Who would be your gymnastics idols and why?
When I was little I loved watching Catalina Ponor compete on beam in the 2004 Olympics, and earlier in this year I competed alongside her in Doha during beam finals…So surreal! She is an amazing beam worker and an inspiration. I also admire gymnasts who have fought through potentially career ending injuries and demonstrate mental toughness, namely, Courtney Kupets, Aliya Mustafina, Rebecca Bross.
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What would be the highlight of your career so far to date?
Representing Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo. This was a great team of girls and we really had a goal that we wanted to achieve and this was helping qualify a team for the Olympics. Also, being a reserve for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Here’s her training hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7.00am 10.15am Training, 11.00am -3.00pm School, 3.30pm – 6.40pm Training
Wednesday, Friday : 8.30am – 1.00pm School, 1.30pm – 5.00pm Training
Saturday: 8.00am – 12.00 noon Training
Sunday – Rest
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