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Little Girl Inspired By Olympic Gymnastics In Her Living Room

Author Phil Harris
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 27: Sunisa Lee of Team United States competes in floor routine during the Women's Team Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

I remember being inspired by Carl Lewis and the entire U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team during the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Every day, I would watch them on TV and then go to the nearby schoolyard and attempt to run faster and jump farther. The key word there is “attempt.” But I suppose that’s how Olympic dreams are born.

Fast forward to 2021 and the Tokyo Olympics. A little girl named Chloe caught “floor routine fever” while watching the gymnastics coverage on TV. According to one of her parents, “She doesn’t do just one floor routine, she does every floor routine with every gymnast competing.”

Chloe’s family shared her budding attempts to capture Olympic gold on Instagram. You can take a look below. Could we be seeing Chloe on TV in the summer of 2036?

Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.

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