{"id":13482,"date":"2012-07-01T00:07:08","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T00:07:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-07-01T01:07:41","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T01:07:41","slug":"Two-Asian-American-girls-look-to-make-USA-Gymnastics-Team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13482","title":{"rendered":"Two Asian American girls look to make USA Gymnastics’ Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anna Li and Kyla Ross are two Asian American girls, out of 15 women gymnasts, attempting to make the U.S. Olympic team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At 23, Li is the second-oldest of the female gymnasts at the trials. She is 5 foot 4 and 118 pounds. Her history of cringe-inducing injuries includes two surgically repaired broken feet that each bear two metal pins, and her relative lack of versatility could diminish her chances.<\/p>\n

Yet Li has surprised many, getting farther than she imagined a couple of years ago when \u2014 her competitive career seemingly over.<\/p>\n

Coached by her Olympic medalist parents, she has worked incredibly hard to get this close. <\/p>\n

Kyla Ross trains at Gym-Max in Costa Mesa, California, where she is coached by Jenny Zhang and Howie Liang.<\/strong> She is a United States Junior National Team member, the 2011 Covergirl Classic Junior Champion, and the 2009 & 2010 US Junior National Champion.<\/p>\n

Kyla Ross on Uneven Bars<\/strong>
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Watch Anna Li on Uneven Bars<\/strong>
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