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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Photo by Charlotte Observer, Getty Images. Charlotte Observer, Getty Images. At her first World Championships, in , she earned the gold medal on the floor exercise, where her dynamic tumbling blended well with her sassy choreography.
At the Worlds, she won a complete set of medals, including gold with her team and silver on floor exercise. In Beijing, at the Olympics, the U. Sacramone placed fourth in the vault final. She continued her career and made the World Championships team, where the U. She would also train with them as they moved to their own facility in Ashland, Massachusetts. They will remain Sacromones coaches throughout her career.
She attended Winchester High School graduating in She then enrolled in Brown University, where she joined the gymnastics team. Competing in several competitions at the junior stage, Alicia Sacramone started her elite level career in and joined the national team the following year. Alicia Sacramone competed in the National Championship, placing 14th in the all-around, fourth on vault and won bronze in on floor exercise.
This gained her a spot in the national team. That same year, she made an international competition debut at the senior level at the Massilia Gym Cup in Marseille, France. She placed fourth on floor exercise and ninth on vault. She placed second to McKayla Maroney on vault While training at the World Championships in Tokyo, Sacramone sustained a tear of her Achilles tendon. She returned to the U. However, the U. With her tenth World medal, Sacramone became the most decorated American gymnast at the World Championships this was later surpassed by Simone Biles, who has fourteen World medals as of Sacramone was present at the National Team training camp in April.
A video was posted of her successfully performing her handspring laid-out one-and-a-half twist vault, six months after tearing her Achilles tendon. Sacramone also stated in an interview that she has stopped training floor exercise because of the pounding on her feet, as she does not want to get injured again in preparation for the Olympics. However, in an interview during podium training for National Championships, Sacramone said she could still do her tumbling passes on floor, and was pushing to compete floor at the Olympic Trials.
Sacramone competed at the Visa Championships. On day one, she performed her usual handspring one-and-a-half twist vault, but competed a simple full twisting Yurchenko for her second. However, she performed an upgraded and strongly executed balance beam routine in her last rotation, scoring a She continued to perform well, and successfully petitioned into the Olympic Trials. She also won her sixth National title on vault, and placed third on balance beam.
At the Olympic Trials, Sacramone decided against competing on floor exercise, but still performed well on both vault and balance beam. She also upgraded her second vault back to a double twisting Yurchenko. However, despite placing second on both beam and vault, her performances were not good enough to earn her a spot on the Olympic team.
After the Trials, Sacramone announced her retirement from gymnastics in the following tweet:. Gymnastics Wiki Explore.
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