Meet Four: Winter Classic

Every year, my gym hosts a meet called Winter Classic. It is always really fun, especially because I have lots of friends who come to watch me! That is one of the best parts of gymnastics - getting to show off your abilities to your friends.

This year, Winter Classic was the biggest it has ever been. According to my coach, there were more than 700 athletes coming from 23 different states! The team that came the farthest was Sun Country, from Gainesville, Florida. This was interesting for me because one of my former teammates, Ashlyn, is now on this team.

Olympus Gymnastics also came, which is very rare for them. They are one of our biggest rivals, and another one of my former teammates, Emily, is on that team. Both Ashlyn and Emily are in the same level as me. I was a little worried that it was going to be awkward competing against them instead of with them. I was worried for nothing, though. It was great to see them again, and it was really fun to see them compete!

This was my best meet of the season! I had my highest scores on every event except for floor. I got a 9.25 on vault, a 9.475 on bars, a 9.05 on beam, and an 8.65 on floor! I was especially excited because this is the first nine that I have ever gotten on beam in optionals! I won every event except for floor, which I got 4th on.

Everyone else on my team did well, too. This was the first meet for two of my teammates, Sam and Cassie. Everyone placed on at least one event, and scores were greatly improved from the meet in Logan, especially on beam! My coach was very happy with our performance on beam, and it was a great confidence booster for our meet next week in Boise!

My coach, the Level 8s, and I after the meet. We all did so well!

Another thing always comes with Winter Classic, and that is snow! We have had a very bad snow year this year, and I was delighted to see it dumping snow after I competed! Even though it made it hard for some of the athletes to get there, it made the meet a legitimate Winter Classic.

Now, we only have two meets before our state meet, which determines whether or not we go to Regionals. I have a lot of momentum going into this final stretch in our schedule, and I am excited to see what the rest of the season will bring!

Handstand buddies! We love to do handstands wherever we can, especially at meets!