NCAA Women's Gymnastics Raleigh Regional Final

[@Philippadrinkstea]

Massive massive thank you from the UK - firstly for uploading these so we can watch, and secondly for uploading them so quick - it made a nice change to be able to watch the regional semis before the final happened!! Much love

[@sarahforsyth9895]

Also watching from the UK and honestly this is so true! Thank you! Xxxx

[@emily111_springboks]

Thanks so much for whoever uploaded this I love UCLA and my heart broke when I found out they haven’t made it

[@doubtingdennis]

You are just a lifesaver for international fans, thank you!!!

[@natascha_o]

What a competition! On the one hand i'm happy that Mizzou will go to nationals. They had a great season and deserve to compete there. On the other hand i'm really sad that UCLA didnt qualify. They really looked great at the end of the season so they would have deserved it as well. So mixed feelings after that competition. I'm not happy with all of the scores but couldnt tell if one team had a scoring advantage. So congrats to Mizzou and I hope UCLA will pull it together and return stronger next year.

[@gabrielramiro2220]

I am so so happy for missouri! Its unbelievable how far they got and it's great to see a team with no olympian being so strong!. I hope they can become a new superpower in college gymnastics next year

[@karlishajames4394]

This was a amazing competition

[@lflagr]

Really sad seeing Paulina crying at the end :( I wish she could stay on in college gymnastics somehow!

[@Mrsangeandbella]

Thank you so, so much!

[@zoecatrina8979]

Thanks you so much. I can’t watch it in Switzerland

[@JoseBarbosa-iu5jb]

Well there’s so many underscored routines on UCLA that I can’t talk bout all cause it will take to much time. But Frida’s Esparza 9.75 is just stupidly low. How on earth? That’s clearly a 9.85 at least. And yes she starts from a 10

[@tonismarr6324]

Agree

[@AM-xj1fw]

Not sure how that's clearly a 9.85? - Overrotation on full turn - Shoulder down out of acro series - Lean out of split jump - Shy of 180 on switch half - Balance check before beat jump - Hop back on landing Granted, the routine LOOKS a lot better than a 9.75 because most of those leans and balance checks were barely perceptible, but those are legitimate deductions that were being taken all night on beam unfortunately.

[@kjwilchcombe1281]

@@AM-xj1fw how last gymnast score was a 9.9?

[@AM-xj1fw]

@@kjwilchcombe1281 I’m not sure what you’re talking about? If you’re referring to Amari Celestine on floor, each event has different judges. I won’t say I agree with all the floor scores, but it’s clear that the beam scoring was tighter for every team, and the floor scoring was looser for every team (as a whole; not talking about individuals). Natalie Wojcik (15:20) had a 9.85 on beam this meet, and that routine was perfect aside from the slight underrotation and hop back on the dismount (also legitimate deductions). You can argue that other events may have been overscored, but for beam specifically, judges were taking every deduction they could for every gymnast, not just UCLA.

[@tomasduarte6633]

Can someone explain me how Ana's beam was a 9.8

[@SuAva]

No. The beam judges were strict the entire meet (which is not necessarily a bad thing), but if you compare the scores of UCLA on beam with the rest compared to the quality of their beam routines with the rest, the judging just doesn't add up. This honestly feels fixed.

[@erinmccargar7607]

I was wondering about that.. it's possible that they hit her hard on the dismount. .05 hop, .05 pike down. .05 directional error. Which would give 9.85. I'm not sure where the other 0.5 would have been (maybe not hitting a split on her jump?) But it's true, beam scores were really harsh all night. Natalie wokcik had a visually perfect routine with a hop on landing and got a 9.85 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@mariahazcueta3621]

They also weren’t sticking. UCLA gave up a lot of tenths just for not sticking. They got beat

[@tomasduarte6633]

@@mariahazcueta3621 it's not about getting beat, I'm over that, it's just about that particular routine that got a ridiculously low score

[@jackmatheson4671]

She had a significant hop to the side on the dismount, so I'm guessing she was deducted for the hop and also for being off direction on the skill.

[@TweetsIsBoss]

while i’ve always rooted for ucla, they just found their footing way too late in the season to be able to go far to nattys. missouri is such an underrated team and they outperformed ucla, despite any controversial judging- we know gymnastics is subjective and we cannot diss miz. for scoring higher than the bruins.

[@ShinyJewels04]

THANK YOU. some of these bitter comments saying Missouri didn’t deserve it are just plain wrong. personally I think UCLA got too comfortable by the end of the meet & didn’t pay attention to details, especially with beam, which cost them in the end. it’s a bummer for them, but going as far as to say that the competition was rigged is not just rude but is also incorrect (not to mention that Missouri was ranked higher than UCLA as a team coming into Regionals anyway… but haters are gonna hate I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️)

[@saitierus.5023]

@@ShinyJewels04 Guess we’re just gonna ignore the scoring on vault for missouri too. Some of those vaults did not deserve those scores, with those janky pike downs and barely any height off the table. I don’t want to hate on mizzou, I really don’t. I’ve been rooting for them all season. but this judging is just… idk. I know I should be more upset with the judging system, but I can’t help but let that bleed into my opinions on the teams. The mizzou ladies just went out there and did their gymnastics like they were supposed to.

[@natkieus]

I do not understand Brooklyns floor score? It should have been higher!

[@dharmadoll5387]

It was one of the best she's performed it, and it was her lowest score of the year, save for the week she had a massive miss.

[@SusanKempWrites]

I'm going to miss watching this year's floor routine from Brooklyn, not everyone can dance on top of tumbling, and I love the music!

[@Maria-dk2fv]

Great thanks!!

[@CoachJulie193]

MIZZOU!!!!!!!😭😭 so incredibly proud of this team!!

[@auraballoon]

You don’t deserve it. Honestly. The last gymnast was sketchy at best.

[@jesuisamusante]

@@auraballoon It’s a battle of overscores, and UCLA is definitely the more overscored.

[@patpat446]

Thank you!

[@stephanieconnolly8747]

Bummed for UCLA, they definitely looked nervous on beam. I don't understand why they didn't use Flatley on floor and beam, she always scores high and I feel like they would have qualified with her routines in :(

[@Makenziedc]

She actually chose not to compete those events. While, I am not going to voice my opinion on the behavior of many of the UCLA team members throughout the present season, I will question how anyone can defend Flatley opting out of two important rotations because of "mental health" reasons. If you are unwilling to contribute to the team during a final, especially as one the select few team members receiving a $200,000 education for free, than maybe you should give up your spot to someone who would recognize the value.

[@TweetsIsBoss]

@@Makenziedc if youve been paying attention to UCLA’s season at all, you’d know Norah has been their ROCK all season, i wouldnt be surprised if shes burnt out because of all the pressure on her to be steady for the team

[@TweetsIsBoss]

@@Makenziedc also, based on your opinions on mental health, im dguessing you didnt support simone biles when she was going through a rough olympics?

[@lflagr]

@@Makenziedc Agreed. Maybe she thought the team would pull through (they were realllly close) and she wanted to "save herself" for nationals.

[@genreisdead]

@@Makenziedc Well, then keep on questioning. I will sure as hell defend anyone who needs to step back from whatever they are doing when they have mental health issues, but especially when they could break their neck if they aren't in a good mental state. People like you are ignorant as f.

[@care.bear89]

Besides chiles score on beam, does anyone else think the rest of ucla's beam scores were underscored? if saki's was a 9.825, shouldn't chae's been a 9.8 as well? They both seemed to have the same amount of balence checks and small hops on landings?

[@Maria-dk2fv]

Oh! I hate it when a team is killing it up to 3rd rotation and then disaster comes!:😔

[@laurenk4017]

Thank you

[@Enzo-ho9uf]

How tf did ana only get a 9.8 on beam???

[@paolatellez7880]

SERIOUSLY! No major errors 😐

[@bamagym]

So proud of Mizzou!! Did the mizzou girls chase that ucla coach out at the end? Lol

[@auraballoon]

Win or lose, UCLA!

[@privateaccount2686]

It sucks ucla can’t go to nationals for the second year in a row seems to be loosing there best athletes each year.

[@ESES-jw8bb]

what would have happened if there was a tie between second and third place?

[@joaso9990]

I believe the spot go to whichever team had the highest rotation score. So if let's say Mizzou's Amari Celestine got only a 9.90, ucla and mizzou would have the same floor total (49.550), so then it would the second highest rotation score, so UCLA's bars score tops any of mizzou's event scores, not counting the floor scores. I'm not sure thought. It could be highest total counting all 6 scores on each event.

[@followmeandmydaay]

@@joaso9990 as far as I know it's counting all 6 scores instead of counting 5 and dropping the lowest on every event, but I'm not 100% sure either

[@SusanKempWrites]

the commentary really doesn't give us any clue why sekai wright is a 9.675 on floor. i mean she landed low on the last pass but i wish we knew where else the deductions were. edit: i think she's not getting a 180 on the split jumps actually. i was still expecting like 9.75

[@ranHagag555]

umm the final floor tumbler was out of bounds...9.925? that's not right and it's on film.

[@caseypopper4302]

She didn’t step out. Her foot was on the line

[@caseypopper4302]

@@nathanielhalls1893 I mean probably not but now let’s go and reanalyze each routine that both of the teams did. Both teams were given gifts and were too harshly scored at different times. The last score wasn’t the only score that determined the outcome of this meet

[@care.bear89]

no, it looked like it was on line. now if she would have put her heel down it would've been out of bounds.

[@hannahstark6074]

you gem !

[@a_2502]

Really upset for UCLA. Just think some of the beam routines were slightly underscored. I'm annoyed

[@jiwakental4412]

I think jugde not fair to ucla..really underscore.

[@fredrickbills9277]

I think the judges got it wrong I think every beam score was around .25 too low for UCLA

[@saitierus.5023]

Disregarding the harsh beam judging for UCLA... Amari Celestine (Missouri floor #6): Slide back on full-in: -0.05 Low chest on full-in: -0.05 Slide back/lifting up foot on double tuck, if being strict: -0.05 Even without the OOB (which is honestly not clear from the video), Celestine should've scored 9.90 MAX. This competition was rigged. I take solace in knowing that Missouri is not likely to make it past semifinals at nationals.

[@caseypopper4302]

Lol rigged? What person in charge wouldn’t want UCLA, a team with multiple olympians and world medalists at Nationals over the 6th best SEC team with gymnasts who aren’t as known and aren’t as marketable?

[@jesuisamusante]

Beam was the tightest scoring throughout the meet and floor was the loosest. Combine that with obvious errors for UCLA on beam and that’s what you end up with.

[@Jonnyofdarose]

Teach you to take Nora Flatley out at the literal last minute.

[@Sunflower_vally]

Norah said that she didn't compete floor and beam because of her mental health. It's horrible because she might feel like she was the reason ucla didn't qualify to nationals when she isn't.

[@auraballoon]

Miz’ last gymnast score was sketchy at best. They don’t deserve it. Whatever. Congrats.

[@9N6-s2i]

Blame it on Flatley

[@TweetsIsBoss]

she’s needed to be their rock in AA for the WHOLE SEASON, she opted out of a few routines and rightfully so. if your team can’t be there for you why should she burn herself out, risking her physical and mental health, for a team who is the result of ill coaching

[@genreisdead]

Yeah, totally makes sense to put this on the one gymnast who has mental health issues instead of on any of the others who made mistakes in their routines.

[@SusanKempWrites]

Norah is really consistent on beam and her average score would have done it for sure, but I also think Jordan could just do a simpler dismount. I think she has more fun with the increased difficulty but her scoring hasn’t been consistent this year