it s a terrifying moment. a high school gymnast crashes to the ground in a daring stunt gone wrong. i think it really rocked the school that night. it was really just a miracle that i was alive. it s december 2005. high-flying gymnast nicole lev is eagerly looking forward to her team s home show and a very special night at her high school in portland, tennessee. the home show is definitely the biggest show of the year. but this is sort of what we prepared for all year. so excitement is pretty high. the team has a surprise finale in store that night, the famed russian swing. the inspiration came from the same apparatus that cirque du
the team has a surprise finale in store that night, the famed russian swing. the inspiration came from the same apparatus that cirque du soleil had. the swing is a pendulum that catapults fliers as high as 30 feet in the air. the team has never performed the swing in a show before and they are hoping it will wow the audience. we were trying to have something maybe more exciting for the crowd, something they had never seen before. what the audience sees is certainly not what anyone expected. with the swing, timing is everything. all week before the show during practice, i had been leaving a little bit early, and so i had been going straight up. on the night of the show, nicole is determined not to repeat the mistakes she s made in practice. she takes off and does a single
it s a terrifying moment. a high school gymnast crashes to the ground in a daring stunt gone wrong. i think it really rocked the school that night. it was really just a miracle that i was alive. it s december 2005. high-flying gymnast, nicole lef is eagerly looking forward to her team s home show and a very special night at her high school in portland, tennessee. the home show is definitely the biggest show of the year. but this was sort of what we had prepared for all year, so excitement is pretty high. the team has a surprise finale in store that night, the famed russian swing. the inspiration came from the same apparatus that cirque du
high-flying gymnast, nicole lef is eagerly looking forward to her team s home show and a very special night at her high school in portland, tennessee. the home show is definitely the biggest show of the year. but this was sort of what we had prepared for all year, so excitement is pretty high. the team has a surprise finale in store that night, the famed russian swing. the inspiration came from the same apparatus that cirque du soleil had. the swing is a pendulum that catapults fliers as high as 30 feet in the air. the team has never performed the swing in a show before and they are hoping it will wow the audience. we were trying to have something maybe more exciting for the crowd, something they had never seen before. what the audience sees is certainly not what anyone expected. with the swing, timing is everything.
it s a terrifying moment. a high school gymnast crashes to the ground in a daring stunt gone wrong. i think it really rocked the school that night. it was really just a miracle that i was alive. it s december 2005. high-flying gymnast, nicole lef is eagerly looking forward to her team s home show and a very special night at her high school in portland, tennessee. the home show is definitely the biggest show of the year. but this was sort of what we had prepared for all year, so excitement is pretty high. the team has a surprise finale in store that night, the famed russian swing. the inspiration came from the