leap of faith. eric johnson, from our affiliate komo, has more. >> reporter: she thinks of hers as just one of the kids. just another student at black hills gymnastics. lola walters is kind of a screwball. she's famous for her fashion walk. she's co-creator of a cool handshake, too. when you hear things like this -- >> she's just amazing. >> reporter: and this -- >> she is like a hero to me. >> reporter: you take a closer look. then you realize there is something different about this girl. you can see it in her eyes. >> if you don't know about it, you can't really tell how hard it is for me. >> reporter: the judges don't know it. other teams don't know it. some newer teammates don't even know it. but lola competes in this most visual of sports and she is legally blind. she has something called achiasma. when she looks at the bar she doesn't necessarily see blackness, she sees a mushy blur with no depth perception