Alicia Sacramone facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alicia Sacramone
Sacramone performing at the 2008 U.S. National Championships in Boston.
Personal information
Full name	Alicia Marie Sacramone
Country represented	United States
Born	(1987-12-03) December 3, 1987 (age 37) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Hometown	Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Residence	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Brady Quinn ​ (m. 2014)​
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2002–2008, 2010–2012 (USA)
Club	Brestyan's American Gymnastics
College team	Brown Bears
Head coach(es)	Mihai Brestyan
Assistant coach(es)	Silvia Brestyan
Music	300 Violin Orchestra/Heart of Courage Mix (2011)
Retired	January 29, 2013
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships 4 4 2 World Cup Final 1 0 0 Pacific Rim Championships 2 0 0 Pan American Championships 5 0 0 Total 12 5 2 Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Team World Championships Gold 2005 Melbourne Floor exercise Gold 2007 Stuttgart Team Gold 2010 Rotterdam Vault Gold 2011 Tokyo Team Silver 2006 Aarhus Team Silver 2006 Aarhus Vault Silver 2007 Stuttgart Floor exercise Silver 2010 Rotterdam Team Bronze 2005 Melbourne Vault Bronze 2007 Stuttgart Vault World Cup Final Gold 2004 Birmingham Vault Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2004 Honolulu Team Gold 2004 Honolulu Vault Pan American Championships Gold 2004 Maracaibo Vault Gold 2004 Maracaibo Floor exercise Gold 2005 Rio de Janeiro Team Gold 2005 Rio de Janeiro Vault Gold 2005 Rio de Janeiro Floor exercise

Alicia Marie Sacramone Quinn (born December 3, 1987) is a retired American artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal with the United States team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is also a World Champion, winning gold on floor exercise in 2005 and on vault in 2010. With eleven World Championship and Olympic medals, Alicia Sacramone is one of the most successful U.S. female gymnasts ever.

Early Years and Training

Alicia Sacramone was born in Boston on December 3, 1987. Her parents are Fred and Gail Sacramone. She has an older brother named Jonathan. Alicia finished high school at Winchester High School in 2006.

She started dancing when she was five years old. Three years later, in 1996, she began gymnastics. She trained with coaches Mihai and Silvia Brestyan. They coached her throughout her entire gymnastics career.

Alicia began competing at the highest level of gymnastics, called "elite," in 2002. She joined the national team for the first time in 2003.

Major Gymnastics Career Highlights

Starting Her Elite Journey (2003–2004)

In 2003, Alicia competed at the National Championships. She earned a bronze medal on the floor exercise and placed fourth on vault. This helped her join the national team. Later that year, she competed internationally for the first time as a senior in France.

In 2004, Alicia helped the U.S. team win a gold medal at the Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu. She also won the individual vault title there. Many people thought she might make the team for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. However, she had some mistakes at the 2004 U.S. Nationals, which stopped her from qualifying for the Olympic team.

Despite this, she continued to compete internationally. She won vault and floor exercise titles at the Pan American Individual Event Championships. At the World Cup Finals in England, she surprised everyone by winning first place on vault.

Becoming a World Champion (2005–2006)

At the 2005 National Championships, Alicia won gold medals on both floor and vault. She also placed third on balance beam. She was then chosen for the 2005 World Championships in Australia. There, she won a gold medal on floor exercise and a bronze medal on vault.

In 2006, Alicia continued to shine. At the World Championships in Denmark, she helped the U.S. team win a silver medal. She also won an individual silver medal on the vault. She successfully defended her vault and floor titles at the U.S. Nationals that year.

In September 2006, Alicia started attending Brown University. She also joined the school's gymnastics team. She was one of the first American gymnasts in a long time to balance full-time university studies and elite gymnastics training. She broke several school records during her first year at Brown.

World Success and Olympic Preparations (2007)

At the 2007 National Championships, Alicia won her vault title again. She also placed second on floor exercise and third on balance beam. She was then selected for the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

At the World Championships, Alicia helped the American team qualify in first place. In the team final, she performed well on vault, beam, and floor. The U.S. team won the gold medal, beating China and Romania. This was a huge achievement! In the individual event finals, Alicia earned a bronze medal for her vault and a silver medal on floor.

To focus completely on the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alicia decided to stop competing in college gymnastics. She announced she was "turning pro" in September 2007.

The Beijing Olympics (2008)

Alicia continued her studies at Brown University, focusing on sociology. She also helped the Brown gymnastics team as a volunteer coach. After strong performances at the National Championships and Olympic Trials, she was named to the U.S. team for the Beijing Olympics.

At the Olympics, Alicia competed on vault, beam, and floor in the team final. The U.S. team won a silver medal. After the competition, some people blamed Alicia for the team's result because of falls on floor and beam. However, many gymnastics experts and her teammates said that it was a team effort and not her fault alone. Her teammate Bridget Sloan said, "We've all made mistakes. It's just really hard to see her go and leave these Olympics knowing that she thinks it's her fault. It is definitely not."

Individually, Alicia placed fourth in the vault final. She also qualified for the beam final but couldn't compete due to a rule that only allows two gymnasts per country in each final. After the Olympics, Alicia announced her retirement from gymnastics in February 2009.

Returning to Competition (2009–2011)

On August 6, 2009, Alicia announced she was coming back to gymnastics! Her return was a bit slow because she had shoulder surgery earlier that year.

In July 2010, she competed again at the CoverGirl Classic. She won first place on both beam and vault. At the National Championships in August, she won her fifth national title on vault and placed second on beam.

At the World Championships in October, Alicia won a gold medal on vault and a silver medal with the team. This gave her nine World Championship medals, tying her with other great American gymnasts like Nastia Liukin and Shannon Miller.

In 2011, Alicia added floor exercise back to her routines. At the CoverGirl Classic, she won gold on vault, tied for gold on beam, and won bronze on floor. At the National Championships, she won the balance beam title. She was then named to the World Championships team.

However, while training for the World Championships in Japan, Alicia unfortunately tore her Achilles tendon. She had to return to the U.S. for surgery. Even though she couldn't compete, her name stayed on the team roster, and she received a gold medal with the team. This made her the American female gymnast with the most World Championship medals at that time, with ten.

Final Competitions (2012)

Alicia qualified for the 2012 U.S. National Championships. She placed first on vault and third on balance beam. At the Olympic Trials, she placed second on vault and balance beam. However, she was not chosen for the 2012 Olympic team. She later posted on Twitter, "I leave this sport with no regrets."

After Gymnastics

USA Gymnastics Leadership

Since May 2022, Alicia Sacramone has been one of the leaders for the USA Gymnastics Elite Women's Program. In this important role, she helps develop the National Team and individual athletes. She is also on the committee that selects the U.S. Women's artistic gymnastics team for the 2024 Olympic games.

Other Activities and Interests

In 2008, Alicia and her teammates Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin became the first female athletes to be spokesmodels for CoverGirl makeup. Alicia also works as a spokeswoman for a fitness company called Team 24 Fitness. In 2009, she appeared in a Gatorade commercial.

Alicia also has an interest in fashion design. She has talked about returning to college. In 2016, she was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She was also inducted into the Louisiana Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Personal Life

Alicia Sacramone got engaged to former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn in August 2013. They got married in March 2014. They have four children: Sloan Scott (born 2016), Teagan Marie (born 2018), Cassidy Nicole (born 2020), and Cavanaugh Ty (born 2023).

Floor Music

• 2002: "Jazz Machine" by Black Machine
• 2003–04: "Explosive" by Bond
• 2005: "Que Locura" by Christian Reyes
• 2006–08: "Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)" by the Gotan Project
• 2011: "300 Violin Orchestra" by Jorge Quintero and "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps from Hell

See Also

In Spanish: Alicia Sacramone para niños

• List of top medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships