Welcome to the live blog for the first day of junior women’s competition at the U.S. Championships, held in Phoenix, Arizona.

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12:50 pm. Paisley Ritger BB: Double wolf turn. Punch front, bhs loso, wobbled on that but not super severe. Switch leap. Side aerial. Good double full dismount.

12:46 pm. Vivi Crain BB: Double wolf turn, front aerial to jump, good! Bhs loso is pretty solid. I couldn’t watch in detail for a bit after this but everything else I saw was hit, 2.5 dismount IIRC.

Cassie Tan FX: I jumped into this late, saw the whip full through to double pike, hop back. A little short in one of her leaps. Double tuck had a stumble.

Brooklyn Klauser UB: I missed this!

12:44 pm. Espy Chang FX: Double back in the first pass had a bit of a wild landing that bounced her back OOB. 1.5 to front full was a little soft throughout both elements. Switch ring to split ring, some form there, back knee could be higher.

Sofie Davtyan UB: Had a nice straddle Jaeger. Everything else I saw was hit, double tuck dismount with a hop, but I missed the first half of this I’d say.

12:43 pm. Eva Doherty BB: Solid bhs loso! Switch didn’t connect to the switch side. Standing back…pike I think, to Korbut, fun combo. Front aerial, slight check there. Split jump to straddle jump, feet get a little floppy. Step back on the double tuck.

12:41 pm. Kylie Smith UB: Stalder half to straddle Jaeger, stalder full to Pak, van Leeuwen had some ankle form and separation, full-twisting double layout with a step back.

Audrey VanGrinsven FX: Hit the first pass. A little whippy on the double full second pass. Good split jump full, then switch leap to tour jeté half, little stumble on that landing. 1.5 to punch front landed well but she had like 5 seconds of music to fill after it and just kinda stood there, lol. Aww. Good routine!

12:39 pm. Avery Haines VT: Yurchenko full with a lunge back.

Annabel Melnyk BB: Hit the back tuck and double wolf turn, wobble on the latter. Strong bhs loso. Switch to split jump to bhs. Off on the side aerial. 1.5 dismount had some form in the air and a step.

Hadley Bird VT: Yurchenko full, strong! Good distance, only minor form in the air.

12:37 pm. Sydney Williams VT: I missed this unfortunately!

Madelyn Eagle UB: Had a fall early on. Hit the rest, double pike dismount with a step back.

Aulya Daniels FX: Strong full-in! I think a front through to double tuck, I missed the beginning. Whip to double pike, chest a little forward and step back on the landing.

12:33 pm. Amariah Moore VT: Good Yurchenko full! Clean and powerful.

Claire Ekart UB: Toe full was a little late. Good van Leeuwen. Toe half to straddle Jaeger, nice! Hit the rest, including a high stuck double tuck.

Addalye VanGrinsven FX: Great double layout! Full-in, small hop back. Clean Popa. Front layout through to a strong double tuck. Excellent routine!

Bailynn Kasprzak BB: She hit everything I am pretty sure! Double tuck dismount was strong.

12:30 pm. Jazzy Saravia VT: Hit the Yurchenko full.

Gianna Arthur UB: Inbar full was wild. Maloney to Pak, good. Hit a piked Jaeger and was a little deep on the dismount landing but hit.

Amia Pugh-Banks BB: Good bhs loso. Wobbled on a leap. Strong jump series to back tuck. Clean double wolf turn, wobbled at the end of it. Front aerial, soild. Hit the 1.5 dismount.

Sadie Drake FX: Wasn’t typing for this but she hit everything I saw. Her Y turn was really pretty!

Anslee McCauley VT: Solid Yurchenko full, bounce in place.

12:24 pm. Rotation 1 Standings

1. Madelyn Eagle 13.400
2. Gianna Arthur 13.200
– Claire Ekart 13.200
4. Eva Doherty 13.150
5. Vivi Crain 13.100
6. Brooklyn Klauser 13.050
– Kylie Smith 13.050
8. Sofie Davtyan 13.000
– Paisley Ritger 13.000

12:21 pm. Avery Haines FX: Whip full through to 2.5, great! Front double full with a step forward. Split jump full went well. Step back on the double tuck, minor form in the air.

Espy Chang BB: Hit the bhs mount. Aerial to jumps and acro series both went well. Switch leap. Korbut. Hit the gainer pike dismount.

12:19 pm. Vivi Crain UB: Toe (or inbar, the angles from here are hard sometimes!)) full is a little late, Komova II to Pak, some leg/foot form there, van Leeuwen with minor form (ankles mostly), inbar half to straddle Jaeger, stalder half was a bit short, double layout lands a bit forward with a step to fix it.

12:17 pm. Sydney Williams FX: Whip full to just a layout. Switch ring was lovely, to tour jeté half, gorgeous, she’s so good at the dance elements. Hit the second pass. Bounces back the double tuck at the end a bit.

Audrey VanGrinsven BB: Clean full turn. Side aerial rotation was a little off, wobble. Bhs bhs loso with a break at the hips but saves it. Front aerial, slow to the split jump to straddle jump and both of those could’ve been a bit cleaner. Switch leap. 1.5 dismount with a hop.

12:15 pm. Eva Doherty UB: Toe full ot stalder to Maloney to Pak, toe full may have been inbar, I couldn’t see! Van Leeuwen with minor form, stalder half to straddle Jaeger, some form there and a bit low, arches over the handstand before the giants, good correction, full-twisting double layout, overall solid!

12:13 pm. Amariah Moore FX: Strong full-in to start. Front through to double tuck, good! Really deep on the double pike, step forward.

Aulya Daniels BB: Had a big wobble and break at the hips when I looked over. Hit a front aerial to jump and then a side somi, wobble on the latter. Dismounts with a double tuck, chest forward and a hop back.

12:12 pm. Annabel Melnyk UB: Stalder to Maloney to Pak, really arched with leg separation there. Toe-on to van Leeuwen, that looked good. Solid double layout, small step.

12:08 pm. Bailynn Kasprzak UB: Blind full, blind change to straddle back, everything else hit, double layout dismount with a hop back.

Addalye VanGrinsven BB: Solid on the bhs loso. Strong punch front tuck. Clean jumps. Double tuck dismount. Great hit routine!

Anslee McCauley FX: Hit the first pass, then I believe front full to double tuck, good! Last pass also strong, front tuck through to…something twisty, I couldn’t see.

Kylie Smith VT: All of these Yurchenko fulls have been so nice tbh! This one was similar to the rest, very tidy, small bounce on the landing.

Sofie Davtyan VT: Yurchenko full, excellent! Looked stuck, maybe a bounce in place but great in the air.

12:06 pm. Jazzy Saravia FX: Front tuck through to 2.5, good start! Hit the second pass as well. Double tuck at the end had a big bounce back.

Amia Pugh-Banks UB: Hit everything at the beginning, went for a Church to Pak, latter was a bit of a mess unfortunately. Maloney to Gienger I think after that, crashed the dismount, ugh.

Sadie Drake BB: Wasn’t typing but she hit everything I saw!

Madelyn Eagle VT: Yurchenko full, great! Lots of power, medium hop back, but overall very nice.

12:05 pm. Claire Ekart VT: Yurchenko full, super solid, decent power, clean in the air, small hop.

12:01 pm. Brooklyn Klauser VT: Good enough on the Yurchenko full! Clean in the air, not super powerful.

Paisley Ritger UB: Endo half to toe full was pretty good. Also saw a Pak and van Leeuwen, minor ankle form. Hit routine, dismount

Cassie Tan BB: Step back out of the bhs mount. Double wolf turn I think, side aerial, wobble on the bhs loso. Double full dismount, some ankle form.

Hadley Bird FX: Hit the first two passes but I didn’t see details. Last pass was a clean double pike, chest forward but otherwise good.

Gianna Arthur VT: Yurchenko full, good power there! Hop back.

11:58 am. I have a middle arena view facing directly at floor this time – media usually is at the long end of the arena with a view of everything in front of us but with a floor view I have to turn left to see bars and right to see beam, so I might not get EVERY routine as I usually am able to. But I will do my best. This is MY national championship goal.

11:55 am. Athletes have been introduced for the first junior session at U.S. nationals!

It’s national anthem time and then touch warmups for the first rotation.