Pak Salto

Gymnastics, gymnastics, gymnastics! I'm from New York so I LOVE Team USA, but I'm also a huge fan of many international teams and athletes so my posts won't be super biased. I'm also a huge NCAA fan with big Gator and Bruin love. I write lots of commentary and analysis for www.thecouchgymnast.com. I'm a history major at Columbia University and I'm obsessed with travel. Check out my personal tumblr, Inner Monoblog!

Utah wins 196.3 to 196.1!

UTAH (floor)

  • Tory Wilson - this girl is great! what an awesome double layout to start, and a huge double pike to finish. awesome! - 9.775
  • Nansy Damianova - stuck double tuck, front full to front layout, nice double pike with a little bounce to finish - 9.825
  • Kyndal Robarts - big arabian double front to start, amazing double pike! - 9.8
  • Georgia Dabritz - one of my favorite FX routines of the season - starts it off with an amazingly high double tuck which she sticks, whip to double tuck, is she ending with a triple full?! That’s what it looked like to me… - 9.825
  • Becky Tutka - huge double tuck, whip to 1.5, nice stuff! - 9.825
  • Stephanie McAllister - huge double back, awesome routine! the crowd is asking for 10s! YET, WAIT, she got a 9.675?? I don’t understand what happened…guessing she missed an element?? Wow…the crowd is PISSED.
  • TOTAL: 49.05

STANFORD (beam)

  • Becky Wing - she is definitely performing to the music, hee hee…good bhs loso, some wobbles, stradles the beam in a Macko sort of way for the low requirement, turns are nice, 1.5 dismount - 9.8
  • Ivana Hong - beautiful flexibility mount, awesome bhs loso, side somi was a little messy, piked gainer dismount - 9.825
  • Shona Morgan - love her side somi, creative low to beam, double twist off - 9.85
  • Amanda Spinner - missed it but she hit and looked like she was going to die, she was so excited! adorable - 9.875
  • Alyssa Brown - nailed the flight series, gainer 1/2 off - 9.825
  • Ashley Morgan - came off! I missed the skill because the crowd is going INSANE for McAllister’s low score! nice double back off. - 9.25
  • TOTAL: 49.175