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GYMNASTICS TEAM
WINNING GOLD AT
THE LONDON
GAMES...
A LOT OF YOUNG
GIRLS ARE NOW
DREAMING OF
OLYMPIC GLORY
RIGHT ALONG WITH
THEIR PARENTS..
TONIGHT
NEWSCHANNEL 3'S
MARC BLAINE HAS
MORE ON WHAT
SOME LOCAL
PARENTS ARE
SACRIFICING TO
SEE THEIR
CHILDREN GET TOP
NOTCH GYMNASTIC
TRAINING..
IT'S A TEEN DREAM
...
THE U-S WOMEN'S
GYMNASTICS TEAM
WINNING GOLD AT
THE LONDON
OLYMPICS...
THE FEAT -- DID
NOT GO
UNNOTICED BY
MEMBERS OF THE
AFTER SHOCK
GYMNASTIC TEAM...
THE UP AND
COMERS WHO
TRAIN AT THE
POWER KIDS GYM
IN PALM DESERT,
AREN'T SHY ABOUT
HOW THEY'D LIKE
TO COMPETE AT
THE OLYMPIC
LEVEL ONE DAY..... i
see myself doing It
..and its awesome to
show the world you
can compete and be
on top of the podium..
I train so many hours
..its just to see if I train
so many hours and
then went to the
olympics..it would
definitley be payoff..
but the time and
money to earn a spot
on the u-s olympic
team can be
staggering for
parents....
on average..they
spend at least a
quarter of a million
dollars on training --
and on average take
their kids to and from
for about 20-thousand
hours of practice..
SHANNON
MURDICA ...THE
MOTHER OF 12
YEAR OLD
HAILEY...HAS
HEARD THOSE
NUMBERS BEFORE..
BUT -- FOR HER
CHILDS WELL BEING
SHE SAYS AND SHE
HER HUSBAND ARE
MORE THAN
WILLING TO MAKE
THE SACRIFICES..
we're just so proud..
that she's found
something she loves
and she's good
at..and shes gonna
make the sacrifices
and put in the
effort..the least we can
do is support her..
JASON DAY-BA
REINER FEELS THE
SAME AWAY ABOUT
HIS 13 YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER
SIERRA...
REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER THE
OLYMPICS ARE IN
HER FUTURE...
HE'S BELIEVES THE
SPORTS IS GIVING
HER A GOOD
FOUNDATION FOR
LIFE... execellent
physcial conditioning..
obviously.. Beyond
that..teaches them
important life
lessions..team work..
disipline..
responsibility..etc..
That's really the goal ..
AND PART OF THE
GOAL APPEARS TO
HAVE ALREADY
BEEN REACHED ...
WHEN PARENTS
HEAR THAT THEIR
CHILDREN DON'T
TAKE THEM FOR
GRANTED.. they do a
lot for me.. they drive
me..and pay for me
and I really appreciate
it.. I AM AWARE..I
LOVE THEM so much
for that .. And just for
them to sacrifice stuff
to do what I want to
do..i am just so
thankful for that..
MARC BLAINE,
NEWSCHANNEL 3,
PALM DESERT,..
AUGUST IS OFF TO
A MUGGY START --
AFTER A MID-