Brittany's First Gymnastics Meet

Okay, so Brittany’s first competition was actually several weeks ago, and I’ve been bad about blogging lately. But, Brittany did very well for her first meet ever. She struggled a bit on beam, which was her first event, but after that she did very well. She got a second place on floor and second place on bars and had a very nice vault. She also placed well enough to get a medal for her average score.

We’re still trying to figure out how all the scores work, but essentially they gave 12 medals to the girls who averaged in the 9’s on all their routines, then 12 medals for those who averaged in the 8’s, then 12 for the girls who averaged in the 7’s on all their routines.

Brittany was in the ‘7’ group. She was doing level 4 routines, and now that the fall season is over, she’s working on getting her level 5 skills ready so she can compete at the next level in the spring. So she’s working on cartwheels on the beam now, although she likes practicing her back-walkovers on the beam better. She’s also got her kip on bars. We’re very proud of her!

Brittany after getting her medal

Brittany with her ribbons and medal

Good job sweetie!