CARMEL VALLEY -- Shannon de Peralta thought she was done withgymnastics. The level 9 club gymnast spent her childhood intraining, working on a craft seemingly impossible to perfect. Therewere injuries and setbacks to combat a string of accomplishmentsrarely matched by young gymnasts, and eventually the negativesoutweighed the positives. With a heavy heart, de Peralta called itquits. She dabbled ...
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