| I tell my gymnast daughter not to do handstands on the settee, while remembering the times I did just that. |
| She started as a gymnast after finding motivation from watching the Olympic Games as a child. |
| Thirteen years ago I spent three weeks in Auckland as a gymnast competing for Wales in the Commonwealth Games. |
| The gymnast amazed the audience by performing a handstand after mounting the podium to accept her award. |
| From a laughing teenager she developed into a mature gymnast whose work took on something of an academic quality. |
| The risk, originality, and soulful presentation she displayed set the pace for every gymnast who succeeded her. |
