I know not everyone who reads this watched the show so here's some backstory on the characters, places, and skills as described in the show until I get a new chapter up! Thanks!

Payson Keeler - Main character in this story, but one of four protagonists on the show. Payson is a talented power gymnast whose herniated disk injury causes her to fall at Nationals and break her back. After being told she wouldn't do gymnastics ever again, she did an experimental procedure and was able to fix it and return, thus the many mentions of "comeback kid". However, her body changes, so she can no longer do gymnastics the way she used to and is forced to switch to artistic gymnastics. The story picks up after she has finally mastered the artistic technique Sasha created for her.

Kaylie Cruz - Supporting character in the story & protagonist on the show. Kaylie is a gymnast who comes from a wealthy background (her mom is a former pop star and her dad is a former pro athlete) and doesn't seem to take gymnastics seriously until Nationals, when she breaks up with her boyfriend to focus on gymnastics and stands up to her pushy dad. She shows how serious she is about the sport and wins the National Championship. When the story picks up (after the Worlds trials) it is discovered that she has developed an eating disorder, anorexia.

Lauren Tanner - Spoiled brat of the Rock, but shows a special strength on beam, as she is called "Queen of the Beam". Her father dated Summer, his personal assistant (whom I left out mostly in this story) but in my story he is dating Amber, a former Olympic gymnast who Lauren hates. When the story picks up, Lauren has lost her estranged mother and is rising into a higher place of respect at the Rock as she matures and works harder on her own instead of showing off for boys.

Emily Kmetko - Relatively new to the Rock. Emily comes from a poor background and is an unfocused gymnast, much like Kaylie before Nationals. She is not focused on as much in this story but when it picks up, she has been arrested for settling her brother's seizure medicine from the pharmacy after she couldn't afford it. In the show she becomes pregnant in what would be the next few chapters but I have decided to leave that out.

Kelly Parker - Long time rival of Payson, Kelly is the current World champion at the time of the story. She has a pushy mother who only values her for her gymnastics skills and has a cutthroat attitude towards her daughter's sport. SHe won't be focused on much in this story either. She is unable to compete at World trials because of a wrist injury but soon recovers.

Sasha Belov - The Rock head coach. Sasha is from Romania originally and speaks with a British accent. He wants what's best for the girls and sometimes pushes them past their own limits to show them what they can accomplish.

The Rock - The gym the girls train at. Set in Boulder, Colorado.

Denver Elite - The gym Kelly Parker trained at formerly and the Rock's biggest rivals.

Beam - Lauren's specialty. A long, skinny plank set several feet off the ground. This is a female gymnast's apparatus.

Uneven Bars - Payson's specialty before Nationals. A high bar and a low bar that gymnasts swing off of.

Vault - A long track to run down, a springboard, and a vault itself. The gymnasts run up, bounce off the springboard, hit the vault with their hands, do a gymnastics skill in the air, and then land on their feet.

Floor - 40 by 40 feet of spring floor. Gymnasts implement dance elements into these routines as well as tumbling passes or series and other gymnastics skills.

Amanar vault - A back handspring, two and a half twists, and a blind landing.

Thanks for reading! I hope this helps you understand more of my story!