When Emma Rester was two-and-a-half years old, her mom decided to sign her up for the gymnastics.
Her mom Annie said the little girl was very clumsy, and she hoped that gymnastics would help her with her balance. And it turned out, Emma had tons of talent when it came to gymnastics!
Emma’s coach told Annie that the little girl was incredibly talented, and they kept moving her up to higher and higher levels of classes. Annie decided to share Emma’s gymnastics routines on Instagram, and her videos quickly went viral. By the time she turned three in 2016, she had over 50,000 followers on her Instagram page.
When Emma was three, she and her mom were invited to be guests on “The Ellen Show.”
On the show, Emma and her mom talked about her gymnastics talent, and they also talked about Emma’s role models. Emma said Gabby Douglas was her favorite gymnast. When Ellen asked her why she said:
“’I like her leotard, and she won a gold medal at the Olympics.”
Then, Ellen asked Emma if she ever got scared of falling while she was working on her routines. Emma gave a poignant response:
“No, because when we fall we get back up.”
Then, it was time for Emma to perform a gymnastics routine. A crew member brought out a kip bar, and Emma started showing off what she could do.
Emma did some amazing flips around the kip bar, shocking Ellen. The little girl smiled brightly as she did her routine—it was clear that she loved gymnastics more than anything!
After that, Emma did an amazing floor routine. She did a handstand, a kick-over, and a series of splits in quick succession. Emma jumped around excitedly after she successfully did all these moves.
Emma finished up her routine with three perfect back-springs. The audience clapped and cheered for after she finished, and Ellen told her how talented she was.
It has now been three years since Emma’s appearance on ‘The Ellen Show,’ and Emma is still just as involved in gymnastics as she was in 2016. The little girl is now six, and she is always working on improving her gymnastics skills. She and her mom still share videos of her routines on Instagram, where she has over 225,000 followers.
Emma has now mastered the medium balance beam, and she’s hoping to move onto the high beam next. Here’s a great video of her medium beam routine!
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTAXf0Aq2t/
Emma has also made some incredible strides on the uneven bars. Here she is working on her routine with her coach.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOgfY8Ar_n/
Emma is an incredible young gymnast who is always working on improving her skills! If you want to see more photos and videos of Emma’s gymnastics routines, check out her Instagram page. If you’d like to see her on The Ellen Show, check out the video below.
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