- By Maisie Olah
- BBC News, West Midlands
Kinsella stated it could be “a dream” to get a gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics
A Commonwealth gold medal-winning gymnast has stated the problem of the game had change into “extra psychological than bodily” in recent years.
Sutton Coldfield’s Alice Kinsella is about to go to the World Championships, which begin in Belgium on 30 September.
The 22-year-old, who received two golds on the Birmingham video games in 2022, stated she discovered adjusting to the elevated psychological calls for robust, however she was decided.
She added that she discovered she was “fairly good at forgetting… and transferring on”.
Kinsella was born in Essex, however moved to the area on the age of 18 months when her father, footballer Mark Kinsella, moved from Charlton Athletic to Aston Villa.
‘Pretty loopy sport’
She stated she had all the time loved gymnastics, however the problem had modified of it had modified over time.
“Since getting older, gymnastics is extra psychological than bodily,” she stated.
“I’m now attempting to tidy up the identical routines I’ve been doing.
“People do say I’m fairly good at forgetting about issues and transferring on, which I’m completely happy about.”
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Kinsella has a number of medals from throughout her profession, together with three Commonwealth golds and an Olympic bronze
She stated it was “a reasonably loopy sport” which could possibly be “fairly scary at occasions, however I do like it”.
“With puberty, it does take a toll and I do assume that may be a purpose why some women cannot push on or do it anymore,” she added.
Kinsella has a number of medals from throughout her profession, together with three Commonwealth golds, received on the Gold Coast and Birmingham video games, two European Championship golds, and an Olympic bronze, which she bought as a part of the GB workforce on the 2020 Tokyo video games.
The gymnast, who used to coach at Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club in Telford, stated the primary focus of the upcoming World Championships in Antwerp was to “get pleasure from it and have enjoyable”, because the workforce had already been chosen for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She stated it could be “a dream” to get a gold in France, however no matter occurs, subsequent 12 months’s Olympics wouldn’t be the top of her story.
“I’d say I’m not going to retire after that,” she stated.
“I’ve undoubtedly bought a couple of years left in me.”
