Why can chellsie memmel compete

Classic, her first meet in nine years. Memmel, a year-old mother of two who resumed gymnastics training in , is likely to compete on two of the four apparatuses, balance beam and vault, she said this week.

Memmel, who became a gymnastics judge in retirement and judged a qualifier for the U. Classic in January , detailed her comeback last summer. See if I even could be competitive. She hoped to return to competition in February, but an ankle injury delayed it to the U. Classic, the primary tune-up meet for the national championships in June. Memmel can petition for a spot at nationals in three weeks even without competing on all four apparatuses at Classic.

She also introduced her father to Instagram, and they made bets over how many followers he could get. Memmel trained on her terms, and found she was having the most fun — and felt the best — she had her whole career. More: At 31, Memmel having fun doing gymnastics, and no telling where that might lead. She had most of her old skills back, and was beginning to put them into routines. She plans to do two events at Classic, balance beam and vault.

How am I going to react in this competition setting? Partly because Memmel knows she needs them to make a serious run at the Tokyo team, but mostly because she wants to.

Facebook Twitter Email. Opinion: Chellsie Memmel has nothing to prove — except that age doesn't have to stop you. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Summer Games: US Olympians, hopefuls describe their pandemic training. She has. She seems to be training smarter. While her thrice-repaired shoulder, which basically cost her a legitimate shot at making the Olympic team, is fine, an ankle injury last fall stalled her progress.

It forced an adjustment to her timeline. She had hoped to be on the floor in Indianapolis this weekend at the Winter Cup, the first major domestic gymnastics competition in a year. If that goes well, the American Classic in April figures to be her first meet since May There are no plans to do this as a specialist.

She plans on doing all four events. Yes, really. Memmel knows that better than most. So reaching the Olympics would be great.