Lily Smith is in a boot after warmups. I avoided watching the replay they showed, but apparently she did something to her ankle.
I'm excited to see Kara Eaker back on beam tonight.
ISU lost Ryan Snider and Haylee Young after last season. I imagine based on their combined coaching experience that they guided AMG during her first two years. Last year they were a tenth away from qualifying to the play-ins for the second time in AMG's coaching career. At Denver, they put up 6...
George Washington put up a 45.5 on bars tonight to lose to LIU by over a point. 3 scores in the low 8s. Another 191 all but rules them out of a play-in berth.
I think OU/UF/Bama/LSU are close to locks for the night session, but Mizzou and UGA could give them a run for their money. Arkansas is close behind UGA/Mizzou, then Auburn a bit farther back, and then a huge gap between Auburn and Kentucky.
LSU vs Kentucky will be interesting to see if both...
I wonder what Utah will do with Neff's mixed series on beam. I hope the Shushunova stays in the routine in some capacity.
Is that skill actually named after Shushunova? I don't see it as an eponymous skill on her wiki.