Her family agreed, and later moved to Houston to join their daughter.
[1] Stokes appeared in a Minute Maid commercial with other Olympic hopefuls and her parents accepted money from Minute Maid, as well as a $12,000 annual stipend from USGF.
[2] She began training with Steve Nunno, who was also coaching Shannon Miller.
Stokes had been unable to compete in nationals because of a shoulder injury, and she dropped to ninth, losing her place on the team.
Erica quit gymnastics nine months before the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.