Gymnastics is a sport that mixes strength, flexibility, balance, and creativity. It challenges athletes to do exciting moves like flips, twists, and jumps with skill and grace. From the rings to the uneven bars, each piece of equipment lets gymnasts show their talents in different ways.

Sophomores Katie Hoffman and Samantha Sargent were named the 2024-2025 gymnastics captains for the Norwalk High School team. Joining them, freshman Sophia Damato answers questions regarding their favorite skills, how long they’ve been doing this sport, and what it’s like being judged solely on their performance. Gymnastics is one of the only sports where you’re on a team but have to perform individually and the girls say it’s a lot of pressure.

Katie chose a couple skills to teach Kendrick just to prove how much athleticism it really takes. Going into this Kendrick believed he’d be able to easily do the tricks but he was proved wrong. After a few tries he eventually got them down but he admitted that it was much more difficult then he thought.