This was by far one of Z's favorite meets last year--the travel, the fun hanging out with her friends and the meet itself was fun. Last year she competed on Friday afternoon, so she took the day off school and we left early in the morning (it's a 4+ hour drive depending on the snow levels). This year she didn't compete until Saturday, but since the coach had to be there for an earlier session on Saturday morning and was planning on leaving on Friday, he moved Friday's practice to the morning for those who could make it. We decided to take the day off school, go to practice and then leave on Friday afternoon. Although there was forecasted snow and possible chain controls, the drive was perfect.
We got into Reno around 6pm and waited for the rest of the team, including her coach. The entire group ended up going to Round Table for dinner and playing games while we were there. Z proved herself to be the Connect 4 master, winning I think 6 games before one of the coaches finally beat her. :)
We got up the next morning and Z did homework to pass the time. We got lunch, did hair and then headed down to the venue. The session before us was behind schedule so we got to watch our level 6 girls on beam. I was a little concerned because one of the girls had a fall on beam during warm up, but it was before we got there and Z didn't see. Sometimes the falls affect her and sometimes they don't.
After the warm up, we found out that we were starting on beam. I'm always happy to start on beam since it gets it out of the way! :) Warm up looked good and Z had a couple of wobbles, but overall it appeared to be one of her best routines. Her score was a 9.225, which was good enough for 6th place.
Floor was next and I was determined to record her routine. Last year she had a great routine and I had hit the wrong button on my camera. I achieved success this year and I'm glad I did since she scored a 9.525 (just slightly less than her 9.550 from last year). This earned her 2nd place.
Vault looked good. It is hard to see since the vault is so far back from the viewing area, but other than a small step on the landing I didn't see much. She scored a 9.300, which tied for 4th place.
Bars was last. Again, it has been inconsistent at best for the whole team. I hadn't had a chance to watch much practice before the meet, but I know that Z had changed her bar routine from the last meet. During warm up, one of the girls hit her feet on the high bar and had a pretty good fall, which of course did concern me. Z got up, did her routine and I almost thought she was going to fall on her clear hip to handstand but didn't. I really was not expecting the 9.625 score that flashed up--I couldn't see it and when someone else told me what it was I started crying. Z got a hug from a team mate and also shed a tear, it was so exciting. She ended up in 2nd place. She now holds her gym's record for the highest Level 7 bar score.
Her all around score was a 37.675--the highest she's ever had--and placed her in 2nd place on the podium. And for the second meet in a row, our team took home first place as a team!
Our Level 8 girl competed in the session after us, so we were able to relax a bit. Then we ended up doing mexican food with her coach and a few other teammates and coaches. Z's coach was turning 21 the day after the meet--we had them sing happy birthday to him during the awards for Level 8. :) And, in a repeat of last year, the girls and coaches all played laser tag as the arcade was closing for the night.
We got up the next morning, ate breakfast and headed home! It was a great weekend!
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