Teams advancing to Final Four from Session 1 of NCAA gymnastics championships

These two teams had the highest team scores from Session 1 and will advance to the Final Four.

Two teams have punched their tickets to the NCAA Final Four and National Championships after Session 1 of the semifinals 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships. LSU (197.475) and Florida (197.4) are advancing and will compete against the two top teams from Session 2.

LSU and Florida will compete against the top two highest-scoring teams from Session 2 in the Final Four for a National Championship. The four teams that competed in Session 1 were the University of Denver, the University of Florida, California, and LSU.

After the first rotation, the Gators were in the lead with the Golden Bears close behind, but after two rotations Florida had dropped to fourth in the standings with the Golden Bears moving up to first.

However, the third rotation proved difficult for all the teams with multiple falls and mistakes on each event. Denver sat in last place with Florida and LSU in first and second, respectively, with only one-tenth of a point separating them.

Each team came back with a vengeance in the fourth and final rotation. Trinity Thomas who has been injured and was not expected to compete put up an impressive 9.9 on vault.

At the end, LSU pulled out the highest score in Session 1 with Florida chomping at their heels.

Session 2 teams are Kentucky, Utah, UCLA, and Oklahoma and are competing for the final two spots in the finals.

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