Gymnast Katelyn Ohashi has quickly become a viral sensation. And if you’ve seen any of her routines or competitions – you’d understand why.
She’s is the subject of the most watched sports clip of 2019, according to ESPN. Quite the impressive feat.
And she’s recently created a buzz on the internet again. She earned another perfect 10 score for the routine she performed in Norman, Oklahoma. A routine that absolutely blew the judges mind. The entire audience that witnessed it was in total awe as well.
The 21-year-old is an American gymnast that competes for the University of California, Los Angeles and it’s clear that she has an extremely bright future as a gymnast ahead of her.
According to Wikipedia, she is a six-time All-American and four-time member of USA Gymnastics Junior National Team and the 2011 junior national champion.
She won the American Cup in 2013. She went viral in January 2019 after achieving a perfect 10 score at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim, California with an upbeat routine. This is not an easy feat to do as it requires absolute perfection in every step, trick, and landing.
Take a look for yourself.
It was the fourth perfect 10 floor routine of her career. It’s a dream for so many other gymnasts to receive just one perfect score in their career, but they’re starting to become old hat for Katelyn!
That video received more than 34 million views!
And if you’ve seen her in action you’ll know why that video has been watched so many times. Your jaw can’t help but fall to the floor watching her perform the routine so very flawlessly.
She is just so much fun to watch. Even those who aren’t typical fans of gymnastics would find her work to be inspirational and quite beautiful. It’s no wonder millions of people have watched and shared the video.
Her routine is high energy and just so full of joy.
First of all, the music in her routine is fire. It samples some of America’s most soulful artists like Aretha Franklin, Prince, and Michael Jackson. The classics that many youngsters seem to have forgotten about these days!
Her routine is performed with spirit and a whole lot of attitude – and, of course, total precision. Katelyn’s positivity just radiates from her as she competes and steps on that gym floor.
Her moves have so much sass.
Also, girl got rhythm.
And though Ohashi is perfectly nailing highly complex flips, tumbles, and other incredible maneuvers, she is able to make it look effortless. It pretty much goes to show that she was born to be a gymnast.
But, of course, it isn’t.
Ohashi has been through lots of difficulties getting to where she is today.
Like many young gymnasts, Ohashi struggled with serious injuries, self-image, and the pressures to be perfect and perform, according to The Players’ Tribune.
She also quit the elite gymnastics circuit so she could go to college.
But she used those struggles to return to gymnastics and catapult her to greatness. All of her hard work has clearly paid off.
Her got the seventh perfect score as a collegian in the event in Oklahoma and was fourth in the season.
During her routine, her teammates could be seen dancing along with her on the sidelines.
Her parents cheered in the crowd when she received her score and her mom could even be seen grabbing her dad for a victory smooch.
ESPN commentators applauded her ability to create joy all around her.
And we couldn’t have said it any better.
You can watch her performance in the video below.
Please SHARE this with your friends and family.
