Subscribe Sun Ad. Consisting of a series of routines that combined music, athletics and dance, star performers included Shannon Miller, gold medalist in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, Dominique Moceanu, who won a medal at the 2000 Olympics, and nationally-known gymnast Vanessa Atler, among others.
Olympic athletes tour the country every four years after the Olympics.
Byrne, who practices her routines four hours a day, five days a week, and is rated a level 10 gymnast, was one of three young North Florida gymnasts invited to participate. I got to meet a lot of people. The Fort Clarke Middle School seventh grader began practicing gymnastics at age 7. Last summer she competed in the level-nine category at nationals. Levels measure a gymnast's competence and expertise.