Gymnastics: Fourth rotation, ups and downs

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PHILADELPHIA -- The fourth rotation.

WHO’S UP: Justin Spring, who has one of the most dramatic high bar routines in the world, did what he didn’t do at the nationals. He stayed on. Though he had a crooked handstand or two and a step out of the landing, Spring hung on and brought the crowd to its feet. He scored a 15.400.

And Morgan Hamm soared through his two-and-a-half twist vault so that even though he needed an extra step on the landing, Hamm still scored a 16.00.

WHO’S DOWN: Again, Yewki Tomita. If his hopes rested on pommel horse, the event where he was once national champion, Tomita struggled badly and fell. He put his head in his hands as he walked away from the horse. He didn’t need to look at his score of 13.950.

David Durante had his second major mistake of the night with his tired pommel horse routine that included a fall. His head was also down when his score of 13.800 was flashed.

-- Diane Pucin