Gymnast Kayla DiCello navigates the stress — and hope — of an Olympic summer

Since then, Hill has talked with DiCello about the upcoming trials, but more so to emphasize that “nobody’s going to love you more if you make the Olympics, and nobody’s going to love you less if you don’t.” The week after nationals was still difficult. Then she started to return to her normal demeanor, which her coach described as “talkative, smiling, laughing, enjoying the process, not dreading it.”