7-Year-Old HIGH-FLYING Gymnast Wants Olympic GOLD!🥇

7-year-old gymnastics prodigy Ari Capron is already training like an elite gymnast! Ari dedicates her days to making her USA Olympic dream a reality!

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[VIPShirlee]

That is so much pressure for a young gymnast, since anything can happen like burn out, injuries, etc. Wish her all the best

[swiftie.edits.-oj]

The fact that this was posted this year and she was on level 4 and now she is level 7 is a huge jump in a small time slot

[Patricia-iygw]

She's so pretty and well spoken for a 7 year old . Ari i wish you the best and i will be watching you one day at the OLIMPICS. Great coaching staff and great parents . Let's go ARI ! ❤

[surlywithfabshoes]

Take it from a former dancer/gymnast, just because your child has the energy to go with no days off, her body does not. In her 40’s and 50’s she will need hip and knee replacements. And for the Olympics, if she gets injured once too close to the Olympic Trials and Games, she’s out. And there are 1000’s of gymnasts waiting for her to get hurt so they can go in her place. And it depends on what the team needs. If she’s amazing at one event but so are the other gymnasts she won’t get a spot unless she’s an all around. And that’s IF she gets to elite. Being stratospherically amazing at 7 doesn’t mean she still will be at 16. Kids will catch up to her. I know it’s harsh but that’s the reality of it. And even if she does beat all odds, what happened to don’t forget Zmeskal. Fell off the beam 10 seconds in and won nothing. She was the golden girl. Have her in gymnastics to be her best. Don’t count on the Olympics or college gymnastics.And look up Mary Lou Retton. Could barely get up and down stairs without getting knees and hips replaced. This isn’t a kid problem, it’s a parent problem. If you love your child, DON’T do this to her. She isn’t old enough to to understand the gravity of the situation. Just because you want your kid to be number one, doesn’t mean you should allow her to do it at any cost.

[hopealexander]

What a talented little doll, hopefully her parents watch what they say around her at such a young age. I know they SAY they let her be a kid, but all that talk about a career, and sacrifices, and winning is A LOT for a 7 year old.

[justlina]

Well... she points her toes during her skills, so that is impressive at her age. Very important to drill that one into the psyche at the earliest time possible so that it is an instinctual position. Looking forward to following her in the upcoming years!

[jaimereynolds]

If that's what she wants to do and wants to aim for, then good for her for working so hard. ❤️

[LibRoseITM]

I love that the parents are making sure that she enjoys her childhood along with the practicing 😄

[KSMaxiefan]

The fact that her parents moved her at the age of 4 for her gymnastic career is crazy. Most don’t move to a well known gym until they are on avg 13 and even then most of them can peak way too soon. She is going to peak too early and/or be rattled with injuries by the time she hits her preteen/. 7 is way too early to commit to a gymnastic career. For example, I believe Simone biles was 6 when she started

[AdeleiTeillana]

There is no way to predict, at 7 years old, who is going to go to the Olympics or even who is going to go all the way to the Elite level. Yes, coaches can tell when gymnasts are really talented, but you can't tell whether all of the other things that have to happen along the way will fall into place. It's very concerning that her parents have already moved from one country to another to give her a chance to be that level of athlete. And it's not at all true that she can't miss a few days in the gym without falling behind! If you take two weeks off at that age, yeah, maybe there are some stretches or conditioning you should do to keep you in shape, but it's not that big of a deal, especially if it's in the off season. And that's two weeks, a few days is no problem at all. Those parents are saying they want to let her be a kid, but meanwhile they're taking it WAY too seriously for her age/level.

[calicocritterscrafts]

I wish her nothing but the best! Go, Ari go!

[sloane]

As a parent.... please run when people tell you your child is special in youth sports. Let the scores show for themselves not the money grab coaches. At level 4 you should not be training elite regardless of how much your child wants it. If she wants to play the long game of gymnastics as a career.... let her take it slow pre puberty.

[georgimaebethel]

All the way from the Bahamas continue to excel at what you love doing her Grammy Mrs Rahming thought my son in school so I know she has a good background as far as learning is concerned congrats 👏👏👏 to you Ari keep up the good work may God continue to bless you 🙌🙌🙌

[bandgnome]

what a queen! i can definitely see her winning gold at the olympics one day 😁

[reginai.alcantara]

Esa niña es increíble, sin duda va a ser muy grande en lo que se proponga hacer en el futuro, tiene mucha determinación, energía y fuerza.

[aprillynn]

I hope she ends up at the Olympics one day!! Go Aria

[potato_wolf]

Level 4 and training everyday of the week is a absolute no go for me. Perhaps at a elite level but even most gymnast at those levels have 1 or 2 days off every week

[who_me]

Too much pressure, burnout, injuries....
Too many fears that people are having on her behalf.
If that's wat she is enjoying at the moment. I commend the parents for giving it to her. Even if she gives it up. She would have developed the discipline many adults do not have but also enjoyed it while her heart was in love with it.
Her parents are making it as child friendly as can be for a child eyeing elite sport.
So i am rooting for her🤩

[bevascah]

I like the fact that the parents are remembering she also needs to be just a kid.

[marisacorti]

God bless. With that kind of dedication, nothing will stop this young lady from achieving her goal.