Gymnast Skye Blakely says working on her mental health has helped put her in the mix for the 2024 Olympics
Skye Blakely didn't want to hear it. Just like most teenagers whenever their parents offer to help. Stephanie and Steven Blakely approached their youngest daughter twice in the aftermath of the 2021 Olympic trials — a meet that ended with the 16-year-old's left elbow requiring surgery, ending any shot she had at making the five-woman U.S. team — and both times Skye respectfully blew them off. “I didn't want to talk to anybody,” Blakely said.
She did it on three of them, including a powerful and precise Cheng vault that left her “shocked” when the 15 flashed. There is still a long way to go between Sunday's national finals and the last night of Olympic trials at the end of June.
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