It's February 17, 2018, and Destinee Davis is on the balance beam. She takes a deep breath, visualizing the acrobatic series she's about to perform. This is her first competitive beam routine in three weeks and Tanya Chaplin has her in the anchor spot. It's an amazing feeling to have that kind of trust from your head coach; Davis completes the routine and scores 9.90 to win the event.
It's hard to imagine that, not long ago, she was ready to quit the sport forever.
Davis was raised in an affluent family in Woodland, Washington.