Hope: come on Baby Horse we're on a tight schedule today
Me: I just wanna sleep
Hope: we get to fly to Rio today
Me: yeah in like 7 hours wake me then
Hope just sat up knocking me to the floor.
Me: hey! Rude
Hope: come and at least put a shirt on we have breakfast in 5.
Hope got dressed herself and practically dragged me to breakfast.
Ash: hey that's my shirt
Me: actually I think it's mine
Ash: really so you got a large when you wear a small
Me: uh huh
Ash: I'll get it back eventually
After we ate we had recovery. After my three treatments Beck usually checks my ankle but he was distracted so I tried to slip out.
Beck: Baby Solo where you going?
Me: uh nowhere
Beck: that's what I thought. Come on and hop up
I set my stuff down and hopped up on the table.
Beck: Baby Horse when did it swell up?
Me: last night I think
Beck: does it hurt?
Me: nope
Beck: really so if I move it this way
Me: mmm nope
Beck: and this way?
Me: mmm, ow yes, dang it
Beck: I'm going to wrap ice on it now I expect to see you at 12:30 so I can reevaluate
Me: okay
Beck: and if I don't see you,
Me: yeah?
Beck: I'll tell Hope
Me: I'll be here, please don't tell her
Beck: I won't unless I have too
After Beck wrapped my ankle with ice. I went to my room and changed. At 10:30 I took my ice off and then packed my things while Hope packed hers. We had lunch at 12 and headed down. We ate and then went to get our gear for the flight. I changed and then went to Beck.
Beck: it looks a little better, I'm going to put a compression sock on it and you can take it off when we get to the village
Me: alright
I put my shoe back on and then went to my room. Hope and I got our bags and then loaded the bus. Our flight took off around 2 and we landed in Rio around 4. We were escorted to the Village and settled in. We didn't have a training tonight so we had dinner at 6:30. We walked in and the dining hall was huge.
Me: so. much. food.
Ash: uh oh Baby Horse has that look.
Hope: Baby Horse,
Me: uh huh
Hope: I know Dawn said you could make your own plate but please don't go berserk
Me: I have to have 1,470 calories so if you excuse me I'll be by the chicken wings.
Ash: oh lord
Hope: Dawn's going to regret this
I filled two plates with 10 chicken wings, 2 grilled cheese sandwiches, a slice of chocolate cake and a bowl of fruit. I was the last one to sit down at our table.
Alex: holy crap
Hope: Savannah I don't think that's going to mix well
Me: well we'll find out later
Ali: you're the one that has to sleep with her Hope.
Hope: don't remind me
We ate and talked for a while. Once we finished we took a walk around the Village and then went back to the USA tower. We went up to our room and Hope got into the shower. I checked my snapchat and Simone Biles had posted a story and her and then girls were in the lounge on the second floor. I left and took the elevator down to the lounge. I walked in and it was just the final five and a couple other track girls.
The final five all looked up when I came in. They didn't say anything but they all looked confused. It took me a minute but I realized why.
Me: you're wondering if I'm Alex or Savannah
Aly: yeah
Me: it's okay I'm Savannah aka Baby Horse
Laurie: oh we watched your goal on the highlight, that was so cool
Me: thanks and congrats on your gold medals so far. My teammates and I have watched you compete
Simone: thank you
Gabby: so are you home schooled?
Me: no I'm not
Maddie: really, so when is your first day?
Me: my school starts back on Monday but I'm not sure when I will be back
Laurie: so how much do you train a day since you have school?
Me: well I usually have 7th hour cheer most days and then I go to soccer. That's about 3 hours combined. Then when I get home I take my dog for run that's about 7 miles so around 5 hours a day and then Sundays I just do yoga for my day off.
Aly: wow we like train 7 hours a day, but you guys do a lot more running than we do
Me: yeah so what is your schedule for the next couple of days?
Simone: tomorrow I compete in the vault final and Maddie and Gabby are on bars. Monday Laurie and I have the beam final
Aly: then Tuesday Laurie and I have the floor final. What about you?
Me: tomorrow we have a gym session in the morning and then and evening field training. Monday is morning workout followed by a stadium walkthrough. Tuesday is the semifinal against Brazil
Gabby: wow, how is it being younger than your whole team?
Me: it's weird I guess. Like a lot of them have so much experience while I've only been on the team for 8 months.
Maddie: that's crazy
Me: yeah but they treat me like a little sister or in Hope's case a mom
Laurie: even though we call her mama Aly she's too close in age and personality so it must be cool to have Hope
Me: it's definitely helpful
Simone: well I am heading to bed its getting late
Aly: yeah same
Me: well good luck tomorrow it was great to meet all of you
The girls left and then I went to my room. Hope was out of the shower and waiting for me.
Hope: there you are
Me: I just met the final five!
Hope: alright cool, now go shower
Me: they are so tiny
Hope: Savannah go shower
Me: I'm going
I took a quick shower and then got ready for bed. I shut off the light and climbed in.
Me: do you think we could go watch them Simone tomorrow?
Hope: maybe it depends on what time they compete
Me: at 12
Hope: we'll see
Me: alright
Hope: how are you holding up?
Me: I'm good most of the time, there's once or twice a day that it hits but I'm good
Hope: well I'm behind you all the way
Me: I know
Hope: I love you SB
Me: I love you too Hope
We both stopped talking and fell asleep quickly.
