Nicole's winning beam routine...

On Saturday, Nicole competed at the Great West Gym Fest-- a big gymnastics competition held here in Coeur d'Alene. She placed third overall in her age/level division, but the highlight of her meet was this beam routine. She earned a 9.575 score for this routine, giving her first place in this event. It was a very exciting moment!!!!

I was so proud of her as this routine came after a disappointing bar event for her. She has learned a new, more difficult level 7 routine and Saturday was her first time to compete with it. She made the most difficult part of the routine beautifully, then somehow missed the part that is usually the easiest for her. She was SO disappointed (even though she still placed third on bars), but stepped up to the plate and competed so well on the beam. It takes a lot to let go of one disappointment and tackle the next event. I'm sure there is something deep to learn there, but for now-- here's the video. :) Enjoy!!!