“I love being able to do things that other people can’t, like the flips and other cool things,” says 17-year-old artistic gymnast Courtney McGregor.
“My specialty is the vault, but I do the full programme – bars, beam and floor. I’m not a big fan of the beam, though. It’s just so skinny!” she says.
The Kiwi star is part of New Zealand’s Olympic team at the games in Rio this year and has been training for 30 hours a week in preparation for the big event.
“My motivation comes from setting massive goals – you can’t get much bigger than the Olympics! I’m aiming to place in the top 16 for vault.
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17-year-old Courtney McGregor has been training for 30 hours a week in preparation for her Olympic bid in Rio.
The teen says she love “being able to do things that other people can’t”.
“I do rhythmic gymnastics and my specialty is the vault, but I do the full programme – bars, beam and floor,” she says.
Courtney first got into gym thanks to her elder sister.
“I used to run around on the sidelines watching her, so Mum enrolled me too,” she reveals.
“I was six when I first competed and since then, the Olympics has always been my dream.”
“My motivation comes from setting massive goals – you can’t get much bigger than the Olympics!”
The rising star says she’s aiming to place in “the top 16” for vault.
Good luck to Courtney and all the other Kiwi athletes competing in Rio!
