There was an intermission between the intermediate kids and the advanced group and I got up and mingled with some of the other spectators. Doc Tom and Beth were there with their two youngest children. Arthur and Martin had performed in the earlier groups. Terri and I chatted with them for a bit.
Kevin was the first up in the advanced group. He looked so young standing on the middle of the mat all by himself. Then he began his routine and the crowd was silent in amazement. He really was good. His coach had seated himself next to Terri and said to us, “if this were a competition, he’d probably get an 8 or a 9 for the routine.” Everything was going well until Kevin did one of his back flips and came down kind of funny. He stumbled and fell to the ground, but then didn’t get up right away.