Cate Shearwater - Somersaults and Dreams - Rising Star

‘Ooh – what?’ asked Nancy, who loved surprises.

‘You’ll have to wait and see,’ said Emma, firmly. ‘But for now, get back to bootcamp – or Sergeant Oleg will be on the warpath!’

‘Perfect tens! No deductions!’ wailed Nancy, as the girls made their way into the changing rooms. ‘How is that even possible?’

‘I don’t think it is,’ said Ellie quietly.

‘You know me. I do power, not perfection,’ said Nancy. ‘And you’re all about the artistry – that’s what marks you out as a gymnast.’

‘I suppose we need all three,’ said Ellie, pulling off her tracksuit. ‘Power, precision and performance. That’s how the scoring system works, after all.’

‘Yeah, well, the new gymnastics scoring system has got to be the most complicated in the world!’ Nancy said, flinging her tracksuit in a messy heap on the floor. ‘Difficulty tariffs, compulsory elements, marks for linking moves together, points for artistry, blah, blah, blah ! With rowing it’s simple – row faster! End of !’

Ellie sighed. She wasn’t sure it made any more sense to her than it did to Nancy.

‘Oh, take me back to the seaside and stick me in a rowing boat!’ said Nancy, tossing her hand-guard bag over her shoulder and heading into the gym. ‘This is all too much for me.’

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