51-year-old Chicago area gymnast wins silver medal in World Cup competition
CHICAGO -- A 51-year-old gymnast from Algonquin brought home a silver medal while representing Team USA in the Gymnastics Masters Team World Cup last week in Germany.Alison Wright took home silver in the balance beam during the international tournament for gymnasts ages 30 and up from the U.S., Germany, Great Britain, and Japan.She first got into gymnastics when she was 3 years old, and she kept it up for about 15 years before she 'retired' at 18.
I'm not as flexible. I get hurt every other day. It's always something,' she said.She's been back at gymnastics for two years now, training at Royalty Gymnastics, Tumble and Dance in Huntley.'It's the best part of my day to come into Royalty Gymnastics, it really is,' she said.
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