Emily turned to me on the way down to the meet and told me that she was going to break her old all around record and would earn over 37 points in all 4 events. So I thought and said to her "It's your last meet of the season, I'm proud of you no matter what you get today." I feared that she might be putting too much on her own plate, but...
Here's her scores:
Vault 9.1, Bars 9.1, Beam 9.625 and Floor 9.425 for a total all around score of 37.15! She did exactly as she set out to do.
Emily won the all around for Level 4. She placed 3rd on vault, 4th on bars, 1st on beam and 1st on floor.
Our little TIGARS battled it out for the podium. Hot on Emily's trail was Noelle Hart with an all around score of 37.1 followed by Kate Bain with an all around score of 37.05 and Joselyn Pulido in 5th place. Four out of five podium positions filled by TIGARS. Almost a sweep. Pretty good for a team that's only been together since June 2010! We can't wait until next year. This past season has been an adventure.
It's been a great season for Emily all in all.
This season's standings:
Premier Gymnastics 2010 Showdown Loveland, CO 9/26/2010 Level 4 Sr. Vault 9.300 Bars 8.750 Beam 9.000 Floor 9.300 All Around 36.350
Adrenalyn Gymnastics Rocktoberfest Centennial, CO 10/2/2010 Level 4 Sr. Vault 9.050 Bars 8.500 Beam 8.500 Floor 9.050 All Around 35.100
Encore Gymnastics Fall Fiesta Littleton, CO 10/9/2010 Level 4 Sr. Vault 9.100 Bars 9.100 Beam 7.800 Floor 9.450 All Around 35.450
CGI Autumn Classic Aurora, CO 10/24/2010 Level 4 Senior
Vault 9.200 Bars 8.250 Beam 8.600 Floor 8.500 All Around 34.550
Airborne Classic Longmont, CO 11/12/2010 Level 4 Senior
Vault 9.300 Bars 9.150 Beam 9.075 Floor 9.100 All Around 36.625
Colorado State Championships Denver, CO 12/12/2010 Level4 Junior 1 Vault 9.150 Bars 9.125 Beam 9.375 Floor 9.150 All Around 36.800
Vitaly Scherbo Invitational Las Vegas, NV 1/14/2011 Level4 Senior Vault 9.050 Bars 9.275 Beam 9.425 Floor 9.100 All Around 36.850
Pike's Peak Cup Colorado Springs, CO 2/4/2011 Level 4 Senior
Vault 9.200 Bars 9.200 Beam 9.000 Floor 9.000 All Around 36.400
CGI Winterfest Classic Denver, CO 2/18/2011 Level 4
Vault 9.050 Bars 9.050 Beam 9.625 Floor 9.425 All Around 37.150
Emily's worked hard and achieved all of the goals she's set before her. I am very proud of her and her team mates.
Emily's wins this season include 34 medals, 4th place at State on Beam and two all around titles. All of this from the girl that another gym said that she'd never be able to focus due to her Asperger's issues. Thank God Svetlana decided to leave that gym and move over to TIGAR so that Emily and her buddies could continue to benefit from her coaching skills.
On to Level 5. Emily has learned her kip and is more than happy to retire the "shoot through" a skill she will more than likely never need again in her gymnastics career. Time to break in the grips. Competition season is only 6 months away!
