Monday 7 June 2021, 6:05pm. Becky and sister Ellie Downie have spoken out about abuse within British gymnastics Credit: PA. Becky Downie has been left broken by the news that she has. Ellie Downie: her birthday, what she did before fame, her family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Josh Downie, 24, died suddenly while playing cricket in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
We could of had a better competition then we did but it’s all learning curves for next time.Becky : In gymnastics to keep having fun & improving. For us both to be in Rio together was an incredible achievement itself and although the competition didn’t quite go my way I was very proud to be representing GB at my second Olympics.Ellie : It was such an amazing experience we all had a lot of fun and the atmosphere was just phenomenal. Back to Rio, Rebecca (24) and Elissa (17) Downie, the two most famous sisters in the British gymnastics, test the double feature interview for Gym and News.Gym and News : How were your Olympic Games in Rio ?Becky : Rio was an overall great experience, you can always learn from every situation and the Olympics is always a special time. She finished just behind Giulia Steingruber and Maria Kharenkova in the Womens Individual All-Around final in April of 2015.Is it just a coincidence that Becky and her sister Ellie spoke up against abuse Earlier, Thomas had stood by the decision. There is no athlete who was.Ellie, who withdrew herself from consideration following her brother’s death, tweeted on Monday of her sister’s snub: “I would say it comes as a shock but after how we’ve been treated this year it’s not really.”Downie’s camp are also aggrieved that the end of 48-hour window for her appeal against the selectors’ decision – which she submitted – coincided with the day of her brother’s funeral.Group of 17 ex-gymnasts begin legal action against British GymnasticsHow ITV News led the way in breaking stories of claims of emotional abuse and bullying in British GymnasticsJames Thomas, British Gymnastics performance director, said Becky and Ellie were considered in line with policy, "as with every gymnast".He said: "Obviously, we recognise that the huge family tragedy around Becky and Ellie's brother passing away and we sent our condolences straight away."We felt at the time it happened so close to our original nomination point, that we felt it was the right thing to do, to delay the Olympics selection to really allow Becky the opportunity to finish her trial, like all the other gymnasts."He continued: "We considered all the information available to us.
I enjoy working hard and I get to do something I love every day. However, Ellie is probably more moody in the mornings, haha.Ellie : I don’t think one of us has a worst character, however I can be moody in the mornings, haha.Becky : I don’t have any regrets. We both have a good attitude towards our sport which has enabled us to be successful and we’re both very supportive of each other. Becky DownieBecky : Ellie is a really bubbly social person and is genuinely great fun to be around.Ellie : I would have to say her positivity.Becky : Ellie is quite messy and can be pretty unorganised (LOL)Ellie : Well Becky can moan a little bit too much (LOL)Ellie : I would say Max Whitlock or my sister Becky Ellie DownieBecky : I don’t think one of us has a worse character than the other. She’s always laughing at something.Ellie : hmm I would say me because I just say random stuff.Becky, how would you describe Ellie’s gym ? Ellie, how would you describe Becky’s gym ?Becky : Ellie is a really powerful dynamic gymnast.Ellie : Becky’s gymnastics is very elegant and just looks so natural/graceful. For life, I don’t know, we have way to many aha !Becky : Ellie ….
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