Olympic great visits local gymnastics facility for meet and greet

As for her favorite gymnasts, Miller told the students at FVG that she loved U.S Olympian great Marylou Retton. But Miller said she wasn’t built like Retton and couldn’t do what Retton did as a gymnast. She said the gymnast that had the greatest influence on her was Svetlana Boginskaya. Boginskaya’s style of gymnastics had more of a ballet-style than an athletic approach, said Miller. And Miller said that style fit more with her own skills as a gymnast.

The 2013 U.S. Gymnastics Championships will be held Aug. 15 to 18 at the XL Center in Hartford. Tickets range in price from $125 to $395. Tickets are available at 1-800-745-3000 or at Ticketmaster.com

For more information about the nationals, go to USAGym.org

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