Mark Hartley Bars Quotations

We should've been in the mid- to upper-30s all year, but with our injuries, it really hurt us in some areas. We went from an 8.9 on bars (Nicole Saunders) to counting a 4.6.

This has been a roller-coaster year. We knew we had the talent and ability to go to states, and then we got hit with a run of injuries. For Nicole to come back and compete on bars today was huge.

I chose bars because I knew that was our weak point. We followed with the beam, which is our second-weakest event. I thought if we could start on bars and get something rolling there that we'd be in good shape. It worked out perfectly. We didn't have any problems on bars. Nicole got a 7.8 without a dismount. If her foot would've allowed her to dismount, she would've gotten an 8.8.