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If there’s one thing you can bank on year-after-year, it’s that you’ll see the Utes in the Super 6 Team Championships.

Except 2013. 😦

Beam let them down in prelims.

Click PLAY or watch a nice edit on YouTube.

Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics is the most successful competitive gymnastics league in the world. More than any other one person, credit Utah’s Greg Marsden for building what so many fans enjoy in 2013.

Championships 2014 are scheduled for Alabama. I’ll be there, for sure. 🙂

In 2015 I’d love to go back to Utah. The host for that one has not been decided, as yet.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via GymFever

Love that UCLA’s Danusia Francis had the guts to throw her signature skill in the Beam final.

Unfortunately she had a fall later in the routine.

(via AGE IS BUT A NUMBER and GymFever)

Fun.

Great vocals by Kyle Khou.

more flashmob gifs at all your secrets

@bridgetsloan linked to this pic posted by @ChristyLinder

Leave a comment if you’ve seen video.

WAG NCAA Appratus Finals VIDEO

Europeans Event Finals day 1 VIDEO | day 2 VIDEO | MAG AA VIDEO

University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics head coach Meg Stephenson has been named National Coach of the Year and her coaching staff of associate head coach Jenny Hansen, assistant coach Louie Johnson and volunteer assistant Jim Stephenson were honored as Assistant Coaches of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women.

Stephenson and her staff led No. 8 Minnesota (27-9) to its first appearance at the NCAA Championships since 2002, and the Gophers wound up finishing eighth out of 12 teams with a score of 196.375 points. …

Gopher Sports

Minnesota looked GREAT.

Check Hanna Nordquist’s Beam. Works out of aerial cartwheel twice. Cool.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (9.8875)

She finished tied for 2nd in finals.

Another routine hitting machine.

Tribute to our European Champion 2013.

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Many, including me, predicted Oklahoma would win NCAAs if all the other teams weren’t perfect on the night.

OU did the easiest routines (overall) of the Super 6.

By easy I mean SMART construction. Most likely to hit and stick. They hit 48 for 48 in Team, I believe.

Beam is the exception. Most in the Arena felt Oklahoma was the top Beam team both prelims and Super 6. Wonderful quality of work and good difficulty.

An amazing night saw the Sooners finish second at the NCAA Championships, tying a program best.

Click PLAY or watch a wrap-up video on Sooner Sports.

http://www.soonersports.tv/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=26456449&width=400&height=224&property=soonersports

Oklahoma is as well coached as any team in Collegiate gymnastics. Congratulations on another excellent season.

Vault
1. Diandra Milliner-9.9250
1. Rheagan Courville-9.9250
3. Olivia Courtney-9.9167

From my vantage, it looked like Olivia had the best vault. Will review video.

Bars
1. Alaina Johnson-9.125
2. Georgia Dabritz-9.9
2. Bridget Sloan-9.9

Beam
1. Bridget Sloan-9.9
2. Katie Zurales-9.8875
2. Hanna Nordquist-9.8875

Fan favourite = Danusia Francis

I liked Minnesota’s Hanna Nordquist best. Interesting composition.

Floor
1. Joanna Sampson-9.9375
2. Diandra Milliner-9.925
3. Emily Wong-9.9125

I expected the Zamarippa show at UCLA. We got the Bridget Sloan show.

GymCastic – Finals Quick Hits

NCAA Men’s Apparatus Finals

FX: 1. Howard PSU 15.80; 2. Penev 15.55; 3. Mikulak 15.45
PH: 1. Newburger 15.45; 2. Mannon 14.90; 3. Martin 14.775
SR: 1. Squires 15.775; 2. Funicello 15.675; 3. Rosenthal 15.40
VT: 1. Hartville 15.425; 2. Robin 15.325; 3. Courter 15.275
PB: 1. Mikulak 15.50; 2. Caesar 15.45; 3. Chamberlain 14.925
HB: 1. Mikulak 16.10; 2. Phillips 14.95; 3. Caesar 14.925

The Michigan standout won individual crowns on the parallel bars and high bar – scoring an impressive 16.1 points on the latter apparatus – to cap a big weekend for the Wolverines at the NCAA championships.

Mikulak had already won the all-around competition Saturday night, helping Michigan take home the team title on the home floor of Big Ten rival Penn State. …

Olympian Sam Mikulak adds 2 more titles at NCAAs

IG – Mikulak Adds Two More Titles at Men’s NCAAs

IG – Mikulak Leads Michigan to NCAA Title