Dd had a really solid good season. She was a 1st time level 8. She far exceeded anything that we (including HC) thought that she would do. She ended the season with flipping a pike Yurchenko - the coach never thought that she would be doing such a big vault.
At the States meet she had 2 falls, which basically put her out of contention of qualifying to Regionals. She fell on bars, but still managed to score a 9.05 with a fall (which I thought was pretty darn good.) It was her first event and I told her that there are girls out there doing their routine of a lifetime and still not hitting over a 9. Here she was with a fall and getting above a 9. I do believe that she would have won bars if she didn't fall, but that's how it goes.
She also fell on vault, which landed her in the emergency room - luckily she just ended with a sprained foot. Her first vault was the one scored and she fell to her tush on that one, so she only scored a 8.45.
She placed 6th on beam (9.325) though and had a solid floor routine (9.45), I thought (as did HC) that it was scored a little low, but what can you do. Even with 2 falls her AA was a 36.2.
Her team did take 1st Place for Level 8 and broke the State Record, so she does have a lot to be proud of. It was sad for me though because when she was called up for 6th place, dh had to carry her to the award stand and that was a little sad to see.
Dd is now basically back to her ole self though, foot is much better!
She is now working upgrades and hopefully will be moving on to level 9. I do believe that if the rules weren't changing next yr that she would be repeating level 8, but since the skill requirements are changing, I can't see them holding her back from 9. I could be way off base though, so time will tell!
free gym is hard to come by.
