U.S. Olympic Athletes

Bridget Sloan

Biography

Sloan is the daughter of Jeff and Mary Sloan and has three older siblings: Kyle, Kassie and Nathan. In addition to being an honor roll student, she represented team USA at the Bejing 2008 Olympic Games. She has also recently captured the 2009 VISA Championships All-Around title.


Personal Information
Hometown: Pittsboro, IN
Began Gymnastics In: 1996
How did you get involved?: I was very active as a young child, so my parents signed me up in order to channel my energy.
Favorite Gymnastics Thing: My favorite parts about gymnastics are going to different places and learning new skills.
Favorite Event: Beam, Floor
Goals: My short term goal is to make the National Team again, and my long term goal is to make the 2008 and/or 2012 Olympic teams.
School: Tri-West High School (Fall 2007)
Favorite School Subject: science

Interests Outside the Gym
Favorite Music/Book: R&B
Favorite Food: Chinese food

National Competition Results

2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas: 1st- FX, 2nd- VA, 5th- BB, 1st- UB, 1st- AA
2009 Tyson American Cup: 1st FX, 1st UB, 2nd VA, 2nd BB, 2nd AA
2008 Olympic Games: Silver medal (Team Finals); 7th VA, 10th BB, 10 AA(tie) (prelims)
2008 Visa Championships: 3rd- UB
2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 2nd-FX; 5th-AA, UB; 10th-BB
2007 U.S. Classic, Battle Creek, Mich.: 1st-AA; 2nd-UB; 3rd-VT, BB, FX(T)
2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 3rd-BB(T); 4th-VT, UB (Jr. Div)
2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 9th-VT; 14th-AA (Jr. Div)
2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.:
2004 American Classic, Ontario, Calif.:
2003 U.S. Challenge, San Antonio, Texas: 2nd-UB; 5th-AA
2003 American Challenge, Boston, Mass.:


International Competition Results
2008 Olympic Games: Silver medal (Team Finals); 7th VA, 10th BB, 10 AA(tie) (prelims)
2008 Italy-Spain-Poland-USA competition, Jesolo, Italy: 1st-Team
2007 Good Luck Beijing International Tournament, Beijing, China: 2nd-FX; 3rd-AA; 4th-BB; 7th-UB
2007 Toyota Cup, Toyota City, Japan: 3rd-UB, FX
2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany: 1st-Team (reserve athlete)
2007 Houston International Invitational, Houston, Texas: 3rd-AA
2007 USA vs Great Britain International Competition, Lisburn, Ireland: 1st-Team; 3rd-FX; 6th-AA
2006 International Gymnix, Montreal, Que., Canada: 2nd-AA, BB; 3rd-VT (Jr. Div)