I can't even think about that moment without my heart pounding again. How did that happen?
Well, I didn't post about vaulting adventures in 2018, but Genna did really well (obviously). Mark and I told her we would only pay for two competitions a year, but Genna really wanted a shot at High Point Winner and in order to do that, she had to compete in at least three American Vaulting Association (AVA from now on) sanctioned competitions. If Genna wanted to participate in a third competition, she would have to earn the money to pay for it. And she did. And because she came in first place for all three competitions, she also went to Nationals in California and came in third place overall for Bronze. There is some chatter that she would have come in first place if her shoe hadn't fallen off.
Her three highest scores added together not only earned her the High Point Award for the region, but she also earned Bronze Woman Champion in the nation. And that is how we ended up in Las Vegas for the Education Symposium and Awards Ceremony.
We had such a fun time. The first day, the coaches took us on a really cool hike to see the petroglyphs in Sloane Canyon. The second day was getting checked in and I worked the AVA information booth to earn my volunteer access to all the clinics and sessions for the following three days. Genna worked so hard all weekend. She worked with famous vaulters from all over the world on different techniques. An hour on handstands. An hour on scissor swings. An hour on jumps. It was amazing.
We have so many great memories from out time in Vegas. Genevieve can't wait to go back again next year. But after how expensive this year is going to be...well, she better either earn a reason to be there or start saving her money!
