Occupation
Athlete, Student
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
SSV Ulm 1846 [Germany]
Coach
Gabor Szucs [personal]; Kristina Simon-Premusz [personal]; Ulla Koch [national], GER (dtb-online.de, 11 Jun 2016)
Injuries
In August 2014 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament of her left knee, and also suffered meniscus and cartilage damage, while performing on vault at the German championships. She returned to competition at the 2015 edition of the German championships. (intlgymnast.com, 08 May 2015; fig-gymnastics.com, 01 Sep 2015)
She suffered ankle ligament damage in 2012. (swp.de, 12 Apr 2012)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age four. (getagripgymblog.blogspot.com, 09 Dec 2011)
Reason for taking up the sport
She wanted to improve her dance class skills, and her parents thought gymnastics would aid her. (getagripgymblog.blogspot.com, 09 Dec 2011)
Hero / Idol
US gymnast Shawn Johnson. (getagripgymblog.blogspot.com, 09 Dec 2011)
Additional information
General
NOT READY FOR RIO 2016
In early June 2016 she announced that the state of her recovery from her 2014 knee injury meant she would not be ready to try for a spot on the German team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "You put everything into this goal, and it's depressing when you want it but your knee won't let you." (ausburger-allgemeine.de, 08 Jun 2016)
2016/17 STUDY PLANS
She plans to begin studying sport, media and event management in Munich, Germany in the 2016/17 academic year. (ausburger-allgemeine.de, 08 Jun 2016)
Last update : 2016-06-27
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