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Gymnast Has Epic Floor Routine To Michael Jackson
This routine had the audience cheering.
Cedric Jackson
09.26.18

Gymnasts are incredible athletes who often don’t get the recognition they deserve. Most people think of gymnasts as little girls on balance beams. They don’t realize how far some people can go in the sport and how hard-working and athletic they have to be to become successful.

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Katelyn Michelle Ohashi is an American gymnast who recently wowed judges and the audience with a floor routine to several Michael Jackson hits, including “Thriller” and “The Way You Make Me Feel.”

She even managed to add a moonwalk in the middle of her floor routine. The audience went crazy for the routine. Ohashi had already received two perfect scores in the competition and only needed to score a 9.6 or higher to win the whole thing.

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Her routine scored her a 9.95 and allowed her to win the college competition.

Katelyn is a competitive gymnast at UCLA, where she is a sophomore. At just 20 years old, she has already been a USA Junior National Gymnastics Team member, and she even beat out Simone Biles to win the 2013 American Cup. She is well-known for delivering perfect performances, and she never lets her team down.

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Ohashi has put in a lot of time and effort to become such an impressive gymnast.

She started training at a young age with Al Fong at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, Missouri. In the junior division of the 2010 U.S. Classic in Chicago, Ohashi won silver medals in the all-around and on bars, beam, and floor.

In the junior division at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, Ohashi helped the U.S. win the team competition and won an individual gold medal on floor.

After winning the American Cup in 2013, Ohashi had to have surgery on her shoulder. She was unable to compete for the rest of the year. In 2014, she also suffered a back injury that left her unable to compete until 2015.

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Ohashi joined the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team for the 2015–16 season and was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times.

She had since led her team to several victories with her amazing routines on the floor and on the beam. Despite her injuries, Ohashi has been able to maintain an amazing gymnastics career and plans to continue it throughout college.

Other gymnasts haven’t been as lucky as Ohashi with wins or with injuries.

In 2012, Jacoby Miles, a 15-year-old competitive gymnast from Washington, was paralyzed after she fell from the uneven parallel bars. A CAT scan showed her C4 vertebrae had been dislocated. Because it was not severed, there is a possibility that she may recover someday. Miles is now a junior in college at Seattle Pacific University and uses a wheelchair.

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Doctors say that if she is ever able to use her legs again, it will be a miracle.

Her father explained:

“I think this is one of the worst nightmares for a parent. It’s definitely up and down emotionally and you have moments of grieving, but rely on the hope and the support we’ve been shown.”

Her coach explained that while gymnasts are often injured, most of these injuries are minor, and Miles’ accident is very rare. The coach hoped that the injury would not dissuade young gymnasts from their goals.

She said:

“Millions of gymnasts work out all over the country every day, and after this happened, I had to scour gyms all across the country to find three other similar incidences. I think the chances of winning the lottery are actually more likely, that’s how rare this is.”

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Both Ohashi and Miles are prime examples of how hard gymnasts work.

They both worked hard to do their best, and after being injured, they both kept on fighting. Hopefully, Miles can make a full recovery and Ohashi can avoid another injury and continue to wow everyone with her amazing routines on the bars, beams, and floor.

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