My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more.

After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.

My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.