gymnast Charlotte Mackie interview

Amanda Turner posted an interesting interview:

Heading into the Canadian Championships, British Columbia’s Charlotte Mackie spoke with IG about her immediate and long-term goals, her recent coaching change, older sister Gael and more.

The 2005 novice national champion, Mackie is a favorite to win her first senior title at the Canadian Championships, which take place June 2-6 in Hamilton, Ont. She is the younger sister of 2003 Canadian champion Gael Mackie, a 2004 Olympian who now competes for the University of Utah.

Charlotte Mackie, who turns 16 on Oct. 6, is already a veteran of international competition, having won medals on four continents. …

Charlotte Mackie (Canada) at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships
Charlotte Mackie (Canada) at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships

Most interesting to me is where Charlotte talks about changing coaches to David Kenwright from Vladimir Lashin, since named Canadian National Coach.

… I switched clubs because I needed a different approach to coaching and training, a different coaching style. Although every coach who has worked with me has helped me in some way, I want to be able to love gymnastics for all of my life and hope to continue my elite career for another three or more years, or possibly longer. …

read more – IG Interview: Charlotte Mackie (Canada)

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