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Post by Admin on Jul 11, 2018 18:59:34 GMT
2018 American Classic - Senior Session The 2018 American Classic took place over the weekend in Salt Lake City, with 10 juniors and seven seniors qualifying to the U.S. Championships in August. Junior Kayla DiCello from Hill’s Gymnastics won the junior all-around with the highest score of the entire competition, a 55.400, while Shilese Jones from Future Gymnastics won the senior all-around with a 53.900.  Junior athletes had to hit an all-around score of 51.000 to qualify to nationals, and those athletes include Konnor McClain (Revolution), Ui Soma (San Mateo), Levi Jung-Ruivivar (Paramount Elite), Sydney Morris (First State), Ciena Alipio (West Valley), Skye Blakely (WOGA), Olivia Greaves (MG Elite), Aleah Finnegan (GAGE), Karis German (WCC), and Zoe Gravier (MG Elite). DiCello had already pre-qualified.  Senior athletes competing all four events had to hit an all-around score of 52.0; those competing three events had to hit a score of 39.75; and those competing two events had to hit a score of 27.0. The athletes who qualified included Jones, Shania Adams (Buckeye), Madeleine Johnston (Hill’s), Kara Eaker (GAGE), Madelyn Williams (San Mateo) for three events, Audrey Davis (WOGA) for two events, and Riley McCusker (MG Elite) for two events. Grace McCallum, Jade Carey, and Alyona Shchennikova had pre-qualified.  |
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2018 19:14:14 GMT
On floor, there were three gymnasts who rank in the top three in both difficulty and execution: Eaker, Jones, and junior Kaliya Lincoln. Lincoln, who is only 12 years old, showed off incredible potential on this event. Not only does she have high difficulty in her tumbling, but she has great form as well and has seemingly already mastered sticking her passes. Here are the top three for execution on floor for juniors and seniors: Juniors: 1. Konnor McClain (Revolution) - 8.350 2T. Aleah Finnegan (GAGE) - 8.300 2T. Kaliya Lincoln (Airborne) - 8.300  Seniors: 1. Isabel Mabanta (Denton Gymnastics) - 8.450 2. Kara Eaker (GAGE) - 8.350 3. Shilese Jones (Future Gymnastics) - 8.300 |
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2018 19:15:53 GMT
2018 American Classic - Junior Session Hill's Gymnastics' Kayla DiCello took the top spot today for the juniors at the 2018 American Classic in Salt Lake City, totaling a huge 55.400 in the all-around, the highest score out of both the juniors and seniors.  Second place went to Revolution's Konnor McClain with a 53.900. McClain originally held the top spot following the first session of competition, and DiCello came in to pass her during the evening session. WOGA's Skye Blakely, who also competed in the evening session, took third with a 53.400.  DiCello had a stellar day, beating out not only the other juniors but the senior competitors as well. One of the highlights was her vault — a Yurchenko double — which earned her the top vault score of the day with a 14.5. She also took the top score on beam for the juniors with a 13.55 and placed second on floor despite having a small stumble out of one of her leaps  |
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2018 19:00:45 GMT
The most difficult vault we saw at the competition was a Yurchenko double, competed by one senior (Jones) and four juniors (DiCello, Finnegan, Blakely and Lauren Little). In terms of execution, DiCello received the highest out of those who competed a double with a 9.0 E-score.
Check out her high-flying vault from the recent 2018 Pac Rims to get an idea of how solid she is on this event:
Juniors:
Selena Harris (Gymcats) - 9.250
Karis German (WCC) - 9.150
Kayla DiCello (Hill’s) - 9.000
Seniors:
Madeleine Johnston’s (Hill’s) - 9.200
Shania Adams (Buckeye) - 9.100
Deanne Soza (Texas Dreams) - 9.050
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Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2018 19:02:39 GMT
On bars, the highest difficulty routines were ones that had loads of connections in release moves, as well as high-value skills. Shchennikova had the highest D-score of the competition with a 6.2. Her routine includes an inbar full to Komova II to Tkatchev combination, racking up huge connection bonus, in addition to a Ricna to Pak combo. Her high difficulty helped her to get a decent score, given she stumbled on her dismount and put her hands down. Right behind Shchennikova on difficulty is McCusker, who put up a 5.8 D-score on bars, which has always one of her best events. Her teammate, junior Greaves, also showed off some impressive bar work with a 5.7 D-score.
The gymnast who impressed the most in terms of high difficulty but also very high execution was San Mateo’s Williams, who put up a 5.7 D-score and scored the highest on execution for the seniors with an 8.550 (unsurprisingly, she placed first on bars). Twin City Twisters’ McCallum also had a 5.7 D-score, the third highest of the competition. She has a great opening combination of a Weiler kip to stalder shaposh to Tkatchev.
Here are the top three for execution on bars for juniors and seniors:
Juniors:
1T. Konnor McClain (Revolution) - 8.650
1T. Levi Jung-Ruivivar (Paramount Elite) - 8.650
2T. Kayla DiCello (Hill’s) - 8.550
2T. Skye Blakely (WOGA) - 8.550
2T. Zoe Gravier (MG Elite) - 8.550
Seniors:
1. Madelyn Williams (San Mateo) - 8.550
2T. Shilese Jones (Future Gymnastics) - 8.500
2T. Audrey Davis (WOGA) - 8.500
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