April 21, 2005
Second Session
Welcome back sportsfans!
The second session of the Nationals is currently in the 3 minute 30 second warm up.
Since it is the second session there are lots more people here. My seats have me sitting next to the BYU fans.
Now that things are starting, things are loud. GA fans and Bama fans dominate the crowd. FL fans are next to BYU, and they appear to be mixd in with UCLA fans.
But the cutest fans are the ones in front of me. I think they are all part of a local gymnastics class. I would guess they are 6th grade and lower.
My seats are lower, section 13, row 3, seat 1. I'm right in front of the vault.
Courtney Puckett just finished her uneven bar routine and she pretty much nailed it.
The second round is going to start now. As the teams march to their little corrals (really, they have to be corraled in little picket fenced in areas while the events are proceeding) the crowd is getting louder. And bigger. At the earlier session this afternoon, the crowd wasn't much. Lots of Utes (Utah) in pink shirts.
One of the questions I am going to ask Leah is what's up with all the different mats? As the teams warm up they keep moving these mats that they don't get to use during the actual contest. Why?
Bama fans are to this competition what Kentucky fans are to Basketball. Loud and all over the place. I'm just now realizing this because they weren't in the first round. Their girls jus sat quietly in their corral. Oh dear, one of the Bama girls is doing her floor exercize to "Sweet Home Alabama." Bama fans are going nuts.
Courtney Puckett just wobbled on the beam. And we move on to the third round...
More of the same. We have running, flipping, tumbling, dismounting, prancing, and cheering. Other sports have cheerleaders. Gymnasts are their own cheerleaders. No butt pats here. Lots of clapping and squealing.
I've decided I don't like the floor exercises. The tumbling passes are cool, but the dancing always looks forced. I think I like the uneven bars best.
Ok, my battery is getting low. More blogging on the finals tomorrow.
Oh my goodness - These schools actually broadcast this stuff on the radio:
http://www.ncaasports.com/broadcast/schedule/champ-audio
What do they say? "Oh that was a good flip" or "Hey, niiiiiice landing!"
who is Courtney Puckett? I used to be bff with Courtney Puckett in GK!!!! I think she goes to school in Mississippi...she is blond and very tiny...that would be so cool if it was her!
Posted by: s-g at April 22, 2005 07:43 AMnever mind i looked her up and it is not the same oh well...oh ym goodness you have made me late to class! yikes!
Posted by: s-g at April 22, 2005 07:51 AMThis is my first year at Auburn and I'm trying to register for summer classes. Somebody told me I could find a link here to sign up and bypass the queue but, I CAN'T FIND IT.
My glasses fell off on the way up the stairs so I can't see if this is the right one. Can somebody please help me???
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