Sloane Blakely facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sloane Blakely
Full name	Sloane Blakely
Country represented	United States
Born	(2002-12-23) December 23, 2002 (age 22) Dallas, Texas USA
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2019
Club	World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
College team	Florida Gators (2022–25)
Head coach(es)	Tatyana Shadenko
Medal record Representing Florida Gators NCAA Championships Silver 2022 Fort Worth Team Silver 2023 Fort Worth Team

Sloane Blakely was born on December 23, 2002. She is an American gymnast who competes in Artistic gymnastics. Sloane was also part of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She now competes for the Florida Gators in college gymnastics. Sloane is the older sister of fellow gymnast Skye Blakely.

Early Life and Gymnastics Beginnings

Sloane Blakely was born in Dallas, Texas, in 2002. Her parents are Steven and Stephanie Blakely. She has one younger sister, Skye. Before starting gymnastics, Sloane enjoyed ballet and tap dancing.

Sloane Blakely's Gymnastics Career

Junior Elite Competitions

2016 Season Highlights

In 2016, Sloane became a junior elite gymnast. This means she was one of the top young gymnasts in the country. She competed at the 2016 U.S. Classic, finishing 21st overall. Later, at the U.S. National Championships, she placed 18th.

Senior Level Debut

2018 Senior Season

Sloane was old enough to compete at the senior level in 2018. She started her senior career at the American Classic. There, she placed sixth in the all-around competition. She also competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic, where she finished seventh overall. Sloane was fourth on the balance beam at that event. In August, she competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She finished 16th in the all-around.

2019 National Team Selection

In February 2019, Sloane was chosen for the team going to 2019 L'International Gymnix in Canada. This was a big moment for her. Because of this, she was named to the national team for the first time. At the event, her team won the gold medal. Sloane also won a silver medal on the balance beam. She placed fourth in the floor exercise.

Later in 2019, Sloane competed at the American Classic. She won first place on the balance beam. She also placed second on vault and fifth on floor exercise. Sloane was considered for the 2019 Pan American Games team. However, she was not selected for that team. She also competed at the 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.

2020 and College Commitment

Sloane competed at the 2020 L'International Gymnix again in 2020. She won first place in the all-around and on the balance beam. In November, Sloane decided where she would go to college. She signed with the Florida Gators team.

2021 Level 10 Success

In 2021, Sloane competed at Level 10, which is a high level in gymnastics. She competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup. In May, Sloane competed at the Developmental National Championships. She won first place in her division. She also won titles on all four gymnastics events. This made her the first Level 10 gymnast to win every title at a National Championships.

Collegiate Gymnastics Career

Joining the Florida Gators

2021–2022 Season Debut

Sloane started her college gymnastics career on January 7, 2022. She competed for the Florida Gators. In her first meet, she competed on all four events. She had the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam. Sloane was the first Florida Gator gymnast since 2012 to win the all-around in her first college meet. She was also named SEC Gymnast of the Week. This was a special award for a freshman.

Perfect 10.0 Scores

Sloane has achieved a perfect score of 10.0 in her college career. This is a very rare and exciting achievement in gymnastics.

Regular Season Rankings

These tables show how Sloane ranked against other college gymnasts during the regular season.

Competitive History

This table shows Sloane Blakely's results in different gymnastics competitions throughout her career.

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2016	U.S. Classic		21	15	33	15	11
	U.S. National Championships		18	15	25	11	17
Senior
2018	American Classic		6	11	13	6	9
	U.S. Classic		7		16	4	11
	U.S. National Championships		16		18	11	15
2019	International Gymnix						4
	American Classic						5
	U.S. Classic					14	16
	U.S. National Championships					9	16
2020	International Gymnix
Level 10
2021	Nastia Liukin Cup		13
	L10 National Championships
NCAA
2022	SEC Championships		11
	NCAA Championships
2023	SEC Championships
	NCAA Championships		21
2024	NCAA Championships	4			39	12	28