Gymnastics, or normal life?

You should ask the opinion of experts if your daughter has the potential for championship. If the response is that she is good but will never reach championship, which demands tremendous investments in time and energy, you should then encourage her to get involved in all the same activities as her classmates and spend less but not no time on her gymnastics..

If she loves what she's doing (gymnastics) and doesn't complain about not having time to be "normal," I think you should let her continue to excel in the sport. Young kids have a voice and don't usually have a filter so I think if she's unhappy doing what she's doing, she'll speak up.

If there is one person in this world who knows her very well, it was only you..  you are her mother, you know what is the best for her.  Why don't you try talking to her, an intimate one.  Let her know that you care enough for her.. I think she's thinking that she wanted you to be proud of her.  That is why she is forgetting she is only a child, or maybe that is just what she wanted.  The better way is talk to her. 

This all really depends on your daughter... I was a gymnast up until my sophomore year of high school (16+ hrs/wk), and yes, I was occasionally upset that I didnt get to go to every Friday night football game (and those that I did attend were always after practice), but i wanted to be at the gym.  I honestly had no future in the sport (I'll be the first to tell you that i was nowhere near becoming the next Shannon Miller, Carly Patton, Nastia Liukin, or Shawn Johnson). But I loved doing what I did.  I did quit for about 4-6 months during my freshman year, but I missed it too much and came back until I eventually quit because of injury and because I wanted a "normal teenage life".  To this day I still sometimes regret quitting so early, but I still enjoy doing some handsprings and walkovers sometimes .  I did love having a normal teenage life, but gymnastics was such a big part of me for so long, I didn't (and still can't) let it go.  I actually hope to keep it in my life through the team at my college.  So no matter what your daughter chooses, she can still be happy and find a way to be around gymnastics ( I mean, I still go back and visit the coaches gymnasts at my old gym because we were a family).  However, I do recommend that if she quits, it is easier to come back when your younger, but in her best interest (in terms of skills) to stick with it until she is sure she's ready to be done. I hope this makes enough sense and doesn't just ramble on! Best of luck in the decision!