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2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Day Three Coverage

Saturday, June 21, 2008 By Amanda Turner and Christian Ivanov
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IG Live Update: 2:58 PM: The athletes have left the arena and the audience is finding their seats.

IG Live Update: 3:04 PM: A Cirque du Soleil balancing act is performing for the audience. Awesome! Not only were they strong but both had beautiful extension and toe point.

Rotation 1
Tim McNeill PH Magyar to Sivado across to one pommel work, Kehre, one more Magyar to Sivado; didn't have enough energy for the dismount and could not press up and fell 13.450
David Durante VT Tsuk double full, clean with a hop back 15.600
Jonathan Horton HB Tak full finish before handstand on the wrong side of the bar; Kolman; Kovacs; full hop; full to el; Stalder; nice triple double. Really finished strong - he is a great competitor. 14.600
Sean Townsend PH fall early 12.400
Joseph Hagerty VT Tsuk double full, clean with a hop back 15.850
Sasha Artemev HB endo full to el to Jaeger layout; Kovacs a little close, caught and then missed into walking onto the mat underneath; Rybalko, giant full invert; hop full; double double layout 13.800
Raj Bhavsar PH one pommel work bent legs; more one pommel off rhythm circles, Magyar with very uch bent legs, Sivado super bent legs; dismount with awkward pirouetting, but made it through. 8.7 is a very generous B score. 14.200
Morgan Hamm HB Takemoto half to layout Tkatchev; Rybalko to mixed; Tak full to Voronin; jam; hop full; stuck layout double double. A lot of foot form breaks throughout. 6.5 15.500
Guillermo Alvarez HB stalder Tkatchev low; bent legs on kip, hop switch to front giant; Stalder half to el; Endo full to el; full to el; low jam; Endo half; front 1 1/2 twisting double layout 13.450
Rotation 2
Artemev FX whip 1 1/2 front double full; 2 1/2 front tuck full; flairs spindle to handstand, flairs to handstand down again; wide arm press; Arabian on the side; stuck triple full but crossed and bent legs. 5.9 14.850
Townsend SR kip to Maltese back roll to cross, swign back uprise to cross; tuck Yamawaki to piked to staddle planche; huge arch handstand on a swing to handstand; stuck full twisting double layout. 5.7 14.450
Hagerty PB front uprise reverse staddle - nearly sat on the bar; peach half, peach giant diamidov off a bit, giant; back toss Stutz back toss out, double pike with a step; a little off throughout. 6.1 15.050
Hamm FX whipe 2 1/2 half; 1 1/2 full 1 3/4; flairs up to handstand and down; no air flair today; wide arm press, Arabian 1 3/4, awkward landing; double tuck flying out of bounds. Not a good routine. 5.8 14.350
Spring SR piked Yamawaki to tuck to whippet to cross; one more cross press to L; Guczoghy; stuck full twisting double layout. 5.7 14.950
Tomita PB peach, Diamidov, front from upper arm; healy, back toss, back toss out, stuck double pike. 15.150
Alvarez FX double arabian piked - too open and step back; front layout double full to tucked full OOB; whip 2 1/2; Randi; flairs; Manna, stuck double layout, very nice finish. 14.900
Bhavsar SR whippet to Maltese, back roll to cross, kip to Maltese, swing to planche; piked to tuck Yamawaki; double-double layout stuck. Much better today. The U.S. really needs strong rings and this is the event that could help Raj get to Beijing. 15.600
Tan PB peach half muscled and saved; peach, giant double pike low; giant to giant double tuck; healy to upper arms; double pike low with a step. Looks a bit tired today, but he is already a lock for the team. 14.750
Horton FX 1 1/2 full 1 3/4; dd tuck near stuck; Thomas layout; fedorchenko, 2 1/2 front tuck half stuck; wide arm press; full in with a small hop; 15.650
Golden SR kip to Maltese pres up to Planceh back roll to cross press up to Maltese bounce to cross, very well done; tuck Yama to piked to plenche; full in layout, but pikie looking; the strenght moves were well done;. 6.7 15.400
Durante PB peach half peach giant double tuck; healy; giant; Stutz, back toss, stuck double pike. According to the way they are judging he should get a 9.9 execution. 6.0 15.450
McNeill SR kip to Maltese press up to planche; whippet to Maltese kip to cross; piked Yamawaki whippet to cross; double-double tuck with a hop to the side 14.950
Rotation 3
Hamm PH   14.400
Spring VT Tsuk 2 1/2, looks easy for him. No longer has his ankle taped and no knee brace at all.. 16.050
Tomita HB rybalko, tak half, layout kovacs, tuck kovacs, stalder, full twisitn gone arm; endo, endo full to mixed, stuck double double layout; 14.900
Alvarez PH onepommel work, more one pommel work Magyar, sivado, onoe pommel work to dismount but hesitation on the way up on the dismount 14.650
Bhavsar VT double-twisting handspring layout front with a big step 15.950
Tan HB Voronin, Tak half, layout Tkachev, Stalder, Endo full to el but missed on the catch and on the piroette out and cover e up; full twisitng one arm; endo ; full twisting double layout stuck; 13.850
Horton PH handtand to scissors; Magyar to sivado to triple russian to scissors again, ok on the dismount 13.650
Golden VT stuck Yurchenko 2 1/2 - 9.8 execution score 16.400
Durante HB voronin; endo full to el, layout kovacs, tuck kovacs, Tkatchev, stalder half blind; full to mixed DD layout. 8.750 on execution is too low. 14.550
Artemev PH magyar to svado, one pommel work, fell on Kerhe, flairs up to handstand and down to spindle in flairs above the pommel, to dismount high amplitude 14.350
McNeill VT Tsuk double full with big step to the side 15.100
Hagerty HB endo full to el, tak full to voronin close a bit; kolman close, Ryblako, tak half, stalder rybalko to mixed; full twisting double layout stuck 15.250
Townsend VT Dragulescu, better than day one but still frighteningly low 16.100
Rotation 4
Durante FX layout front, double front, step back. 2 1/2 twist. Front full, Rudi. He puts so much style into everything he does. Tucked full in with a hop. Nice routine for Durante, but he can't help the team much on the events they need. 14.750
Alvarez SR kip to cross press to L, piked Yama to tucked Yama to whippet to cross whippetto swing to handstand, tucked double double with a small hop 14.900
Bhavsar PB peach half, peach, giant double pike, giant double tuck, giant Tippelt, back toss out, Stutz, stuck double pike. He is really in the mix. 15.700
Hagerty FX 1 1/2, full, rudi. Whip tucked Thomas, Layout Thomas. Russia. Wide arm press. 2 1/2 twist. Front double full with a small hop. 15.500
Horton SR piked Yamawaki to swing to Maltese, press up to planche, swing to planche, back roll to cross, kip to Maltese, bounce to cross, a little bent arms on swing to handstand, stuck full-twisting double layout 15.950
McNeill PB peach half, giant double tuck, giant, peach, Stutz, Diamidov, healy, double pike with four steps back - barely saved. 15.150
Artemev SR whippet to cross, roll to cross, swing back uprise to straddle planche, piked to tuck Yamawaki, bent arms on front giant, full-twisting double layout. 14.600
Townsend PB peach half, giant, giant double tuck, peach, Moy - missed, Tippelt, back toss, low double pike. 14.350
Spring PB back toss out, peach full, giant, giant double tuck, peach half a bit short, peach, Morisue, back toss, double pike. He can really help the U.S. here but he is a question mark because of pommel horse, and Horton looks like a lock but he also can't do pommel horse, so this is a tough decision. 15.550
Rotation 5
Hagerty PH one pommel work lost balance and fell right away, about four circles into the routine; That is his first mistake after 22 hit routines from U.S. Championships and Trials. 13.500
Horton VT handspring double front with one step. He is going to win this thing today! 16.150
Townsend HB Kovacs, Tak full to Voronin, hop full, Rybalko to mixed, Endo full to mixed, jam, Tak half, full-twisting double layout, stuck. 14.900
Tomita PH one pommel work right away, nice, Kehre, Magyar, Sivado, made the dismount today 15.050
Artemev VT Yurchenko 2 1/2, big stumble off to the side. He is really off his game today after winning yesterday. 15.600
Spring HB Voronin, Cassina, hop full, Kolman, so nice. Rybalko, full twisting giant on one arm, Weiler kip to full. Triple back. Biggest applause of the day! A spectacular routine but he needs to add a few more skills to boost his A Panel above 6.3. A Kovacs would add .3 and and Endo full to elgrip would also add another .3. 15.100
Tan PH one pommel work and fell on the second turn/circle; triple russian, scissor to handstand; magyar, sivado, dismount with a pirouette falling on the wrong side. Like Hagerty, looking tired today 13.400
Hamm VT Tsuk 2 1/2, low landing and two steps. 15.750
Bhavsar HB Kolman, Kovacs, full twisting one arm, full to el, Endo, triple back with a small hop. He has seven skills in this routine - he counts three giants as part of his 10 required skills. 14.000
Durante PH travel across to double Russian, Magyar, Sivado, to Russian across to triple Russian, good routine. This boosts his stock. 15.050
Alvarez VT stuck Yurchenko double full 15.800
Rotation 6
McNeill FX 1 1/2 full front 1 3/4, double full forward to barani, tucked Thomas a little out of control, Russian, wide arm press - what else is new - double full, 2 1/2 14.750
Tan SR whippet to maltese press up to invert, yamawaki piked to swing to planche bounce to L cross press up to Maltese, whippet to cross press up to maltese, full-twisting double layout step back.... That's wild they had to conference on his score 16.550
Artemev PB healy, peach, giant Diamidov and a half broke form, giant full, giant double back a little low, Stutz, double pike a little low. Dad Vladimir doesn't look too happy. 14.950
Townsend FX double full fwd to a layout, 1 1/2 full 1 3/4; triple russian, side somi, full in stuck; 14.700
Durante SR back roll to L cross press up to Maltese, bounce to crossswing to malstese, sieng to planche, pike Yamawaki, stuck full twisting double layout 15.400
Alvarez PB peach half giant, peach, front to support, back toss double front with step back 15.100
Spring FX tucked double double, hop, 1 1/2 full Rudi, layout Thomas, 2 1/2 front half tuck; full twisting butterfly, whip tucked Thomas a little off, double full. 15.200
Hagerty SR swing up to cross, kip to cross, swing up rise to stadle planche, pike to tuck Yamawaki, full in tuck. He loses .3 on his dismount because it is only a C instead of a D... 14.100
Horton PB peach half, peach, giant double pike, giant, giant double tuck, Diamidov, Stutz, double pike with a big step back. 15.650
Bhavsar FX whip 2 1/2 front half; double full layout rudi; planche, side somi, wide arm press, triple full. He hit 12 for 12 here and did everything he could. 14.750
Golden FX 1 1/2 full Rudi, double full forward to layout; double piked arabian 2 1/2 front half; wide arms press; duble full, near stuck double layout; awesome routine, lots of height. Huge audience response - he's taking a bow 15.700
IG Live Update: 5:58 PM: Jonathan Horton, winner of the U.S. Olympic Trials, has been named to the 2008 Olympic team along with reigning Olympic champion Paul Hamm.

The rest of the team will be announced Sunday.

Join us tomorrow for the final day of coverage from Philadelphia!

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Comments (1 posted):

ColoradoFan on Saturday, June 21, 2008
REALLY pulling for Joey Hagerty to grab a spot...the man is classy and consistent! Love seeing the families of the athletes - David Durante has the BIGGEST cheering section! I'm partial to my hometown boy, Sasha...much luck his way - we're proud of you! Go CHELLSIE!!!!!!!!!

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