Regionals... Is this the last time? | Episode 6 | My Last Gymnastics Season | Whitney Bjerken
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2023
- My last time ever competing Bars, Floor, and Vault. I had so much fun at this meet despite the heat in Florida! One last routine on my favorite event before It's all over. Next week :)
This is Episode 6 of my mini-series "My Last Gymnastics Season"
So excited to show you all my journey through my last few competitions in the sport!
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It's bittersweet seeing her last all around competition, I'm sure she'll do great in whatever she wants after this chapter is over
I have to say, it’s been very bittersweet watching these vlogs of your last season every week after having watched your gymnastics videos for over 10 (10!! how insane is that) years. At the same time I’m so happy that you’re doing what you want to do with your life and not let other expectations or other people rule it! It has been absolutely incredible to be able to witness someone the same age as me mature and grow as a person at pretty much the same time as me and I think you’ve taught me a lot about a lot of things. I can’t wait to see more of your music stuff and be along for that journey or whatever you decide to post, or if you decide to post at all in the future! Wishing all the best for you
Your fans will never forget you,Whitney!You inspire all of us in different ways!
Amazing job Whitney! With the feeling of passing out, I would look into POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). That’s a very common symptom of the disorder and it’s a lot more common than people know. Heat is known to make symptoms worse.
I'll be sad not to see you doing gymnastics again (apart from the Beam routine). I thought your floor routine was great - I especially loved the beautiful illusion turn. Congratulations for persevering through all the lightheadedness and pain - you are amazing.
Aw grandma is lovely
Thank you for including us on this amazing journey, Whitney!! You are truly an inspiration to many young gymnasts out there! Also, my gym’s home meet is at the BACC! It’s so cool to see you competing there!
Way to go Whitney!! Congrats again!! You never fail to amaze me with your attitude, dedication and perseverance. You have been a true professional for so many years and an awesome inspiration to so many young gymnasts. And now that we find out about even more the struggles you've been going through in your gymnastics career, it's amazing that you persevered for as many years as you did. I couldn't be any prouder of you Whitney. What you've achieved, no matter the setbacks and disappointments, is a huge accomplishment. I hope you are truly happy with all you've achieved and all you've gained from your gymnastics career, and I hope you're proud of yourself, because you certainly should be.👏👏🙌🙌👍👍I can't wait to see where life takes you now and celebrate this next chapter in the life of Whitney Bjerken. Thank you for sharing your gymnastics journey and making a true difference in this mixed up world we live in. 💙💙😁😁🎉🎉
Thank you Whitney for always inspiring younger me , now I am a level 5 gymnast and you still inspire me. I was so devastated when you released the video of your decision to quit gym but either way; gym or no gym you’re and amazing and bright person, I love listening to your music and I hope all goes well. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have loved watching you these past 3 or more years. Good luck to you in all your endeavors!❤️
Great job! Bittersweet too. I've enjoyed watching you for years - living through you for a sport that is in my blood. Thank you and to your whole family for video taping for so many years and showing us your ups and downs. You have persevered through so much. Hopefully we can keep track of you in the future. I know you have a great future ahead!
Just wanted to say I had the same problem with feeling like I was going to pass out at your age. I later figured out it was a physical symptom of anxiety. With medication, therapy and time I was able to almost completely stop the spells but it still comes up sometimes. It’s scary and frustrating but you are not alone!
Thanks Whit for all of those years ❤
I have been following you for 7 years now and you were my gym motivation for so long, I have retired from gymnastics recently and doing the transition alongside you is great and sad at the same time.
To me, you represent my passion for gymnastics and seeing you retire makes my retirement from it even more real.
I love you and thank you to the infinite for your videos, your passion and you as a person ❤️
I have the same problem with heat/humidity and adrenaline it messes with my blood sugar and blood pressure. I am lucky that I live in SoCal and we don't have the horrible humidity but I ended up in the ER when we visited my grandparents in TN when I was around your age because I had a really scary airplane experience when I was younger and I hate flying still to this day. I can't imagine having to be up on a beam and feeling like that - it was bad enough for me on the ground. lol I have pretty much had to rule out living anywhere with high humidity for life on my doctor's advice.
Just wanted to say that I actually had a dream that you were a gymnastics judge that scored as hard as the old Russian judges did in the 1980's. 😇 Who knows it may come to pass? Keep smiling!
Really nice meet....congratulations on finishing strong across the board. Who woulda thunk an over-rotated bars dismount would be the sticking point? You've done a fantastic job with this sport and congrats on the wonderful beam routine. And the puppy is awesome!
You are amazing Whitney!!!
You are very inspirational youth lady exampling to others how to stay true to yourself and follow your dreams. Congratulations for all of your accomplishments, and good luck to you in all of your future endeavors. Can’t wait to see what’s next for you. ❤
I'M LATE! I just saw this! Great job as usual! And you new puppy is SO FLIPING CUTE! Great routines!
Also the best of luck in whatever you choose to do after this!
I just wanted to say thank you,
I know you since 2014 so for now 9 years…
I was 7 when I saw for the first time one of your videos
You’ll always be in my good memory’s so thanks a lot for that 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
I’m so sorry about how you felt on beam but it’s amazing still getting a 9.75 even when you feel like your going to pass out. I knew from the beginning of the video that you would make nationals as a beam specialist and I am so excited to watch next weeks vid. Your floor was amazing to and your bars was awesome despite the landing. This was such a awesome last meet and it honestly hurts since I’ve been with you since you were a level 7. Good luck and stay safe Whitney!
Congratulations on another wonderful beam routine. Seeing your mother doing your hair gave me a flashback moment to that hair tutorial video many years ago. You said you hadn't committed to anywhere but we know you are committed to other creative pursuits. It would not surprise me to see this one day; lyrics by, music by, choreography by, performed by, directed by and edited by, Whitney Bjerken. I could have included guitar, bass and piano. In the words of Pink Floyd, "Shine on you crazy diamond." ♥♦
Ahhhh! The puppy is so cute! I have a ridgeback mix too. Make sure to get ready for lots on constant energy!
Yaayyyy!! You reached your goal! I am so proud of you and can't wait for next Wednesday! 😊
And you never have to vault again, what a relief!
Congrats also to Cilla! 😊
Awesome job Whitney!!
Wow Whit! You did awesome, I've been following your journey forever and the strength and grit you continue to show is super inspiring. Just a thought, that feeling you get in beam might actually be anxiety...I used to think that feeling of being close to fainting was because I wasn't eating right, but it only happened in certain situations (high stress ones), it took me years to realize that was what I was feeling and I can maybe see under all of the pressure and all of the eyes watching, specially when you know beam is your best apparatus (so it has the highest stakes) your anxiety could show as you mentioned, not a therapist but it just resonated.
Wow that’s amazing
Love your editing Whit, you did exactly what you wanted to do, congrats , those dogs were adorable, looking forward to last bar routine, great content this series has been .
Beam, not bars.
So proud of you, Whitney! Excited for you that you never have to vault again :D
Congratulations on the beam. Your bars routine was really quite good. A shame about missing the landing. Look forward to seeing your final beam in the next one.
I would love to see you come back to College gymnastics as a beam and uneven bars specialist, cuz you are just awesome on those apparatus. I know it‘s unlikely, but I can dream 🥹😂 You are a talented person and I wish you all the best. No matter what you do.
I love this videos!
Whitney, I have enjoyed watching you so much through your gymnastics journey, since you were a little girl. You are a wonderful and beautiful gymnast. I have always been so impressed with your dedication, athleticism, and love the for this sport. I was a gymnast in high school and college, and it was a fun and a great experience...such special memories! I am so proud of you and wish you all the best and much happiness as you begin a new chapter in your life. The best is yet to come! Enjoy, and thanks for sharing! ❤😊🌺 BTW, congrats on making regionals and beam specialist at Nationals! 👏👍
SO EXCITED FOR YOUR LAST BEAM ROUTINE OMG
Wow, what talents you have. I came from Andres Colin's channel. You can sing, play guitar and do gymnastics and who knows what else. Best of luck👍
Morning Whitney happy Wednesday morning and I just wanted to say that your vlogs is amazing and you are amazing Supporter
You got this !!
Thanks for sharing how you felt on beam. I had a similar thing years ago (without gymnastics). I think the psyche does a lot of things and it is hard to control - it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy phenomenon: if you expect it to happen and are anxious about it, it will happen. Now you can relax and if you experience sth like it again (e.g. on stage), maybe try breathing techniques. Relaxation can do a lot! All the best to you!!
Wooooo. Que padre felicidades. ❤ bendiciones
Whitney, you are great ❤❤
I can’t imagine the muscle memory you must have to kill that routine feeling like you couldn’t see and might pass out!! I bet the feeling is due to anxiety. I get it too from anxiety. But that is so impressive. I would be so scared to even walk across feeling like passing out!
Whitney… thanks so much for your love for gymnastics ❤ I recently sprained my ankle and I was going to quit because of the injury but I realized I’m only about level four to five, and that I’m only 12 so I should keep going, and I found hope to keep going by binge-watching your gymnastics content ❤
Thank you Whitney for always showing me that we are all great people and you are such a great person. Thank you for showing me that you have never have to give up and I love you either way if you don’t quit if you do a quick how do you spell love you.
Hi Whitney ... Congratulations on making it to Nationals! You were mentioning that you felt like you were going to pass out every time you stood up. I'm not a gymnast, but have been through the standing up and always feeling like I would pass out. Anywhere. Idk if this might have been the reason, but for me anyway, it was due to anxiety. Not saying that was the reason for you, but it might have been. I wish you the best of luck in everything you decide to do in life!
I was going to say the same. I know it as a psychiatrist but it still scares me when it happens to me! When anxiety hits I try to stop listening to my mind and start talking to myself. Recently anxiety has been hitting in the form of feeling like I could pass out.
Zena is so cute ahhh😭🥺♥️
Congrats on getting beam specialist! Do you feel lightheaded any other times outside of the meets? If not, then it could be nerves/vasovagal response. If you do feel lightheaded in other times, then may want to look into your blood pressure dropping when you stand still.
I enjoyed watching your videos..
Her form was amazing on bars
I love you Whitney! ❤️❤️👸🤗
Yeah me too
your grandma is so cute 😂🥰
Muito bom, venha um dia no Brasil.
Zena is so cute She's such a beautiful girl ! Congratulations on your season , Whitney ! Thank you for sharing your final season with us. It's been 2 months is your back that was giving you issues all better now? How about your ankle ? Those ankle injuries can linger even after being done. I hope all is well , Whitney !
It’s sooo sad 😢❤ but do what’s best for you
Family in grop ❤😂🎉🌟🌟🌟🌟🤛
Walk proud WB 🙌
You looked like you were enjoying the warm ups and having great fun. I was amused that you staggered abit on the podium. Im not trying to be mean or insulting, just that, It would be the ultimate irony to fall off the 1st position podium in a sport where balance is everything....
Congratz to you for your wonderful gym life
And Congratz to Cilla in her comp and her making it to nationals
Veel Plezier met de nieuwe Pups
Good luck in regionals whitney love from AbbyD ❤
This was Regionals!
This Journey so amazing BTW, I don’t wanna sound like a stalker or anything but what state do you live in?😅
As a mom to a mighty mini 6 year old gymnast, I have watched your journey (as has she) for the past 5 years. Honestly, thanks to your honesty about quitting and the quotes I've heard from One in a Million I deleted all of her social media. She had quite a large following on insta and was gaining some traction here. The thing that most resonated with me was the feeling that you couldn't keep up with the image of yourself, that you had to be better and more perfect each time for your viewers. You were always perfect, even when you thought you weren't. It scares me to think that my daughter may feel that .... and while I am so glad I got to witness your journey, as a parent it makes me sad that at times it was so difficult for you. Gymnastics is difficult without everything else! I am glad you have found your passion and the courage to walk your own path ❤
Your 6 yr old watched Whitney 5 yrs ago? 🤣
I've had similar thoughts about Instagram.. We still have it but it's private and we are very selective what ww post now..
@ Yes, with me - she obviously didn't "watch" per se as she was only a year old - but she did enjoy it, yes. 1 year old kids are not completely incapable of watching videos. She loved some of the non-gym videos especially.
@@kriscooper7687 ah that makes better sense 😅
@@kriscooper7687 ah that makes better sense 😅
14:53 is the coach clapping (gray shirt) your old coach from Atlanta by chance?
On bars, do u get deducted for picking in ur giants so ur feet’s don’t hit the low bar? Since ur tall😊
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Nice
I wonder if Whitney will make a comeback like Simone and Shawn?? that would be awesome to see after a gap year or maybe longer?? congrats on making nationals for beam :) I actually really regret quitting gymnastics
Her performance is severely restricted by her height. Look at how she has to swing on the bars? It would be demoralising to keep going.
@@Laurap01 I only just realised that, I do wish Whitney well with her future projects and her music :)
@@Laurap01and vault. She can’t do a layout properly so she has to pike it down and gets hammered with deductions for that.
@@Laurap01I quit gymnastics early for dance and then quit that at 16 to go to college for tennis so I don’t know that much about it. But I’ve watched Whitney since she was maybe 8 w coach Ron & her lucky ducks and I always feel bad watching her do bars for that reason. I’m just happy she’s choosing on her own what will make her happy.
She's 5f9.
It may be the last for now but who knows maybe things can change and you could return to the sport. Regardless I hope things will go well for you in the future.
Parabéns ❤
💗💗💗💗
YEEEEEEES the hat
I know everyone disagrees, but I still think it’s going to be the biggest regret not competing college gym. So many gymnasts who felt the exact same way as Whit went to college gym and fell back in love with the sport. It’s a completely different dynamic. Should have at least done 1 year.
i think going would’ve been a huge regret. I’m sure I would love it but I would be throwing away my other passions. It’s been 2 months since i’ve quit and I’ve never been happier with where I am
Why is Cilla sometimes at the same competition as Whitney and sometimes at different comps as now? Cilla had her meet houts before Whit but sometimes they have the same hour? How does this work cuz they are both level 10 so how do they make a difference? I'm sorry I don't do gymnastics so I don't know anything about it.
different age groups. i’m younger
girlie have u ever considered that you have pots ?? i have pots and it’s basically a fainting disorder (that’s in simplest terms)
Where did you get the puppy from??
あなたが小さい時から日本でこの動画を見てました！楽しい動画をありがとう😊
Are you still going to college, at Georgia? Are you getting academic scholarships then? Just curious what your next adventure will be.
So happy you finished out on a high note! 🧍🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🧍🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️
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Моя ты Красотуля ,люблю тебя❤
Hola Whitney eres tan increíblemente hermosa bebé, te amo mucho.❤
1st Time seeing zena 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🥹
Is it only me having the feeling that Whitney will somehow miss gymnastics when everything is over ? Anyhow, best of luck for Nationals, beam queen !
g'da
Family❤️🦅🙋♂️🙋♀️⁉️🇺🇲💪😍
Dear WHITNEY , my beautiful magical Angel 👼friend WlHITNEY WHITNEY you look absolutely beautiful your Jimnastic are absolutely fantastic every one is really going to mis you your a beautiful star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟you make every single day bright 🌞and special your great 👍👍👍👍👍your brilliant please stay safe and well what ever you do your brilliant ,from David ps your really great 👍👍👍👍👍your brilliant
Thank you for your reply
So cute all the best
I really feel like you are throwing such an amazing talent away by not continuing through college. I'm hoping maybe you'll return after a year off.
Hi I am from Algeria 🇩🇿 l love dess 😭💖💖
Hi Whitney, and Dilaila, how is she doing?
Hello were Is the boxer Saludos
@19:39 Hey, that's not proper swim attire! 😉
Why are Whitney and cilla not competing together?
They're in different age divisions.
Hiii
Wowww your grandma knows how to vlog?! Sorry had to ask🤣
What happened to laney?? Did she quit??
I was wondering the same!
She had elbow surgery some time ago. But that is all I know.
She still does gymnastics, she's going to do gymnastics at college
@@danielleforder Awesome, do you know which?
@@sarahdore7884 clemson, not sure where it is but that's what it says in her ig bio
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zena is going to be a big girl. she's cute though!
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Why HDR so badd for eye 🥲
3:42 Well………. She might actually do yr hair 4 something else whit ………. 🙀⛲️🎊 #churchbells