For the past few weeks we have enjoyed watching the young people compete for a position on the American Olympic team. To be honest, I enjoyed watching while Ken indulged me and sometimes watched with me. The gymnastics got me interested a month ago at the P.&G. national championship followed the next weekend by the men's Olympic Gymnastic trials where they named the 5 gymnasts who will compete in Rio. The choices made were difficult but goodness but those young men are strong.
Next was the diving contests where after each event the top two divers are chosen for the team. The whole thing is cut throat and emotional. The swimming came next. It swimming, the team is chosen solely by the speeds. If you win the final or come in second, you are going to swim in the Olympics, which seems fair. And I have seen several days of track and field competition from Eugene, where the teams are chosen by the speeds. If you don't win or come in second or third in the final you are not on the team at Rio in August even if you are the world champion. Many tears shed by those who did not win a spot on the team.
Tonight took the cake. We watched the final night of the women's gymnastic trials and we watched with the four girls and David and Suzanne at their home. The girls remembered some of the gymnasts from the last Olympics so of course they cheered for their favorites. It was great sport, living and dying with each fall. We had a lot of fun. Now we can't wait for the Olympics to watch those same five girls shine.
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