Bannon's Gymnast

In the 2000 Sydney Games, she pitched the USA team to a victory over Australia and the gold medal game against Japan. While in the olympics, she established an Olympic single-game strikeout record with 25 in a round robin game. In 2004, not only was the the best pitcher but she was the best hitter on the USA team with a .545 batting average. For the 2004 games she pitched the final out for a 5-1 win against Australia and the title of another gold medal. Later she was chosen to play in the 2008 Beijing games where they received a silver medal. Away from the USA Olympic Team she was apart of the Pro-Fastpitch X-treme tour. In 1999 she was named the USA/ASA Softball Athlete of the Year.

She’s just a girl who had won over 14 champion medals. Who is that you are probably wondering. Well “that girl” is Simone Biles. Biles won over 10 gold medals in the sport of gymnastics. Some people say that simone can do tumbling passes on the balance beam that some olympians can’t even do on floor. Some say that is true some say that is false.

Bradley also owned a dance studio called the San Pedro Ballet School. After seeing Copeland’s talent, Bradley offered to give her a full scholarship at her studio. Because it was so hard for Copeland to get to and from classes, she eventually moved in with the Bradley family. She was now able to devote more time to her dancing.

The Red Heart Invitational (hosted by Bay Aerials Gymnastics in Fremont) and the Delta Classic Gymnastics Invitational (hosted by Champion’s Gymnastics Academy) only guarantees medals from 1 to 10th place, maybe lower if there are ties. When I competed there, there were about 25 to 30 other gymnasts. When you do the math, not everyone recieved a medal, let alone in each event (vault, beam, bars, floor)! When gymnasts see each others place better than them, they will understand not everyone wins in everything and then will learn to control their jealousy. This teaches young gymnasts that you won’t be the best every time, yet it is acceptable and expected to be proud of yourself. Also, children are most likely not to throw tantrums at the medal ceremony, seeing as they are representing their gym. Likewise, it is customary to shake hands on the podium- both who you beat and who beat you. As a result, gymnasts develop a good attitude and are taught to put wins in perspective. Although some people might have a different opinion, gymnasts actually won’t get a large ego from winning. Sure, a gymnast might have won at the competition the weekend before, but the coach is still going to make him/her do the same amount of conditioning as the others! Also, someone just can’t get first all the time, so he/she will be seeing others place better than him/her- therefore, gymnasts will realize they can’t win every time (really true in real life!).

As a child, Simone was homeschooled. Her sister was homeschooled with her. Simone did not go to gymnastics class to begin with. She went on a daycare field trip to a gymnastic arena. She then started doing a backflips off her mailbox after

Clearly, Laurie’s biggest accomplishment is performing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, but nobody know what led up to that. Laurie met Maggie Haney when she was only six years old at her first gymnastic class. It was then Haney pushed Hernandez to attend the USA Gymnastics development camps at age nine, which, of course, she excelled at. (Laurie)

When she first started out she felt that she was out of shape and unconditioned. Nevertheless, she practiced a bit before her first tryout and she made it on the J.V team. After she made it, she practiced six days a

Gabby Douglas is true to her beliefs, and her personality shows that she is helpful to the world, and her family and she shows exceptional execution in gymnastics Gabby shows long and beautiful lines specifically in bars, floor, and beam. She is very powerful in the vault, as well. In the text, it states, “I compete for each element with great grace and strength… I will flow beautifully” (Douglas 192). This quotation supports the thesis statement because it shows how Gabby Douglas has long and beautiful lines on the uneven bars. Gabby’s only specialty is the uneven bars, but she occasionally does very well on the balance beam. Gabby Douglas can hit on beam, and when she does, it is an exceptional routine to watch. The text supports this by

It was a moment that will be remembered in our country’s history for years to come. Oleksiak reached the halfway mark of the race in 7th place; it seemed all hope was lost for the 16-year-old. However, she then defied all odds, working her way up in the last 50m to tie American Simone Manuel for first place. She managed to defeat women of up to 28 years

"I quit" (Copeland 34). Those were the first words out of Misty Copeland's mouth as she walked out of her first ballet class when she was only thirteen years old (Copeland 34). This quote illustrates just how hard Misty Copeland has had to work to achieve the greatness she has accomplished. If one would watch Misty Copeland today he/she may not believe this. The clean lines along with the stretched fingers would leave the viewer to think she has been doing this her whole life. Copeland, being black, has had to overcome many barriers the common ballerina would normally not have to deal with. With her being only thirty-four years old, she has worked many stressful hours to earn her spot in today's dance world. She was born on September 10, 1982 and grew up with six siblings (Biography.com). She moved often during her childhood due to her mother having multiple boyfriends and husbands. Although her family did not stay in one place long, the one constant thing in her life has always been dance. Dance, being her only outlet in her life, enabled her to focus extremely hard on her training. Every decision she made revolved around her dance career, even at the age of thirteen. Her unstable childhood and life events may lead the reader to question: what qualities did Misty Copeland obtain that enabled her to become a significant person in the dance

Three of the gold medals won by the locals came in the pole vault where Pro Vault NW teammates Rena Wong (W55-59), McKane Lee (M30-34), and David Lindeberg (M35-39) each defended their 2016 titles in their respective age divisions and each jumped higher in doing so. For Lindeberg it was his seventh title in a

Gabby changed gyms and soon became the state champ in 2004 after only four years of formal training (Gabby Douglas). She continually won first at all of the meets (Gabby Douglas).Gabby’s mom noticed that her talent was becoming too much for the gym she was training at. After watching Shawn Johnson at the 2008 Olympics and being compared to Dominique Dawes, one of the greatest African American gymnast, she knew that the Olympics were a perfect fit for her (Schoeller, Martin). The only issue she had with getting to the Olympics was her current coaching. She needed to go to West Des Moines, Iowa to train Liang Chow. He is an elite gymnastics coach known for coaching Shaun Johnson and many other gymnastics icons. With Chow, Gabby could master the necessary skills to be able to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Gabby left her home at age 14. Her mom flew with her up to Chow’s Gym and scheduled a meeting with him. There Chow told Gabby that she would be living with a host family for the time she was in Iowa. At the gym that day Missy Parton introduced herself to Gabby as her her host mom (Douglas, Gabrielle). Missy took Gabby home and introduced her to her husband and three girls. Gabby and the girls hit

Senior Caitlyn Faulhaber was the top Centenary finisher in 1:11:56.7 to place 22nd. Sophomore Tori Boyle finished 29th with a time of 1:15:15.6. Sophomore Jessi Jordan rounded out the Ladies contingent, finishing 32nd with a time of

When it was about a week before the track meet, Chloe’s leg started to get much better. Chloe was able to walk on her own and in a few days, was even able to run. Her leg continued getting better and better until she was pretty much ready to run in the track meet.

They began to become noticed not just in their hometown in Compton, but they also were gaining attention outside of their hometown. They had numerous scouts seeking them out for endorsements and eventually had a clothing endorsement contract that allowed them to move out of the slums of Compton, California. It was not only their father, Richard Williams that could see how talented they were, tennis coaches started to notice the sisters and they were given opportunities to train at tennis academies.