, and the best dismount in the world.
Competition: Dancose-Giambattisto Hit. Clean.
Leblond had a fall. Too bad. … Savona Hit. But only competed double layout, playing it safe?
Oh no. Kristina missed a 1 ½ turn. Fall. The rest was great.
Emma up last. Hit … but fall on double front dismount. Way off. She’s upset about something to do with the Bars.
On to BEAM:
Warm-ups looked rushed.
Leblond good. But fall on layout. … You really need your first competitor to stay on in a Team meet.
Bianca is pretty on Beam. Nice routine. Wobbles. … fall on side somi.
Good job Charlotte. HIT. A few wobbles. Big dismount.
KRISTINA is GREAT. A wobble. Couple of balance checks. Huge dismount.
Emma HITS. Nice routine. … Beam could actually be Canada’s strongest apparatus, if on a good day. (Would have like to see Savona in that line-up. She’s been hitting Beam in training.)
FLOOR Hit. Hit. Hit. (Couple of OBs.)
Savona hits. Lots of energy. Funny bounce out of 1/1-in. The rest of the landings strong.
Kristina is so pretty on Floor. Hit.
CONGRATULATIONS Team Canada. We appreciate all your hard work.
Looks like a 212,477 team score. I’m betting that’s enough to qualify through to World Championships 2011.
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I’ll be abandoning the internet (mostly) next flight to go cheer our Canucks. I talked to some of the girls and coaches yesterday at the end of their final training session. They are ready to go. Minor injuries, like every team, but anxious to enjoy competing at such a prestigous meet.
Qualification competition continues in Subdivision 8, which features two gymnasts from Stanford University competing for different countries.
Canada’s team includes Kristina Vaculik, now a freshman at Stanford, who will compete in the same subdivision as her new teammate Nicole Pechancova (Pechanec) of the Czech Republic.
Canada finished a disappointing 14th in both 2006 and 2007, but will try to get back in the top 12. The team is missing the injured Brittany Rogers, however, but will need to rely on Vaculik. …
Canada starts on vault, where Vaculik is the only gymnast planning to do two vaults. The team effort is anchored by Jessica Savona …
read more – Amanda Turner for IG – Preview: Canada Headlines Subdivision 8
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