CGA Senior Brooke Chesney is an O-H-I-O girl through and through. In 2017 Chesney will compete her last JO season with Cincinnati Gymnastics, a club she has been with since she
began in the sport, however she won’t be going far for the next 4 years. After graduation,
Brooke will join the gymnastics team at THE Ohio State University and continue her love of performing and flying through the air as an Buckeye! Let’s get to know Brooke a little better as she enters her senior season with CGA and Region 5!
How did you get into gymnastics? How old were you? I started gymnastics when I was a little over a year old. My older sister took classes, so once I was born my mom wanted to put me in gymnastics.
What is your favorite part of gymnastics? My favorite part is being able to travel to different places and compete with my team.
What college do you plan on attending? The Ohio State University
What is your favorite meet to compete at? Coaches Spectacular because it is our home meet and it’s always fun having my friends and family come watch.
Biggest accomplishment in gymnastics so far? My biggest accomplishment is qualifying to Nationals my sophomore year.
Favorite skill to train and/or compete? My favorite skill is my double layout dismount off bars.
Dream skill? Double layout on floor
Who do you most admire in the sport of gymnastics? My team and coaches because without them I wouldn’t be where I am today.
What is your all-time favorite leotard? Do you still your very
first leo? My favorite leo is an old red one with a penguin on it. I don’t fit in it anymore
but it has always been considered my “lucky” leo. I don’t have my very first leo, but I do still have my first competition one.
What is your favorite movie? Any Disney princess movie.
What is your go to playlist or song before meets? Hall of Fame by The Script
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be an Entrepreneur.
Where do you go to High School? Oak Hills High School
What is your favorite color? Red
What do you like to do outside of Gymnastics? Watch Netflix, sleep, and spend time with my friends and family.
Favorite Gymnastics Moment? My favorite moment is the feeling I get after I make a great routine in a competition.
What is your favorite event? Floor because I love to perform in competitions.
If you weren’t a gymnast, what sport would you do or try? I would play soccer because up until high school I played competitive club soccer.
If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live? Barcelona, Spain because I visited over the summer and I 
loved the beach and the food. 🙂
If you could have lunch with anyone dead or alive who would it be and why? My Aunt Barb because I never really got to know her. She passed away when I was young.
Tell me something interesting about yourself…. I’m half Canadian and I can play the flute.
Here is Brooke on bars at the 2015 JO Nationals
