2014 NCAA Womens Gymnastics Championships

The Five Routines You Must Watch at 2014 NCAA Championships

The Five Routines You Must Watch at 2014 NCAA Championships

The Five Routines You Must Watch at 2014 NCAA Championships

Apr 16, 2014 by Anne Phillips
The Five Routines You Must Watch at 2014 NCAA Championships
The best of collegiate gymnastics will be on display this week in Birmingham at the 2014 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships. And there are a few routines in particular that are worth the price of admission. Based on skill and performance quality, here are the five routines you must not miss from this year's Championships. Gymnastike Gold subscribers will have access to watch these routines and more all week from Birmingham! Click here to watch.  

#5 - Bridget Sloan, Beam



As the only gymnast ever to win the U.S. National, World, and NCAA All Around titles, Florida sophomore Bridget Sloan will be the class of the field in Birmingham. Sloan is stellar on every event, but her beam is particularly impressive. Her poise throughout her routine really sets her apart on the apparatus. She's the reigning National Champion on the event, and has added a front aerial to scale to her routine this year. It's a skill she competed in elite, and referred to it as "an oldie but a goodie" when she told us she planned to add it to her routine during the preseason. Sloan actually fell on this skill at the Regional Championships, so we will be sitting on the edge of our seats to see if she returns to her usual self and nails beam this weekend. 

#4 - Haley Scaman, Floor



You can expect to be entertained by the entire Oklahoma floor lineup this season, but sophomore Haley Scaman is the star. She and head coach/choreographer K.J. Kindler have taken sass to a new level with this masterpiece routine. Scaman entices the audience and thrills with perfect tumbling. It's also hard to talk about OU on floor and not mention freshman Chayse Capps. She shows off her competitive dance background with a stunning floor routine that is also not to be missed.

#3 - Sydney Sawa, Floor



You can always count on Valorie Kondos Field of UCLA to create high end performances on floor. Her best work this season shines on senior Sydney Sawa. Miss Val believes in creating characters and stories behind her routines. Sawa is "having a fight with an alien serpent" as Val reveals in this interview. Prepare to be entertained!

#2 - Danusia Francis Beam



Joining Sawa on the list is fellow Bruin and former British World team member Danusia Francis. Danusia's gymnastics has an almost indescribable effervescent quality to it. She simply floats on beam while exuding calm confidence. She draws you in with gorgeous flexibility and her signature "sprinkle fingers". Then, she hits you in the face with the most unique and difficult beam dismount you will see in Birmingham - a standing aerial sideways across the beam connected into a back layout full twist. Danusia made a name for herself during last year's NCAA Event Finals when she became the first collegiate gymnast to perform the standing aerial in this fashion. This year, she's taken it to the next level and has been incredibly consistent with the combination all season, even earning a perfect ten. 

#1 - Lloimincia Hall Floor



Never has a floor routine generated so much conversation! Lloimincia Hall's unorthodox choreography and crowd pleasing performance went viral after Regionals when a video of her January 31st Perfect 10 routine made the rounds on mainstream websites. It even landed her some air time on Good Morning America! This Friday's NCAA Prelims will be the first time Hall performs her routine live since all the hoopla. So, you better believe all eyes will turned to the floor as Lloimincia brings the house down with her famous dance moves and massive tumbling. It's going to be awesome!

Watch Lloimincia anchor the LSU lineup, Danusia dazzle on beam, plus all the top routines from the NCAA Championships right here on Gymnastike! Sign up for Gymnastike Gold for the most extensive coverage of the NCAA Championships to date.

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