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May 2022
44m 32s

Sportsound Meets Katelyn Ohashi

Bbc Radio Ulster
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Former US gymnast Katelyn Ohashi shares her experience of elite gymnastics and the pressures it brings, including body shaming and injury. She gave up her elite career and joined UCLA Bruins, with her 2019 Collegiate Challenge floor routine gaining over 250 million online views and catapulting her to international fame.

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