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Hell is being a teenage girl. Add being a world-class gymnast on top of that, and it's a world of pain. Warm-up to the 2024 Olympic Games by revisiting the underrated girl power sports classic, Stick It. Starring Jeff Bridges as an intense coach known more for injuring athletes than helping them win, the film hasn't lost its kick in today's cutthroat world of gymnastics. Featuring a young cast of teen hopefuls, Stick It cast multiple real-life competitive gymnasts in the film to give it an authentic feel, including Nastia Liukin, Maddy Curley, and Tarah Paige. Written and directed by Jessica Bendinger in her directorial debut, she had previously penned the script for Bring it On. Carrying her trademark notes of teen feminism and pep, Stick It has an edge to it, while still celebrating how tough women athletes are.

View post on imgur.com Maddy Curley can deadlift her friend, but can she Stick It? In this hilarious video, the All-American gymnast (who also showed off her flips and tricks in the movie Stick It) successfully deadlifts her friend Amanda Douglas off the ground - but then drops her straight back down. Curley, now a CrossFit competitor (and still acting) in Los Angeles, seems to have forgotten that she can't just slam Douglas to the floor like she would with a barbell, and bursts into laughter once she finally realizes what she did. The video, which Douglas initially posted on Instagram in November,...

View post on imgur.com Maddy Curley can deadlift her friend, but can she Stick It? In this hilarious video, the All-American gymnast (who also showed off her flips and tricks in the movie Stick It) successfully deadlifts her friend Amanda Douglas off the ground - but then drops her straight back down. Curley, now a CrossFit competitor (and still acting) in Los Angeles, seems to have forgotten that she can't just slam Douglas to the floor like she would with a barbell, and bursts into laughter once she finally realizes what she did. The video, which Douglas initially posted on Instagram in November,...