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MERRITT BOOTH A PSYCHOLOGY
MAJOR, WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR
ONE DAY.
Julianne>> RIGHT INTO GIANT
FULL, HERE.
HER RELEASE MOVE IS CALLED A
PIKED GENGER, A FLY-AWAY
RELEASE MOVE WITH A HALF
TWIST.
UPRISE A LITTLE SHORT OF THE
HANDSTAND.
DOUBLE-TUCK DISMOUNT.
Andrea>> BOOTH ANOTHER ONE OF
THOSE SENIORS COMPETING IN HER
LAST COLLEGIATE EVENT.
SHE SAYS SHE'S TRYING NOT TO
BE TOO EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT.
Julianne>> A NICE DISMOUNT.
SHE HAS GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE
BAR.
NICE POSITION.
Andrea>> A 9.875 FOR 'BAMA.
KARIN LICHEY HAD A
DISAPPOINTING SCORE ON THE
FLOOR OF A 9.2.
Julianne>> A SLIGHT PROBLEM ON
THE FIRST RUN.
YOU CAN SEE SHE OVERROTATES
SLIGHTLY HERE ON A VERY
DIFFICULT PASS.
HER REAL PROBLEM CAME HERE.
LOOK AT HER FEET.
SHE ALMOST SLIPS AND IT ALMOST
CAUSES HER TO FALL.
Andrea>> COACH SUZANNE YOCULAN
TRYING TO HOLD HER TEAM
TOGETHER.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO THROW THAT
SCORE OUT, AND SHE WILL IF KIM
ARNOLD HITS HERE.
KIM ARNOLD THE TOP-RANKED
FLOOR PERFORMER IN THE
COUNTRY.
Andrea>> Julianne>> SHE'S A
LOT OF FUN TO WATCH.
VERY SPUNKY.
WATCH HERE.
DOUBLE LAYOUT BACK FLIP.
AMAZING.
SAME PASS WE SAW STELLA UMEH
PERFORM.
IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
IT'S A NICE JUMP COMBINATION.
LOOK AT THE HEIGHT JUST EVEN
ON THE JUMPS.
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Julianne>> WATCH.
THIS IS JUST VERY COOL.
SHE DOES A WHIP HALF-TWIST
IMMEDIATE GRANNY, IMMEDIATE
BACK LAYOUT.
Andrea>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE
AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF KIM
ARNOLD WINNING THE ALL-AROUND
TITLE FOR THE SECOND
CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ROLE
MODELS.
SHE'S A 4.0 STUDENT, THE SEC
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
Julianne>> SHE'S REALLY
BLOSSOMED AS A PERFORMER
THROUGHOUT HER COLLEGE CAREER
-- BEAUTIFUL HIGH PIKED DOUBLE
BACK.
AT THE END OF A FLOOR, YOU'RE
SO TIRED.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
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Andrea>> ■■■■■■■■THE ■■■■■■■■■■■
SENIOR LOOKING FOR HER FIRST
TITLE AND SHE CERTAINLY HELPED
THE TEAM WITH THAT
PERFORMANCE.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT GEORGIA
NEEDED.
Julianne>> AND IT'S GREAT TO
SEE UNIQUE MOVES.
LOOK AT THIS WHIP-BACK.
A LOT OF TWISTING, A LOT OF ■■■■
FLIPPI■■ GOING ON ■■ER■■■■■■■■■■
IT■■ HARD ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■.
Andrea>>■■HERE IS THE COACH'S
RE■■TION■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
THE GYM DAWG FANS ALSO ANXIOUS
FOR A TITLE FOR GEORGIA.
OH, AND KIM ARNOLD JUST MISSES
A PERFECT SCORE WITH A ■■9.975.
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Andrea>> WHILE KIM ARNOLD WAS ■■
PERFORMING TRACI SOMMER WAS ON■■
THE BEAM FOR ■■■■UTAH.■■
Julianne>> SHE MUENTS WITH A
STRENGTH MOVE CALLED A PLANGE.■■
DOUBLE STAG JUMP INTO A
TUMBLING MOVE.
FRONT HANDSPRING.
AND ■■R ■■■■■■MOST IMPORT■■T ■■
SEQUENCE: ■■■■TWO ■■BA■■
■■■■■■RINGS■■, ■■LAYOUT ■■BA■■F.
VERY WELL DONE.
Andrea>> AS THE ONLY SENIOR ON
THIS UTAH TEAM, TRACI IS THE
ONLY ONE TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE UTES WON WHEN SHE WAS A
FRESHMAN BACK IN 1995.■■■■
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Julianne>> THE■■ IS THE
■■QU■■ED■■UL■■TURN DONE IN A ■■
BACK ATTITUDE POSITION.
A NICE LITTLE STRENGTH MOVE.
LIKE A REVERSE PLANGE.■■
■■
■■
Julianne>> SETTING UP FOR HER ■■
DISMOUNT ■■-- GAINER, TUCK BACK
WITH A FULL TWIST.
Andrea>> TRACI SOMMER, 22
YEARS OLD, STUDYING TO BE A
PSYCHOLOGIST.■■■■■■
Julianne>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE
SURE YOU'RE RIGHT SQUARED OVER
THE BEAM ON THOSE FISH ■■FLOPS.
■■E UPRISES AND HOLDS THAT
POSITION.
Andrea>> A 9.9 FOR SOMMER AI
VERY STRONG ROTATION FOR UTAH
BUT IT WON'T BE ENOUGH TO
CATCH GEORGIA.
HERE ARE THE STAND LITTLE.
DEFINITE CAN RE
Andrea>> STAY WITH US.
MORE DRAMATIC ACTION FROM
SOUTHERN C■■IFORNIA.
WHEN WE CONTINUE.
Andrea>> WHO COULD FORGET THE
DRAMA AND EMOTION OF THE 1996
OLYMPICS.
KERRI STRUG COMPETING ON VAULT
WITH A BADLY SPRAINED LEFT
ANKLE, IN SO MUCH PAIN SHE
COULDN'T EVEN WALK OFF THE
MAT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF THE
GAMES, AS SHE WAS CARRIED OFF
BY COACH BELA KARYI, A
DEFINING MOMENT FOR U.S.A.
GYMNASTICS.
SHE'S WITH WENDY HILLIARD.
Wendy>> THIS MUST BE DIFFERENT ■
FOR YOU, WATCHING A
COMPETITION INSTEAD OF BEING ■■
IN IT.
>> I KNOW THE GIRLS FROM UCLA
AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE WITH
THEM, BUT IT'S NICE TO RELAX
AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAVE
BEEN COMPETING WITH FOR SO
LONG THAT ARE IN COLLEGIATE
GYMNASTICS.
Wendy>> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO
SIT AND WATCH AS OPPOSED TO
YOUR LIFE BEING DIFFERENT NOW?
>> IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS.
I HAVE BEEN ON A WHIRLWIND.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS
SINCE ATLANTA.
I KEPT THINKING THINGS WOULD
SLOW DOWN BUT I'M STILL OUT
THERE TRAVELING A LOT ON THE
WEEKENDS, I'M A FULL-TIME
STUDENT DURING THE WEEK BUT
EVERY THURSDAY I GO OUT AND DO
SPEECHES OR DO EXHIBITIONS AND
CLINICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HELP
PROMOTE THE SPORT OF
GYMNASTICS.
Wendy>> I GUESS I DON'T HAVE
TO ASK YOU WHO YOU'RE ROOTING
FOR IN THIS COMPETITION.
>> I'M TRYING TO STAY NEUTRAL,
BUT I DO GO TO UCLA, I KNOW
THE GIRLS SO I THOUGHT THEY
WOULD TRY AND DEFEND THEIR
TITLE, BUT EVERYONE IS DOING A
TREMENDOUS JOB.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE LEVEL OF
COMPETITION IN COLLEGIATE
GYMNASTICS TODAY.
GEORGIA IS LOOKING FANTASTIC.
Wendy>> I THIN■■SHE'S ■■SAYING
GEORGIA HA■■■■ONE ■■■■.
KERRI, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ■■■■
JOINING US.■■
>> THANK YOU.
■■
Andrea>> AS WE GET SET FOR THE
FIFTH ROTATION ARIZONA STATE
IS ON VAULT, BARS FOR THE
BRUINS, FLORIDA ON BEAM, UTAH
MOVES TO THE FLOOR, 1st PLACE
GEORGIA SITS OUT ■■THIS ROTATIO
BUT WILL KEEP AN■■■■■■EYE ON TH
COMPETITION.
Andrea>> JAMIE GRAZIANO ON
BEAM.
Julianne>> THIS IS THE
APPARATUS THAT DESTROYED UCLA.
GEORGIA SURVIVED THE BEAM.
TELL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
FLORIDA DOES NOW.
>> I'M SURE THEY'RE AWARE THE
POSITION THEY'RE IN AND ■■IT
DOES CREATE PRESSURE.
A BIG MOVE.
BACK HANDSPRING, TWO LAYOUTS.
HIT THAT.
Julianne>> NICE FULL TURN.
Andrea>> FLORIDA CAME INTO THE
CHAMPIONSHIPS NUMBER 2 SEED,
THEIR HIGHEST SINCE 1984, SO
THEY COME HERE WITH A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE AND THEY'VE COME ON
STRONG LATELY, THE LAST
SEVERAL MEETS.
Julianne>> JUMP ■■COMBINATION
INTO AN IMMEDIATE JUMP.
A COUPLE LITTLE ■■TINY BOBBLES.
SLIGHT DEDUCTIONS.
SETTING UP HERE FOR A PUNCH
FRONT.
OH!
Andrea>> NO.
ONCE AGAIN, THE TEAM CAN ONLY
AFFORD ONE MISS LIKE THAT --
THEY CAN THROW THAT SCORE OUT
-- BUT NOW ALL OF THE OTHER
GATORS WILL HAVE TO HIT THEIR
BEAM ROUTINES.
Julianne>> TALK ABOUT
PRESSURE; THAT'S WHAT PUTS THE
PRESSURE -- WHEN YOU REALLY
KNOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
CARTWHEEL FULL TWISTINGER
LAYOUT.
Andrea>> FLORIDA PERFORMED
WELL ON THE BEAM AT THE
REGIONALS.
Julianne>> KEEP AN EYE ON HER
SHOULDER.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT DROPS
DOWN AND PULLS HER OFF THE
BEAM.
■■
Julianne>>■■WITH THE SHIN
INJURY SHE HAS, SHE WILL BE
THE MOST AFFECTED ON THIS
EVENT BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON
THE TUMBLING.
NICE HIGH TUCK DOUBLE BACK.
Andrea>> WE'VE COME TO EXPECT
SO MUCH FROM UTAH, WE REFER TO
THIS AS A REBUILDING YEAR; THE
UTES HAD A RECORD OF 8-3,
WHICH ISN'T BAD UNLESS YOU
CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THEY
ONLY HAD FOUR LOSSES IN THE
PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
STILL, THE UTES MANAGED TO WIN
THEIR 11th STRAIGHT REGIONAL
TITLE THIS YEAR.
Julianne>> NICE 1 1/2 TWIST
PUNCH FRONT.
FLOOR HAS NOT BEEN THEIR BEST
EVENT THIS SEASON.
OVERALL, I THINK THEIR
DIFFICULTY IS A LITTLE LESS
THAN NORMAL.
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Julianne>> SOME FRONT
TUMBLING, FRONT LAYOUT, RIGHT
INTO A TENSICA.
Andrea>> ANGIE LEONARD, 20
YEAR OLD JUNIOR FROM TEMPE,
ARIZONA.
Julianne>> AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THIS IS A PASS THAT
LACKS THE DIFFICULTY THAT YOU
WOULD NORMALLY SEE IN A LAST
TUMBLING RUN.
Andrea>> MICHELLE HESS SET TO
VAULT FOR ARIZONA STATE.
SHE SCORED HER CAREER HIGH
9.95 AT THE REGIONALS ON
VAULT.
Julianne>> SHE TWISTS ON,
TWISTS OFF, FRONT TUCK FLIP.
Andrea>> HESS JUST A SOPHOMORE
FROM THORNVILLE, OHIO.
Julianne>> SHE HAS A PROBLEM
ON THE LANDING.
SHE BASICALLY OVERROTATES.
Andrea>> 9.7 FOR HESS, ARIZONA
STATE FALTERING BUT THE SUN
DEVILS STILL IN A BATTLE FOR
2nd PLACE.
A BITTERSWEET COMPETITION FOR
UCLA COACH VALERIE KONDOS,
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS VIRTUALLY
KNOCKED OUT OF CONTENTION IN
THE FIRST ROTATION, BUT THEY
HAVE BEEN COMPETING WITH AN
AWFUL LOT OF PRIDE AND
DETERMINATION.
SINCE THE FIRST ROTATION, THEY
HAVE BEEN SPECTACULAR.
SHEER
Julianne>> THIS IS A GENGER IN
A PIKED POSITION.
VERY UNUSUAL COMBINATION.
Andrea>> MOHINIPLACED IN THE
TOP
Andrea>> MOHINI PLACED IN THE
TOP 5 ON BARS IN HER FIRST 5
COLLEGIATE MEETS.
Julianne>> BEAUTIFUL DISMOUNT.
Andrea>> MOHINI.
HER NAME MEANS ILLUSION.
THERE WAS NO ILLUSION THERE.
Julianne>> SHE GETS SO HIGH
ABOVE THE BAR.
Andrea>> THAT MATCHES HER
CAREER HIGH.
DON'T GO AWAY.
WE'LL SEE IF SUSAN HINES HAS
ANOTHER 10 IN HER WHEN WE COME
BACK
I'M USED TO CHALLENGES.D.
AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO TRY ZEST DEODORANT BODY WASH.
NOW, I HEAR YOU SNICKERING, "BUT IRON HEAD, AREN'T BODY WASHES FOR LADIES ?"
LISTEN, CHUMP, ZEST DOESN'T HAVE HEAVY MOISTURIZERS.
"BUT IRON HEAD, WHAT'S WITH THIS THINGY ?"
THAT LATHER-BUILDER WORKS WITH ZEST BODY WASH TO GIVE YOU...
TWICE THE FRESH-SMELLING LATHER OF THIS BAR.
AND IT RINSES CLEANER, SO YOU'RE CLEANER,
MORE REFRESHED... PERIOD !
Andrea>> BACK AT PAULEY
PAVILION, WE'RE HALFWAY
THROUGH THE FIFTH ROTATION,
GEORGIA IS ON A BYE, AND THE
PRESSURE IS MOUNTING ON
FLORIDA.
THEY ALREADY HAVE A FALL ON
THE BEAM.
Andrea>> SUSAN HINE■■WILL NEED
TO HIT THIS ROUTINE.
HINES SCORED A PERFECT 10 ON
THE VAULT EARLIER.
Julianne>> VERY DIFFICULT
MOUNT -- PUNCH FRONT INTO AN
IMMEDIATE DOUBLE-STAG JUMP.
INCREASING THE DIFFICULTY SO
SHE'S NOT HOLDING BACK.
Julianne>> BACK HANDSPRING
LAYOUT -- BEAUTIFUL.
Andrea>> SUSAN WANTS TO STUDY
PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND
JULIANNE, I GUESS AS A GYMNAST
SHE'S ALREADY GOT A LOT OF ON
THE JOB TRAINING.
Julianne>> NICE JUMP
COMBINATION.
LIKE ALL ATHLETES, GYMNASTS
SUFFER FROM THE USUAL ACHES
AND PAINS.
Andrea>> BUT THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLY TOUGH BREED OF
ATHLETE.
YOU RARELY HEAR GYMNASTS
COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR MINOR
INJURIES; THEY SEEM TO
COMPETE, AND PRACTICE, THROUGH
ALL KINDS OF INJURIES.
Julianne>> SUSAN HINES HAS
BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE.
SHE'S A FIERCE COMPETITOR.
FRONT FULL DISMOUNT.
Andrea>> FLORIDA NEEDS HIGH
SCORES ON BEAM TO KEEP PACE
WITH GEORGIA.
CARIE COURTNEY, THE LAST VAULT
FOR ARIZONA STATE.
Julianne>> A PIKED FRONT
VAULT.
VERY NICE VAULT.
JUST A LITTLE -- COUPLE LITTLE
HOPS ON THE LANDING.■■
Andrea>> LOOK AT THAT.
HINES GOT THE JOB DONE FOR
FLORIDA WITH A 9.9 ON BEAM.
CARIE COURTNEY'S VAULT SCORES
A 9.725.
ARIZONA STATE LOSING GROUND
NOW TO FLORIDA.
UP NOW FOR THE GATORS TEAL
CHABATTI FROM COLORADO
SPRINGS, COLORADO.
SHE HAS BEEN A RELIABLE
COMPETITOR FOR THE GATORS ON
THE BEAM IN RECENT EVENTS --
SCORED A COLLEGIATE HIGH 9.9
AT THE REGIONALS.
Julianne>> A NICE JUMP
COMPETITION, SWITCH LEAP INTO
AN IMMEDIATE SWITCH SIDE LEAP.
PERFECT TUMBLING MOVES.
BACK HANDSPRING LAYOUT
BACKFLIP -- OH!
WOW!
SHE HELD ONTO THAT.
Andrea>> REMEMBER, FLORIDA
CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER FALL ON
THE BEAM, BUT THEY ALREADY
HAVE ONE LOW SCORE THEY WOULD
LIKE TO THROW OUT.
Julianne>> AGAIN, BARELY HOLDS
ON.
Andrea>> JULIANNE, THOSE TWO
MISTAKES, DO THEY ADD UP TO A
FALL?
Julianne>> IT WILL BE CLOSE
BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH
SIGNIFICANT MISTAKES.
ADDED TOGETHER, ■■IT WILL BE ■■
QUITE A DEDUCTION.
Andrea>> TEAL WAS THE
VALEDICTORIAN OF HER HIGH
SCHOOL LAST CLASS LAST YEAR,
ALSO INVOLVED IN HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY.
QUITE A STUDENT.
Julianne>> A FRONT FULL
■■SMOUNT THIS TIME IN A TUCKED
■■POSITION.
Andrea>> CHABATTI LOOKS
RELIEVED TO HAVE HAD THAT
ROUTINE DONE.
HEIDI MONEYMAKER OVER ON BARS.
SINCE SHE FELL ON BEAMS SHE'S
HAD A SENSATIONAL MEET, 9.9s
ON FLOOR AND VAULT ■■■■AND SHE'
THE 1998 BARS CHAMPION.■■■■
■■Ju■■anne>> ONE RE■■ON IS WATC
HER RELEASE MOVES -- THE
HEIGHT SHE GETS.
THAT WAS A TKACHEV.
NOW SHE WILL PERFORM A PIKED
YEAGER.
GOOD HEIGHT!
Julianne>> SHE'S SETTING UP
FOR HER ■■DISMOUNT.
LAID-■■OUT DOUBLE BACK.
(Applause)
Coach>> THAT WAS GORGEOUS!
THAT WAS GORGEOUS!
Julianne>> THE REASON SHE CAN
GET SUCH HEIGHT, LOOK ■■■■■■■■A
WAY SHE DRIVES HER HEELS.■■■■■■■
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE
MOMENTUM GOING SO YOU ■■CAN
EXTEND YOUR BODY ON THAT
DISMOUNT.
Andrea>> HEIDI MONEYMAKER CAPS
HER PERFORMANCE WITH A ■■9.925.
BACK AT THE BEAM IT WAS A 9■■■■■
FOR ■■■■■■■■TEAL