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7 athletes with Houston ties prepare for U.S. Olympic Gymnastic Trials
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Biles leads Houston-area athletes competing in the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials
ST. LOUIS – Twenty men and eighteen women tuned their skills Wednesday: one day before the start of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastic Trials in St. Louis.
Seven of those athletes have ties to Houston.
KPRC 2 recently spoke to two of the gymnasts from Simone Biles’ World Champions Centre in Spring. As with all world-class athletes, mental preparation is just as important as physical training.
“I’m doing a lot of recovery stuff to help my body physically stay in shape, like physical therapy stuff,” said 16-year-old Amari Drayton. “And then with my mental, I just need to like to calm down, think about everything that’s happening.”