![]() I've just kept so quiet because I knew I couldn't really create noise if I wanted to be in the programme.' ![]() 'But now for me to speak out, it's since my brother passed away. On why she decided to speak about her experiences now, Eliie said, 'I made the first move in 2020 when everyone was talking about the Gymnast Alliance. 'There's so much that goes on behind the scenes that people don't know and people just see the end result of you being on the podium.' ![]() 'I worry that she potentially won't get picked because of the stuff that we've said and it's already happened to her once. Rebecca Downie and Ellie Downie of Great Britain pose for a photo after the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Speaking about concerns she has for her sister Rebecca Downie, 31, who still competes in the sport, the 23-year-old added: 'I know how hard she works and she deserves to be on those teams. We actually got told by coaches that you couldn't take food abroad and me and my sister genuinely thought that for years.' The first time it happened to me I was on a training camp when I was like ten and they searched your bags for food to make sure you've not brought any other food with you.' Referring to the diet culture in the sport, she added: 'And I've definitely had my bag searched for food.' 'If you were needing to have your hamstrings stretched a coach would sit on your back'. Downie said: 'When it came to team selections, I already felt like I was not selected before trials and stuff had already took place, so yeah, it's bittersweet'ĭownie nodded as the report was read out before she said: 'We were definitely sat on by coaches for stretching reasons
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