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Pickle's Mom
For those of you Chalk Bucketers who went to Pac Rims Days 1 or 2, what did you think?
Pickle had the time of her life. We had amazing seats, in the first row just at the end of the beam. In the TV broadcast, you can just make out her rapt little face during the dismounts.
We went to both sessions. I was surprised at the lesser quality of the gymnasts from some of the smaller countries. Any Level 8 at Pickle’s gym could easily have beaten most of the athletes from Colombia or Chinese Taipei.
However, I was also blown away by the talent from other countries that I didn’t know much about, especially Canada. Christine Lee is one to watch in London. She was just beautiful yesterday.
And Team USA was amazing. So strong and confident seeming. It was disappointing to see Gabrielle Douglass have that mishap on beam and sit out floor. Her bars were great. Although her mishap on vault almost made me have a heart attack.
Nothing was as upsetting though as seeing Australia’s Georgia Simpson taken away on a stretcher. All our girls were crying (I had tears in my eyes too). I looked it up, and it appears she needed surgery on her foot. However, the way she hit her head, she’s lucky that she’s able to walk at all.
Not that many events like this come to Seattle. I feel so lucky that Pickle got to see this one. What did other people think?
Pickle had the time of her life. We had amazing seats, in the first row just at the end of the beam. In the TV broadcast, you can just make out her rapt little face during the dismounts.
We went to both sessions. I was surprised at the lesser quality of the gymnasts from some of the smaller countries. Any Level 8 at Pickle’s gym could easily have beaten most of the athletes from Colombia or Chinese Taipei.
However, I was also blown away by the talent from other countries that I didn’t know much about, especially Canada. Christine Lee is one to watch in London. She was just beautiful yesterday.
And Team USA was amazing. So strong and confident seeming. It was disappointing to see Gabrielle Douglass have that mishap on beam and sit out floor. Her bars were great. Although her mishap on vault almost made me have a heart attack.
Nothing was as upsetting though as seeing Australia’s Georgia Simpson taken away on a stretcher. All our girls were crying (I had tears in my eyes too). I looked it up, and it appears she needed surgery on her foot. However, the way she hit her head, she’s lucky that she’s able to walk at all.
Not that many events like this come to Seattle. I feel so lucky that Pickle got to see this one. What did other people think?