A local gymnast got the chance to compete with the best of the best.
Erie High School product Josh Karnes was selected as one of 20 American gymnasts to compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials this past week.
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We got the chance to catch up with Karnes to talk about his accomplishments thus far and his experience at the trials.
Josh Karnes has participated in gymnastics since he was three years old. He said the feeling he gets when he competes is what made him fall in love with the sport.
“Most of the events it just feels like you’re flying. It’s a feeling that you can’t really put into words, to be honest. Some of the stuff you do, it just feels like you shouldn’t be able to do it,” he said.
In his junior year at Penn State, Karnes captured the Big 10 title in the parallel bars. He won the bronze medal at the NCAA Championships in the same event, and placed fifth overall, earning him All-American honors.