Natalie Malover

1. What age did you start gymnastics? 5 yrs old 2. How did you start in gymnastics? My parents put me in the sport after watching the Olympics and I was trying skills I shouldn’t have been doing. 3. How did you deal with mental blocks? I only ever had a couple mental blocks and back then you just worked through them by believing and knowing you’ve done that skill multiple times and just went for it. 4. Who was your role model/someone you looked uo to in the sport? Nadia, the 84 Olympic team...

1. What age did you start gymnastics? I started when I was 3 years old 2. How did you start in gymnastics? I went on a field trip and the coaches called my parents asking me to come back :) 3. How did you deal with mental blocks? Ohhh I have had so many of those. Last year I couldn’t do bars at all. What I have learned is that it is ok to take steps backwards. Build up your confidence again! I think of it like a sling shot. Takes step backwards so you can fly forward! 4. Who was your role...

My First Practice Judging Gymnastics Meet Photo Finding My Place on the Other Side of the Gymnastics Floor For eleven  years, gymnastics was my world. I trained as an Xcel competitive gymnast, but my journey started long before the medals and competitions. It began at IK Gymnastics, where I was going through physical therapy. Somewhere between rehab exercises and watching the team girls fly on bars, I fell in love with the sport without even realizing it. If you had told a seven-year-old me...