Twirl Time

It's time for the NCAA Women's Gymnastic National Championships! And this year Oregon State University is playing host to the large scale event. Taking place over 3 days in Corvallis, the event seems to be drawing fans from all over, eager to see the best competitors in the nation and members of the Olympic team compete.

We have tickets for the full 3-day event, which means there will be lots of gymnastics for us in the next 3 days. The tournament began yesterday, with all 12 teams competing, trying to get into the top 6 for Friday's competition. While I had to work during the afternoon competition, I was able to go up for the evening rotations to watch Arkansas, Oregon State, Iowa, Georgia, Arizona State, and Florida State compete.

Watching a gymnastics tournament.. it's kind of like watching a 3-ring circus. So many things going on in so many places.. what do you look at. What can really be trippy is watching a balance beam routine on one side of the court, while watching a competitor twirl around the uneven bars at the other end of the arena, out of my peripheral vision. Who to watch, who did well, was that girl in the Olympics? Ouch that must have hurt! All going on at the same time.

By the end of the evening, Georgia was in high form, just a perfection level above all other teams, winning the evening, with Iowa and Florida State also moving on. For the Beavers... it was over quickly, leaving some of the home crowd disappointed. But still a fun night of watching some incredibly talented athletes at the top of their game. And regardless of whether it is in football, basketball or gymnastics, that level of competition and skill is always fun to see.