4/12/17 Lindy Sheffield by Chelsea Purgahn
Read MoreLindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a floor routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, poses for a portrait during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a floor routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a beam routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a beam routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a floor routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, left, warms up for a beam routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a beam routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, poses for a portrait during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lindy Sheffield, 12, rehearses a beam routine during practice at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Lindy is a student at Texas Connections Academy, a virtual public school for students in 3rd through 12th grades, which allows her flexibility in her gymnastics training. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)