I am now back in Colorado Springs after an unbelieveable experience in Rio.  It took four flights, two days, almost fifteen hours in the air, and two delays, but I am glad to be back home.  I wasn’t really sure what to expect going into the games, but I knew Vitaly had prepared me very well for the competition.  The village was awesome; housing, food, and shopping, was more than I expected.  Whenever I go on a trip with Sean Golden I know I’m in for a good time.  The competiton went well.  On a personal level I did well, I hit five for five for the team competition.  My only miss of the week came on High Bar in finals, when I fell short of a giant.  It was hard to deal with because I was definitely in the medal hunt until I made that mistake.  It is difficult to explain the feeling of almost twenty thousand people booing me on high bar, and then bursting into loud cheers when I came off the bar.  I thought it was awesome that the crowd was behind their guys that much.  It was like being at a Broncos home game.  Overall it was a great experience that I am grateful to be a part of.  The team was a lot of fun, filled with talent.  Rio was a beautiful place that I wish I had more time to see.  Everyone behind the scenes were welcoming and eager to help us with anything we needed.  That’s a wrap for the 2007 Pan American Games.