Rhonda Faehn Athletes Quotations

It was not a surprise. Arkansas is an arena we're familiar with and these athletes are familiar with.

It really does make a huge difference if we have that support - fan support and as much yelling and cheering. It really makes a huge difference, not only in helping motivate and pump up our athletes and help their performances, but it also just creates an environment that's special to our athletes but also is intimidating to our opponents.

We all know how crucial the crowd is when the judges are down on the floor and somebody does a routine and 10,000 fans scream and react to it. It's hard for everyone to not get caught up in that. Everyone builds on that and the athletes feed on that. It really is an advantage.

We just do everything we can think of to give our athletes the help for them to (succeed).