Triple Twist Gym Blog: Quick Thoughts on the 2012 Pacific Rim

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Jordyn Wieber took the title as expected. This was by far her best senior international meet all around! Her routines were a lot cleaner than they were at the American Cup and she did a better job with her connections on beam and floor. This is the Jordyn Wieber we all know, a consistent and fierce competitor. We can't wait to see what the future holds for her.

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Kyla Ross made her senior debut and in a big way! She placed 2nd to Jordyn with only a few bobbles. Her amanar was super high, clean, and powerful...which caused her to almost land off the podium. On bars, she competed her new transition, a shaposh half. She also showed off a new floor routine with Phantom of the Opera music. The nice thing about Kyla is her lines, she's so beautiful to watch and she is so consistent.

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Katelyn Ohashi won the all around in the junior division. She did what looked like the best beam routine of her life scoring a 15.850 which helped her secure a strong 60.000 for the entire night. If she was competing in the senior division, she would have bested Kyla Ross for 2nd! I loved the way all the other girls would gather around the chalk bucket and watch her routine in training. Everyone was so amazed by her, and I thought that was cute!

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Gabby Douglas didn't perform as everyone expected. She botched her amanar, really only doing a double twist and fell to her knees. However she was beautiful on bars, performing sky high release skills. On beam, she fell on her switch ring and even had to count a fall when she fell down onto the beam. She supposedly tweaked her ankle on vault and decided not to compete on floor to prevent any injuries from happening.

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Amelia Hundley placed 3rd, although she did not get to accept her medal due to the 2 per country rule. But she was all smiles as usual! She did a great job and handled the pressure well, for it only being her 2nd International Competition!

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Lexie Priessman who placed 2nd all around, had a great meet. She is super powerful and showed great tumbling on floor! Her form can be a little bit sloppy at times, but overall she is a pleasure to watch!

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It was refreshing to see some new faces on our TV screens. We got to see some of the adorable girls from the New Zealand gymnastics team. (Who wore the overly popular zig zag leotard that many US girls have wore. See our repeat offenders post!) They brought with them, a very young team but they were a joy to watch! The kids on that team have alot of potential!