Hobbies
Podcasting. (Instagram profile, 21 Oct 2022)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Journalism/Broadcasting - University of Louisiana at Lafayette: United States
Family
Partner Chris Turner
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Club
Trampoline and Tumbling Express: Lafayette, LA, USA
Coach
Dmitri Poliaroush [club], BLR
Sporting relatives
Her mother Michelle Ahsinger was an artistic gymnast. (usagym.org, 05 Jul 2017; nbcolympics.com, 21 Jun 2016)
International senior debut
2015
Start sporting career
She took up trampolining at age three in Poway, CA, United States of America.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her father took her to a gymnastics class to improve her balance and coordination, as she would often run into walls and furniture as a child. It was eventually discovered that her coordination issues were due to problems with her vision and that she needed glasses. By then, she was hooked on the sport.
Ambitions
To work as a media professional. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2022)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2022; klfy.com, 07 Jul 2021)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (klfy.com, 07 Jul 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"She believed she could, so she did." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2023)
Awards
She was named the 2022 Trampoline Athlete of the Year by USA Gymnastics. (usagym.org, 06 Sep 2022)
After she was selected for the US team ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the key to the city of Lafayette, LA, United States of America. (katc.com, 02 Jul 2021)
Additional information
MOVE TO LAFAYETTE
At age 16 she moved from San Diego, CA, United States of America, to Lafayette, Louisiana to train with Trampoline and Tumbling Express coach Dmitri Poliaroush. "Even when I moved here, I knew this was the best decision of my entire life. He really knows how to coach an athlete. He is so adaptable among all the different athletes he coaches. I think that's what makes him a really good coach is that he just knows how to coach me." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2022; klfy.com, 07 Jul 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in communication management at the University of Southern California in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2023)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is co-host of a podcast called 'Girls Going for Gold'. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2023; Girls Going for Gold Instagram profile, 27 Oct 2022)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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