Vaulting update, with scoring

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NEW WAVERLY, Texas -- Chellsie Memmel, who hurt her lower neck or upper back on her floor exercise rotation earlier today, did not compete in the vault after trying to swivel her neck following a warm up vault.

Teammate Alicia Sacramone kept shaking her head ‘no,’ as if trying to persuade Memmel not to risk further injury.

USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny said that Memmel hasn’t pulled out of the rest of the meet but that she would warm up for each of her remaining two events -- uneven bars and balance beam -- to determine how she feels.

Here are the vault scores for those who did compete: Shawn Johnson, 15.950; Bridget Sloan, 15.300; Samantha Peszek, 15.200; Corrie Lothrop, 15.100; Ivana Hong, 15.000; Chelsea Davis, 14.950; Jana Bieger, 14.800; Nastia Liukin, 14.700; Mattie Larson, 14.600.

Sacramone scored 15.950 on her first vault, and 15.600 on her second. She did two vaults, which was necessary to qualify for the event final, which is Sacramone’s aim.

-- Diane Pucin