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Speaker 1: super Live Ay Lewis story. Welcome back, friends to part
Speaker 1: two of the Junior Olympics. If you haven't listened to
Speaker 1: part one, head on over to the story before this
Speaker 1: one so that you can hear the first part. All right,
Speaker 1: we're jumping in. Basketball and gymnastics practices started shortly after
Speaker 1: tryouts ended. After all, they had the Junior Olympics Games
Speaker 1: to prepare for. And if Levi and Ivy thought that
Speaker 1: they were practicing hard before, they hadn't seen anything yet.
Speaker 1: That on top of schoolwork, helping at home, and still
Speaker 1: trying to find time for friends, and family was proving
Speaker 1: to be a lot on both of them. That's why
Speaker 1: it was important for them to have each other's backs
Speaker 1: as they went on this Olympic journey together. Levi would
Speaker 1: always try his best to make Ivy laugh if he
Speaker 1: saw her getting frustrated with the particular skill, and Ivy
Speaker 1: always knew what kind of sweet treat would bring Levi
Speaker 1: out of a bad mood if he wasn't doing well
Speaker 1: at practice as he would liked. I just want to
Speaker 1: say thank you, said Levi to Ivy as he gobbled
Speaker 1: up the chocolate candies she gave him one afternoon. I
Speaker 1: just can't hit my threes today, but this little candy
Speaker 1: pick me up really helped. No need to thank me, Levi.
Speaker 1: You're always turning my bad moods around to like the
Speaker 1: other day when I just couldn't land the dismount from
Speaker 1: the rings started Ivy. Just when I wanted to give up,
Speaker 1: I looked over and I saw you making funny faces
Speaker 1: at me from the other end of the gym. I'm
Speaker 1: glad I could help you as much as you help me,
Speaker 1: said Levi. I couldn't imagine doing this without you me either,
Speaker 1: said Ivy, giving her brother a high five before heading
Speaker 1: back to practice, and it was an important practice because
Speaker 1: it would be their last one before the Junior Olympics
Speaker 1: started in just three short days. At that time, they
Speaker 1: would be jumping on a plane with their parents and
Speaker 1: flying off to the biggest sports event of their lives.
Speaker 1: The games would be held in a bustling city which
Speaker 1: was happy to call itself the home to the first
Speaker 1: ever Junior Olympics. It was history and the making, but
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy just couldn't believe they were a part
Speaker 1: of that history. The next day, is Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: walked through the airport, their whole town was right along
Speaker 1: with them, cheering and showing their support through homemade banners
Speaker 1: and posters. They called out their names and wished them well.
Speaker 1: As they boarded the plane. They said they would be
Speaker 1: watching from home and they couldn't wait to see the
Speaker 1: great things they would do. I suppose it would have
Speaker 1: been easy for Levi and Ivy to be nervous, but
Speaker 1: they didn't feel that way at all. They had worked
Speaker 1: so hard to get to where they were, and whatever
Speaker 1: happened would be all right with them. Of course, they
Speaker 1: each wanted to win, but the experience of being at
Speaker 1: the Junior Olympics with so many other athletes was a
Speaker 1: little bit bigger than wins and losses. Once in the city,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy went to their hotel with their parents
Speaker 1: and settled in. They met up with their friends, who
Speaker 1: were the alternates on the practice team for each of
Speaker 1: their sports. They were thrilled to be there as well,
Speaker 1: and they knew they played an important role in the
Speaker 1: whole Junior Olympics experience. Ivy's friend Jenny, was particularly excited
Speaker 1: to be there. She had never been to a big
Speaker 1: city before, never flown in an airplane before, and never
Speaker 1: stayed in such a huge hotel before. My family mostly
Speaker 1: goes camping, said Jenny. This hotel is bigger than most
Speaker 1: of the campsites we go to. Jenny loved gymnastics and
Speaker 1: had been doing it since she was a toddler. She
Speaker 1: was so happy for her friend Ivy for making the team,
Speaker 1: but she really would have loved to have been right
Speaker 1: there with her. However, she was always supportive and had
Speaker 1: the best team attitude. She was Ivy's alternate and would
Speaker 1: step in if Ivy were to ever get hurt. Jenny
Speaker 1: practiced extra hard to make sure she was ready if needed,
Speaker 1: since Ivy was so good, to make sure she was
Speaker 1: able to keep up if she ever had to take
Speaker 1: her place and compete. However, there was one thing that
Speaker 1: Jenny was better at than Ivy, and that was the rings.
Speaker 1: It was like she was made for them, and everything
Speaker 1: she did while on them looked so effortless. After looking
Speaker 1: around the hotel, having dinner with some of the other athletes,
Speaker 1: and going to a meet and greet, everyone was ready
Speaker 1: for bed. The next day they would see the Junior
Speaker 1: Olympics facilities where they would be competing. They would also
Speaker 1: get an opportunity to practice a bit more before opening day.
Speaker 1: The next day was long and tiring, but so much fun.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy tried to enjoy every minute, knowing the
Speaker 1: games and the wonderful experience would be over before they
Speaker 1: knew it. As they walked around the facilities, they both
Speaker 1: had huge smiles on their faces, as if the magnitude
Speaker 1: the whole experience had still not fully sunk in yet.
Speaker 1: Each Olympic team focused on their sport and worked hard
Speaker 1: to make sure they were ready for Opening Day, which
Speaker 1: at this point was only about twelve hours away. Everyone
Speaker 1: was so excited that night that they could barely eat
Speaker 1: dinner and sleeping was out of the question. The next morning,
Speaker 1: over arrived quickly and the Junior Olympics were ready to begin.
Speaker 1: Levi and his teammates took the court as the first
Speaker 1: basketball game. It was an honor and Levi did an
Speaker 1: amazing job. He scored twelve points and his team won
Speaker 1: the game. Ivy was able to watch from the stands
Speaker 1: because her gymnastics competition wasn't until later that afternoon. She
Speaker 1: could have not been prouder of her brother, but she
Speaker 1: had to get going shortly after the game and to
Speaker 1: practice a bit more on the rings. She thought maybe
Speaker 1: Jenny could help her. Ivy was still having trouble sticking
Speaker 1: the landing at the end of her routine, but she
Speaker 1: knew she needed to keep trying. Jenny helped all she
Speaker 1: could before Ivy was up. Ivy's floor routine, followed by
Speaker 1: her balance being routine, were up next. She felt nervous
Speaker 1: until she looked into the crowd and saw Levi and
Speaker 1: her parents all cheering her on. Just have fun, she
Speaker 1: whispered to herself as she took her mark. Just pretend
Speaker 1: you're doing cartwheels in the front yard and thankfully that
Speaker 1: little pep talk worked wonders because Ivy posted top scores
Speaker 1: in both her routines, putting her team in third place.
Speaker 1: The rings were next, and Ivy knew a perfect score
Speaker 1: from her would bring her team into second place. She
Speaker 1: was excited and because of that, she was not paying
Speaker 1: attention to her surroundings. As Ivy was walking to her coach,
Speaker 1: she didn't see her gym bags sitting out in front
Speaker 1: of her. As she called Coach Miller, she got her
Speaker 1: foot caught in the strap of her bag and fell over,
Speaker 1: twisting her ankle in the process. Oh no, Ivy, are
Speaker 1: you okay, called out Coach Miller when she saw the
Speaker 1: pained look on Ivy's face. It's my ankle, said Ivy,
Speaker 1: holding her ankle and starting to cry. Coach Miller asked
Speaker 1: the judges for a moment and assessed the situation. She
Speaker 1: quickly discovered that it wasn't anything too serious, but it
Speaker 1: wasn't a good idea for Ivy to try and compete
Speaker 1: on the rings. Right then, you need to ic your
Speaker 1: ankle and stay off of it. If you do that,
Speaker 1: there's a chance you could participate tomorrow if you wrap it,
Speaker 1: said coach Miller. I'm sorry, Ivy, you did great, but
Speaker 1: you're done for the day. That means Jenny, you're up
Speaker 1: next on rings. You'll have a little while to warm
Speaker 1: up before competing. Everyone told Jenny what a great job
Speaker 1: she would do as they saw a look of panic
Speaker 1: come over her. She knew it was always a possibility
Speaker 1: that she would have to compete, but she didn't think
Speaker 1: it would actually happen. Don't be nervous, Jenny said, Ivy.
Speaker 1: I'm so sad that you can't compete, said Jenny. Don't
Speaker 1: feel bad for me at all. I feel exactly the
Speaker 1: opposite for you. I am so thrilled that you get
Speaker 1: a chance to go out there and show everyone how
Speaker 1: amazing you are in the rings. You deserve to be
Speaker 1: out there because you're a junior Olympian. Now go have
Speaker 1: some fun. I'll be right here, cheering the loudest. Jenny
Speaker 1: smiled at Ivy and gave her a big hug before
Speaker 1: running off to warm up. Ivy was so busy talking
Speaker 1: to Jenny that she didn't notice her parents and Levice
Speaker 1: Danny behind her. We heard everything you just said, Ivy
Speaker 1: began her mom, and we couldn't be prouder of you.
Speaker 1: What amazing sportsmanship that was. Absolutely you could have been
Speaker 1: upset about hurting your ankle or mad because Jenny gets
Speaker 1: to compete on the rings, but you weren't, said Ivy's dad. Instead,
Speaker 1: you were encouraging and supportive. Really proud of you, Ivy,
Speaker 1: said Levi. And I know you'll be back out there
Speaker 1: in no time. Ivy smiled, so happy to have her
Speaker 1: parents and Levi around her. Then up in the stands,
Speaker 1: Jenny's parents were cheering extra a loud to make sure
Speaker 1: Jenny knew how excited they were for her, and they
Speaker 1: had lots to be excited about. Jenny's routine on the
Speaker 1: rings was flawless and moved her gymnastics team into second place,
Speaker 1: where they stayed for the rest of the competition. A
Speaker 1: silver medal finish for Ivy's gymnastics team and a third
Speaker 1: place finish for Levi's basketball team was not a bad
Speaker 1: way to end their time at Junior Olympics. The experiences
Speaker 1: they had, the friends they made, and the values they
Speaker 1: learned during their time at Junior Olympics were things that
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy would take with them for the rest
Speaker 1: of their lives, along with the knowledge that they made
Speaker 1: history and paved the way for more Junior Olympians in
Speaker 1: the future. Thanks for joining us today. We hope you
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