Kistina Baskett's signature move on floor
In 15 years of UofU gymnastics, I never saw anything like this move in Kristina Baskett's floor routine. She pops over and back, then flips and tumbles the length of the mat again, making it look effortless.
The last three weeks have NOT been effortless here at the palace. The dreaded gomboo (an awful phrase I first heard in Utah) knocked me off my feed, my feet and for a loop. At the tail end of the virus, we went to San Diego for a long weekend, and on the return flight, a family of coughing infectious buffoons shared their virus with R. So the ibuprofen, dextromethorphan, sudaphedrine and guafenesan (we mix our own here at the palace) continue to decorate the kitchen counter. Less said the better on the gomboo topic.
Having missed the Utes' four-way meet, I was back in my seat for last Friday's thumping of Michigan. Actually, Michigan did well in the arena, but when your opponent is pounding down the nation's top score so far this season, even a great effort isn't going to get a lot of notice. This was the first time since Annabeth Eberle competed that I brought the camera. My timing wasn't too bad, considering how little I've been shooting this month.
There are two more home meets. The question hovering about the palace is whether I pick up the next camera (probably a D700), and enjoy some of the low-light goodness before the end of the season. Since I need it before Easter, there's probably no reason to wait to pull the trigger. All a matter of timing, like Kristina's one-handed balancing act.
