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Off Balance

Pages
256
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

Dominique Moceanu, the youngest member of the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team, reveals the hidden struggles behind her Olympic glory. She recounts intense training, emotional abuse, and the isolation of a child athlete. Years later, a letter unveils a shocking family secret: a sister given up for adoption who also became a gymnast, profoundly changing Moceanu's understanding of her past.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
AbuseTrauma

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