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Maybe I could have combined physics and gymnastics after all

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Eva Amsen
Mar 03, 2023
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When I was between 11 and 16 I was a gymnast. Not the kind of gymnast you’re thinking of: I didn’t balance on a beam or kip on the uneven bars. Instead I was a rhythmic gymnast, so I did only floor routines, with or without ribbon, hoop, ball, rope or clubs. I got relatively good at it, but I stopped when I was being moved up to a more advanced team tha…

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