WEVERS Sanne

General
KEEPING FEAR IN CHECK
She says that she has experienced fear when competing since suffering an injury to her right leg in 2019. She says the support of her family, her twin sister and her Dutch national teammates has helped to restore her confidence. "What really played out was fear on the beam. I didn't know this phenomenon but I've had that since my injury. That was really very new to me. But in the end, you have to cross that threshold yourself. I look ahead positively. We have it well under control and do everything we can to keep it well. But that is top sport. You are always walking the line." (volkskrant.nl, 15 Sep 2019)

TWIN PATHS TO TOKYO
Speaking in early 2020, she said she and her twin sister Lieke, who was also training for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, were preparing separately for the Games. "It is important that we do our own preparation, but support each other. We are now in different places on the route, but we are close to each other. We give each other the feeling that we are not alone." (sanne-lieke.nl, 15 Feb 2020)

NAMED ELEMENT
In 2010 she had the double turn with leg held horizontal element on beam named after her by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] after she successfully performed the skill at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (ad.nl, 17 Oct 2010)

She became the first Dutch female gymnast to win an individual Olympic gold medal when she won on beam at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ueg.org, 20 Dec 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2018)