Godwin said she had a “village” to thank for the creation of “The Godwin”,including the unknown social media follower.
“It was actually suggested by someone on Instagram ... I didn’t know them,but they had been commenting on a few of my gymnastics posts ... I’m trying to remember their handle. I’m hoping they reach out to me,” she said.
Most skills happen by accident,Godwin explained. A gymnast will be trying to do one thing,but they make a mistake and end up doing something entirely new. But coming up with the idea is the easiest part – learning it is harder.
“It’s easy to come up with the skill,but to learn the skill and then put it into a routine and compete[with] it internationally,it absolutely takes a village to get there,” she said.
“Because it’s a new skill,no one has taught it,so we’re all kind of guessing,and if things work,then we stick down that part,and if things don’t work,then we try something different. It’s been a huge group effort to get to that point.”
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Godwin has her eyes firmly set on the Olympics in Paris next year,where she hopes to perform her new skill,and she is also wondering whether other gymnasts will have it in their routines.
“To potentially be able to do it at the Olympics and do ‘The Godwin’ with maybe a few others is amazing,and it’s exciting,” she said. “It makes me excited to potentially see other people doing ‘The Godwin’. I’ve had a few people reach out to me on Instagram,saying,I want to learn this,what are the steps that you took? And I am more than happy to help them.”
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