littlemissgymnast is a new blog dedicated to ‘young’ gymnasts.
A recent post discusses super talent prodigies that are for various reasons unable to fulfill the incredibly high expectations as they grow.
… To me, a tragic example is Nailya Mustafina, the most impressive 10 year old I have ever seen on all 4 pieces. She is Natalia’s little sister and many suggested she was the more talented of the two. She broke her femur and has had an uphill struggle to stay at an elite level …
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When FIG raised the minimum age to compete at Olympics the intention was to have coaches plan to ‘peak’ kids later in the career.
That’s not happened in every case. Obviously.
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