CoverGirl Classic 2011 Senior Elite Competition

Jul 24, 2011 by Anne Phillips

I was in Chicago for coverage of the 2011 CoverGirl Classic, and I live blogged the whole competition. On this page you can read all the updates from the Classic Senior Elite division. To relive the competition, start from the bottom.
To watch videos of the CoverGirl Classic, click here.

Chellsie Memmel has Successful Comeback, Qualifies to Champi: Chellsie Memmel made her comeback to gymnastics to... http://bit.ly/o5vpl1 about an hour ago
@ASac3 Covergirl Gymnastics Championships 2011, Alicia Sacramone perform her epic floor routine -http://bit.ly/oiAHSm about 2 hours ago
@ShawneyJ Covergirl 2011: Shawn Johnson - Balance Beam - http://bit.ly/mWyexN about 2 hours ago
Video interview with Shawn Johnson after Making her Comeback at the CoverGirl Classic: http://bit.ly/na970p about 16 hours ago
Check this out, you think the fans still like @ShawneyJ? haha http://t.co/Dsf6O1A about 17 hours ago
Alexandra Raisman is 2011 CoverGirl Classic Champion: Video interview with 2011 Aly after the being crowned Classic Champion... http://bit.ly/n1kGnC about 17 hours ago
@ShawneyJ Crazy Shawn Johnson Fans - http://bit.ly/p3hc9D about 17 hours ago
@ASac3 Alicia Sacramone after Competing Floor for the First time in 3 Years - http://bit.ly/ofRKV7 about 18 hours ago
Big news - Shawn Johnson's petition to the #visachamps has been accepted! @ShawneyJ will be in St. Paul!about 18 hours ago
Shawn is being litterally attacked by little girls. I dont think she is ever going to get out of here. about 19 hours ago
In the meantime, here are #covergirlclassic videos - http://t.co/SgqOcgo about 19 hours ago
Thats it! I'm off to get interviews. Thanks for following and check back shortly for the videos! about 19 hours ago
AA Results: 1 Aly Raisman, 2 Chellsie Memmel, 3 Sabrina Vega, 4 McKenzie Wofford
Bridgey UB: stalder full, shaposh 1/2, jaeger, stalder tkatchev. piked tkatchev, nearly stuck double lay. Crowd screaming!!!! about 19 hours ago
Final routine of the night is Bridgey Caquatto UB. Her gym is screaming with homemade signs. Hope she hits! Lots of potential on this event about 19 hours ago
Sabrina Vega is being attacked by tiny gymnasts leaning over the railing for an autograph haha about 19 hours ago
Wieber UB: wieler kip, great shaposh. nice tkatchev and made her new dismount, tucked double double. Nice set about 19 hours ago
Aly Raisman is the 2011 #covergirlclassic Senior All Aound Champion about 19 hours ago
Memmel 14.40 on UB. = 56.95 AA. We'll see her in St. Paul at the #visachamps! Way to go, @CMemmel! about 19 hours ago
Macko UB: hop change jaeger. piked ray. pak. maloney+overshoot+toe full+ toe shoot. Tkatchev. Full in. Great set! about 19 hours ago
Vega UB: gienger. and lost momentum, had to restart. Tkatchev and pike tkatvhev. full in. about 19 hours ago
Raisman 15.10 for her amanar (6.50/8.60). Lee 13.40 on FX (5.1/8.30) about 19 hours ago
Memmel UB: shaposh+overshoot+toe shoot. blind full tkatchev. blind to jam hs double front!! Crowd doing crazy!! about 19 hours ago
And that was a 6.50 without the jaeger+pak connection! Memmel is next on bars! about 19 hours ago
Li UB 14.30 (6.50!/7.80) about 19 hours ago
Raisman successfully completed her amanar vault!! Landed a bit low but fought to keep it on her feet about 20 hours ago
Sacramone VT: 15.10 (6.30/9.50!!!) #covergirlclassic about 20 hours ago
Li back up, dismounted with a great full twisting double layout. Bummer about the peel That was a huge routine! about 20 hours ago
Li UB: shaposh half, full twist tkatchev. hop full+gienger. jaeger way close. Missed connection on the pak. aahh she peeled off low bar! about 20 hours ago
Anna Li up next on bars, get ready!!! ASac just a yfull wnd vault, very clean about 20 hours ago
Sacramone VT: HUGE handspring rudi about 20 hours ago
After 3: 1 Vega 2 Memmel 3 Wofford 4 Raisman 5 Lee 6 Howe about 20 hours ago
DeZiel BB: great bhs lay. side aerial. front toss wobble. nearly stuck roundoff 2.5 dismount. Off to final rotation!about 20 hours ago
Wofford FX: 13.050 (5.1/7.95). DeJesus just fell on punch front about 20 hours ago
Magee 12.1 on FX (4.80/7.30), Howe BB: 14.30 (5.40/8.90). Sophia Lee BB: 14.25 (5.60/8.65) about 20 hours ago
Wofford FX: missed 1st pass. dbl pikenice. pretty illusion turn. great 180 leaps. 1.5 punch lay. 2.5 twist about 20 hours ago
Sabrina Vega vaulted a DTY (new, I think?) Scored 14.60 (5.8/8.8). Brandie Jay UB: 14.20 (6.00/8.20). Jetter BB: 13.65 (5.5/8.25) about 20 hours ago
Magee FX: This routine has a great sense of humor, and she sells it. great whip half to rudi. Little stumble on 2.5 twist about 20 hours ago
Raisman FX: 14.70 (6.20/8.80). Memmel VT: 14.20 (5.0/9.20). Macko scrating VT. Magee bringing back her ncaa senor yr music about 20 hours ago
Jetter BB: switch half. popa. wobble on side somi. walked into a high punch front. about 20 hours ago
Memmel VT: clean yurchenko full. Douglas scratching FX, but you can see her new routine from podium training on gymnastike about 20 hours ago
Aly FX: 1.5 stepout rndoff bhs dbl arabian+punch front!! wow! step oob. Pike dbl arabian+scissone. Triple. dble pike. Big routine! about 20 hours ago
Be sure to watch Aly's first pass. Should be huge!! about 20 hours ago
Raisman next on FX. Alicia is standing over in the corner. Wonder if she's on catching duty if Aly flys off the floor like podium training? about 20 hours ago
Bridgey Caquatto played it safe with a yfull, but it was very clean #covergirlclassic about 20 hours ago
Sacramone FX: gorgeous triplle twist! double arabian oob. 2.5 punch lay. dbl pike oob. Little to much power but love the routine! about 20 hours ago
The surprise leader after 2 is McKenzie Wofford. Vega 2nd, Memmel 3rd, Maroney 4th, Raisman 5th, Magee 6th about 20 hours ago
And a cartwheel gainer double full dismount for @CaseyJoMagee! Most original routine of the night! about 20 hours ago
Magee BB: rndoff lay mount. signature back spin. dbl turn+inside turn. side aerial. side somi big save! rndoff lay 2ft. triple turn! about 20 hours ago
Vega FX: pike full in. 1.5 twist rnoff bhs dbl tuck. Super clean 2.5 punch lay. about 20 hours ago
Not as clean as usual for Aly but she looked almost as relaxed as Sac up there! about 20 hours ago
Raisman BB: front tuck. bhs lay 2ft. Front pike+lay stepout. switch half to back pike iffy connection. wobble side aerial. L turn. Patterson about 20 hours ago
haha, yeah.. :) RT @GarmanSports Seriously, @gymnastike is a machine. She is live tweeting four different events at once. #CoverGirlClassic about 20 hours ago
Sacramone has earned the highest BB execution score of the day, junior or senior w/ 9.20. Total is 15.20 (6.0D)about 20 hours ago
Memmel @CMemmel FX: piked dbl arabian huge!! easy dbl twist. 2.5 punch lay stick! Dbl pike. Wow! It's like she never left #covergirlclassic about 20 hours ago
Bad news, Jaclyn McCartin was off on her vault and landed very low. Couldn't get up. Looks to be her foot or ankle. Carried off :( about 20 hours ago
That was the most confident and relaxed beam routine I've ever seen Alicia do! about 20 hours ago
Sacramone BB: front pike mount, front tuck stop. bhs lay 2ft. super confident! switch half. front pike. switch lp+scissone. double pike about 20 hours ago
Maroney FX: 3.5 twist, over-twists and steps oob! Double arabian last pass, ran backward to keep it on her feet but fell about 20 hours ago
Johson BB, contd: Switch lp to lay step out back pike great! Looks like she's got the confidence back. Dbl pike dismount decent landing about 20 hours ago
Johnson BB: fell on her series. darn! front tuck+sheep. Back tuck+back pike. Nearly fell on L turn.. about 20 hours ago
Jetter UB: Ray, pak, stalder full, maloney to overshoot to toe shoot. blind to double front dismount. Hit! about 20 hours ago
Jay VT 2: layed out podkapayeva. nicely done about 20 hours ago
Bridgey FX: Jai ho music, going great until she fell oob on her double pike. Jetter next on bars! about 20 hours ago
McLaughlin of WOGA beautiful on bars. Nice double front dismount. Brandie Jay doube DTY with chest very low. She'll vault a 2nd. about 20 hours ago
Wieber scratched FX, only competing bars and beam today. about 21 hours ago
The high scores thus far: Weiber's 15.20 on BB. Then Gabby Douglas 14.95 on bars, and Jessie DeZiel 14.80 for her stuck DTY about 21 hours ago
Vega BB: front aerial+bhs+lay. switch leap back tuck. Big wobble on switch ring about 21 hours ago
Memmel BB 14.70 (6.10/8.60). Memmel is a beast! So excited she's back about 21 hours ago
The last competitor of the rotation will be Sabrina Vega on beam. I think SJ has her own personal camera man. This dude has not left her about 21 hours ago
Douglas 14.950 on UB (6.40/8.55). Maroney 14.55 on beam. McCartin 12.30 on floor about 21 hours ago
Memmel BB: barani is on today! front aerial+popa. arabian great save! illusion. front tuck to bhs lay. switch half. Double pike. Great!! about 21 hours ago
Memmel is up on beam!!! about 21 hours ago
Douglas UB: tkatchev+pak, great stalder work, beautiful line. Full in dismount, STICK!!! Boom! about 21 hours ago
Score for Johnson on bars was 13.55. Raisman UBL 12.45 (5.70/6.75). McCartin using Requiem for a Dream music about 21 hours ago
Anna Li scratched beam. Likely due to the foot about 21 hours ago
Raisman UB: big form break on shaposh (new skill). whoa.. stuck on the bar, trying to press handstand up but not happening about 21 hours ago
Bridgey BB: front tuck half, fell on her series, front aerial+bhs+lay stepout. But finished well, nearly stuck double pike dismount about 21 hours ago
Wieber BB: 15.20 (6.10/ 9.10). Seems a tad high about 21 hours ago
Jetter and McLaughlin scratched vault. Both are only competing bars and beam tonight about 21 hours ago
Johnson UB: toe full to gienger, jaeger, overshoot hand to toe shoot, full twisting double layout and put her hand down. Soo close to a hit! about 21 hours ago
Wofford 14.60 on UB (5.90/8.79). Caquatto 14.10 on BB (5.20/8.90). Shawn up next on bars!! about 21 hours ago
Wieber BB: front aerial+1arm bhs+lay. side somi wobble. L turn to inside turn. Shaky on side aerial. Standing full, wobbble, bhs. 2.5 twist about 21 hours ago
Jessie DeZiel stuck yurchenko double!!! about 21 hours ago
Wofford UB: stalder full, shaposh free hip! Excellent line. Tkatchev. Blind to jaeger. Great full in. Beautiful routine! about 21 hours ago
Magee 13.20 on UB (4.70/8.50). DeJesus 13.050 on VT for yfull about 21 hours ago
Hallie Mosset went flying off the floor on her first pass. Didnt see what it was tho. Luckily she stayed on the podium! about 21 hours ago
Macko BB: side somi wobble. front aerial bhs lay, front toss. switch leap back tuck. Rndoff double full. Hit set!about 21 hours ago
Magee BB: shaposh to overshoot to toe shoot. piked detchev, stuck full in. Yeah Jo! about 21 hours ago
Ok here we go! DeJEsus up 1st on VT. Magee on UB, Macko on BB, Mosset on FX about 21 hours ago
#CoverGirlClassic Senior division starting in 3..2..1... just kidding, still waiting haha about 21 hours ago
Gabby nailed her routine on the touch warmup, just like this! http://t.co/AK4CKri about 21 hours ago
Ok, let's hear your predictions. Who do YOU think will win tonight's AA title? about 21 hours ago
Shawn's touch warmup on bars looked great. Clean gienger and jaeger. full twisting DLO dismount and the crowd went nuts when she landed about 21 hours ago
Magee just missed her shaposh and crashed on the hard mats. ouch. She'll be the first competitor up on bars.about 21 hours ago
Girls have marched in, touch warmup and then its game time!!! about 21 hours ago
Watch the CoverGirl Classic Live on @universalsports staring in just a few minutes here: http://t.co/2WfUeW1about 21 hours ago
Veronica Hults of Texas Dreams, 2011 CoverGirl Classic Beam: Video interview with Nica Hults of Texas Dreams aft... http://bit.ly/ppiFdn about 21 hours ago
Anna Li full twisting double lay dismount!! about 22 hours ago
Macko's got her bar routine from Worlds back! Just hit it in warmups about 22 hours ago
Sneak preview of Shawn Johnson's #covergirlclassic competition leo! Photo by Brigid McCarthy http://t.co/EwEsEtg about 22 hours ago
Anna Li just nailed a crazy bar routine! Shaposh 1/2, full twisting tkatchev, jaeger to pak. It was amazing! about 22 hours ago
Senior session of the #covergirlclassic is quickly approaching. The girls are warming up now