Interview With Glasgow World Cup Champion & 2012 Olympic Alternate: Elizabeth "Ebee" Price

Retired Gymnast: What’s your favorite event?
Elizabeth: My two favorite events are Bars and Floor.

Retired Gymnast: How old were you when you started gymnastics?
Elizabeth: I was 3 when I started gymnastics.

Retired Gymnast: What did your coaches say to you after trials? (night 1)
Elizabeth: After day 1 of trials my coaches were very pleased with how I did, but didn't want me to get to excited because there was still another day of competition.


Retired Gymnast: Have you ever seen the CNN documentary on Parketts? If so, what do you think of it?
Elizabeth: I have seen the documentary, and all I can say is that I wish CNN would've focused more on the positives of Parkettes because there a lot that people haven't seen.
 
Retired Gymnast: How many hours a week do you train?
Elizabeth: I train about 40 hours a week.
 
Retired Gymnast: Which leotard is your favorite from the Olympics? (USA leotards)
Elizabeth: My favorite Olympic leo was the purple leotard with all the crystal stars on it.

Retired Gymnast: What gymnast do you look up to?
Elizabeth: When I was little I looked up to all the girls who were Olympians and World medalists. I wanted to be like them when I grew up.
 
Retired Gymnast: How does gymnastics impact your family and your life?
Elizabeth: Gymnastics is a big part of my family's life and I think everyone enjoys being involved in my gymnastics career. Though my schedule sometimes interferes with other plans, my family feels fortunate to be able to say they're involved in the gymnastics community. They're able to travel to places they've never been and meet very interesting and important people.
 
Retired Gymnast: Are you going to try for Rio 2016?
Elizabeth: I haven't really thought that much about training for Rio. The next Olympics is years away, and there are other important competitions closer than then that I'm trying to focus on.

Retired Gymnast: How tall are you?
Elizabeth: I am 5'2.75"

Elizabeth Price at the 2012 Glasgow World Cup

Credit: Brian Freed