A sporting family
Stokke was always meant to be a sports star since her birth date is March 22nd, 1989. Her older brother, David, had been interested in gymnastics since he was young and went on to compete for the California youth team as an adult.
After many years of training, David became so accomplished that he advanced to the national level, and it motivated Allison to try gymnastics for herself. Regardless of her knowledge that it wasn’t for her, Stokke was drawn to the activity because of it.