This is the meet that Zi has been waiting all season for--of course the main reason was because they give leos instead of t-shirts!
Spirit was definitely a different experience--the meet was huge, essentially running three sessions all at the same time in the same room. It was also a bit further away than most of our meets and involved teams from out-of-state and a team from Canada. :)
Due to some flooding and road closures earlier in the week, we left about an hour earlier than originally planned. Luckily the extra time wasn't needed and the drive went well. While normally we would find a Starbucks to use as a changing room, I knew the local Starbucks did not have a bathroom (or easy parking) and wasn't sure where to change. Thanks to my very tinted windows, Zi suggested changing in the car--which she did. :) We were able to get into the venue a little early, look around and stake out good seating for our session. I'm glad I did (and saved seats) because some of the other parents had found seats that would not have provided a good vantage point.
For the first time this season, we didn't start on beam! Instead it was floor, one of Zi's best events. I think because of the size of the building and that there were three sessions happening, I almost couldn't hear Zi's music. She was able to, however, and her routine looked good. A wobble after her 1 1/2 turn and her leap was a bit low, but otherwise it looked good. She scored a 9.325--which earned her 5th place.
Vault was next. She's been a little off on vault the last couple of meets. After warm-up, her coach texted me and said that she's doing better and looking good again. I thought she looked great other than a step on her landing, and she scored a 9.075, much better than her last two meets where she didn't get a 9. This gave her 9th place, which was below the medal rankings.
Bars--I was so nervous. The last two meets she has fallen and I wasn't sure how it was going to go. During warm-up, she went over on her cast to handstand and that made me wonder really how she was going to do. I shouldn't have worried, she had her best score of the season, 9.400 and tied for first place!
Final event was beam--weird that we have normally started on beam and now we ended on it. This is definitely Zi's weakest event, but she has been getting stronger. I noticed that her split jump was low and barely split--luckily it was split enough to count, but barely. She scored a 9.175, which gave her 7th place.
Her All-Around score was 36.975, her highest yet and she got a third place finish! The girl who took first place was from Canada, so not someone that she will compete against at States.
The team did well and took third place--without one of our girls competing. This is their third team award this season. So proud of all of them.
Our next meet is on Friday--another day missing from school. We will be leaving right after practice on Thursday night and sleeping near the venue. Wish us luck!
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