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Bridget Sloan
Bridget Sloan performs on the balance beam at the 2008 U.S. National Championships in Boston, MA.
Personal information
Full nameBridget Elizabeth Sloan
Country represented United States
HometownPittsboro, Indiana
Height1.50m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight47kg (104lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelElite
ClubSharp's Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Marvin Sharp
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition

Bridget Elizabeth Sloan (born June 23, 1992) is an American gymnast and a member of the silver medal-winning American gymnastics team at the 2008 Olympics.

Early life and career

Bridget Sloan was born on June 23, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She began gymnastics in 1996. She has been doing gymanstics since age of 4. She currently lives in Pittsboro, Indiana.

Senior career

In her first year as a senior, 2007, Sloan placed 5th all-around and 3rd on Bars at the U.S. National Championships. She served as the alternate on the American team for the 2007 World Championships. Sloan also represented the United States at the Good Luck Beijing Olympic test event in December 2007, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around and a silver on floor exercise.[1]

In March 2008, Sloan suffered a torn meniscus while warming up at a meet in Italy.[2] She was forced to sit out the competition and returned home for surgery and rehabilitation, but recovered in time to compete at the 2008 U.S. National Championships, where she competed only on beam, bars and floor; and the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sloan was named to the U.S. team after the final selection camp in Houston in July 2008.[3]

In February 2009, Sloan competed in the Tyson American Cup and placed second to 13-year-old Jordyn Wieber.

2008 Olympics

At the Olympics, Sloan competed in both the qualifying and team final rounds of competition. Her contributions to the team became critical in the qualifying round, where the Americans were forced to put up only four athletes on three events, and count all four scores, due to injuries to Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek. Sloan made small errors on floor and uneven bars but performed well under pressure.[4] Her all-around scores placed her 11th overall among all competitors.[5] In the team finals, Sloan competed on vault, contributing a 15.200 score to the American team's silver medal win.[6][7]

Competitive history

Senior Career History

Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2009 American Cup Chicago, IL All around 2 59.600
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China Team 2 186.525 2 246.800
U.S. Olympic Team Trials Philadelphia, PA Uneven bars 8 30.100
Balance beam 12 29.100
Floor exercise 14 28.850
U.S. Championships Boston, MA Uneven bars 3 31.700
Balance beam 7 30.600
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2007 U.S. Championships San Jose, CA Floor exercise 2
All around 5
Uneven bars 5
Balance beam 10
U.S. Classic Battle Creek, MI All around 1
Uneven bars 2
Vault 3
Balance beam 3
Floor exercise 3 (T)

Floor music

2008: Araba (Instrumental Version) by Mustafa Sandal

References

  1. ^ Crumlish, John (2007-12-07). "Sloan Ready To Stay On Competitive Roll". International Gymnast. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  2. ^ Crumlish, John (2008-05-26). "Interview: Bridget Sloan". International Gymnast. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  3. ^ "Olympians At Last." NBCOlympics.com. July 19, 2008. Accessed on July 19, 2008.
  4. ^ Wilner, Barry (2008-08-12). "In Beijing, Hoosier gymnast Sloan gets unexpected starring role"". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  5. ^ "All-around qualification scores". NBC Olympics. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  6. ^ "Team final scores". NBC Olympics. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  7. ^ Yoculan, Suzanne (2008-08-12). "Analysis of the Women's Gymnastics Team Final". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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