My inspirational sportswoman is Katelyn Ohashi, the UCLA gymnast whose floor routine to Michael Jackson recently went viral with a perfect score of 10.0! (Would thoroughly recommend a watch – it has had over 34 million views đ)
What I love about Katelyn is that her enthusiasm and joy for her sport shines through during her routine; she genuinely looks like she’s having the best time ever. She seems to effortlessly perform extremely difficult flips, splits and tricks whilst having fun with her teammates and dancing to music.
Katelyn was once destined for the Olympics and had even beaten Simone Biles in 2013, when she got injured and reached had physical and mental breaking point. She was consistently body shamed and had lost her love for the sport at Elite level.
Therefore, what I find most inspiring about Katelyn Ohashi is that she managed to find her passion again, and is now completely re-defining gymnastics from being a sport of discipline and neatness, to one in which mesmerising choreography and enjoyment are the most important elements!
Millie H,
Gymnastics Rep