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Morgan Hurd’s path to gymnastics gold began with 6-hour bus ride

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NEWARK, Del. — Every time Morgan Hurd approaches the entrance to First State Gymnastics, she is met by a life-size image of a gymnast in flight.

Arms extended toward the low bar of the uneven bars. Back straight. Legs together. Toes pointed.

It’s her eyes that stand out. You could run a straight line up from the low bar through her outstretched hands and into the nose of the black glasses that she is wearing.

Hurd, a few inches shy of 5 feet, reaches the door. Hurd’s face meets her face on the picture that takes up an entire door.