Health Science - Boise State University: United States

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She ruptured her Achilles tendon in January 2020. (odt.co.nz, 16 Apr 2020)

She underwent surgery at the end of the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons on her meniscus and her ankle. (stuff.co.nz, 05 Apr 2019)

A knee injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (stuff.co.nz, 23 Sep 2014)

She began taking recreational gymnastics classes at age six at the Olympia Gymnastic Sports club in Christchurch, New Zealand.

She became the first gymnast from New Zealand to win a medal at the Pacific Rim championships by claiming silver in vault at the 2014 edition of the tournament in Richmond, BC, Canada. (nzherald.co.nz, 24 Jun 2014; stuff.co.nz, 16 May 2014)

RETIREMENT
In 2020 she announced her retirement from the sport. She had been affected by an injury to her Achilles tendon, and was also concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic. "It was definitely a really difficult decision. I'm usually someone who is very logical and decisive but this one took me a couple of weeks. After I made that decision I had to think about the Olympics and looking at the news, there's no guarantee there will be a vaccine or that it will even go ahead so that made my mind up. It's definitely strange. I put together a video for my social media and that allowed me to go back over my career and that was really therapeutic and helped me let go." (odt.co.nz, 08 Jun 2020)