Miss Olivia Vivian has been featured in an interview/article on International Gymnast online. It delves a little into her history in gymnastics, then it gets to what I think are the interesting bits: Peggy mentioning the idea early last year - very encouraging to hear this. Now I have no qualms with Peggy and I think she does a fine job and to hear that she mentioned this as an opinion is fantastic because firstly I would love to see some more Aussies successful at NCAA level and I think it would be great for Olivia. I really do believe that an Australian version of the NCAA gymnastics would be a grand idea. I mean we have an opportunity to compete in intervarsity sports (cheerleading included) and I know Edith Cowan University has fencing, football etc clubs - so why not a gymnastics club?? I am sure a lot of the newly retired or former gymnasts would love to compete in a friendly bit of competition!!

Wow Olivia was lucky - the last scholarship remaining! She talks about the coaches at OSU and the application process, which to me is always interesting to read! I personally can relate to what she is saying about the SAT... my friend sat it and was quite successful with it, but I'm not sure how I would feel about sitting something so terribly different, but then again I guess we have our TEE to consider.

And then on to the inevitable preparation for Beijing part