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Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

You should read Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters by Joan Ryan

ETA links, same book but the 2nd is a updated version

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Girls-.../dp/0446672505

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Girls-...dp_ob_title_bk

I actually have a copy of that book! I read it when I began to watch gymnastics more.

It may not be a book but you should check out the youtube series Defying gravity. It deals with a lot of the same topics and follows several of the girls who would end up on the 2020 Olympic team.