Reinventors of the Sport: Svetlana Khorkina

   On my new segment: Reinventors of the sport, I like to talk about people who have changed the sport for the better. This time, we will be talking about Svetlana Khorkina. Svetlana reinvented the sport with her artistry, her lines, and her beauty. Svetlana proved that a gymnast does not have to be tiny, lithe, petite, or short to be the best gymnast. She just has to have endurance, faith, hope, and strength. At 5'5, and growing, she shocked the world when she won multiple world championships, and placed second in the Olympics, second only to Patterson, in 2004. Svetlana is solid on all four events, and was portrayed as one of the best gymnasts in the world. I loved watching videos of this amazing girl, doing what she loves. Svetlana, of Russia, forever will be an gymnastics star, a gymnastics idol, a gymnastics trailblazer, and a gymnastics re-inventor.