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Did you see Jordyn Wieber last night?

Just 2 days ago, folks wondered if she’d be able to pull it together from the amazing disappointment of finishing 4th out of 24 in the all around Olympic gymnastic trials, thus booting her from competing for gold in the individual finals.

In Monday’s blog, Can’t Dwell on the Fail, I commented that Jordyn had no time to dwell on the fail. She was expected to let bygones be bygones, in 24 hours, no doubt, and come back strong for Team USA in the team gymnastic finals.

And come back she did!

The 5’2″ 17-year old, reigning world all-around champion from DeWitt, Michigan (population 4500+) stepped out first to lead the team on the vaults.

If she was nervous, you couldn’t tell.
There were no remnants of Sunday’s heartbreak.
She came, game face on, to compete.

Jordyn did a practice twisty-turn of her shoulders, took a deep breath, then powered down the mat, nailing her vault, as seen in the video above.

The comeback never felt so good.

Next, 4’11” 16-year old, Virginia Beach native, Gabby Douglas, who secured the top USA spot during qualifications for the team and leapt her way onto the cover of TIME Magazine, followed Jordyn’s vault with incredible flips, turns and an immovable landing of her own.

“Unbelievable!” NBC’s commentator exclaimed.

Last, the 5’3″ 16-year old, 2011 world vault champion, McKayla Maroney, from Long Beach (shout out to Southern Cally!) put the crowd on its feet with a near perfect score. I watched her vault in slow-mo. She kept flying and twisting and twisting and flying. Nobody could sit after that phenomenon.

And the team, which also included Aly Raisman and Kyla Ross, kept powering away: uneven bars, balance beam, floor routines… flying, twisting, nailing – all the way to the gold medal podium. They’re only the 2nd team in US history to win gold in women’s team gymnastics… earning their nickname: The Fab Five.

It’s impossible not to be inspired, Fam.

They soared.
And we soared with them.
Yes, in my pajamas in my living room, I was flying and twisting and nailing and throwing my arms in the air! My spirit danced with them. It was magical.

And I was so happy for Jordyn.
She’s the epitome of putting the past behind and pressing on toward victory.

I recently quoted the Apostle Paul’s convictions in a similar post, but it’s so worth repeating today, especially since his audience would’ve attributed his imagery of winning the prize to the ancient Olympic games.

PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

When striving to know Christ in His death and resurrection, Paul says that he presses forward. He forgets the past and strains toward the goal to win the prize. Everyone who heard Paul’s letter would’ve had the picture of an Olympian with a champion’s wreath as that prize.

For Jordyn and our Fab Five, they pushed pass the past and got gold.

What’s holding us back today, Fam?
Come up short yesterday?
No worries.
Today is a new day.
Call it a comeback day.

Got to get one of those blinged out USA leotards!
Sparkle, watch out,
Naima

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