My Gymnastics Autograph Collection!

Hi Everyone!
This is my very first post and I don't really know how to use this so I apologize if it's a bit rough.
I thought that I'd share my gymnastics autograph collection with you since it seems to be a request.

I can't remember exactly but I believe that the first one I got was Carly Patterson. I, just like every other girl in the US instantly looked up to her as a hero. I wrote her a letter and here is the pic that I got back, along with a typed letter that they send everyone.

Carly Patterson

Another autograph that I have is Annia Hatch. I got hers at a meet that I was in a long time ago. She was selling her line and signing autographs.

Annia Hatch

The next autograph that I think I got was Shawn Johnson's. I wrote her a letter and she mailed me this picture back, I thought it was cool that she wrote my name, haha!

Shawn Johnson

About the same time I also got Nastia Liukins, again, from writing a letter in the mail. For some reason she sent back two!

Nastia Liukin

I also had the chance to meet Nastia in person at the mall a few years ago, I brought my Wheaties box for her to sign. 

Nastia Liukin

I got a lot of peoples autographs at the 2011 National Championships Fan Fest because I attended the meet because it was in my home state. Overall it was such an amazing experience watching these amazing gymnasts compete right in front of my eyes! 

At the Fan Fest before the session I went to I met Carly Patterson and Samantha Peszek and got both of their autographs.

Samantha Peszek (top) Carly Patterson (Bottom)

After the Competition they were having another fan fest event. When I got to the area there was hardly anyone even there, so I got a spot right in front against the barricade by the stage. They did some interviews with past Olympians and older gymnasts and the brought the top three finishers which was Jordyn, McKayla and Aly out. After being interviewed they all signed autographs for the fans. Sadly I didn't get Jordyn or McKaylas but I was lucky enough to get quite a few to sign my backpack!

Aly Raisman (top left-ish) Hollie Vise (Left side below Aly) Carly Patterson (top right) 

Sam Peszek (middle left) David Durante (bottom left) Shannon Miller (bottom right) 

UPDATE:

A while ago I won an Aly Raisman autograph on GK Elite's blog.

Aly Raisman

 A few weeks ago I sent out a bunch of fan mail. I am still waiting on replies from most of them but Maggie Nichols sent me this autographed photo in about 1.5 weeks!

Maggie Nichols

This past weekend, July 27th, 2013 I attended the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic meet in Illinois. I ended up getting over 20 autographs! I met most of the gymnasts after the Junior session and after the Senior session. I even got a few coaches to sign my paper. My autograph collection pretty much doubled after this.

Autographs on the top paper: Peyton Ernst, Nia Dennis, Mykayla Skinner, Alexis Vasquez, Ragan Smith, Coach Liang Chow, Sam Ogden, Norah Flatley, Kim Zmeskal, Alyssa Baumann, Lauren Farley. 

Autographs on the bottom paper: Amelia Hundley, Gabby Douglas, Christina Desiderio, Maddie Desch, Ariana Guerra, Molly Frack, Nica Hults, Megan Freed, Grace Quinn, Simone Biles, Bailie Key, Kennedy Baker. 

Okay, so that concludes my current gymnastics autograph collection. Hopefully it will continue to grow! I want to write to some of the younger gymnasts right now because it tends to be easier to get a reply from them, compared to writing to one of the Fierce Five now. The younger gymnasts are the future of USA gymnasts and could end up being the next "Fierce Five"! 

I hope you enjoyed seeing my collection! Please let me know if you would want me to start writing blogs every now and then along with all of my tweets! Thanks for reading! <3 @Aly_RaismanFans