Sports
This Week's Young Patch Athlete: Amanda Huang
This rising ninth grader is a Junior Olympic gymnast in Alpharetta.
Amanda Huang
School: Rising ninth grader at Rivers Academy in Alpharetta.
Sports Bio: Started doing gymnastics at the age of 5 and trains under Elena Piskun and Inesa Sharouskaya.
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Home Gym:
Title: First Elite gymnast at Northwind Gymnastics.
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Top Stats:Won 1st place bars champion and 3rd place all around at the USA gymnastics Regional Meet in New Orleans in April as a level 10 gymnast.Went to Junior Olympic Nationals held in Long Beach, California in May. Placed 1st on uneven bars and was 6th place all around. Passed her Junior Elite Compulsories at the U.S. Open Gymnastics Meet in Orlando. Qualified Junior International Elite at the American Classic in Huntsville, Texas in June. Amanda is the first Elite gymnast at Northwind Gymnastics.
Scouting Report: Practices 27 hours a week and competes often.
