Hobbies
Drawing, painting, swimming. (usagym.org, 15 Aug 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
World Champions Centre: Spring, TX, USA
Coach
Laurent Landi [club]
International senior debut
2014
Injuries
In June 2018 she required surgery on her right knee to fix a persistent problem she had of dislocating her patella. (Instagram profile, 06 Jun 2018)
She had surgery in March 2015 to repair a torn rotator cuff [shoulder]. (ask.fm, 15 Sep 2015)
A stress fracture in her back prevented her from training for much of 2013 and limited her to conditioning only. She has fractured her back twice, and does not compete in the floor exercise or vault as a result. (charlotteobserver.com, 09 Jul 2016; intlgymnast.com, 04 Nov 2014; robesonian.com, 09 Oct 2014)
Start sporting career
She began competing in gymnastics in 1999. She initially started with the tumbling discipline before switching to artistic gymnastics.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her older sister competed in tumbling and trampoline gymnastics.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insidegymnastics.com, 23 Jun 2017)
Hero / Idol
US gymnast Nastia Liukin. (YouTube channel, 10 Apr 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Aspire to inspire before we expire." (Twitter profile 13 Sep 2015)
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