Nicole Sladkov

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Nicole Sladkov
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Sladkov in June 2017
Personal information
Born (1999-11-02) November 2, 1999 (age 25)
Lake Forest, Illinois
Hometown Vernon Hills, Illinois
Residence Vernon Hills, Illinois
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Years on national team2012–2021 [2]
ClubNorth Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center
RetiredAugust 25, 2021
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Group all-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Lima5 balls
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Daytona Beach 5 hoops
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Daytona BeachGroup all-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Daytona Beach3 balls + 2 ropes
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Lima Group all-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Lima3 balls + 2 ropes

Nicole Sladkov (born November 2, 1999) is an American group rhythmic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Career

Sladkov began rhythmic gymnastics because her mother is a coach. [3] She competed as a junior at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships and won a silver medal in the group all-around and in 5 clubs and a bronze medal in 5 hoops. [4]

Sladkov competed with the senior U.S. group at the 2017 World Championships and finished twelfth in the group all-around. [5] At the 2017 Pan American Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, she won the gold medal in the 5 hoops and silver medals in the group all-around and 3 balls + 2 ropes, both behind Brazil. [6]

Sladkov competed at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia where the American group finished fourteenth in the all-around. [7] Then at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima, she won the silver medal in both the group all-around and the 3 balls + 2 ropes event final, both behind Mexico. [8]

Sladkov competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima and won the silver medal in the group all-around and in the 5 balls event final, both times finishing behind Mexico. [9] Then at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, the American group finished tenth in the group all-around. [10]

Sladkov was selected to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Isabelle Connor, Camilla Feeley, Lili Mizuno, and Elizaveta Pletneva. [11] They finished eleventh in the qualification round for the group all-around. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sladkov Nicole". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nicole Sladkov". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nicole Sladkov's Mom Was Her 1st Coach. Here's What She Said to Her After Every Competition". Yahoo Sports. NBC Sports. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2014 Pacific Rim Championships Junior Groups" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "U.S. rhythmic group finishes 12th at Rhythmic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 2, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Griskenas, Kapitonova win all-around gold in Daytona". USA Gymnastics. October 15, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ "U.S. group finishes 14th at 2018 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 15, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ "USA wins eight event medals at 2018 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 30, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Griskenas, Feeley win rhythmic gold medals at 2019 Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. August 5, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "USA finishes 10th in group all-around at 2019 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Laura Zeng leads first full U.S. Olympic rhythmic gymnastics team". NBC Sports. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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