Ohashi, a 21-year-old senior, earned the score at the Collegiate Challenge competition in Anaheim, Caifornia, on Saturday night, and when looking at the video of the routine, it’s easy to see why.
Ohashi twists and turns, jumps and spins, then lands in a splits before jumping up to dance off across the mat.
A 🔟 isn't enough for this floor routine by @katelyn_ohashi. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/pqUzl7AlUA
— UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) January 13, 2019
"Her whole floor routine is ridiculously hard," coach Valorie Kondos Field told The Daily Bruin. "Every single thing about it, including the backwards split that she does after her leap pass – it's insane."
Ohasi not only made it look easy, she made it look like a whole lot of fun.
Credit: Ben Liebenberg
Credit: Ben Liebenberg
After UCLA Gymnastics posted a video of the routine to Twitter, it went viral, with 25 million views by Monday afternoon and 122,000 retweets.
What makes @katelyn_ohashi 's "perfect 10" this weekend even more inspiring is that she almost quit the sport a few years ago b/c she was so burned out from Olympic training.
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) January 14, 2019
Today her joy is back.
She took care of herself and found her passion again.https://t.co/UDHrrIlocK
This triumph made even more poignant by Ohashi’s path to happiness: “I was broken. I was told I was too big; like a bird that couldn’t fly. This sport can be brutal, but I don’t think it has to be:” https://t.co/NNaCDGSCnY https://t.co/4h2wmmCNWK
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 14, 2019
.@katelyn_ohashi Congratulations! The ground is no place for a champion. There are no impossible dreams. Keep flying! Keep Hope Alive! https://t.co/lde94cDYYB
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) January 14, 2019
Start your week right with @katelyn_ohashi and this 🔥 floor routine. #MondayMotivation https://t.co/4wGAI8DL5u
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) January 14, 2019
Thank you @washingtonpost & @_allysonchiu for sharing the incredible journey @katelyn_ohashi has traveled. I love how much joy her performance is bringing to the world. https://t.co/GWp64vbcuI #KateBreaksTheInternet #gymnastics #floorroutine #ViralVideos
— Valorie Kondos Field (@OfficialMissVal) January 14, 2019
Practice ✅
— UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) January 15, 2019
Class ✅
Become viral sensation (again) ✅
All in a day’s work for @katelyn_ohashi as she gets ready for the Bruins’ next home meet Monday 1/21 at 2pm. pic.twitter.com/uXaSM5U9Dj
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