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Jade Carey. Jordan Chiles. Sunisa Lee. Grace McCallum. Four U.S. Olympians you’ll remember from Tokyo. Eight ultratalented teams. And a ridiculously tight battle for the team and individual titles.
The NCAA gymnastics championships started Thursday, with semifinal one in the books and semifinal two getting underway at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN2).
Want the lowdown? We have you covered with recaps of all the action from the first session and updates as team favorite Florida (yes, this means Trinity Thomas) and two more Olympians (Auburn’s Lee and UCLA’s Chiles) prepare to take the mat:
Oklahoma and Utah advance to Saturday’s team finals
Utah held any nerves at bay on the final event, posting the highest beam total of the day with a 49.600, to keep themselves in the No. 2- spot ahead of Alabama.
Amelie Morgan started the team off with an impressive 9.900 lead-off score, and her teammates capitalized on that momentum, with Abby Paulson, Kara Eaker and Maile O’Keefe all scoring a 9.9375, the highest marks of the day on beam.
Oklahoma continued to roll through the competition, ending on floor with a 9.9625 from Jordan Bowers, the top score of the day on that event. The Sooners also put up 9.9375s from Danielle Sievers, Danae Fletcher, and Ragan Smith.
MOVING ON‼️ @UtahGymnastics is going to the national championship 🏆 pic.twitter.com/zRIlXwGMOL
— espnW (@espnW) April 14, 2022
Alabama’s Luisa Blanco scored a heroic 9.9125 on vault despite an injured ankle that had left her competitive status questionable, but it wasn’t enough for the team to make up the difference and jump ahead of Utah. Minnesota’s Lexy Ramler tied for the top score of the seassion on bars with a 9.95, and…
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