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Finals Competition Day

Rachael just called a little while ago to tell us that their team took 4th place. They are disappointed. Apparently they went into today's competition in 3rd place with a good shot at moving up. They did an almost flawless routine with, from what their coach could tell, only one small bobble worth a 3 point deduction. Their coach then watched the team that went into today's competition in 2nd place and they had a couple of drops in their stunts, so our coach felt really confident that we would be in at least 2nd place. So, when the announcement came and they were lower than yesterday it came in as quite a shock. Rachael called us up crying. :o(. I felt so bad for her. My biggest piece of advice was to remember the incredible feeling they had when they walked off the mat. The whole team felt on top of the world and felt like they had done the very best that they could have done. That, I told her, is the best thing you can walk away with. Knowing you did all that you could do. I still am so proud of all of them. They worked hard and their hard work paid off. Go Flyerz!!!

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Jessica Littlefield said…
I know this is a hugely important competition to Rachael, but someday she'll look back and remember how fun it was to travel, to leave the siblings and do something of her own, and her friendships she made on the team and on the trip. She's a lucky girl to go to Florida and compete. I'm glad she is involved!
3/23/2008 1:09 PM
Breezy said…
Hey Becky! Here is a link to my blog http://apeekatcoles.wordpress.com/
It will be fun to keep in touch this way :)
Brianna
3/23/2008 2:22 PM
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