21-year-old Caitlin Rooskrantz has quickly established herself as one of South Africa's leading gymnasts, earning a spot for next year's Paris Olympics.Last week, Rooskrantz delivered an outstanding performance at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, which earned a well-deserved spot for Paris.Rooskrantz earned one of the top 14 gymnast slots out of a pool of competitors. "It's been a really tough journey to get here since my last Olympic Games and I knew it was going to be a bit harder but nonetheless, we kept working," Rooskrantz told News24."I kept my eye on the goal and I'm proud to say that everything we have done up until this point has definitely been worth it."Coach of the South African gymnastics team, Ilse Pelser, was excited over Rooskrantz's feat."I am very excited about Caitlin's Olympic qualification, considering that this process was a lot more difficult than when qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics."Rooskrantz is remembered for her bronze medal in the uneven bars at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year.Having qualified for her second Olympic Games, Rooskrantz approaches the responsibility of representing her nation at the Olympics with a cool head."I promised myself that this journey I would really enjoy every part of it and trying not to put too much pressure on myself," said the South African gymnast.
A post shared by Caitlin Rooskrantz OLY | 21 (@caitrooskrantz) Rooskrantz is aware of some of the external pressures that come with holding a top position in South African women's gymnastics.However, she does not allow that to control her thinking.Rooskrantz and her coach Pelser, are fully committed to breaking the top 10 barrier in bars."It's a big goal and she's probably in