Jade Barbosa article (26th Feb)

Found it on Globoesporte. Seems like things are looking up a little for Jade:)

Despite a serious injury, gymnast Jade Barbosa is still confident about returning to competition.

In spite of not being able to train as she would like because of the injury to her right hand, Jade Barbosa has found a reason to smile. At 17 years old, she is going out for the first time. Her father, Caesar Barbosa, declined to give details, but said that he is 16 years old and trains sports at the Flemish club in Rio de Janeiro. He is a legal (good?) boy who likes doing sports. "I think it was about time she had a boyfriend. He likes her," said Caesar. The gymnast, who was worrying friends with her isolation, began the relationship a month ago. In spite of the closeness, her father says he is not jealous. "Jade shares a lot with me, so I'm not jealous. We talk a lot about it."

Other fears the father and daughter speak about are the difficulties that Jade is facing to train. Although he recognizes that Jade is bothered about the situation, Caesar says that she still believes that she will be able to compete once again at a high level. "She is sad that she cannot give 100%. I cannot lie. But with each day that passes, she is able to do something more. They (coaches?) have been talking about that, and she is doing well. We are doing everything we can so that she can compete again. Jade is still young, she has other Olympiads ahead. We are going to support her so that this problem will be resolved," he affirmed.