Join me in sending good vibes to Oregon this weekend as Abby, is throwing the shot put for her chance to go to Beijing in the 2008 Summer Olympics!She will be throwing the evenings of July 3 (9:20pm PST) and July 5 (1:50pm PST). The TV stations to watch her on are USA (3rd) and NBC (5th). The fist being the qualifying round and the second being the finals. Remember the time difference if you want to tune in to see the little tiny blurbs they shove in between races for the throwing events!! Anyway, I’ll be in the over-crowded Oregon Track and Field Complex, probably behind some pole or something, squinting to see the little metal balls flying through the air… but I can’t wait! Everyone be pulling for her! (Thanks to Leigh for emailing this!)
Check out this video from March 31, 2008 of Abby in action:
GOOD LUCK BFF!!!
Update:
Abby threw incredibly well all weekend, she breezed through the semi-finals, and had good throws in the finals…but it wasn’t quite enough.
However, she is looking forward to the upcoming Shot Put season and then of course towards the 2012 Olympics.
GREAT JOB ABBY!
For full results of the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR, check out the Olympic Trials homepage here.
GO ABBY!!!!!
Good luck Abby! How awesome that you get to go watch Wendy! Cool!
Abby also gets to be included in my post about beautiful strong women! 🙂
Wendy how did your friend do? I got to watch a little Olympic stuff the last few days and I thought about your post. I hope she did well!
Update:
Abby threw incredibly well all weekend, she breezed through the semi-finals, and had good throws in the finals…but it wasn’t quite enough.
However, she is looking forward to the upcoming Shot Put season and then of course towards the 2012 Olympics.
GREAT JOB ABBY!
Wendy, I’m sorry to hear she didn’t make the team, but I’m glad she did such a great job! Hopefully she’ll use this as motivation for 2012!
Speaking of hard work, did you check out all the info from the games? Yowzers! What a weekend!