Wow, Gymnastics!

The gymnastics meet in Iowa was super intense, some of the highest scores I have seen at a USAG meet ever. They started the meet in a very different way than I have ever seen as well. After marching in and announcing the participating teams, they had the teams gather at the middle of the floor.

Photo 65 of 365, taken March 2nd. The announcer had some words of advice for all the gymnasts, then they began cheering as they huddled together. Even though they give team awards at meets, gymnastics tends to be a very individual sport. It was kind of neat to see them encourage unity among the competitors.

Overall, it was a good meet for Emma. She had her highest vault, beam and all around scores of the season, setting the level 7 club record on beam and all around for her gym. There were girls in her age group scoring 9.6-9.7 on every event, and she wasn't quite scoring that, but she kept a positive attitude about it, and it is good for her to see that such a high level of competition is out there.

Photo 66 of 365, taken March 2nd. Her team ended up in 3rd place.

Photo 67 of 365, taken March 2nd. A highlight of the day was meeting 2012 Olympic Team alternate, Anna Li. Anna was there coaching for her family's gym. She is probably one of the best female uneven bar workers in the world.