Welcome to the live blog for the senior event finals at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships! Reporter Trisha Wolf is on hand in Everett to bring the updates to you during all WAG sessions today, so stay tuned. Refresh your browser every few minutes for updates, the most recent of which will appear at the top of the post.
9:45 pm. Brenna was surprised she missed her Church but was pleased w/her floor. She has mainly been focused on bars and tumbling so she’s not sure if she’ll bring her Amanar back. Aly said this was first time she had hit all of her connections on beam (but I say not that B+E). Julia Fincher from NBCOlympics.Com was able to confirm with Martha that Maggie had meniscus surgery and is out 4-6 weeks. That’s all for me. Thanks for reading!
9:19 pm. After medal ceremonies, I’ll be able to do a few quick interviews. I’ll post some notes here afterwards.
9:18 pm. Orozco wins high bar. Yamane from JPN is 2nd w/a 15.65, and Calvo from COL is 3rd w/a 14.5. Whittenburg finishes 6th. Overall a much better day for the US men.
9:16 pm. The crowd loves Scott Nabata’s German giants.
9:09 pm. Orozco. Lost his swing a little after his first release and his stalder was a little labored. Otherwise great routine, stuck the crap out of his dismount. 15.4
Kim ZB and Allana Slater are hanging out.
8:58 pm. Whittenburg off on a release. The rest of his routine is pretty smooth. 13.6
Charlotte Sullivan just took the tape off of the vault runway as she was leaving the arena. I wonder if she was being helpful or if she wanted a souvenir?
8:55 pm. Whittenburg wins PBars in what has been the best men’s final of the night so har. Cai from CHN takes the silver w/a 15.75 and Sandoval from COL wins bronze w/a 15.4 Orozco finishes 4th.
Raisman Dowell, and Olsen finish 1-2-3 for the women.
8:52 pm. Brown AUS Memmel to illusion switch half, 2.5, front full to beat jump, ring leap to switch ring, Semenova, double back low chest w/a hop forward, Hopfner Hibbs. 13.925
8:48 pm. Roberts CAN piked arabian, piked full in landed short, choreography suites her well, double pike step back, Popa, double tuck a little short. 13.75
8:45 pm. Orozco USA had a small miss on one handstand but otherwise a great set. Nails his double pike. 15.375
8:42 pm. Olsen CAN great body position on her double double, 1.5 through to double back w/a hop forward, Memmel, piked full in stuck, triple full. Very nice routine. 14.4
8:39 pm. Little AUS wolf turn, piked full in a little squatty, front aerial, full in, switch to Popa, butterfly!, double back nearly stuck, double pike squatty w/a large step back. She brings the drama. 13.2
8:36 pm Kajita 2.5 to front full, triple full w/a hop, switch ring to switch full, front double full, Memmel, double back low chest w/steps forward. 13.95
8:34 pm. Whittenburg was fabulous on PBars. His 1 bar handstand was great too as was everything else. 15.8
8:32 pm. Raisman USA 1.5 through to double arabian no LO, double L spin, piked double arabian to stag, DLO hop forward, switch full to split, double pike hop back. 15.1
Sandoval from COL just did a great 1 bar handstand on PBars.
8:28 pm. McGregor NZL piked full in low chest w/a step back, 2.5 to front pike OOB, double pike low chest, Y spin, switch full to split, double tuck low chest. Someone is ready for the Test Event! 13.025
8:24 pm. Dowell USA FX front LO double front stuck, Dowell great height, switch full to Popa, double L spin, switch half, 1.5 to front full, double front. Great floor routine. One of her best. She came back with a vengeance. 14.825
8:22 pm. Penev and Whittenburg go 1-2 on vault, Terachi from JPN gets bronze w/a 14.387
Smith, Raisman, and Kajita go 1-2-3 on BB.
8:20 pm. Smith USA wolf turn, switch to straddle, BHS 2 foot LO, standing full, punch front to sissone a tad slow, front aerial to pike jump, double pike (small hop, low chest). 15.225
8:17 pm. Munteanu, AUS RO 2 foot LO, punch front, switch to sissone, straddle quarter, switch half, full turn, side somi, double tuck w/a hop back (and low chest). 13.45
Raisman’s score got raised to a 15.1 Yay for inquiries.
8:13 pm. Roberts CAN BHS LOSO, front aerial, side somi balance check, straddle quarter, back pike, full turn, switch to switch half, double tuck (low chest w/a step back). 13.6
8:12 pm. Olsen CAN front aerial misses wolf connection, BHS LOSO LOSO, switch to split, switch half, switch ring, Onodi w/a balance check, illusion, double pike (low chest w/a step back) 13.475
8:08 pm. Whittenburg nails his Ri Se Gwang this time. Close to stuck. 15.7. Huge leap out of his double front. 15.075
8:07 pm. Kajita JPN wolf to sissone, switch, misses connection on back tuck, front aerial to split, BHS LOSO LOSO, Y spin, switch ring, nice save on her aerial, double twist dismount. 13.7
8:05 pm. Big first vault from Penev w/a step to the side. 15.0 Nearly sticks his second vault. 15.1 avg.
8:02 pm. Little AUS punch front, wolf turn, switch to straddle quarter, off on her front aerial, BHS back pike, switch half w/a big break, double pike w/a hop back. 12.65
7:59 pm. Raisman USA front pike to wolf, BHS back layout/pike, aerial (leg comes up), switch half to back pike a tad slow, punch front to wolf, L turn, Patterson step to the side. 14.8
7:55 pm. McGregor NZL front pike mount (yay real mount), punch front to sissone, BHS back pike, split leap to aerial, Y spin w/a balance check, switch to switch half to split slow, double tuck w/a hop back. 13.575
7:50 pm. Sullivan NZL front aerial split to wolf, BHS back pike, side somi, full turn, switch to switch half, aerial, 2.5 dismount w/a hop. 13.625
7:46 pm. Men’s V and Women’s BB coming up next
7:27 pm. Whittenburg and Orozco go 1-2 on bars, Cai from CHN gets the bronze w/a 14.875.
Locklear, Miller, and Rogers win gold, silver, and bronze on bars.
7:26 pm. Escobar COL clear hip, toe on, blind change, full to geinger, bail, toe shoot, full in w/a tiny hop in place. 13.275
7:23 pm. Kajita JPN, catches her leg on her in bar and hops down, in bar half to jaeger, Pak, stalder, in bar, toe shoot, clear hip stalder full, full in with steps back. 12.7
7:21 pm. Whittenburg is a beast. Nailed his dismount and the rest of his rings set. 15.925
7:19 pm. Dowell USA toe on full, Maloney to Tkatchev, Jaeger, off on her Church, Pak, Van Leeuwen, stuck full twisting DLO. Just when I was feeling optimistic about her…14.0
7:16 pm. Miller AUS Ricna to Geinger, in bar blind, change to piked jaeger, bail to stalder shoot, stalder full, stuck full in. Redemption from yesterday. 14.675
7:13 pm. Copiak CAN piked jaeger, clear hip, toe on full to Pak, toe on, Maloney to bail to toe shoot, stuck full in 14.050
Great rings set for Cachia
7:11 pm. Locklear in bar full to inbar Shap to Pak to Maloney to bail to stalder shoot inbar half to jaeger, full in w/a step back. 15.625
7:09 pm. Munteanu tkatchev to geinger blind change to jaeger bail clear hip toe shoot, full, full in w/a small hop 13.875
7:05 pm. Orozco sticks his great rings dismount again to cap off a great set. 15.325
Rogers stalder full to reverse to jaeger stalder to Ricna to Pak toe on Van Leeuwen, stuck DLO. Great hit! 14.6
Olsen Rogers and McGregor finish 1-2-3 on vault.
7:01 pm. Little AUS FTY piked down to land with a large hop back. 13.8 Tsuk full with a hop 12.912 avg
Naddour and Mikulak go 1-2 on PH. Wu from CHN wins the bronze with a 14.75.
6:59 pm. Kwan is ready to go I think. FHS front tuck hop forward. 12.95 Tsuk tucked half 12.975 avg
6:55 pm. Kwan HKG I think she had chalk in her eye
6:52 pm. Olsen CAN very nice DTY stuck. Great body position.14.95 Khorkina also stuck looked liked she didn’t hit her hand cleanly but the vault still looked great. 14.75 avg
6:49 pm. Chan HKG FHS front pike her butt brushed the ground. 12.525. 2nd vault is a tsuk pike 12.775 avg
6:45 pm. Vazquez MEX laidout Tsuk full 13.975. FHS tuck full 13.837 avg.
6:43 pm. Arias PAN tucked Y half, small hop on the landing 13.175. Tucked tsuk full with a small hop. 13.087 avg
6:41 pm. Mikulak PH much better control tonight. 14.95
6:40 pm. Rogers CAN, DTY stumbles forward 14.325. Laid out Pod, step back, slightly piked 14.437 avg
6:36 pm. Naddour hits pommel horse. 15.65
McGregor NZL DTY, legs slightly bent. 14.525 Second vault is a Pod. 14.250 avg NZL has quite the cheering section here.
6:33 pm. Men’s FX results 1. Dalton (USA) 15.625, 2. Penev (USA) 15.525, 3. Mah (CAN) 14.525, 4. Cachia (CAN) 14.3 5. Gu (CHN)14.225, 6. Mu (CHN) 13.825, 7. Capellan (PHI) 13.75, 8. Yamane (JPN) 11.975
6:31 pm. Looks like Team Jacob will take this round by a tenth.
6:28 pm. Jake Dalton’s performance was also great, though his landing on his piked double arabian was squatty and he had to take a large hop back. He did stick his triple full dismount cold though. 15.625
6:22 pm. Eddie Penev brought it. Tiny hops or sticks on most of his landings with a small step on his triple full dismount. 15.525
6:19 pm. Love Damien Cachia’s flairs.
6:07 pm. Men’s floor is first. Get ready for the Team Edward v. Team Jacob battle!
6:04 pm. The US women didn’t march out with the rest of the competitors. Strange.
5:45 pm. The competition should get underway in about 15 minutes. Check back then for quick hits for the women and notable happenings for the men. As released early, Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez have scratched event files. They will be replaced by Ragan Smith and Aly Raisman on beam and Biles will be replaced by Brenna Dowell on floor. The wifi in the arena has been behaving better today than it was yesterday, but if updates are slow, that’s why.
