In this section we have provided a list of skills that Sarah performs in her current and old routines on each apparatus. Each skill that Sarah inserts and competes successfully in competition allows her to come closer to a higher start value. To see Sarah performing these skills, visit the videos page.

2008 Routines

Vault: Yurchenko back layout 1/1 twist

Balance Beam: straight hetch mount to high bar; kip + cast to handstand + giant 1/1 + gienger + overshoot; kip + cast to handstand + jump to high bar; kip + cast to hanstand + giant + double layout dismount

Balance Beam: leap on; flip flop + back layout stepout + back layout stepout; side somi; switch split leap + straddle jump; 1/1 turn; roundoff + side layout 1/1 dismount

Floor Exercise: roundoff + flip flop + double pike; roundoff + back layout 1/2 + front layout 1/1; switch split leap + cat leap 3/2; 1/1 turn with back leg; roundoff + flip flop + double tuck

2007 Routines

Vault: Yurchenko back layout 1/1 twist

Balance Beam: leap on; front tuck; 1/1 turn; flip flop + back layout stepout; switch split leap + flip flop on one arm stepout; split leap + straddle jump; roundoff + gainer layout 1/1 twist to side

Floor Exercise: roundoff + flip flop + double pike; roundoff + back layout 1/2 + front layout 1/1; switch split leap + cat leap 3/2; wolf jump 1/1; roundoff + flip flop + double tuck

2006 Routines

Vault: Yurchenko back layout 3/2

Uneven Bars: Jump to low bar; kip + jump to high bar; kip + cast to handstand; toe-on 1/1 + hop full reverse + Gienger; kip + cast to handstand; Shushunova; kip + cast to handstand; giant 1/1 + overshoot to handstand + toe shoot to high bar; kip + cast to hanstand; giant ; half in half out dismount

Balance Beam: leap on; flip flop + back layout stepout + back layout stepout; front tuck; turn 1/1; switch split leap + back tuck; Kochetkova; side somi; switch split leap + wolf jump; roundoff + double pike dismount

Floor Exercise: roundoff + whip + Arabian double front; roundoff + back layout 3/2 + front layout 3/2; tuck 2/1; cat leap 3/2; turn 2/1; switch ring leap + hop with leg at horizontal 1/1; roundoff + flip flop + double pike

2005 Routines

Vault: Yurchenko back layout 2/1; Yurchenko half on + front pike half off

Uneven Bars: Coming soon

Balance Beam: roundoff + back layout stepout OR leap on mount; sheep jump (sometimes); Kochetkova + flip flop + back layout stepout; front tuck; turn 1/1 + switch split leap + flip flop on 1-arm stepout; Omelianchik; wolf jump 1/1; side somi; switch ring leap; roundoff + double pike dismount

Floor Exercise: roundoff + whip + Arabian double front; roundoff + flip flop + full-in; tuck jump 2/1; cat tuck 3/2; turn 2/1; switch ring leap + hop with leg at horizontal 1/1; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 3/1; roundoff + flip flop + double pike

2004 Routines

Vault: Yurchenko back layout 2/1; Yurchenko half on + front pike half off

Uneven Bars: Jump to high bar; kip + cast to handstand; hop full reverse + giant half + healy + front giant + giant 1/1 + Gienger; kip + cast to handstand; giant 1/1 + overshoot to handstand + toe shoot to high bar; kip + cast to handstand; giant + half in half out dismount

Balance Beam: roundoff + back layout stepout mount; flip flop + back layout stepout + back layout stepout; front tuck; straddle jump 1/1; turn 1/1; switch split leap + back layout on 1-arm stepout; w0lf jump 1/1; side somi; sheep jump; switch ring leap; roundoff + double pike dismount

Floor Exercise: roundoff + flip flop + full-in; cat leap 3/2 + cat leap 1/1; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 3/1; switch split leap; turn 2/1; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 5/2 + front tuck; roundoff + flip flop + double pike

2003 Routines

Vault: Yurchenko back layout 2/1

Uneven Bars: Jump to high bar; kip + cast to handstand; giant half + healy + front giant + front toe-on healy + front giant 3/2 + giant half + Gienger; kip + cast to handstand; giant 1/1 + overshoot to handstand + toe shoot to high bar; kip + cast to handstand; giant + full-in dismount

Balance Beam: roundoff + back layout stepout mount; flip flop + back layout stepout + back layout stepout; front tuck; straddle jump 1/1; turn 1/1; switch split leap + back layout on 1-arm stepout + back pike; side somi; wolf jump 1/1; switch side leap; roundoff + double pike dismount

Floor Exercise: tuck jump 2/1; roundoff + flip flop + full-in; switch ring leap + cat leap 3/2; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 3/1; switch split leap; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 5/2 + front tuck; turn 5/2; roundoff + flip flop + double pike

2002 Routines

Vault: Front handspring front pike, Yurchenko back layout 3/2

Balance Beam: roundoff + back layout stepout mount; flip flop + back layout stepout + back layout stepout; front tuck; turn 1/1; switch split leap + back tuck; side somi; roundoff + double pike dismount

Floor Exercise: roundoff + whip + flip flop + double pike; cat leap 3/2; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 3/1; switch ring leap + cat leap 3/2; front handspring + front layout; turn 2/1; roundoff + flip flop + back layout 5/2