An impressive show. Amelia had a surprisingly nervous making Beam but still finished 4th.
Bailie Key – Texas Dreams 59.200
Lauren Hernandez – MG Elite 58.000
Nia Dennis – Buckeye 57.200
Amelia Hundley – Cincinnati 56.750
Norah Flatley – Chow’s 56.750
Alexis Vasquez – Chow’s 55.350
results (PDF)
… Key, who finished fourth at the 2012 U.S. Championships, started her competition on the balance beam. Her solid set, including two flip flops to a back layout, a switch ring leap and two flip flops to a triple twist dismount score, scored 15.350 points, tying for the highest beam score of the event. In the second rotation, Key earned the highest floor score of the competition, 14.800 points, opening with an Arabian double front to stag jump and finishing with a double pike. On vault, Key’s double-twisting Yurchenko earned 15.100 points and she finished the competition on uneven bars, where she scored 13.950 points.
Hernandez, the only athlete to earn scores higher than 14.000 points on all four events, is currently in second place. …
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Click PLAY or watch Lauren Hernandez DTY on YouTube.
Dwight Normile commentary – Key Takes First-Day Lead at P&G Junior Championships
Triple Twist Highlights Day 1 – Juniors (includes videos of favourite routines)
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