It was no surprise to see Simone Biles top the all-around standings on the first day of competition at this yearās U.S. Championships.
Biles, the five-time Olympic medalist and ten-time world champion who returned to competition less than a month ago at the U.S. Classic in Columbus, had a commanding 3.1-point lead coming out of the first day of competition, becoming the first gymnast this quad toā¦
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Margzetta Frazier was fully committed to retiring from elite gymnastics just weeks ago. This weekend, she'll represent UCLA at nationals with Chris Waller and Jordyn Wieber as her coaches.
After being diagnosed with a fractured sternum, muscle strains and other subsequent back and neck irritation from the trauma, she needed time off to heal.
āI thought that was a sign for me to retire. I had a meeting with Donna Strauss (Parkettes owner and Frazierās coach) and we talked it over,ā Frazier said. āI said that I donāt think my body can take it anymore, and I wanted to go to college. She was disappointed, but I was, too. I cried and was just so emotional. I wrote her this twelve page note about how much I appreciated everything she did for me. I knew she wanted to take me through to Worlds, so that was just so hard. We spent four years together. She made me who I am today, and you canāt say thanks enough for that.ā
She still went to the gym, but everything hurt. She couldnāt do handstands, and she could barely run. Even punching hurt. Daily tasks like lifting her arms over her head to do her hair was intolerable.
āEvery time I tried something, the next day would just be worse, but I couldnāt just sit aroundā¦ my mind wouldnāt let me,ā Frazier said.
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Word traveled to the new Womenās High Performance Team Coordinator, Tom Forster, about Frazierās elite retirement plans. A phone call came soon thereafter.
āTom called and said, āHi Marz. I heard about your plan to retire, but we really need some seniors for 2018-2019.ā Ā I said, āTom, I already retired.ā Forster said, āWell, I talked to your college coaches already, and they are on board.āā
Frazierās next question was one of respectā¦ āDo the Strausses and other Parkettes coaches know? ā
āI thought all along that there were two completely separate tracksāeither defer and stay elite or go to college and retire from elite. I knew Vanessa Zamarripa had done it [with UCLA] before. My Mom sat me down and said, āZett, this is a sign. The sport is not done with you, and you are not done with the sport. You donāt want to leave this with any regrets.āā
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