Gymnasts at a local gym celebrates National Gymnastics Day and look back on how the sport has changed their lives.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucked away in a quiet corner of Vail, there's a place that many gymnasts call their second home. Hundreds of athletes practice gymnastics at Springs Gymnastics every day. So this week, they're celebrating their hard work as it leads up to today, National Gymnastics Day.
For her and her fellow athletes, there's nothing they'd rather do after school than flip, twist and turn on beams and bars. Brown has practiced at this gym for four hours a day for the last eight years and it's a skill she hopes to continue past high school. The drive that these athletes possess is something that keeps them going back to the gym. For 10-year-old Ava Moreno, it can be hard to sacrifice so much for a sport. But in the end, she said, it's worth it.
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