MyKayla Skinner – training

(Age: 17 (1996) Coach/Club: Lisa Spini at desert Lights)

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via Bea Gheorghisor – The US Update: A Senior Team Preview

Rebeca Andrade – DTY

The best prospect for Brazil in Rio.

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related – Examiner – Rebeca Andrade, Brazilians dominate WOGA Classic

Peyton Ernst – training

Peyton Ernst (Age: 17 (1997) Coach: Kim Zmeskal Burdette & Chris Burdette at Texas Dreams)

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… she looks strong and ready to take over the spring meets.

Her future place in the team: As a result of this camp she received an international assignment: to compete AA at Tokyo World Cup in April. Peyton also competed last year in Tokyo (placing second). So a lot of trust is invested in her and her continued development as an all around gymnast. …

Bea Gheorghisor – The US Update: A Senior Team Preview

Marta’s kind of gymnast. Consistent. 🙂

Chellsie Memmel – Overcoming Fear

If Chellsie Memmel had to overcome fear problems, everyone did. She’s a warrior.

Chellsie:

… you are not alone in having fears. Everyone goes through it at some point or another.

The first major fear I had was learning my blind change on bars when i was eight or nine. I could do them really well on the pit bar with a spot, but fear was stopping me from going any further. …

My dad was finally sick of hearing about it so after a practice at Salto (my old gym) we were at M&M (my parent’s gym) and he said “let’s see one and see how scary it really is.” He built the blocks up so he could be there to spot and was expecting a not-so-great blind since he knew that I was scared. I got up and did …

read more – Tumlb Talk – Overcoming Fear

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Gymnastike’s premium web series, Beyond the Routine, will be featuring Chellsie Memmel next.