Alicia Sacramone Profle
Alicia Marie Sacramone born December 3, 1987) is an American artistic gymnast.
Sacramone began gymnastics at the age of eight, began competing in the elite ranks in 2002 and joined the U.S. national team in 2003. At US National Championships from 2004 to 2008, she won twelve medals, including four golds on vault and two golds on floor exercise. At World Championships from 2005 to 2007, she won seven medals, including a floor exercise gold in 2005 and a team gold in 2007. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she won a team silver medal. In 2010, Sacramone made a comeback by winning the National Championship on Vault. Later in 2010 at the World.
Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, she won the World Title on Vault as well.[2] Her gold gave her a total of nine medals overall, joining Shannon Miller and Nastia Liukin as the U.S. athletes with the most medals at the gymnastics world championships.
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Alicia Sacramone Visa Championships
Alicia Sacramone Visa Championships
Alicia Sacramone Visa Championships
Alicia Sacramone Visa Championships
Alicia Sacramone Visa Championships
Alicia Sacramone Visa Championships
TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2011 – Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, tore her Achilles tendon yesterday during a tumbling pass at a training session.
“I am so disappointed to not be able to compete and be a part of this team’s competitive success,” said Sacramone. “This is an incredibly talented and wonderful group of girls and I have great confidence in their ability to go out and represent the United States to the best of their ability. I will miss being out there to help them, but I will be watching them on Universal Sports and NBC. I also want to thank my teammates, fans and friends for their overwhelming support and messages of encouragement.”
According to U.S. team physician Dr. Larry Nassar, she sustained her injury while attempting a tumbling pass at training. She is flying back to the United States to meet with an Achilles tendon specialist and is expected to have surgery on Monday. The type of surgery and the needed recovery time depend on the location of the tear.
“Alicia is an incredible young woman,” said Kathy Kelly, vice president of program for USA Gymnastics. “Even injured, she has demonstrated her leadership skills and provided inspiration for her team. She has shown grace and maturity in dealing with this and has gone out of her way to help her teammates get in the right frame of mind for tomorrow’s qualification round. We will miss her when we take to the floor, and we hope her surgery goes well next week.”
The U.S. women compete in the qualification round on Oct. 8.a
