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Jennifer Bricker was born on October 1, 1987 with no legs. [2] She was adopted by George and Sharon Bricker of Hardinville, Illinois. [14] She grew up with three older brothers. [9] Her adoption was closed, but her birth parents' names were on some documents.
Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is an American retired gymnast from Tucson, Arizona.She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious all-around women's gymnastics team that represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina (Russian: Елена Вячеславовна Мухина; first name sometimes rendered "Yelena", last name sometimes rendered "Muchina"; 1 June 1960 – 22 December 2006) was a Soviet gymnast who won the all-around title at the 1978 World Championships in Strasbourg, France.
Biles is 27 and the oldest American female gymnast since the 1950s when the sport was vastly different. She has said her age is a major consideration in how she prepares for competition.
A college gymnastics star has announced her retirement from the sport after suffering a gruesome injury during the NCAA Regional Semifinal in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday.. Auburn University senior ...
She is the tenth female gymnast and first American female gymnast to win a World medal on every event, and the first female gymnast since Daniela Silivaș in 1988 to win a medal on every event at a single Olympics or World Championships. Biles is the originator of the most difficult skill on women's vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and ...
Katelyn Michelle Ohashi (born April 12, 1997) is an American gymnast [1] who competed for the University of California, Los Angeles.She is a six-time All-American and was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics' Junior National Team, the 2011 junior national champion, [2] and the winner of the 2013 American Cup.
With a total of six Olympic and World Championship medals, she is the eleventh most decorated U.S. female gymnast of all time. As a public figure, Douglas' gymnastics successes have led to her life story adaptation in the 2014 Lifetime biopic film, The Gabby Douglas Story , [ 8 ] as well as the acquisition of her own reality television series ...