Sunday, January 22, 2017

2nd Meet of the Season!!!

Ally placed 4th All Around at today's meet with a score of 36.2
Vault 8.85
Bars 9.0 
Beam 9.1
Floor 9.25 

Kind of ironic since that is what they announced her as last week, but there was a mistake. We are pretty confident there was not another mistake today. 


In the car as we left home. It was a rough drive at the end. Ally tends to get nervous the longer the drive is. Then we get there, she goes to the bathroom and calms down. She is like super calm and focused after that.

Today we bought the photo package which had professional pictures of floor and beam and videos of each. Becky is doing another meet compilation video.


Warming up.



Lined up and waiting for National Anthem to play.

1st event Vault.

No pictures from bars. It was pretty and Ally scored higher than last week which was great.

Beam was next:


















She did great! Next and last event Ally's favorite, floor:

Her concentration is amazing.

And she is so in the zone her eyes are closed as she focuses on the music and her moves.






Such leaps!





And her stretched out so straight body position.



Another split jump leap.




Split on the floor.

Her long fingers in precise formation.
This next series is Ally's round off back handspring. I've never seen it in still pictures. 
Round off 





Arching for back handspring.


Looking at the floor as her body flips in the air.

Handspring as she leaps to her feet. 


She was spectacular. Lower score than last week. But still beautiful and she won 1st place on this event!!! 


The meet lasted about 65 minute then on to awards.

4th on bars

5th on beam. I like that Ally and her opponent who placed 3rd shook hands.



1st on floor.




Another handshake.

And her team placed 3rd.

Ally was again pretty tired afterwards. All she wanted was cereal to eat, so we stopped at Target and she munched on Fruit Loops the whole way home, and then ate 4 small pieces of cheese pizza when we got home with a glass of chocolate milk. She's settled in on the couch watching TV. 

No meet next weekend, which will be nice, and then it's a Friday night meet on February 3.

Ally says she loves it. That is what matters. 
As long as it's fun. 

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