Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Ava DeMille didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her chin in two places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my chin, and then my aardvark died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my finger. It took ten years to get back in shape. But to win at couch potatoism is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my flour sack and forget about Denise, my aardvark."
Andrea, her mom, moved with her to Norway to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Fuzz, in their tiny chapel, where he still labors as an Uber driver to help pay for Ava's expensive training.