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Alicia Sacramone
2005 National Vault and Floor Exercise Champion
2004 World Cup Finals Vault Champion
2004 Pacific Alliance Vault & Team Champion
Hometown:
Winchester, Mass.
Residence: Winchester, Mass.
Birth Date/Place: December 3, 1987/Boston, Mass.
Club: Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Coach: Mihai and Silvia Brestyan
School: WinchesterHigh School
Year in School: 12th (Fall ’05)
Began Gymnastics: 1996
Favorite Event: Vault and Floor Exercise
Years on National Team 3 (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
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Personal Info
Sacramone qualified for the World Cup Final as a wild card after placing first on vault at the Pacific Alliance and second at the World Cup in Ghent. She went on to win the vault gold medal at the World Cup Final ahead of the reigning Olympic gold and bronze medalists. She went on to become the U.S. National Champion on Vault and Floor Exercise in 2005. She was also named USA Gymnastics' Sportswoman of the Year in 2005. Sacramone is the daughter of Fred, an orthodontist, and Gail, a salon owner.She has one older brother named Jonathan (10/17/82).Her favorite school subject is science and she enjoys books by J.K. Rowling.Her favorite singers are Britney Spears and Leann Rimes.She hopes to someday study international relations. She would like to go to college and pursue a career in business and/or fashion design. She says her parents are her role models because they have taught her that hard work brings rewards.
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International Competition
2005 Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, BRA; 1st -Team, 5th -AA, 1st -V, 1st -FX
2005 Paris Bercy (World Cup), Paris, FRA; 1st -V, 6th -FX
2005 World Cup, Ghent, BEL; 1st -V, 1st-FX
2005 USA/GBR, Lilleshall, GBR; 1st -Team, 1st -V, 2nd -BB, 1st (T)- FX
2005 American Cup (World Cup), Long Island, NY; 1st -V, 2nd -FX
2004 World Cup Finals, Birmingham, GBR; 1st- V
2004 Pan American Event Specialist Championships, Maracaibo, VEN; 1st- V, 1st- FX
2004
World Cup, Ghent, BEL; 2nd- V, 4th -FX
2004
Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii; 1st –Team, 1st -V
2004
Siegfried Fischer Trophy(World Cup), Rio de Janiero, BRA; 2nd –V, 8th –BB, 6th -FX
2003
Massilia Gym Cup, Massilia, FRA; 4th- FX, 9th -V
2002
USA Japan Dual, Houston, Texas; 1st –Team
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National Competition
2005 Visa U.S. Championships, Indianapolis, IN; 4th -AA, 1st -V & FX, 3rd -BB
2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, VA; 3rd -AA, V; 4th -BB, 1st -FX
2004
Visa U.S. Championships, Nashville, TN; 2nd -V
2004
American Classic, Ontario, Calif.; 4th –AA, 5th –V, 5th –BB, 1st -FX
2004
National Elite Podium Meet, New York, N.Y.; 1st –Team, 2nd –AA, 1st –V, 2nd –BB, 1st -FX
2003
U.S. National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis.; 14th AA, 4th V, 3rd FX
2003
U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 7th –V
2003
American Classic, Boston, Mass.; 10th –AA, 4th -BB
2002
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cleveland, Ohio; 7th-BB (Jr. Div.)
2002
U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.; 7th-AA, 6th-V, 5th-BB
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