The Latest from Training

UCLA
Vanessa Zamarripa is planning to return to elite. We'll see. Her gymnastics is so easy to root for, but she will have a tough road from now until next fall. I'm encouraged that she's training for it now, but in 2010 she was not up to the level of competition on beam and floor. Three years and an Achilles tear won't make it any easier to be competitive there. Specializing on vault and bars may be a prudent choice depending on her goals.

If she is serious about making a Worlds team, 2013 is her year because she could conceivably be selected solely for vault, especially if no one else is vaulting two viable vaults. Even to make the team as a vault specialist, though, she's going to need to get the Cheng back (and make it consistent) and upgrade to a DTY to be worth taking. We haven't seen more than a Yurchenko full from her in competition, so we can't just assume a DTY. That vault program is not a given.


Gymnastike has this labeled as Zamarripa's 2013 NCAA routine, but I assume this is a midway work-in-progress routine somewhere between NCAA and elite. It currently doesn't have a turning element, but regardless of that it is needlessly complex for NCAA, with skills like the clear hip after the shaposh that take away from Zamarripa's cleanliness, yet too simple to be competitive in elite.



Alyssa Pritchett is planning a double double on floor. Never trust a preseason upgrade (competition or it didn't happen), but Pritchett's old routine was always going to be in the 9.850 area when hit. Her tuck full was not perfect, so this could be a smart move if it materializes because the judges may decide to give her a difficulty hall pass, which could see her recording some 9.900s away from home.


UTAH

Vault and Bars


Beam



Floor


GEORGIA
Cassidy McComb is keeping us updated on Georgia's progress.



ALABAMA