aa opposed, so when I saw him perform "the monkey" for the first time, I thought I was going to "kill" after the shock as is his nature with my dad offered his full support.
I was elected team captain and carried the flag of the College ..... how proudly wear the uniform of my beloved school! I could not any medals, but our team contributed to the championship all, then I had the honor of opening some Olympics and take an oath College Sports.
Soon our coach told us we had the opportunity to participate in the Third National Games that were held in Quito, for it we should train more and learn even more complicated if we wanted to exercisegymnasts face of the other provinces, Mr. Portalanza Quito told us that had a very strong and dominated many of the exercises that we just learned. Again we had to miss some classes to go to training, we finished rendered .....
awaited day came the Pre-selective, to get to the gym, we found many girls, observations complicated routines ....
representing the American College were: Lorena Zion, Ilse Tughendhat, Pia Vedova, Pía González, Ana María Arteaga and me ... ALL were pre-selected. Selective
came the end to choose the team that would travel to Quito in the first tests were all fine, the prudenteba end was the balance beam, to play my turn, nerves played a trick on me and I fell, which meant my elimination of the national team, was crumbling, I had lost my share, my big chance, everyone was surprised because it was a favorite.
Providence intervened immediately (I've always thanked my God for being so good to me) Same case happened to Gina Del Salto, the best gymnast of the College Guayaquil, failed in her balance beam routine.
My teammates in a gesture of love and solidarity said that if I was not selected, none of them went to Quito, (they already had their quota and the province needed to win ...) by Gina companions decided that his side sI was accepted I would also be his "star." The Committee after reviewing the situation and meet with the coaches, they decided that both would leave and that the final team would be chosen in the capital, after observing the training.
I traveled to Quito with mom and Pia Gonzalez, arrived at uncle's house and Yolanda Aldo Maino, although travel by plane, we arrived late to the uniform distribution of Guayas, we had to take the only ones left, which were among larger sizes, we had to go where a seamstress near my uncles house and pray that we make a "miracle" with costumes, then cut, measure and test, were acceptable. We headed for the Palace of Sports to train, and gymnasts were 12plus as I, but was not decided .... who hardly slept for the thrill of being chosen, not yet out of my astonishment ....
arrived the morning of the first competitions, hands-free stand. "Five minutes of warm !!!!!!" shouted one of the judges ...... Guayas whole team got in line, roll forward, little fish, way forward, round, flip flap ...... when it touched my turn I told the coach (it was not Mr. Portalanza, was Rolando Rodriguez, coach of the College "rival" Guayaquil) NOT let me do it alone, but he did, and perform tumbling, slipped, falling on my left wrist .... wept with rage and pain, the trainer told Qui Ennie Chon, who was unable , to put one of the girls suplentes, she said it was not possible, it had to compete because the rules prevented a change after 5 minutes of warming, if not all the equipment would be removed ..... in the midst of my sobs heard "do it for Guayas! ! (MY PROVINCE!!) in me fought the pain and the responsibility he had on his back ......... was not important what happened to me ........ but nice! !!
coaches called timeout and was taken to the doctor of the event, which proved to be a mommy friend, checked me and gave me the option to numb the wrist to feel pain and could not compete, of course was a big risk, because the injury could worsen and become irreversible.
My participation and:
Vicente José Luis Medina and Yépez ... Every day my parents came to school with my lunch which he ate on the way to the Naval Academy, training site, new exercises practiced there for hours .... what learn and master satisfaction !!...... I have a high difficulty level, overlooking the deadly A twist on the way forward, wheel without hands, mortal forward backflip ... and many others .. . my crazy coaches always pushed me, but with great affection .... heard the "Come on Alexandra!" I even do double twist and turn deadly, though the latter never tried it without them.
Vicente was a great gymnast and won a scholarship to study medicine in the exterioror so we saw no more ... still weird.
José Luis (I called him Mr. Medina) had a peculiar way in competition, during the warm-me "displaying" and made me perform the most difficult exercises, but once in the competition I "ordered" to make the obligatory ( simple basic routines)
At first my parents were confused but then it started to happen in all competitions, he was furious, judges began to notice this kind of behavior, and perceive it as a joke (it was) began to sanction repeats such as he ended up forbidding entry to the gyms in the city .. I was so accustomed to their techniques, their support, and if he was not present I will
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