After the Arizona GymCats performed their showcase on Saturday afternoon, a long line of fans gathered on the eastern concourse to get autographs. Almost 45 minutes after the event, the last group was at the table. One little girl finally got to the end of the athletes and found the one she was looking for, senior bars specialist Zaza Brovedani.
Brovedani stood up so the girl’s father could take a picture of them with the gift the child had brought. It was a handmade picture featuring bright blue and red letters spelling out “Zaza.”
What did it mean to the athlete who hadn’t competed in 20 months and had missed most of the past two seasons due to injury?