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Local gymnastics teen striving to be in next Olympics

Posted at 11:26 PM, Aug 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-12 04:04:50-04

If you're looking for 13-year-old Chloe Harvey, chances are you'll find her with her gymnastics coach, for at least 30 hours a week.

"I love the challenge every day learning something new," said Chloe.
 
Chloe's desire to be an Olympic champion burns even more, after the "Final Five" won gold medals this week. "I hope that I can be there one day."

Mariellen Wagner, owner of The Gymnastics Revolution, says her coaches noticed her obvious talent, "From the time Chloe was 4- or 5-years-old, we noticed she just had the strength and the lines to be a beautiful gymnast."

They posted video of Chloe. It got the attention of the camp at Karolyi's Ranch in Texas. Within 15 minutes, they received an email inviting her to come.

Wagner said,  "At the National Developmental Camp the national team staff is there looking at the girls. They watch the girls, they watch the coaches and see how they train, their abilities and able to spot these girls keep track of them to the next Olympic cycle."

This is an opportunity of a lifetime -- one that could help Chloe make her dreams come true.

"If they like her, they will invite her again and again and eventually through your competitions and being at the camps, they put you on the national team." Chloe is looking forward to a new challenge. "I'm really excited and I hope I can go there and do amazing things and keep getting invited back," she said.

Chloe is one of 11 children. She finds time to practice since she is homeschooled.