Gymnast Skye Blakely says working on her mental health has helped put her in the mix for the 2024 Olympics. The 19-year-old says she went to a “dark place” after getting injured at the 2021 Olympic trials. At the gentle urging of her parents, Blakely began to talk to what she described as a “mental coach.
Skye Blakely competes on the floor during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Skye Blakely competes in the floor exercise during the U.S. gymnastics championships, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Skye Blakely competes on the floor exercise during the U.S. Classic gymnastics event Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. Skye Blakely competes on the floor during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.
That showed on Friday night during the U.S. championships, when the now 19-year-old Blakely put together four steady and occasionally spectacular routines — capped with the first 15.0 of her career thanks to a Cheng vault in which her surgically repaired elbow held up just fine — to finish with an all-around total of 57.050, better than everyone not named
She arrived at Dickies Arena coming off four OK but not spectacular rotations at the U.S. Classic two weeks ago, when she finished in the top three on just one event . Blakely ranked in the top four on four events on Friday, doing it in front of the same judges who will be in Minneapolis for trials at the end of the month.
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