HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — What is the threshold for success for an athlete?
Well, everyone is different.
For some, it’s making the starting lineup on varsity.
For others, it’s securing that college athletic scholarship and playing at the next level, and maybe even getting to the pros.
But for four local trampoline gymnasts, they’re eyeing something bigger….the Olympics.
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Paul Bretscher, Cody Gesuelli, Maia Amano, and Trinity Van Natta, all returned from Lima, Peru, after competing at the Pan American Championships for Team USA in Trampoline Gymnastics.
All are returning with a gold medal in hand.
“I actually just came off of a knee injury, so I tore several ligaments in my knee back in April of last year and I had surgery for that. And so this was my first international competition since that injury. So for me, it was all about like, you know, proving to myself that I can still compete on an international stage and um, I think I was able to do that because I ended up getting a personal best score,” said Maia Amano.