Kyla Ross competes on the beam during day two of the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships at Hisense Arena on April 30, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia. The Hawaii-born teen has been competing since she was 8. Sher took her first gymnastics class in South Carolina when she was 4.
Kyla Ross competes in the floor event during the senior women's competition on day four of the Visa Championships at Chaifetz Arena on June 10, 2012, in St. Louis. The gymnast, who says she spends 30-35 hours a week in training, lives in California and attends Aliso Viejo High.
Gabrielle Douglas, left, Alexandra Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross are announced as the team going to the 2012 London Olympics at HP Pavilion on July 1, 2012, in San Jose, Calif.
Kyla Ross competes on the uneven bars during the senior women's competition on day two of the Visa Championships at Chaifetz Arena on June 8, 2012, in St. Louis.
Kyla Ross competes on the beam during the senior women's competition on day four of the Visa Championships at Chaifetz Arena on June 10, 2012, in St. Louis.
Jordyn Wieber, left, and Kyla Ross, right, are announced as part of the team going to the 2012 London Olympics at HP Pavilion on July 1, 2012, in San Jose, Calif.
Kyla Ross competes in the floor event during the senior women's competition on day four of the Visa Championships at Chaifetz Arena on June 10, 2012, in St. Louis.
Jordyn Wieber, left, Alexandra Raisman, Gabrielle Douglas and Kyla Ross of the United States stretch after training sessions for artistic gymnastics at Greenwich Training Academy on July 23, 2012, in London.
Kyla Ross competes on the beam during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at HP Pavilion on July 1, 2012, in San Jose, Calif.
Jordyn Wieber, left, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Alexandra Raisman, and Gabrielle Douglas listen to Martha Karolyi, the team coordinator, during training sessions for artistic gymnastics at Greenwich Training Academy on July 23, 2012, in London.
Kyla Ross competes on the floor exercise during day four of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at HP Pavilion on July 1, 2012, in San Jose, Calif.