Bannon's Gymnast

In 2012 the Lynx made it to the finals, but lost the series 3-1 to the Indiana Fever. The next year, they made their third straight finals appearance (2013) and won against the Atlanta Dream. She also won Finals MVP. In the 2014 season she lead the league in scoring with 23.9 points per game, and was named the MVP. For the first time in three years, the Lynx did not make it to the finals. They did appear in the 2015 finals, and won their third championship. Along with the WNBA, Maya also played in the Euroleague, Spanish league and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics’.

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.

"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

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

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.

At the team competition, she delivered impressive performances, scoring 15.100 on the vault, 15.233 on the balance beam and 14.833 on floor exercise, helping the U.S. win gold. Hernandez was now part of the team they call “The Final Five.” The Final Five was the third American team to win gold medals, followed by victories in 1996 and 2012. (Biography)

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.

Naomi Lang was born in a small tribe in Arcata California (1)(2)(4), it is close to the Redwood National Forest (2). December 18,1978 Naomi was born in the Karuk Tribe (1)(2). Her Indian name is “Maheetahan” it means “Morning Star”(1). In her tribe there are about 3,096 members(4). Naomi started dancing at three years old (3). Naomi’s mother became ill and so Naomi’s family moved to Michigan to be with her (4).She started skating lessons in Michigan when she was eight (1)(2)(4). The Ice Capades inspired her to skate (2)(3). When Naomi was twelve she went to the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Grand Rapids Ballet Company to be a ballerina (2)(3). While Naomi was there she was awarded the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Ballet’ (3). Once she was sixteen she went from skating to dancing (2). At this point in her life her mother was very encouraging and supportive to her (5). Naomi Lang’s childhood and teenage years were filled with skating and dancing schools

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 she was young her parents noticed that she had a real talent and made sure that she always had the right training. Her talent was first noticed when she was in kindergarten and she had won all the races and her teacher decided to enter her in the state competition. From then on she just improved and travelled around Australia to get coaching from the best coaches possible. Her last coach was in Melbourne and he trained her for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Three years after the Olympics she retired from being a

A televised meet held in Massachusetts -- Gabrielle made her debut on the national scene, placing fourth all-around. She also placed third on the balance beam, sixth on vault and ninth all-around in the junior division of her first elite meet, the 2010 CoverGirl classic in Chicago, Illinois. Douglas went on to win the silver medal on balance beam and fourth all-around at the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships, and then took the uneven bars title at the 2010 Pan American Championships.

The famous gymnast Gabby Douglas was 16 when she made history as the first African-American Olympian to win the individual all-around event (biography.com). Gabby Douglas went through a lot to get to where she was. She once said “The hard days are the best because that is where champions are made, so if you can push through, you can push through anything!” With her hard working spirit, and determination Gabby Douglas pushed through the hard days and became a champion.

and without knowing anything about the sport of gymnastics, she stood out as a leader amongst the

Serena and Venus both began their career on the professional tour in the late 1990s. Early on both of the sisters began to show off their skills and surprised many people who did not know much about them. When they started they began to beat high ranked players on the pro tour. Serena won her first championship in 1999 at the Australian Open and Venus won her first championship in 2000 at Wimbledon. Serena’s Grand slam title victory in 1999 made her the second African-American woman to win a grand slam title, with Althea Gibson being the