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The “ncaa gymnastics championships 2022” is the upcoming NCAA gymnastics championship. The event will be held in April of 2022 at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Center.
FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Once again, the Oklahoma Sooners are on top of the NCAA gymnastics world. It all came down to the Saturday match after a very close semifinals that saw the reigning champion Michigan Wolverines send home on Thursday. Individual all-around champion Trinity Thomas led the favorite Florida Gators against Olympic gold winner Suni Lee’s underdog Auburn Tigers, as well as the Oklahoma Sooners and Utah Utes, two perennial powerhouses.
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Even though Thomas earned her second flawless 10 since Thursday (the only 10s of the tournament) on floor, Oklahoma managed to edge Florida for the victory on the last rotation of the competition.
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Real people recognize real people.
Boomer. Sooner. Nadia Comaneci, who knows a thing or two about winning, weighed in on Twitter after Oklahoma won the national title for the sixth time in program history.
Congratulations, @OU WGymnastics…. Wow.. pic.twitter.com/ZQqNSHpwkB
— April 16, 2022, Nadia Comaneci (@nadiacomaneci10)
Oklahoma, you are the national champions!
Oklahoma completed one wobble-free performance after another with steely nerves, with Ragan Smith finishing with a 9.9625. With Thomas bringing down the house with a 10.000, Florida had a party on the floor, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the Sooners. It came down to the last routine, and Oklahoma triumphed for the fourth time in the previous six national championships. Amy Van Deusen (Amy Van Deusen)
BACK. THE. ENTIRE. WAY.
Your 2022 National Champions are the Oklahoma Sooners! pic.twitter.com/9A7N2mGz2w
April 16, 2022 — Oklahoma Women’s Gym (@OU WGymnastics)
CHAMPIONS OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
For the seventh time in program history, the Sooners win the championship! #ThatsaW pic.twitter.com/oX2AfQmd93 @OU WGymnastics
April 16, 2022 — ESPN (@espn)
Scores for the whole team:
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198.2000 Oklahoma
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198.0875 Florida
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197.7500 Utah
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197.3500 Auburn
Oklahoma takes the lead, just ahead of Florida.
Danielle Sievers of Oklahoma received a jaw-dropping 9.975 for her virtually flawless leadoff performance on bars in rotation three. Katherine LeVasseur scored 9.9375, Olivia Trautman scored 9.900, and Jordan Bowers scored 9.950. Audrey Davis finished it all off with a 9.9625 for her stunning, ultra-difficult performance, and the audience booed a score that they believed should have been a ten.
With Leah Clapper’s 9.925, Alyssa Baumann’s 9.9125, and Trinity Thomas and Megan Skaggs’ identical 9.900s on beam, Florida cruised to a 49.500 total.
Jaedyn Rucker, the national vault champion, scored a 9.975 with a fantastic vault for Utah, but the Utes finished third overall due to lesser scores. Suni Lee (9.950) of Auburn and Derrian Gobourne (9.9375) of Auburn have the top two floor scores of the day so far. The team sits in fourth place, fewer than two tenths of a second behind Utah.
Why don’t you show us why you’re the NCAA vault champion?
What a vault for @JaedynRucker, and she gets a 9.975 in the process.
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April 16, 2022 — Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics)
@DGobourne’s floor routine is AWESOME! pic.twitter.com/EsR0x6o3AU
April 16, 2022 — espnW (@espnW)
Florida will compete on the floor, while Oklahoma will compete on the beam. Amy Van Deusen (Amy Van Deusen)
This is where it all boils down to. For the year 2022, there will be one last rotation.
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April 16, 2022 — Oklahoma Women’s Gym (@OU WGymnastics)
Oklahoma responds, but Utah maintains its advantage.
On the floor, Utah kept the momentum continuing with 9.900s from Grace McCallum and Abby Paulson, as well as a 9.9125 from Sydney Soloski, bringing the already ecstatic audience to eardrum-bursting decibels.
Trinity Thomas and Savannah Schoenherr led the way on bars with scores of 9.975 and 9.925, respectively, overcoming a fall earlier in the round to place second halfway through.
A W E S O M E
@Gym Trin gets 9.975 on the bars!#ThatsaW pic.twitter.com/kzjAtMhnWs
April 16, 2022 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter)
With tremendous scores from Katherine LeVasseur (9.975), Olivia Trautman (9.625), Jordan Bowers (9.9375), and Allie Stern (9.975), the Sooners roared back on vault with a gigantic 49.6250 total (9.900). They’re presently just a smidgeon (.025) behind the Gators in third place.
Auburn is now in fourth place, but is just three-and-a-half tenths of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a hundredth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of With a 9.900, Suni Lee took the lead in their beam rotation. Amy Van Deusen (Amy Van Deusen)
BEAM: @sunisalee_ brings the rotation to a conclusion with a 9.9! #NCAAGym | #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/15olKmaXe2
April 16, 2022 — Auburn Gymnastics (@AuburnGym)
After the second rotation, the following are the team’s results:
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98.9750 Utah
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98.8750 Florida
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98.8500 Oklahoma
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98.6250 Auburn
The drama starts, and we’ll be there to see it.
The first event was as exciting as expected. With outstanding beam routines from freshman Kara Eaker (9.95) and juniors Abby Paulson and Maile O’Keefe, Utah surged out to an early lead (both 9.900).
Suni Lee (9.9125) and Derrian Gobourne (9.9375) of Auburn both performed well on the bars, as predicted. Florida improved on vault from the semifinals, with Trinity Thomas scoring 9.9875 for a stuck Yurchenko one-and-a-half vault, the best mark so yet. Oklahoma got two out-of-bounds deductions on the floor, but they shouldn’t be written out just yet. Amy Van Deusen (Amy Van Deusen)
THOMAS, THOMAS, THOMAS, THOMAS, THOMAS, THOMAS
She starts on vault with a 9.9875!! @GatorsGym pic.twitter.com/RTJuZbDg2W
April 16, 2022 — ESPN (@espn)
@AuburnGym’[email protected]_ is poetry on bars pic.twitter.com/A79jInP4yK
April 16, 2022 — espnW (@espnW)
After the first rotation, the following are the team’s results:
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49.5125 Utah
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Auburn scored 49.425 points.
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49.3500 Florida
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49.1875 Oklahoma
Make a racket!
Auburn, Florida, Oklahoma, and Utah fans provide a level of excitement that matches anything seen on College GameDay. The stadium started to fill up with raucous supporters praising their teams while carrying placards, popcorn, and mugs of beer as soon as the clock struck noon.
The vibes are perfect. The din was deafening. It’s difficult to think clearly, much alone execute a beam performance, with the continual cheering and ear-splitting music.
As a result, it is worthwhile to emphasize the idea that athletes are soaring through the air while doing very hazardous feats in this atmosphere.
True gymnastics fans would certainly chuckle at the following comment, but I am astounded by the level of focus shown by each and every gymnast. Can you envision a golf or tennis match taking place in such a setting? Absurdity. Barron, Tory
It’s time to get started.
“It’s goin’ down,” as rapper Yung Joc famously said.
Today will see the crowning of a national champion.
Who’s going to win the championship? @OU WGymnastics | @UtahGymnastics | @AuburnGymnastics | @GatorsGym
pic.twitter.com/PCUAt1jFrH ABC | 1 p.m. ET
April 16, 2022 — ESPN (@espn)
Today is all that counts.
I’m going to treasure these times with these folks. pic.twitter.com/yNoYQurRVg
April 16, 2022 — Oklahoma Women’s Gym (@OU WGymnastics)
The #Gators. Are. Prepared.
@bridgetsloan, a 9-time #ncaaGym champion, lends her voice to the last pre-meet video of 2022.
Today is the NCAA Gymnastics Team Final! 1 p.m. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/52cN8OSu2J ET ABC#GoGators
April 16, 2022 — Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym)
MEETING DAY
NCAA National Championship @ABCNetwork https://t.co/fWeVm9nrI9#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/jpEyh4n2aL @ABCNetwork https://t.co/fWeVm9nrI9#WarEagle @ABCNetwork https://t.co/fWeVm9nrI9#WarEagle @ABCNetwork https://t.co/fWeVm9n
April 16, 2022 — Auburn Gymnastics (@AuburnGym)
The fans do not participate in the game.
Fans of college gymnastics are a devoted group. Yes, we are talking about the NCAA championship, but the excitement is evident. When we arrived two hours before showtime, we were shocked by the length of the queue that had already developed outside of Dickies Arena. It reminded me of when BTS, the Korean boy band, came on downtown Los Angeles. That kind of turnout doesn’t happen on the spur of the moment. Barron, Tory
UTAH PARTIES ARE THE BEST! pic.twitter.com/HgiDgn291Z
April 16, 2022 — Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics)
The scene has been set.
No. 6 Auburn won the session’s second slot, earning a seat in the team finals, in the greatest shock of the semifinals. Michigan, which ended third in the country after the regular season due to repeated falls on bars and beam, finished fourth in the semifinals and will not be able to defend its national championship from last year.
After a massive 49.7500 floor total — the greatest event total of either semifinal — Florida finished first overall, leapfrogging Auburn in the final rotation. Trinity Thomas won the bars, floor, and all-around championships by scoring a perfect 10.000 at the end of the competition. Suni Lee won the balance beam, while Jaedyn Rucker of Utah won the vault. Amy Van Deusen (Amy Van Deusen)
Semifinal two final team scores:
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197.9750 Florida
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197.8375 Auburn
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197.2000 Missouri
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196.2875 Michigan
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