Katelyn also broached the abuse that she experienced as a child and shared that although she was never sexually abused, she was subjected to mental and verbal torture that was ‘never acknowledged’ and ‘ignored’. She also said she finds it sad that it ‘required things to get this bad’ for change to finally happen. ‘Elite gymnastics should only be a place where our joy continues to grow,’ she wrote.ĭetailing that ‘gymnastics requires sacrifice, dedication, discipline, getting back up every time you fall down, repetition, mental toughness, along with support, joy, and communication’, Katelyn shared that unfortunately she never experienced ‘support, joy and communication’ from her coaches or parents. Writing a personal essay for Behind the Madness, Katelyn revealed that that although she loved going to the gym as a young child, as soon as an ‘elite atmosphere’ kicked in, her joy and enthusiasm for her sport were replaced by fear and dread. Video of Katelyn performing the routine in February 2018 achieved the same awe and praise from fans around the world, racking up more than 561,000 views after being posted to the NCAA Gymnastics YouTube channel.Īnd not long before her viral success, Katelyn's name featured in headlines for a very different reason early in 2018, she chose to speak out about the different kinds of abuse she suffered at the hands of her coaches throughout her career as an elite level gymnast. before the judges hold up score with a perfect 10, seen here, alongside former Olympian-turned-UCLA coach Jordyn Wieber Funnily I'm wearing short shorts right now, cause it is so hot where I am that I think I may burst into flames otherwise :).At the end, the crowd go wild. Sorry, I interpereted 'without clothes' as naked. From experience, I promise it makes you a happier person because you're taking responsibility for your own happiness. Which in turn, offends the other person because you felt you had to angrily reply, because of a personal experience that is direct to you. I feel like a lot of the issues today are due to missinterpretation and being offended by giving something simple too much meaning. When that happens, and you get those feelings, take a break and come back to it.
I get that you may read something that brings back a bad memory and blinds to what it originally said. I think everyone that has ever been insecure (which I'm pretty sure is all of us at some point) get it. No, I understand where you're coming from. Have a lovely day and don't let the world get you down Funnily I'm wearing short shorts right now, cause it is so hot where I am that I think I may burst into flames otherwise :). How about everyone just wear what they want without spiteful judgement? Like wearing shorts is something to be ashamed of just like you must have thought the gym people thought about you now wearing them. You are judging me because I like shorts and saying I 'like to run around naked' without having seen me. But your anger is missplaced and you are doing exactly what the people that wanted you to wear shorts are doing. Not because they're sexy but because they're freeing and comfortable and I wish men could wear whatever they want, even if it is short shorts! I'm sorry you had to quit gymnastics, it is stupid that they would force you to wear shorts. It was meant to be a positive comment of 'If men want to wear short shorts, they can wear short shorts'. I think the way you say 'people like you' as a criticism because you're insecure is quite unfair. I think you've missed my point unfortunately. Upvotes Follow Unfollow 5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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