“Playing such an intense sport, surrounded by people in the same boat as me, has really brought me closer to my team. We get to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. They push her to become the best gymnast she can be; she describes her team as a family. They encourage each other and are the biggest support system to make her better. Being around the same group of people almost every day through their struggles and successes really brought the athletes together at the Classic. They truly became one