I’ve dreamed of competing in the Olympics for as long as I can remember. I would practice my salute in front of the bathroom mirror, pretending I was about to begin my routine. I imagined what it would look like, what it would feel like, how it would finish in triumph and joy. A trampoline routine is made up of 10 skills, each consisting of a double or triple flip with countless twists and shapes in between. The thrill of learning a new skill, refining it and putting it in a routine was my life’s purpose for almost two decades.

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