(GYM) Gators v Tigers

198.150 having to count trinity's 9.7 on beam. if she is her regular self, 9.9 at least, score is 198.350, guess we are rounding into shape.

 

A great night for the Lady Gators teams!

 

The 4th event was the charm for Sloane Blakely. It was the classic of starting bad and letting it bother other events. She'll mature past that with more work. It was a good thing her 9.95 wasn't needed on the floor when she anchored the floor lineup.

Want to see Riley McCusker add an event. Thought my eyes were deceiving me as I thought she was a 9.9 on the bars. Judge 1 gave her a 9.9 and Judge 2 gave her a 9.8. I'm not sure what Judge 2 thought she saw. Judge 2 is also the judge who prevented Savannah Schoenherr from getting a 10 on the bars. Judge 1 gave her a 10 and Judge 2 gave her a 9.9.

Why was Trinity Thomas given a .3 deduction on beam? As it was her move to fulfill her requirement to go down to the beam, I was thinking a .1 deduction. It wasn't pretty, but everything else in the routine was spot on.

 

Sunday 2/13 Penn State at Michigan at 6 PM ET televised on ESPN2. Enjoy.

 

Some really good questions about the judging. It's so subjective that I'm not sure that in a close meet it's fair at all.

My question is about Megan Skaggs' routines. They might as well put up a 9.875-9.9 before she even starts. With my very untrained gymnastic eye, I don't see any deductions most of the time in her routines. Maybe the starting values are lower. To me, she looks incredible out there. Her routines are good too.

 

Trinity had completed her most difficult "parts" of her beam routine (not sure of the correct terminology), and they were flawless. She was on her way to a 9.95 or higher until her hand slipped. Vault is coming along. Last night only 1 gymnast's start value-Megan Skaggs- was 9.950 and for the season she's been consistantly scoring 9.85 or higher. As of today, before Saturday and Sunday's meets, Florida has 2022's highest team scores on UB (49.725, 2nd highest score is 49.650 by Oklahoma) and Floor (49.800), and 2nd highest on Beam (49.700, 2nd to Utah's 49.725).

 

Utah at California tonight (Saturday) at 7pm. Free video online.

 

Oklahoma scores: VT 49.250 UB 49.550 Beam 49.075 (counted a fall) Floor 49.550

 

Megan Skaggs' issue is she starts the event lineups. The judges are not usually going to award a score over 9.90 unless they simply have to. It's that subjective judging. Skaggs should be scored based on what she does regardless of her place in the lineup. Most of her performances should be scored at 9.9 and above. Rarely does she do less.

Last week at Michigan on the vault, three gymnasts opened with 10s. The first two were 10s and the third was not. The point is that there are a few judges that will give a gymnast what they deserve regardless of where the performance is in the lineup. Most judges will not do that. That was an historic score at Michigan, but the vault lineup would never have been that high anywhere else, likely .2 lower as a team.

 

It was only the 2nd time in NCAA history that the 1st gymnast in a lineup scored a 10.000 (UCLA Beam 2020 was the 1st). So you are correct in your assessment. I would hope since her Vault has a 9.95 start value, they (the judges) would be less reluctant to give her a perfect 9.95 score. According to the commentators, Megan's vault is textbook perfect in the air with toes pointed and legs together, so as long as she hits her landings with both feet planted without the slightest movement forward or backward or hop, and her chest up, as long as she does this, IMO she will eventually score 9.950. But you can bet the house that the judges will be looking for any possible deduction with every gymnast at the top of each routine's lineup.
NOTE- I watched the UCLA-Utah meet when the 1st gymnast scored a 10.000. Although there was deservedly no deductions in her routine, however compared to the rest of the lineup, her routine was by far less difficult. Unfortunately in college gymnastics, a deduction is a deduction. You can raise your start value by adding something that's in addition to the requirements, like Vault, but the deduction will remain in the final tally.

 

[ufQUOTE="gatornharlem, post: 13522509, member: 29470"]It was only the 2nd time in NCAA history that the 1st gymnast in a lineup scored a 10.000 (UCLA Beam 2020 was the 1st). So you are correct in your assessment. I would hope since her Vault has a 9.95 start value, they (the judges) would be less reluctant to give her a perfect 9.95 score. According to the commentators, Megan's vault is textbook perfect in the air with toes pointed and legs together, so as long as she hits her landings with both feet planted without the slightest movement forward or backward or hop, and her chest up, as long as she does this, IMO she will eventually score 9.950. But you can bet the house that the judges will be looking for any possible deduction with every gymnast at the top of each routine's lineup.
NOTE- I watched the UCLA-Utah meet when the 1st gymnast scored a 10.000. Although there was deservedly no deductions in her routine, however compared to the rest of the lineup, her routine was by far less difficult. Unfortunately in college gymnastics, a deduction is a deduction. You can raise your start value by adding something that's in addition to the requirements, like Vault, but the deduction will remain in the final tally.[/QUOTE]
uf should lead off with trinity thomas at uk to completely destroy the judges ability to score lower at the start and raise scores going deeper into the line up. it would put farce judges publically on display.

 

Minnesota Women’s Gymnastics
Gophers aren't on our regular season schedule, but they are national title contenders.

Vault 49.250 Bars 49.475 Beam 49.150 Floor 49.700

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#3 Utah vs #11 California
2 teams not on Florida's schedule but Utah's one of the favorites for NCAA title.
Utah Vault 49.375 UB 49.300 Beam 49.375 Floor 49.525 197.275
California Vault 49.300 UB 49.450 Beam 49.250 Floor 49.475 197.525
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