UNC Gymnastics 2025-2026

3397char

All-American
Moderator
Jun 30, 2025
2,442
5,205
113
Mich closes on bars, Stan on floor, UNC on vault.

It is pretty rare to close on vault, any chance we take some risks and add in another Yurchenko 1.5 or similar 10.0 start value? Is that even allowable?
 

3397char

All-American
Moderator
Jun 30, 2025
2,442
5,205
113
0.325 behind Michigan with us on vault and them on beam...unlikely but not out of the question.

Edit: Just checked the numbers, our best vault of the season is 49.325 week 1, Michigan's worst is 49.000 the week before B1Gs. So, likely too big an ask
I think they are on bars?

1775158501456.png
 

3397char

All-American
Moderator
Jun 30, 2025
2,442
5,205
113
Prejean Yurchenko full, a little light on amplitude, fought for teh stick, small hop. but pretty clean and solid 9.800 just short of her 98.825 NQS

King Yurchenko full, short on distance but has a stuck landing 9.825

Mich bars #1 look like she was going to fall twice, but fought through both to hold one, her score will be interesting. edit: 9.700

Mich #2 nails it, will be a high score. edit 9.875

King nails a Yurchenko 1.5! She is ecstatic. 9.900! Career high score! Honestly coulda been a little higher

Mich #3 has multiple mistakes, but somehow gets a 9.800. that is definitely grade inflation as we had multiple beam routines a lot better than that.

Seabrook's has a big step out of her Yurchenko full, and may have not held her closing pose. 9.750

Utah State melting down on beam, they are probably in our rear view mirror.

Valahovic with a big hop on her Yurchenko 1.5. 9.750.

This means we must have failure from Mich at this point. They need to count a score below 9.500 for us to have a chance. Only two gymnasts left so both have to fail.

Forbes has a solid 9.850, somehow we missed it. Announcers say it was a Yurchenko full with a hop.

Michigan's score will be good enough to advance, UNC's season ends at regionals round 1.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: UNCAlum83

3397char

All-American
Moderator
Jun 30, 2025
2,442
5,205
113
Stan 197.175
Mich 196.600
UNC 196.250
UT St 195.750

#22 UNC's NQS: 196.393
#10 Mich's NQS: 197.111


I think the scoring was a little tight at times so maybe overall theses scores are a little low for comparison to our NQS. But there was clearly opportunity here for UNC to advance. Mich made enough mistakes that on one of our better days we could have outpaced them.

With that said, the teams finished according to their ranking
 
  • Like
Reactions: UNCAlum83

CosmicHeel

Sophomore
Aug 2, 2025
79
127
33
There was definitely opportunity, and we certainly missed Naranjo today. That said, it may not have been a difference-maker. I actually thought we got some pretty big overscores, namely Valahovic's beam, Seabrooks' floor, and Rueda's floor. The teams finished according to their ranking, but this one was within reach and that stings. Unfortunately I don't see a solution to the balance beam problem on the horizon.
 

CosmicHeel

Sophomore
Aug 2, 2025
79
127
33
Right now our athletes mathematically still in contention for nationals are Fink on vault (she wins the tiebreak with Guggino), Valahovic on beam (she loses the tiebreak with Bauman), and Seabrooks on floor. But it's very early.

Valahovic's position is the most precarious since it depends on top-seeded regional host LSU somehow missing Nationals.
 
Last edited:

3397char

All-American
Moderator
Jun 30, 2025
2,442
5,205
113
Wait I just saw the level of the wobble for Stanford that still got a 9.8? Wow.
There was definitely some minor ranking prejudice and/or some grade inflation in later rounds today. Not enough to affect the outcome, but frustrating none the less.
 
  • Sad
Reactions: Jriv23