NE Jr. Pre-Teen headed to world famous gymnastics training center
Your Nebraska Jr. Pre-Teen winner Emma Strom has not only been preparing for the National pageant in November but tumbling her way to the top in the gymnastic world. Just last week Emma was on the news for her amazing accomplishments.
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| Emma is pictured on the right |
Emma competes for Premier Gymnastics in Omaha and this summer tested along with some 1,700 other gymnasts nationwide for an opportunity to showcase her talents at the national level. Emma secured one of the 303 spots for testing at the national level, the first stop to her ultimate goal of competing in the olympic games. She recently left for Houston, where the National Team Training Center is located.
“This is where we actually bring up all of the Olympians, and World Champions we had this last weekend, came from this camp,” said Bob Matthews, Emma's gymnastics coach.
This past weekend Emma faced hours of testing at the camp, hoping to be selected for one of two teams. Less than 30 gymnasts will make the cut.
Emma has ‘outstanding focus’, according to Matthews, and makes tumbling look easy on both the floor and beam.
Make sure to watch the video that aired on the news here so you can see Emma in action!