Thanks to my reviewers, sorry I haven't updated in a few days, but I was in another state on Tuesday, then Wednesday I had three teeth pulled and found out that my wrist is sprained. So typing is slow. Anyway aiming for twenty or more reviews. Since school just started it will be harder to update everyday, so maybe like every two days. The routine in this I wrote to meet the official standards of the Olympics. It took while to research. Anyway R and R and if you are confused with the uneven bars routine let me know and I'll explain.
XOXO,
Meg
"Breathe," I muttered to myself under my breath.
"Bella are you ok," Angela Weber, another gymnast and our team captain asked me.
"Yeah, uh huh."
"Breathe Bella, in, out, you will do fine, it's always better to be a little nervous."
" I know," I answered. " I just freak out before hand and then once I am up there, doing what I love, I'm fine."
Angela gave me a one-handed hug and an understanding smile, before we both went back to warm ups.
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Next up for the United States, number 403, Isabella Swan.
I stepped up to the uneven bars, Carlisle shadowing me as my spotter. I had already had a slight step in vault and didn't make the cut for the vault final, but I was solid on my beam and floor routine. I needed a solid routine in bars to keep me in the overall, and I knew I could do it.
The buzzer sounded and I used the spring to catapult myself up to the high bar. As I began to spin around the bar, I could feel my body responding perfectly to the tautness of the bar; I was soaring!
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Announcer:
" She begins with a Flyaway, into a back giant, a Kim Salto release. Beautiful, she is off to an amazing start, look at those lines in her Jaeger! A fronthip circle, front giant into a pirouette, beautiful blind change as she switches to the low bar. She goes straight into a fronthip circle and a straddle back. Toes are in the pointed position, legs look like they are glued together! I can't find any visible faults! With her being a newcomer and her earlier disappointment on vault, I didn't think she could make this huge of a comeback, but she is just full of surprises! I'm going to keep an eye out for this gymnast! These moves are difficult alone, but she's doing them in combination as easily as walking! Kip cast back to the top bar, right into a handstand. Back giant, pirouette. Unbelievable! She just threw a hindorff release and on her catch pirouetted! Just the dismount left, a full twisting double back… and… she sticks it!"
"Look at that smile on her face! She knows she nailed it."
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Bella Pov:
UNBELIEVABLE! I was hitting my best tricks like they were nothing! My body was already going into the next move as the previous one was finishing. I prepared for my dismount, swinging once, twice on the bar before releasing. It was a blind landing, but my feet seemed to find the mat by themselves. I stuck the landing perfectly for the first time since I had learned it. My smile rose with my arms as I acknowledged the judges and the crowd acknowledged me after the best bars routine of my life.
I didn't even make it off the mats before I was attacked with hugs. Alice reached me first, nearly knocking her father out of the way in her haste to get to me. Then I was surrounded by the rest of the team. For awhile it was a tangle of arms and shouts, but I was able to extract myself after awhile, I made my way to Bela, who looked like he had tears in his eyes. Along the way I received hugs from a few gymnasts from other countries. Finally I reached him and stopped. " Thank you," I whispered, almost shyly.
He grabbed me up into a hug. " I knew you could do it," he whispered back. Then pulled away as we waited for my score.
The judges seemed to be arguing, but eventually my score came up. 15.2. The entire stadium began to boo at the low score. I was upset, but I knew I was in fifth and still in the running for the individual all around final. Some people were furious though., Bela Karolyi in particular.
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Edward Pov:
Remarkable! I knew a lot about gymnastics thanks to my mom, dad, and Alice, and the routine Bella just pulled off was phenomenal. I wasn't biased either, people in the stands were cheering at a defining decibel.
She stuck it, and the smile that lit up her face was like a sunrise. She was bombarded with hugs by her teammates and opponents alike. Her score took awhile to appear, there seemed to be contention among the judges. When it finally appeared, the entire stadium rose to their feet booing. Only a 15.2. For a high start value and practically flawless routine, ridiculous. She was placed in fifth place overall when she should have been in at least second.
Bella was a good sport though, she hid her disappointment well, and stepped out to wave at the crowd. Her face was flushed and held a huge, breathtaking smile. She motioned with her hands for us to stop booing. This didn't stop the crowd though, everyone in the stands, including myself, jeered even louder as Bela Karolyi walked over to the head judge. My father joined him there.
"And coaches Bela Karolyi and Carlisle Cullen seem to be lodging a formal complaint about the unfair judging," the announcer informed the crowd. " Yes, there it is on the board and here comes the head judge."
I couldn't keep my eyes off her, she seemed unbothered by the unfair judging, even elated just over the fact that she had performed at her best. She truly was amazing and she truly loved gymnastics, that was obvious. She nonchalantly pulled her team USA workout suit on over her clothes chatting with Alice and the rest of her team. I was unsurprised to see a few of the British gymnasts there as well, Bella seemed to have won them over as surely as she seemed to be to everyone.
I continued to watch her as everyone waited to hear the judges' new decision.
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Bella Pov:
I stepped out to wave at the crowd, smiling hugely. It was so amazing, everyone in the stands was booing my score, I motioned for them to stop, though. I felt my heart swelling with emotion for these strangers and the support they were giving me. They didn't cease though, if anything the booing seemed to increase in volume. I saw Bela and Carlisle walked toward the judges and knew they were contesting my score.
I began to pull on my team USA warm up suit, and all the while I couldn't get over the routine I had just pulled off. I couldn't believe how flawless and easily it came to me. I was so proud of my accomplishment, and no score could take that away. I now knew what I could do, what potential I had, and that knowledge gave me a powerful high. I couldn't stop smiling as I listened to Alice and the others. I was pleasantly surprised as I noticed a few of the British gymnasts joining in on the discussion on the unfair scoring. We had really become friends despite being opponents. I chimed in on their discussion.
" Seriously, it's not that big of a deal, I mean I'm disappointed that it's low, but I am happy with my performance."
" It was really awesome," Alice gushed. The others agreed.
Just then Bela and Carlisle reappeared, and pulled me aside.
" Bella," Carlisle said. " They are going to change your score. They reviewed your routine and decided that they judged you unfairly."
I nodded. Just then the new score popped up. 15.825. that placed me at least two one-hundredths of a point above the highest score from bars, and overall in second place just under Alice by a tenth of a point.
I was mauled with hugs again. " Going one, two all the way," Alice shouted at me over the noise of the cheering crowd. Carlisle pushed me back onto the mat and I once again smiled and waved at the people in the stands. I blew kisses to them too and they cheered even louder.
About an hour and a half later, after grabbing our stuff, signing autographs and getting pictures taken, Alice and I finally made it back to our room. She jumped in the shower as soon as we got in. I turned on the TV as I waited for my turn.
"And now we turn to gymnastics. Tonight at the Women's Qualifications there was an uproar over the unfair scoring. Isabella Swan's incredible uneven bars routine was originally scored too low. The entire stadium booed, including fellow Olympian and gold medallist Edward Cullen.
Wait, Edward was there?
My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. A bellhop handed me a note.
Dear you,
We both have a free day tomorrow. Meet me at 9:30 in the morning across the street from the Water Cube. And bring a bathing suit.
Love me.
R and R and let me know what you think. Btw I think I figured out the team leotard design, I drew it myself and am trying to upload it.
Meg