Abbi Ryssman works on her balance beam routine during practice at Flips Gymnastics in White Bear Lake. Ryssman is considered one of the best teen gymnasts in the country. While she attends Century High School in Rochester, she trains at Flips Gymnastics in the Twin Cities as she readies for her next step - a chance to compete collegiately for the University of Utah. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
ROCHESTER – What does it take to be one of the top high school gymnasts in the country?
For Abbi Ryssman, it’s all about balance.
Whether it’s schoolwork between near-daily commutes from her hometown of Rochester to White Bear Lake where she trains, or standing on a beam that has earned her national honors, Ryssman needed balance for her ascension into top-tier gymnastics.
Ryssman, a senior at Rochester Century who doesn’t compete for her high school, is headed to the University of Utah in the fall, where she will join one of the nation’s top gymnastics programs and a perennial national championship contender.
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