Practice pays off in medals

Trinity Tanner, 8, works on her balance beam routine Aug. 6 at Dynamic Gymnastics in north Spokane.

Lots of people have rugs or carpet on their living room floor. Not Brandon and Deyla Tanner – they have an exercise mat.

The reason? Their 8-year-old daughter Trinity is prone to doing impromptu flips and handsprings throughout the house. “I like flipping,” she said.

And she’s good at it. In February, she took the bronze medal in the all-around and the silver medal on bars in her age group and level at the Nadia Comaneci International Invitational in Oklahoma City. About 1,300 gymnasts participated in the event. Read more. Cindy Hval, SR

Any gymnasts in your family?