Mitchell (FIG, 08 Jan 2010)

Decorating her room, going to the beach. (perthnow.com.au, 03 Feb 2016; gymnastics.org.au, 2014)

Administrator, Athlete, Student

Radiography - Curtin University, Perth, WA, AUS

English

Western Australian Institute of Sport [Perth, WA, AUS]

Martine George [personal], from 2002; Peggy Liddick [national], USA (smh.com.au, 09 Jun 2016; au.news.yahoo.com, 28 May 2016; perthnow.com.au, 03 Feb 2016; gymnastics.org.au, 04 Dec 2015)

She suffered an anterior cruciate ligament [knee] injury in a June 2015 training session with an expected 12-month recovery period. (yahoo.com, 01 Jul 2015)

She suffered from ankle injuries in 2014 and returned to training in April 2015. (yahoo.com, 01 Jul 2015)

She underwent shoulder surgery directly after the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (yahoo.com, 01 Jul 2015)

She was troubled by a stomach muscle injury at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (intlgymnast.com, 11 Dec 2013)

She missed much of 2010 with a combination of injuries including a broken hand, sprained ankle and strained adductor. (Gymnastics Australia, 11 July 2010)

She fell in love with gymnastics at age six when she had a 'gymbus' birthday party on a double-decker bus fitted with gym equipment and balloons. (Gymnastics Australia, 11 July 2010)

She thought the sport looked like fun. (Gymnastics Australia, 11 July 2010)

Being crowned world champion on floor in 2010 and winning four gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (NOC, 2012)

Chinese artistic gymnst Cheng Fei. (gymnastics.org.au, 2014)

"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated." (Gymnastics Australia, 11 July 2010)

Awards
In May 2016 she was inducted into the Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame. (Instagram profile, 30 May 2016)

General
MISSED QUALIFICATION
She missed out on qualifying for 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to a knee injury. (smh.com.au, o9 June 2016)

STUDY BREAK
She took time away from the sport to focus on her studies in 2013, with the aim of also recovering from several niggling injuries. (olympics.com.au, 26 Mar 2014)

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE
She was a member of the Australian Olympic Committee [AOC] Athletes' Commission from 2012 to 2016. (olympics.com.au, 22 Apr 2014)

NATIONAL FIRSTS
In 2010 she became the first female Australian gymnast to win a world title by winning the gold medal on floor exercise during the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She was the first Australian female to win a World Cup final when she won in Madrid, Spain, in 2008. (gymnastics.org.au, 26 Oct 2010)