U.S. gymnast Morgan Hurd‘s two highlights from the past week:
“Clearly winning,” said the surprise world all-around champion, ” … and clearly getting the tweet from J.K.”
Hurd, the 4 1/2-foot, 16-year-old who competes in glasses, was clearly the standout performer of last week’s world gymnastics championships in Montreal.
Fifth at the U.S. junior championships a year ago — and sixth at this year’s senior nationals (coming off elbow surgery) — Hurd surged to win the most coveted prize in the sport aside from the Olympics.
Word reached Harry Potter author J.