@denisovich Yeah, it could be that the siren song of having world class coaches and a multi-time world champion minutes from her, and a promise of an Academy around them was too much for Emma and she jumped in.
My assumption was that only the senior elites got paid by CompTrain, I don't know if that changed.
@grace4nan That makes sense. If I was 18 and someone was paying me to workout instead of sitting in classes and doing homework, I’d probably make the same decision. As others have said, college will always be there. The opportunity to cash in might not.
@grace4nan College isn’t going anywhere but you only have a limited amount of time to be a Games Athlete. I think for her goals it’s a great decision and she can always fall back on college or something else if it doesn’t pan out.
@skelendke Right. Open performance wasn’t spectacular. Especially when compared to younger athletes (Mal and Emma Cary) who are performing very well and put up some big strength numbers.
