When this sports editor was in high school back in Connecticut, he attempted to stand atop a balance beam. The experience left him, quite frankly, a bit terrified. It gave me a new appreciation for gymnastics, and the athletes that perform in this event — one of the four competitive disciplines for girls/women. Maybe it’s the beam’s measurements that freak me out the most, with a slim width of 3.9 inches and 16-foot length while 4.1 feet off the surface. “It is thrilling and difficult because it is only about four inches wide,” Pipestone Area Schools senior co-captain Samantha Radloff...

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