![]() ![]() A pair of sprained ankles in 2021 derailed her opportunity to make it to Tokyo. It’s a lesson she’s learned over and over again in a sport where the injury rate is virtually 100%. “But if I don’t have my health first, it doesn’t matter.” Thomas has no plans to compete again this year, saying it’s simply “not smart.” She instead hopes to make enough progress by the fall that she can petition to the U.S. She stressed she’s not “building from scratch” but added a priority this summer is making sure she’s ready - both physically and mentally - for the grind that awaits. While she’s retained the basics of some of her elite skills, piecing them together will take time. One of the reasons Thomas is not hurrying to get back. they’re pushing the boundaries of what you can do and I think that’s so special.” ![]() I don’t think it’s been done in the past before. “Having all the Olympic athletes come and compete in college gymnastics is incredible. “I think honestly NIL has changed the game,” Thomas said. It’s a generation Thomas is also a part of, one of the reasons she is pursuing a second master’s degree, this one in entrepreneurship. The easing of name, image and likeness rules in recent years allowed Lee, Carey and Chiles to become the first generation of elite American gymnasts to compete collegiately while simultaneously cashing in on the endorsement opportunities their success provided. team that competed in Japan is hoping for a chance at redemption, including Olympic all-around champion Sunisa Lee, floor exercise gold medalist Jade Carey, world and Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles and - oh by the way - 2016 Olympic champion Simone Biles, who will compete for the first time since Tokyo at the U.S. Thomas knows it will take plenty if she wants to earn a spot on the five-woman team that will look to reclaim the top of the Olympic podium after finishing second to Russia at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Games. I still have fuel in the tank, so let’s see how much.” It can be as big or as small as I want it to be. “It’s one more year of gymnastics,” Thomas said Wednesday. ![]()
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