The Winter Cup 2024, has been one of the highly anticipated gymnastics events to kick off the season and the Olympic year well. Aligning with the excitement, the event so far has delivered a star-studded roster, inclusive of comebacks from Suni Lee and Gabby Douglas. However, the event has also entailed disappointment with Simone Biles‘ absence and more recently, of a rising name: Zoe Miller.
Zoe Miller, aged 18 has been a promising name for the US gymnastics team. Pan American, US Classic, Olympic trials, all and more can be fetched in the youngster’s list of stages. However, days ahead of the awaited Winter Cup, the gymnast has revealed to sit out.
Winter Cup misses out on another gymnastics star
Zoe Miller, recently took to her Instagram stories to announce that gymnastics fans would not be seeing her at the upcoming Winter Cup. “With much disappointment, I wanted to share with you all that my participation in this year’s Winter Cup is no longer feasible due to an injury,” she wrote. While she did not mention the exact nature of the injury, the youngster added that she will be focusing on recovery and cheering on those participating. “Best of luck to all participants. I will be rooting for everyone,” she wrote, further thanking fans for understanding.
The Winter Cup acts as a qualifying event for the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and also selects the junior and senior national teams. For Zoe Miller, who has been on the national team since 2021 and aims for Paris 2024, the event would have been the right boost. Nonetheless, having more to look forward to on the immediate path, the gymnast will look to be back on the mats as soon as possible.
Olympics and LSU in sight for Zoe Miller
Zoe Miller trains at the World Champions Centre and is surrounded by numerous Olympic gymnasts, inclusive of Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles. The group, Miller reveals has helped the youngster grow on the mats and off as she treads forward. “Simone taught me not to care what people think,” she tells International Gymnast Media. Owning to the mindset, the 18-year-old secured two gold medals in the Pan Am games last year and 3 more during Pan Am Championships previously.
Having secured that, Olympics are the next stop for Zoe Miller. The gymnast even chose to defer her first year of college at LSU in the hopes of making it to the Paris Olympics. On the road to the goal, Miller wishes to “stay healthy and just know that I gave it my all for the Olympic year no matter what happens.” If the injury proves nothing serious, the youngster might be on mats just in time for the trials in June.