When Maddy Stover gets up on the balance beam, the one move that’s her favorite is also the first trick of her routine: a front aerial that also happens to be a blind skill.
Currently, Stover is connecting her front aerial to a back handspring, not her normal series. Stover had to make some adjustments to accommodate her shoulder.
During her sophomore year with the University of Utah gymnastics team, Stover felt her shoulder slip out during her beam dismount on Senior Night. When it popped back, Stover thought it was just a fluke, until her floor routine.