She blew it...

msl529 · 10-06-2008, 08:08 AM

...out of the park!

DD's 2nd L6 meet went better. She finished 3rd AA, w/ a score of 36.125. A highlight for her was earning 1st place on Vault w/ a score of 9.55. She feels good about that, as vault was her worst event last year.

Quite a different AA score from her first meet (31.2). She (and I) felt the judges at this meet were being a bit generous w/ the scores, but we both agreed that it was sure nice to get them anyway (I had to explain to her the phrase, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth")!

I think her "true" AA score lies somewhere in between the two, & it will just depend on the meet, the judges etc.

I was kind of scratching my head & chuckling

, b/c while I thought her routines probably had improved a little, her event scores were all about 1 to 1.5 points higher than her last meet. Bizarre sport, this!

She got lucky w/ the 3rd place AA, too. She was up against a few girls from some pretty fancy teams, who were looking REALLY good. A little fall here & there on their part, and that door opened right-up for DD to squeeze her little bootie in that line-up. Lucky her!

The girls on her team were all really sweet to each other, and I am very proud of all of them for that.

Thanks for all the good wishes & support here!

gotgym · 10-06-2008, 08:14 AM

WOW, Well good for her and what a self esteem boost! Glad she took that opportunity when the door openned ,thats what this sport is all about. Any win at 6 is an accomplishment ,so enjoy it both of you!!

Ingymmom · 10-06-2008, 08:17 AM

Wahoooooooo! A great big congratulations for her best L6 meet to date

... Her scores are AWESOME!!!!! We had many differences in meet scores last season for all of our teams gymmies - it can be very interesting. Now as to the 1st meet, I have heard that those judges cups can be absolutely brutal on scoring (all for a good purpose though). Best wishes to your very excited happy gymmie (I am sure!!) for an even better rest of the season.

I am soooo excited for her!!!!!!

gymmomntc2e6 · 10-06-2008, 08:22 AM

WOOO HOOO for your DD !!!!

tell her great job - an yes ' don't look a gift horse in the mouth' for sure.

**bogwoppit** · 10-06-2008, 08:58 AM

You wicked chalkbucketeer, I didn't even want to open your thread as I didn't want to share the sadneaa!!!

I am thrilled for here, even if it was a bit of a gift, it really makes up for last time and all it's devastation, maybe it is just what she needed to put her back on track. Way to go on that vault. She must've had a huge smile on her face when that score came ep. especailly after struggling with it.

Way to go!

gymjourneymom · 10-06-2008, 09:14 AM

So happy for your DD!!!!

Great job! If that's how the judges saw it & how they scored her...that's all that matters. She did great! Gymmies have to learn to accept lower scores so often(especially at level 6)...let her enjoy her wins that she rightfully earned. Don't let her feel like she was somehow "undeserving" of the scores she got. She didn't get lucky that other girls fell...she performed well & earned her place on the podium. She should be VERY proud of her accomplishements. Congratulations to her

madigym00 · 10-06-2008, 09:20 AM

OH so glad this is a happy post and not a sad one!!

Generous or not, those are some great scores and you should be very proud!!

flippymonkeysmom · 10-06-2008, 09:45 AM

Ok - that wasn't very nice tricking us with the post title

I was so happy to see how well she did - I just knew she had it in her and would do awesome with all those first meet jitters out of the way. Tell her to keep up the good work !!!

msl529 · 10-06-2008, 10:43 AM


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Originally Posted by bogwoppit You wicked chalkbucketeer, I didn't even want to open your thread as I didn't want to share the sadneaa!!! I am thrilled for here, even if it was a bit of a gift, it really makes up for last time and all it's devastation, maybe it is just what she needed to put her back on track. Way to go on that vault. She must've had a huge smile on her face when that score came ep. especailly after struggling with it. Way to go!

Thanks! Sorry to be wicked...I couldn't resist...

msl529 · 10-06-2008, 10:45 AM


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Originally Posted by flippymonkeysmom Ok - that wasn't very nice tricking us with the post title I was so happy to see how well she did - I just knew she had it in her and would do awesome with all those first meet jitters out of the way. Tell her to keep up the good work !!!

Thank you! As I said to Bog, sorry to be bad! I do have an evil side...