<p>Madi Whittemore, 10, practices her routine on the balance beam before Friday's competition.</p>
February 23, 2013
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February 23, 2013 8 p.m.
Olympian advice
Former Olympic athletes counsel gymnasts at Great West Gym Fest
COEUR d'ALENE - Watching muscle-bound girls twist and heave over parallel bars on Friday, Daniela Silivas recalled her initiation into gymnastics in Deva, Romania.