'We wake up every morning, and we have no idea what to do. Where to go. How to train.'
Seidel says disparities like this would create an “unequal playing field” if the Games were to be held in July. Olympic gold and silver medal-winning gymnast Laurie Hernandez agrees. Hernandez, whose gym has closed, toldBut athletes’ concerns go well beyond whether they can be physically prepared for a July Olympics — some of them don’t know if they’ll even be on the roster. The IOC confirmed last week thatof Olympic spots still haven’t been filled.
One of these qualifying events, the world cup series in gymnastics, has beenThis uncertainty leads to athletes not knowing how to schedule their training so that they peak mentally and physically when it counts. When Imboden found out a qualifier had been canceled, hetraining mid-workout — there was no longer a point in continuing.
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