Gymnastics Meet

My heart pounded in my chest and my hands nervously shook as my name was called. "Ellie" the judge said. I slowly lifted my hands up, and saluted. (In gymnastics a salute is when you lift up both your hands and smile) I started to run. Hurdled. I put my hands on the ground and felt the familiar feel of the rod floor on my hands. Round-off, backhand spring, backhand sprang. I did a huge rebound. Please stick, please stick I thought to myself. I stuck it! I was relieved! Later on I went up to awards. I was just in time. "We are now announcing Girls Novice Floor for 10 year old's" the announcer said into the microphone. "In 6th place is Sophie!" she walked up to the front received her medal and walked to where she was supposed to go. It went on like this for a while until... "In second place is Lindsay L" she walked up to the podium and stepped up. " And in 1st place, from Troy Gymnastics is... Ellie!" I ran up to the woman and let her give me my medal. I hopped up onto the podium and she said "Athletes salute" we all saluted, I could tell this was going to be an awesome meet, even though we had only done one event.

I am up saluting after winning the floor competition! (The one in the teal and black leotard is me!)

                                    

Pass I was talking about

To Be Continued