Wrapping it Up....Continued

So I am back in the States and I wish I could say in my cozy bed too, but I made a pit stop in Chicago for track nationals. Let me tell you...winning gold was an AMAZING experience, especially with it being such a close game. I didn't get to play at all, but it was an honor to sit on the bench, watch my teammates play, and wear a USA jersey. Winning this gold medal just makes me more eager to win another in London if I'm honored enough to represent the United States of America again. Most of us didn't go to bed before our early morning bus ride to the airport. Everyone except Mary Allison, DK, and I took a bus to the London airport. However, we were lucky enough to fly out of Birmingham. We flew into Newark and boarded our connecting flights back home. My flight was delayed, so I was stuck in Newark without a working phone for a while, but with my medal around my neck I was quite alright. I made it into Chicago with an hour to spare before opening ceremonies. Afterwards, I got some good ol' KFC and passed out in bed. Another week in a hotel and then I'll be home sweet home and the first chapter of a hopefully long international career will end. Thanks so much for keeping up with my blog and I hope you enjoyed it. Over and out from a very happy 17 year old. :)

Wrapping it Up

so um we won gold.....thats all i gota say :) :) :) write more when I get home

Calm Before the Storm

Today we got the day off, while teams battled for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th spots in the rankings. Netherlands beat Great Britain in the 5th/6th place game, Japan beat China in the 7th/8th place game, and Mexico beat Brazil in the 9th/10th place game. We only had a 330 practice today, but the rest of the day went by extremely slow. Tomorrow our men will fight for the bronze medal right before we battle for the gold!!!!! I'm pretty sure the game is at 200 pm, 900 am EST. So watch it live on www.2010wwbc.co.uk!!!!!!!!!!! GO USA!!!!!!

Going for the Gold!!!!!!!

WE WON!!!!!!!!!!! We beat Canada today by 10!!!!!! Props to Carlee Hoffman who was the spark during the game scoring 21 points!!!!!! We play Germany in the championships on Saturday. The men's team lost a hard fought game to Australia putting them in the bronze medal game!!!! It's an amazing experience to go to the gold medal game at the age of 17 and I'm so proud of all the girls on the team!!!!!!! Nothing's planned for tomorrow, so we're just relaxing until the game Saturday!!!! GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

World's Game Day #4

Today was the first round of elimination and we knocked Great Britain out of the competition. Tomorrow we play Canada and whoever wins goes to the finals!!!!! A few of us stuck around at the gym and watched the men play. There were huge upsets going on. Italy knocked Canada out (Canada got first last time) and France beat Great Britain (Great Britain had just beat the USA men and taken first in their pool). We hung out at the gym so long that we missed dinner, so Becca, Darlene, A, and I went to go get pizza. That's about it for today. We have practice at 1 tomorrow and then we play Canada at 6pm, 1pm EST. Go USA!!!!!!

It's Raining, It's Pouring...

Well...it rained today...and I don't like rain. Everyone had the day off to prepare for finals. Originally, the team's plan was to skip practice and have a mandatory boat ride in its place. I woke up and went for an early lunch at a restaurant with Darlene and A, which wasted the time we had before the 230 boat ride. But...like I said...it rained. We all happily strolled out to go, saw the rain, and stopped dead in our tracks! However, because the team was all together, the team manager took this time to let us know practice was back on. Film at 545, practice at 7, and dinner at 830. All went smoothly. A couple girls sat out and rested their injuries for the big game tomorrow. We play Great Britain tomorrow at 2...9 am EST. Go USA!!!

World's Game Day #4

We beat Germany today!!!!!! Germany was our biggest competition of pool play and we beat them 65-53. We played a great game, so coaches gave us the day off. The guys played Great Britain after us and lost a hard fought game. We ended the night with a Robert Cray concert. Details, our team manager, hooked us up with some free tickets. It wasn't as bad as I thought an "old" band would be. I left a little early and hung out with some of the men's team for the night and now its bed time! Tomorrow we have the day off and then the elimination round starts on Wednesday. Go USA!!!!