She also said she finds it sad that it ‘required things to get this bad’ for change to finally happen. ‘Elite gymnastics should only be a place where our joy continues to grow,’ she wrote.ĭetailing that ‘gymnastics requires sacrifice, dedication, discipline, getting back up every time you fall down, repetition, mental toughness, along with support, joy, and communication’, Katelyn shared that unfortunately she never experienced ‘support, joy and communication’ from her coaches or parents. Writing a personal essay for Behind the Madness, Katelyn revealed that that although she loved going to the gym as a young child, as soon as an ‘elite atmosphere’ kicked in, her joy and enthusiasm for her sport were replaced by fear and dread. Video of Katelyn performing the routine in February 2018 achieved the same awe and praise from fans around the world, racking up more than 561,000 views after being posted to the NCAA Gymnastics YouTube channel.Īnd not long before her viral success, Katelyn's name featured in headlines for a very different reason early in 2018, she chose to speak out about the different kinds of abuse she suffered at the hands of her coaches throughout her career as an elite level gymnast. before the judges hold up score with a perfect 10, seen here, alongside former Olympian-turned-UCLA coach Jordyn Wieber

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