Hello.

 

My name is Becca. I'm 24 years old. I've been watching gymnastics since I was twelve and saw Kim Zmeskal win Nationals that year. It was because of her (and the sign that said, "No Experience Required") that I did gymnastics in high school. I watch the US team in 1996 in Atlanta win the Olympic Team Gold. I didn't watch the Olympics in 2000 because I was too busy adusting to a new school year but of what I did see, it didn't go too well. This past year, I was fortunate. I was working during the day and I was actually able to get NBC in on my television. I saw the Women's Team competition. And then I saw the last three rotations of the Men's AA. WOW! That was exciting. That was exciting gymnastics! My heart still pounds when I think about it. And that was my introduction to the Hamm Twins. OMG, they are adorable! I then found out the next day that Carly won the Women's AA. (I had to work that night, so I cheated and looked online.) Well, that spawned a story in my head. I'm currently working on it. I've done a lot of research and I'm still researching while I write it.

 

The problem I'm having right now is with the Code of Points. I know routines are issued a start value and all that. I don't care about that. The point thing is very difficult and I don't want to know. I'm not a judge. It doesn't matter to me! Now I know the elements are rated from A to Super E and the routines have to have certain elements in them. This is where I run into problems. I cannot find for the requirements for the women's routines for the 2004 Olympics anywhere! It's driving me insane. Why can't people put these things online so people like me can find them!

 

Okay, I'm over that. I'm going to go write now. I need to turn some of this negative energy into a postive.

 

Thanks for your time. I look forward to the discussions on this group.

 

Becca