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Lauren Hopkins posted the Qualifications Results in an easy to read format:
1 Ellie Downie Great Britain 56.198
2 Zsofia Kovacs Hungary 54.882
3 Tabea Alt Germany 54.866
4 Elena Eremina Russia 54.698
5 Eythora Thorsdottir Netherlands 54.598
6 Kim Bui Germany 53.632
7 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France 53.333
8 Martina Maggio Italy 53.315
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Watch the post-meet interview on FloGymnastics.
“They were just rolling,” Kindler said. “We had just amazing performance after amazing performance. It felt crazy. I almost felt I wasn’t here. …”
The most important routine was Chayse Capps on Bars. Their first HIT of the Super 6.
1. Oklahoma- 198.3875
2. LSU- 197.7375
3. Florida- 197.7000
4. UCLA- 197.2625
5. Utah- 196.5875
6. Alabama- 196.0000
I would have been happier with a tie between the Tigers and the Gators. It could have gone either way.
The first rotation of six was a disaster. After that there were many, many highlights.
Overall this was the best NCAA season I can recall. Looking forward to 2018. 🙂
Can they match the Kupets Georgia dynasty? I think so.
An incredible historic team performance for the Sooners. The highest score — 198.3875 — in NCAA Super 6 history.
Recall that Sasha Artemev competed Yurchenko Triple Twist. He never quite landed it, however. Sean’s is much better.
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(via Jeff Robinson)
Kohei Uchimura earned his 10th straight national individual all-around championship on Sunday, edging Kosuke Tanaka by 0.05 points for the landmark win.
In his first competition since winning the team and individual all-around gold medals at last August’s Rio Games, Uchimura settled for fourth during Friday’s qualification phase. …
“My motivation was down like never before after qualifying, but I could recover today. …
The win sees Uchimura continue his unrivalled all-around winning streak to 39 in all tournaments home and abroad, which includes the Olympics and world championships — where he has won the last six times. …
(via @GymCastic)
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Uchimura on Thursday said he is not looking to push himself too hard at the championships which double as the second round of trials for the world championships in October in Montreal. He said his focus will be to get his feel back for competition.
“I’ve somehow got myself fit enough to take part in all six apparatus,” Uchimura said. “I’m not concerned by how I do, but I’m thinking more about getting my instincts back for competitions.” …
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Senior Akash Modi has been named the College Gymnastics Association Gymnast of the Week, as announced by the organization Monday. The honor is Modi’s 16th of his career, increasing his lead as the all-time leader in NCAA Division I Gymnast of the Week honors. …
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