Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
Trampoline and Tumbling Express [Lafayette, LA, USA]
Coach
Dmitri Poliaroush [club], RUS (amarillo.com, 01 Aug 2015)
Other sports
She has also competed in tumbling. (amarillo.com, 01 Aug 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age two. (amarillo.com, 10 Dec 2011)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother introduced her to the sport because she wanted her to be able to tumble and cheer when she got to high school. (amarillo.com, 10 Dec 2011)
Additional information
General
RESERVE FOR RIO
She was a reserve for the US team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (usagym.org, 12 Jun 2016)
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2015 she received USD 3000 as part of the George Nissen Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is part of the USA Gymnastics Scholarship Fund which was created to aid college-age athletes in combining the demands of higher education while still training and competing in trampoline and tumbling. (usagym.org, 23 Aug 2015)
FROM STUDENT TO ATHLETE
After her first year of studies at Texas Tech University, she decided to pursue her dream of competing at the Olympic Games, so she relocated to Lafayette, LA, United States of America, to train under coach Dmitri Poliaroush. "I needed a different environment that was more serious." (amarillo.com, 01 Aug 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-22
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