TBGN: TBGN How did you first start gymnastics? Did your older sister Christina's involvement influence you going into the gym?
AF: When Christina first started gymnastics she was 8 years old, and I was 4 years old when I first started. I went to watch her one day and as soon as I saw what she was doing, it made me want to do it! It looked like a fun and enjoyable sport, and as soon as I went into the gym, I loved it. So I guess that my sister's involvement in doing gymnastics did influence me in going to the gym. I'm glad that it did because it is a fun and enjoyable sport and it has been for me since I first ever started. Doing gymnastics has made me want to be the best and whenever I first started, I have always thought like that.

TBGN: You were very successful when competing in the Age group competitions. Has it been a big jump this year to start competing with older girls on the full code?
AF: I was very successful when I competed in those Age Group Competitions and those were my favourite competitions. I loved to do them. It has been a big jump for me when I competed with the older girls and I used to think that I could never do it and beat them. Now I know that I can do it and that I can beat them and I just have to think positive about my performance before I start to compete. If I think like that then I will have a good and positive performance, and I will be pleased with myself.

TBGN: Your beam work really stands out, and you have a lot of difficulty in your routine for someone so young. Have you always found beam easy, or do you work particularly hard on it?
AF: When I do the beam, it has always been an easy piece of apparatus for me and it is one of my favourite pieces. Before I start the beam, I always concentrate on what I am doing. When I first start, when I'm doing the routine and when I'm going for the dismount. If you lose your concentration then you can fall and there goes your gold medal. I always think positive about the beam and I just have to believe that I can do it. If you think like that then your beam routine will happen and it will stick. If you don't, then you wont have a medal around your neck. You have got to think like that, when you do every piece of apparatus.

TBGN: At a number of competitions this year you've had problems on bars, is this down to the growth spurt you've experienced this past year, or is bars not an easy event for you?
AF: This year, I have had problems with my Bars, and it has been down to my growth spurt during the year and it has been hard for me. Bars is not an easy event for me but it is not one of my worst pieces of apparatus. When I do the Bars, I have just got to believe in myself a bit more because I know that I can do it and everyone else knows that I can do it. Next year, I'm going to prove to myself and to everyone else that I can do it and I will. If I think like that, then it will happen.

TBGN: South Durham is a real up-and-coming gym with a lot of good gymnasts. What do you think has made the gym so successful? Do you all get on well in training, and with your coaches Nicola and Rachael?
AF: Our gymnastics club has produced some good gymnasts and I think that it's all down to the hard work and effort that we put in towards our training and it is also down to the hard work and effort that the coaches do as well. Nicola and Rachael are good coaches and they have learnt a lot throughout the years. You will always have your ups and downs at gym and you will have your ups and downs with the coaches, but we always get on with them and they are good coaches to be with. You will always have fun with them. When I train, I always get on with my friends, and we have a good atmosphere throughout the whole gym club and you work hard. When you have a good atmosphere, and you get on with your friends, you will always have a good time at gym, and you will always enjoy it.

TBGN: Your sister competed at the Norwegian Championships a few years ago. Have you ever considered representing Norway? Or would you rather represent Great Britain?
AF: My Dad is Norwegian so we have Norwegian relatives. That's how my sister did a competition in Norway. She met a girl when she was over in Norway called Julie and they often kept in touch to see how each other were, and to see if there was any other competitions on in Norway. Christina has retired from gymnastics now, but they both still keep in touch. Even though my sister has competed in the Norwegian Championships, I personally would not like to! My dream is to compete for Great Britain, and that is all I want to do! It was good for my sister to represent another country, as she did very well whilst she competed in Norway and I was very proud of her. I would love to represent Great Britain and maybe one day in the future, I will.

TBGN: What are your goals for next year, in terms of new skills and competitions you want to enter?
AF: My goals for next year are, when it comes to competitions and I am competing against older girls, I have just got to believe in myself, and then I will do it. I know that I can do my routines and with the new skills that I have put into my routines now, I have just got to concentrate on them for next year and when it comes to performing them, I will do it. I know I can!!!

TBGN Thanks Amy, and good luck for next year.