Youngest Gymnast on US Olympic Team Prepares for London
July 10, 2012
Kyla Ross leaps from the balance beam during practice for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, June 27, 2012, in San Jose, California.
Fifteen-year-old Kyla Ross of southern California is the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. She says that going to London for the 2012 Summer Games is a dream come true. But getting to this moment means she has had to work harder than most girls her age.
Kyla Ross does not live the life of an average American teenager. She spends 30 to 35 hours a week training at Gym-Max Academy of Gymnastics, just south of Los Angeles. She goes to school only part-time.
"Of course, it's always hard to fit in homework, especially this year," said kyla Ross. "I had to cut back on a lot of school. It sort of feels unreal. I mean, I've been working for the Olympics all my life, and it's something that I've been training for, so to be able to say that is such a dream come true."
Kyla says that although many world class gymnasts would continue their studies through online classes, she has remained in school so she can graduate in four years. Her father, Jason Ross, says it has not been easy.
"You have to be a very disciplined person from practice to going straight to do your homework," he said. "You might want to rest or hang out with your friends, and people are going out. But you have to stay home and finish your homework or get rest because you have a competition. So [it] definitely takes a lot of discipline."
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