Kayla is Coming Home with 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals

Then it was off to Team Power Breaking.  I really wanted to do well here since I didn’t get to compete in the individual power breaking.  I wanted to see for myself how I ‘measured up’ against others.  I had to do the turning side kick through 4 inches of boards and that was no problem at all.  I’ve done up to 6 before and I really wanted to see how far I could go.  We ended up in a tie with NZ so we continued on.  The judges selected knife hand strike and my coach asked me to do it for the team.  I felt so much pressure not to let the team down.  There was 4 inches to break through and I’ve never done that much before.  I measured properly and I really took my time.  I mentally went through all the little details in my head that Ms. Trigger had helped me with.  I wound up as hard and fast as I could but when I hit the board I was off by just a couple mm and the boards didn’t break.  My hand hurt so much.  It was shaking and really red.  I felt bad that it meant the team couldn’t continue on for the gold but I was also very proud that our team got a silver medal. Probably the best thing for me in that event was that it confirmed that I had made the right decision when I backed down to do this event before my patterns.  As I was getting ice in the first aid station I kept thinking that there is no way I could do patterns right now.  My hand is just really bruised but nothing is broken.  The plastic boards hurt more if you don’t break through than the wooden boards.  It stings!

Canada also got a silver for the junior boys team patterns.  They were awesome.

There is one more day of competition for the senior team events so that will be very exciting to watch.  I can’t wait to see Mr. LeGrow and Miro compete again.  I’ll be the one cheering really loud 🙂

We just have the ‘after party’ and then we all go directly to the airport at 3:00 in the morning!  No one is going to bed.  I’ve heard so many things about these ‘after parties’ that it should be a great time.  It the only real opportunity to get to know people from other countries.  No countries really talk to each other during competition but once it’s over, then everyone becomes friends.  I’m glad that my brother Greg will be with me at the party too.  It’s been great having him here with me.  He’s been so supportive the whole time.

In the two weeks that I’ve been here we’ve had an earthquake and a Tsunami warning!!!!  I am really looking forward to getting home and seeing all my friends.  I’ve missed them so much.