Destiny Whitlock, 11 from Burbank, runs through her floor routine at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Destiny Whitlock, 11 from Burbank, flies through the air while on the uneven bars at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Emma O’Mara, 13, from Burbank, tumbles through the air during practice at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa /Staff Photographer)
L-R: Emma Bailey, 13, Destiny Whitlock, 11 and Elizabeth Switzer, 13, all from Burbank, hang from the uneven bars for a couple of minutes during practice at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Coach Nicole Langevin holds gymnast Elizabeth Switzer, 13, from Burbank, up in the air as she shows Switzer how to properly tumble through the air at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa /Staff Photographer)
Destiny Whitlock, 11 of Burbank, runs through her balance beam routine at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Coach Nicole Langevin loosen up Emma O’Mara, 13 of Burbank, during practice at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Elizabeth Switzer, 13 and from Burbank, uses the balance beam for a routine at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Elizabeth Switzer, 13 and from Burbank, performs on the balance beam at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Coach Nicole Langevin keeps a close eye on Elizabeth Switzer’s form during practice on the balance beam at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Destiny Whitlock, 11 from Burbank, stands at attention with other teammates as coach gives them directions at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Emma Bailey, 13 and from Burbank, performs on the balance beam at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Emma O’Mara, 13, from Burbank, does leg lifts while hanging from a rope during practice at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa /Staff Photographer)
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Elizabeth Switzer, 13, from Burbank, goes through her floor routine at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa /Staff Photographer)
L-R: Emma Bailey, 13, Elizabeth Switzer, 13, Destiny Whitlock, 11, and Emma O’Mara, 13, all from Burbank, have to move and carry their own equipment at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Elizabeth Switzer, 13, from Burbank, practices a floor routine at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
L-R: Emma Bailey, 13, Emma O’Mara, 13, Destiny Whitlock, 11 and Elizabeth Switzer, 13, all from Burbank, listen to judge give them results of a run-through at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Emma O’Mara, 13, from Burbank, does her floor routine at Golden State Gymnastics in Burbank on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)