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09 Jun 2008 10:35 PM

Bridget Sloan (2008 Gymnastics Hopeful)

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Welcome to our Focus on the Olympics articles that introduces you to our Olympic athletes and hopefuls that will be competing in Beijing this summer. Bridget may get to indulge in her favorite food if she heads to Beijing, she loves Chinese.

Meet Bridget Sloan

Bridget is the youngest daughter of Jeff and Mary Sloan. She has three older siblings: Kyle, Kassie and Nathan. She is an honor roll student at Tri-West Hendricks High School in Pittsboro, Ind. She recently attained her goal of making the U.S. National Team and hopes to represent the U.S. in competitions. She participated in the Rock'n'Roll Gymanstics Tour with Paul and Morgan Hamm, Carly Patterson, Shannon Miller and many more.

Why Root for Her?

Bridget had her break out year in 2005, where she qualified for her first USA Gymnastics National Championships and qualified for the U.S. National Team. A last minute decision to compete as a senior at the 2007 Visa Championships set the stage for Bridget to make her first World Championships Team. At the Visa Championships, she was second on floor exercise and fifth in the all-around. At the 2007 U.S. Classic, she won the all-around, placed second on the uneven bars, and third on vault, balance beam and floor exercise.

Performance Record

• 2007 FIG World Championships team reserve member
• 2007 Visa Championships floor exercise silver medalist
• 2007 U.S. Classic All-Around champion, uneven bars silver medalist, and vault, balance beam, floor exercise bronze medalist
• 2006 Visa Championships balance beam bronze medalist (Jr. Div.)

The U.S. Gymnastics Team trials take place in June 19 to June 22 in Philadelphia, PA.

Learn more about Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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