A powerful portrait of intensity and drive, eating disorders and stage parents, abusive coaches and manipulative businessmen, Chalked Up is the story of a young girl whose dreams would become subsumed by the adults around her. Now, Sey reveals the tarnish beneath her gold medals. And the adults in her life refused to notice her downward spiral. Review Quotes Jennifer Sey was belittled and ostracized by much of the gymnastics community for telling the truth in Chalked Up. Chalked Up delivers an unforgettable coming-of-age story that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt not good enough and has finally come to accept who they were meant to be. But as she set her sights higher and higher, Jennifer began to change, setting her needs, her health, and her well-being aside in the name of winning. Fanciful dreams of gold-medal glory led Jennifer Sey to the local gymnastics club in 1976. It is a collection of the authors and her gymnast friends hard memories from when they were top-ranked gymnasts. I saw a young woman in terrible pain, Karolyi not checking to see how she was, just calling out, 'You can do it' The second, just glimpsed in passing, was a sign that said 'Womens Gymnastics. Her early success propelled her family to sacrifice everything to help her become, by age 11, one of America’s elite. And the adults in her life refused to notice her downward spiral. The book Chalked Up by Jennifer Sey gives the reader a sneak peek into the world of elite gymnastics merciless coaching, overzealous parents, eating disorders and elusive Olympic dreams. Watching it again, narrated by Jennifer Sey, author of Chalked Up, about her experiences as an elite gymnast, I no longer saw courage and dedication. Dominique Moceanu, Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnastįanciful dreams of becoming the next Nadia Comaneci led Jennifer Sey to become a gymnast at the age of six. She has eloquently and fairly exposed a dark side to our sport that parents have long needed to be made aware of.” “I am grateful to Jennifer Sey for sharing such an honest account of her experiences as an elite gymnast.

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