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A 32-year-old mom of two and Olympic medalist competes in first gymnastic meet in 9 years
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An Olympic silver medalist and mom of two children came out of her nine-year retirement at age 32 to compete in a gymnastics tournament Saturday.
Chellsie Memmel competed in two events at the GK US Classic in Indianapolis, scoring 13.750 on the vault and finishing with an 11.800 score on the beam. The Wisconsin native won an Olympic silver medal in 2008, and in 2005 she was first US woman to win the all-around gold medal since 1994 when Shannon Miller won her second straight title, according to her bio.More Related News

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