Grace Breaks 2 Guinness World Records!🔥
TL;DR
Grace is a woman who wears many hats: a firestarter, a cirque extraordinaire, a daredevil, and more! But now we know her as a 2x Guinness World Record Holder.
Leave it to Grace to take a dream of hers to the next level! In September, it was announced that she would be in the Guinness World Records 2024 for balancing eight fire hoops at once, which beat the previous high of six. That day, she also set the record for balancing 28 hoops while on her Big Red Ball. Two records achieved side-by-side… Good thing Grace has such a killer safety team because she is on FIRE. 🔥
Grace wasn’t even planning on breaking a record that day, but it was her dream. Between her intense training and a robust career, she’s always prepared and up for the challenge. 💪 “It’s not like I go out every day and do eight fire hoops. It’s a continuous buildup of knowledge and confidence over time. You have to just know your skill.” Performance routines have a different set of thrills, so she would not attempt this feat in that setting, but balancing that many hoops allows her to express her art in a completely different way. In fact, since Grace's training sets her up for success, she’s been breaking records unofficially her entire career! When asked to break one on the spot by a Guinness World Records representative at an event for Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, she knew that this was her moment to show them what she could do. 😎
“It’s more like when the opportunity presented itself, I just kind of took it.” When Grace says she took the opportunity, she means that she tried something new and then set TWO records with ease. 🤯 It was the right place, at the right time, with the right people—showing that anyone can earn a record, but it takes skill and pieces falling into place for it to be recognized. “I achieved a goal of mine that I’ve been wanting to do for years and years.” The first record Grace earned was published after it happened. It was hard to keep the second, featured in the 2024 Guinness World Record Book, a secret because she was so proud. “When the book came out, I was on America’s Got Talent, so even though they sent me a copy at home, I went out and bought two for myself.”
There isn’t a record that Grace has next up, but rest assured, she will keep training. She knows that's what will set her up for success if another opportunity arises: “Because I am on a ball every week and because I play with fire every single week, these feats come naturally, like walking or breathing.” If she can utilize her skills in a new way, she’ll try anything! “It’s all about finding new creative ways to do what I do.”
Grace is already an extreme talent, and accomplishments like these take her to the next level.
Congratulations to our Girl On Fire! 🔥 Get your copy of the 2024 Guinness World Records and keep up with Grace on socials to see her live near you! Stay tuned for what her next amazing accomplishment will be. 👀