The Aggressive Mentality of Balance Beam
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Published 2020-09-21
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Suni Lee’s Story
5:16 Working The Beam
10:19 Kathy Johnson’s Story
14:39 Paradigm Shift
23:43 Times Have Changed
25:55 Pressure & Politics
28:26 Reaching For Gold
33:12 Next Steps
All Comments (21)
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Can't believe Kathy Johnson started when she 12 and still made it to elite and the national team that is INSANE. Even starting gymnastics at age 7 is considered late let alone 12, she must have been very naturally talented.
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Sunisa just won a gold medal at the olimpics, such a wonderful girl.
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Katelyn Ohashi is such a great gymnast. Every competition she was in during elite she always looked sad, overworked and under appreciated. The change in her personality and spirit once she joined UCLA was amazing! I'm so glad she got her confidence back😊
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Getting second to Simone is like getting first
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The typical "body" of gymnasts has changed so much. So many girls in the earlier years of gymnastics had eating disorders and were told to lose weight. Now it's not perfect, and body image is a huge issue for gymnasts but its become something totally different. All body types are beautiful and come in different shapes and sizes. if your reading this remember to eat today, your body deserves it. You should love yourself and your body.
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And now suni is the backbone of the USA Olympic team. She deserves all of it and more!
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I really hope Suni makes the olympic team she deserves it so much
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"We need to also be aware of where that limit is and when to pull back and when to stop and to do no damage" THIS IS IMPORTANT. This is why Simone Biles did what she did.
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Im not crying, you're crying...lol The ending got me though Kathy Johnson's final performance and Sunisa and her dad...wow that's powerful stuff.
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Sunisa is such a genuine and sweet person. She is as loving as her family. People don’t know the hardships of the Hmong people. She had the weight of the world on her shoulders going into the olympics and she still went in strong. Congrats Suni! You are amazing!
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My respect for Kathy and Sunni has just skyrocketed. These ladies are so strong.
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What was that Katelyn said, "didn't get coached the rest of the competition?" Are you kidding me? That's not "being tough" on your athlete that's psychological abuse. So outdated.
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The problem with the Karolyi's was that the kids were just disposable to them. If one girl broke their leg, there was always another elite gymnast waiting to take her spot
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So cool seeing the behind the scenes of my girls. They're a tough bunch!!!
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watching this after suni’s gold medal in the all-around is emotionally ruining me
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Shawn Johnson should've been in this episode :(
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SUNNI IS GOING TO THE OLYMPICS!!! I'M MANIFESTING IT!!!
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My daughter, who is now 9, has a dream to be the first Hmong woman's artistic gymnastics Olympian.... Seeing Sunisa has made us so proud! My daughter will not be the first, but she will not be the last either. Sunisa has paved the way!
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Suni has such a big heart, I want the world for her
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Dang it Kathy, I really did not want to sit here and cry on my lunch break in front of everyone...
