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{{short description|American artistic gymnast (born 1992)}}
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{{Infobox gymnast
| name            = Bridget Sloan
| image           = Bridget Sloan Nationals.JPG
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| caption         = Sloan performs on the balance beam at the 2008 U.S. National Championships in Boston, MA.
| fullname        = Bridget Elizabeth Sloan
| nickname        =
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| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1992|6|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date      = 
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 | education      = [[Tri-West Hendricks High School]]
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| height          = 5 ft 1
| discipline      = WAG
| natlteam        = 2005–2013 ([[United States women's national artistic gymnastics team|USA]])
| club            = Sharp's Gymnastics Academy
| gym             = 
| collegeteam     = [[Florida Gators women's gymnastics|Florida Gators]] (2013–2016)
| headcoach       = [[Jenny Rowland]]
| assistcoach     = 
| formercoach     = Marvin Sharp<br>[[Rhonda Faehn]]
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| retired         = April 16, 2016
| show-medals     = yes
| medaltemplates  = {{MedalSport | Women's [[artistic gymnastics]] }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2009 London]] | [[2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|All-Around]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2010 Rotterdam]] | [[2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific Rim Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Pacific Rim Championships|2010 Melbourne]] | Team }}
{{MedalCountry | [[Florida Gators women's gymnastics|Florida Gators]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships|NCAA National Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2013 Los Angeles]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2013 Los Angeles]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2013 Los Angeles]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2014 Birmingham]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2014 Birmingham]] | Uneven Bars }}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2015 Fort Worth]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2016 Fort Worth]] | All-Around }}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2016 Fort Worth]] | Balance Beam }}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2016 Fort Worth]] | Uneven Bars }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2013 Los Angeles]] | Uneven Bars }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2015 Fort Worth]] | Vault }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2015 Fort Worth]] | Uneven Bars }} 
}}

'''Bridget Elizabeth Sloan''' (born June 23, 1992) is an American [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]]. She is the 2009 world champion in the all-around, the 2009 United States national champion, and a silver medalist with the American team at the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].

From 2012 to 2016, Sloan was a member of the [[Florida Gators women's gymnastics|University of Florida women's gymnastics team]], which has won three consecutive [[NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships|NCAA National Championships]] titles. She is also the 2013 NCAA national champion in the all-around and on the [[balance beam]], and the 2014 NCAA champion on the [[uneven bars]]. In 2015, she became the first University of Florida gymnast, and the seventh NCAA gymnast, to [[Gymslam|score a perfect 10 on each of the four events]].<ref name="indystar.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2015/03/17/olympic-sports-david-boudia-picks-silver-beijing/24906353/ |title=Olympic sports: David Boudia picks up silver in Beijing }}</ref> At the [[2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|2016 NCAA Nationals]], her final championship, she won the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegegymfans.com/results-and-recaps/item/6479-florida-s-bridget-sloan-wins-ncaa-aa-title.html |title=Florida's Bridget Sloan Wins NCAA AA Title – CollegeGymFans.com }}</ref>

==Early life==
Bridget Elizabeth Sloan was born on June 23, 1992, in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, grew up in [[Pittsboro, Indiana]], and graduated from [[Tri-West Hendricks High School]]. She began gymnastics at the age of 4 and trained at Sharp's Gymnastics Academy in [[Indianapolis]].

==Elite gymnastics career==
===2007===
In her first year as a senior, Sloan placed fifth in the all-around and third on bars at the [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]], and was the alternate on the American team for the [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2007 World Championships]]. She represented the United States at the Good Luck Beijing Olympic test event in December, winning the bronze medal in the all-around and a silver on [[floor exercise]].<ref name=ig>{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/Online-Features/News/352.html |title=Bridget Ready To Stay On Competitive Roll |publisher=International Gymnast |author=Crumlish, John |date=2007-12-07 |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818162122/http://www.intlgymnast.com/Online-Features/News/352.html |archive-date=August 18, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2008===
In March 2008, Sloan suffered a [[tear of meniscus|torn meniscus]] while warming up at a meet in Italy.<ref name=ig1>{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/Online-Features/interview/353.html |title=Interview: Bridget Sloan |publisher=International Gymnast |author=Crumlish, John |date=2008-05-26 |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529191308/http://www.intlgymnast.com/Online-Features/interview/353.html |archive-date=May 29, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She returned home for surgery and rehabilitation, and recovered in time to compete at the National Championships—where she performed only on beam, bars, and floor—and the [[2008 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)|U.S. Olympic Trials]]. Sloan was named to the Olympic team after the final selection camp in July 2008.<ref>[http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/news/newsid=152742.html#olympians+last "Olympians At Last."]''NBCOlympics.com''. July 19, 2008. Accessed on July 19, 2008. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801124538/http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/news/newsid=152742.html#olympians+last |date=August 1, 2008 }}</ref>

At the Olympics, Sloan competed in both the qualifying and team final rounds. Her performances became critical in the qualifications, where the Americans were forced to put up only four athletes on three events, and count all four scores, after [[Chellsie Memmel]] and [[Samantha Peszek]] were injured. Sloan made small errors on floor and uneven bars but performed well overall.  Her all-around scores placed her 11th among all competitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/resultsandschedules/rsc=GAW499000/standings_allaround.html |title=All-around qualification scores |publisher=NBC Olympics |date=2008-08-10 |access-date=2008-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817184646/http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DGAW499000/standings_allaround.html |archive-date=August 17, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In the team finals, she competed on vault, contributing a 15.200 score to the American team's silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/resultsandschedules/rsc=GAW400101/index.html |title=Team final scores |publisher=NBC Olympics |date=2008-08-12 |access-date=2008-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816132435/http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DGAW400101/index.html |archive-date=August 16, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=yoculan>{{cite news |url=http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/analysis-of-the-womens-gymnastics-team-final/?ref=sports |title=Analysis of the Women's Gymnastics Team Final |newspaper=New York Times |author=Yoculan, Suzanne |date=2008-08-12 |access-date=2008-08-13}}</ref>

===2009===
In February 2009, Sloan competed in the [[American Cup (gymnastics)|American Cup]] and placed second to 13-year-old [[Jordyn Wieber]]. In August, she competed at Nationals and won the all-around, floor and uneven bars.

In October, at the [[2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2009 World Championships]] in London, Sloan qualified fifth for the all-around and seventh for the uneven bars final. In the all-around final, she won the gold medal over teammate [[Rebecca Bross]] by 0.050, becoming the fifth American woman to win the world all-around title. In the bars final, she placed sixth.

===2010===
Injuries plagued Sloan throughout the year, greatly limiting her in competitions. An ankle injury early in the year limited her participation in the Pacific Rim Championships to bars. The same injury kept Sloan to the beam at the U.S. Classic. A new pectoral injury prevented her from defending her national all-around title. At Nationals, she performed two tentative beam routines, one that included a fall, and placed 11th on the apparatus. However, Sloan impressed National Team Coordinator [[Márta Károlyi]] with her improvement at the selection camp, and was brought to the World Championships to perform on bars and floor, placing fourth in the bars final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20100815/SPORTS/8150377/1287/SPORTS/In-brief |title=Sports &#124; The Indianapolis Star |publisher=indystar.com |date=2010-08-15 |access-date=2011-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Woods |first=David |url=http://www.indystar.com/article/20100812/SPORTS/8120438/1004/SPORTS/Sloan-not-quite-ready-to-call-it-quits |title=Sports &#124; The Indianapolis Star |publisher=indystar.com |date=2010-08-12 |access-date=2011-10-30}}</ref>

===2011===
Sloan sat out the majority of the competitive season while recovering from surgery on her bicep. She stated that it was unlikely she would take part in the 2011 National or World Championships in an effort to stay healthy for the 2012 season, her ultimate goal being the 2012 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ainsworth |first=Alexa |url=http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid=549370.html#sloan+keeps+picture |title=Gymnastics Bridget Sloan likely out of Nationals, keeps eye on big picture |publisher=Universal Sports |date=2009-10-16 |access-date=2011-10-30}}</ref>

Although Sloan did not compete in the 2011 National Championships, she later went to the [[Karolyi Ranch]] in [[New Waverly]], [[Texas]], to participate in both selection camps for the 2011 World Championships team. She was subsequently named to the team for the 2011 [[Pan American Games]].<ref>Amanda Turner, "Wieber Leads US Women's Team to Tokyo," article, InternationalGymnast, September 21, 2011, http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2771:wieber-leads-us-womens-world-team-to-tokyo&catid=2:news&Itemid=166, accessed September 23, 2011.</ref> She competed only on the uneven bars and floor exercise, and scored in the thirteens on both apparatus. She failed to qualify for either of the event finals, but on uneven bars it was due to the "two [athletes] per country" rule ([[Bridgette Caquatto]] and [[Shawn Johnson]] both scored higher than her).

===2012===
As a result of Sloan's injuries and her participation in the Pan American Games the previous year, she was able to successfully petition for a spot at the 2012 National Championships. She had intended to compete at the U.S. Classic, but decided not to out of respect for her coach, who would have been unable to attend because he was at his father's funeral.<ref>Couch Gymnast, 15 in 15 Bridget Sloan, June 15, 2012 http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?p=6689</ref> At the championships, she performed in all four events for the first time since 2009, coming sixth on the uneven bars and tenth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=308134 |title=USA Gymnastics – Bridget Sloan }}</ref> She was chosen to compete at the Olympic Trials, but on the first night of the Trials, she injured her elbow during bars warmup and was forced to withdraw, ending her chances at the London Olympic Games and her national team career.<ref name="London Trials Injury">{{cite news |last=Whiteside |first=Kelly |title=2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan out of London trials with injury |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/gymnastics/story/2012-06-29/bridget-sloan-out-trials/55931650/1 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=July 10, 2012 |date=2012-06-29}}</ref>

==NCAA career==
Sloan accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, where she was a member of the [[Florida Gators women's gymnastics]] team, then under the leadership of [[Rhonda Faehn]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2009 WORLD ALL-AROUND CHAMPION & 2008 OLYMPIAN BRIDGET SLOAN SIGNS WITH GATOR GYMNASTICS|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=20387|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=April 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910201808/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=20387|archive-date=September 10, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Bridget deferred enrollment until the 2012 fall semester, which allowed her to seek a second consecutive spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2011/04/olympian-world-champion-bridget-sloan-signs-with-uf-gymnastics.html/comment-page-1#comment-22601 |title=Olympian, world champion Bridget Sloan signs with UF gymnastics – Swamp Things – Gators Blog – Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Blogs.orlandosentinel.com |access-date=2011-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024050519/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2011/04/olympian-world-champion-bridget-sloan-signs-with-uf-gymnastics.html/comment-page-1 |archive-date=2012-10-24 }}</ref> Due to injury, Sloan was forced to withdraw from the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and rejoined 2010 World Championship teammate [[Mackenzie Caquatto]] on the Florida Gators team.

In 2013, at her first NCAA Championship with the Gators, Sloan captured the all-around title with a score of 39.600.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2013/April/18/Bridget-Sloan-Flips-For-Florida.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419120807/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2013/April/18/Bridget-Sloan-Flips-For-Florida.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |title=Bridget Sloan Flips For Florida }}</ref> She then led her team to their first NCAA Championship title, scoring 39.75 all-around.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2013/04/20/florida-finally-wins-ncaas/ |title=Florida finally wins NCAAs |first=Rick |last=McAuthor |date=April 21, 2013 }}</ref> In event finals, Bridget also won the beam title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://balancebeamsituation.blogspot.com/2013/04/event-finals-live-blog.html |title=The Balance Beam Situation: Event Finals Live Blog |date=April 21, 2013 }}</ref> Sloan is an eight-time All-American (first-team honors in all-around, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise at the NCAA Championship; first-team honors for all-around, uneven bars and balance beam, and second-team in vault in the first National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) All-America regular-season awards).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/gymnastics/bios.php?year=2013&player_id=42 |title=Florida Gators |access-date=May 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416003327/http://www.gatorzone.com/gymnastics/bios.php?year=2013&player_id=42 |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>  After the season, Sloan was named as the 2013 recipient of the [[Honda Sports Award]], recognizing her as the outstanding women's college gymnast. She was only the fourth freshman to win in the award's 37-year history, and the second consecutive Florida freshman to win the award.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/releases/2012-13/gymnastics|title=Bridget Sloan, University of Florida|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>Collegiate Women Sports Awards, [http://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/gymnastics  Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Gymnastics]. Retrieved December 21, 2014.</ref>

2014 was Sloan's second season with the Gators, who won their second consecutive NCAA National Championships as a team. Individually, Sloan was the NCAA National Champion on the uneven bars, was a first-team All-American on vault and bars and second team All-American on floor. She was named NACGC Southeast Region Gymnast of the Year and earned NACGC first team All-American status on all four events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/gymnastics/bios.php?year=2016&player_id=42 |title=Florida Gators |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722000736/http://www.gatorzone.com/gymnastics/bios.php?year=2016&player_id=42 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In the first meet of the 2015 season, against [[Ball State]] on January 11, 2015, Sloan was named the SEC Specialist of the Week for her 10.0 score on vault.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=29509 |title=Gator Gymnast Bridget Sloan is SEC Specialist of the Week; Sidelined with a Severe Ankle Sprain |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050221/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=29509 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> However, she also injured her ankle<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=29496 |title=Bridget Sloan scores vault 10.0 as Gator gymnasts open 2015 season with win at Ball State |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208072152/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=29496 |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and was sidelined for five meets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=30176 |title=From 0 to 10: A Gymnast's Road to Recovery -- Bridget Sloan's Comeback Story |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910031050/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=30176 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She returned to competition toward the end of the regular season. She was a member of the Gators team as they won their third consecutive NCAA National Championships title, and individually placed second on vault and uneven bars, earning first team All-American honors. Sloan also placed sixth in the all-around. She has become the first gymnast from Florida to achieve perfect 10.0 scores on all four events, and is only the seventh NCAA gymnast ever to achieve the feat.<ref name="indystar.com" />

Sloan earned her second NCAA All-Around title in her final year at Florida in 2016, also winning the beam and uneven bars.

==Routines and skills==
=== Elite (2008) ===
* [[Vault (gymnastics)|'''Vault''']]''':''' Double-twisting laid-out [[Yurchenko (vault)|Yurchenko]] — 5.8 difficulty
* '''[[Uneven bars]]:''' Glide kip, cast to handstand (KCH) + toe-on to handstand 1/2 (C) + Endo 1/2 (C) + toe-on shoot to high bar (B); KCHS 1/2 + giant + stalder to handstand 1/1 ([[Marcia Frederick|Frederick]]) (D) + straddled Tkatchev (D); KCHS + piked stalder (D) + toe-on Tkatchev ([[Elise Ray|Ray]]) (E); KCHS + toe-on to handstand (C) + overshoot to handstand on low bar (D) + stalder shoot to high bar (Ray) (C); KCHS + giant + giant + full-twisting double layout dismount (E) — 6.7 difficulty
* '''[[Balance beam]]:''' Press to handstand to clear pike support mount (C); front aerial walkover (D) + aerial cartwheel (D); full turn with leg at horizontal (C); front tuck (D); back handspring step-out (B) + layout step-out (C); switch split leap (C) + back tuck (C) + sheep jump (D); free walkover to arabesque (D); split jump (A) + wolf jump (A); round-off (B) + double pike dismount (E) — 6.5 difficulty
* [[Floor (gymnastics)|'''Floor exercise''']]''':''' Round-off + back layout 3/2 (C) to round-off + back handspring + back layout 3/1 (E); round-off + back handspring + piked full-in (E); switch split ring leap (C) + split leap 1/1 (C); front handspring + front layout 2/1 (Tarasevich) (D); triple spin with leg below horizontal (C); round-off + back layout 2/1 (C); straddle jump 1/1 (Popa) (C); round-off + back handspring + double pike (D) — 6.3 difficulty

=== Elite (2009) ===
* '''Vault:''' Double-twisting laid-out Yurchenko — 5.8 difficulty
* '''Uneven bars:''' Glide KCHS + toe-on to handstand 1/2 (C) + Endo 1/2 (C) + toe-on [[Natalia Shaposhnikova|Shaposhnikova]] ([[Kristen Maloney|Maloney]]) (D); KCHS + toe-on to handstand 1/1 (Hoefnagel) (D) + straddled Tkatchev (D); KCHS + toe-on piked Tkatchev ([[Shavahn Church|Church]]) (E); KCHS + toe-on to handstand (C) + overshoot to handstand on low bar (D) + stalder shoot up to high bar (Ray) (C); KCHS + giant + giant + full-twisting double layout dismount (E) — 5.9 difficulty
* '''Balance beam:''' Stoop through to clear pike support (B); split leap 1/1 (D); front tuck (D) + back handspring step-out (B) + layout step-out (C); full turn with leg at horizontal (C) + full turn (A); split jump (A) + wolf jump (A); front aerial walkover (D) + aerial cartwheel (D); switch split leap (C) + back tuck (C); round-off (B) + double pike dismount (E) — 6.1 difficulty
* '''Floor exercise:''' Round-off + back layout 3/2 (C) to round-off + back handspring + back layout 3/1 (E); round-off + back handspring + piked full-in (E); switch split leap (B) + split leap 1/1 (C); front handspring + front layout 5/2 (Randi) (D); triple turn with leg below horizontal (C); double turn with leg at horizontal (D); round-off + back handspring + double pike (D) — 5.9 difficulty

=== Elite (2010) ===
* '''Uneven bars:''' Jump to hang on high bar; KCHS + toe-on piked Tkatchev (Church) (E) + Pak salto (D); KCHS + toe-on to handstand 1/2 (C) + forward toe-on to handstand 1/2 (C) + toe-on Shaposhnikova (Maloney) (D) + overshoot to handstand on low bar (D) + stalder shoot up to high bar (Ray) (C); KCHS + toe-on to handstand 1/1 (Hoefnagel) (D) + double layout dismount (D) — 6.1 difficulty
* '''Balance beam:''' Stoop through to clear pike support (B); split leap 1/1 (D); split leap (A) + split jump (A); front aerial walkover (D) + back handspring step-out (B) + layout step-out (C); full turn with leg at horizontal (C); aerial cartwheel (D); front tuck (D); switch split leap (C) + back tuck (C); round-off (B) + double pike dismount (D) — 5.8 difficulty
* '''Floor exercise:''' Round-off + back layout 3/2 (C) to round-off + back handspring + back layout 3/1 (E); round-off + back handspring + piked full-in (E); full turn with leg at horizontal (B); switch split leap (B) + split leap 1/1 (C); front handspring + front layout 2/1 (Tarasevich) (D); triple turn with leg below horizontal (C); round-off + back handspring + double pike (D) — 5.6 difficulty

=== Elite (2012) ===
* '''Vault:''' Full-twisting laid-out Yurchenko — 5.0 difficulty
* '''Uneven bars:''' Jump to hang on high bar; KCHS + toe-on to handstand 1/1 (Hoefnagel) (D) + piked Tkatchev (E); KCHS + toe-on piked Tkatchev (Church) (E) + Pak salto (D); KCHS + toe-on to handstand 1/2 (C) + forward toe-on to handstand 1/2 (C) + toe-on Shaposhnikova (Maloney) (D) + overshoot to handstand on low bar (D) + stalder shoot up to high bar (Ray) (C); KCHS + giant + giant + double layout dismount (D) — 6.4 difficulty

=== NCAA (2014) ===
* '''Vault:''' Full-twisting laid-out Yurchenko
* '''Uneven bars:''' Jump to hang on high bar; KCHS + Ray II; KCHS + toe-on + bail to handstand on low bar + toe-on to HB; KCHS + giant + giant + double layout dismount
* '''Balance beam:''' Stoop through to clear support; back handspring + layout step-out; front aerial to scale; switch leap + split leap; full turn; side aerial; round-off, layout 2/1 dismount
* '''Floor exercise:''' Front handspring + front layout 2/1 (Tarasevich); split leap 1/2 + straddle jump; back handspring, back handspring, double pike; round-off, back layout 3/2; front layout

==Competitive history==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|-
! align=center | Year
! align=center | Event
! style="width:30px;" | Team
! style="width:30px;" | AA
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics vault|VT]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics uneven bars|UB]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics balance beam|BB]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics floor|FX]]
|-
! colspan="8" | Junior
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''2003''' || align=left | U.S. Challenge || || 5 || || {{silver2}} || ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''2005''' || align=left | [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]] ||  || 14 || || 9 || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''2006''' || align=left | Int'l Gymnix || || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}} || || {{silver2}} ||
|-
| align=left | [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]] ||  || || 4 || 4 || {{bronze3}} ||
|-
! colspan="8" | Senior
|-
| rowspan="6" | '''2007''' || align=left | Houston Int'l || || {{bronze3}} || || || ||
|-
| align=left | USA-Great Britain Friendly || {{gold1}} || 6 || || || || {{bronze3}}
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Classic]] || || {{gold1}} || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}} || {{bronze3}}
|-
| align=left | [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]] ||  || 5 || || 5 || 10 || {{silver2}}
|-
| align=left | Good Luck Beijing Int'l || || {{bronze3}} || || 7 || 4 || {{silver2}}
|-
| align=left | Toyota Cup || || || || {{bronze3}} || || {{bronze3}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''2008''' || align=left | Italy-Spain-Poland-USA Friendly || {{gold1}} || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]] ||  || || || {{bronze3}} || 7 ||
|-
| align=left | [[2008 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] || || || || 8 || 12 || 14
|-bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || {{silver2}} || || || || ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | '''2009''' || align=left | [[American Cup (gymnastics)|American Cup]] || || {{silver2}} || || || ||
|-
| align=left | USA-Germany Friendly || {{gold1}} || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | USA-France Friendly || {{gold1}} || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]] || || {{gold1}} || || {{gold1}} || 5 || {{gold1}}
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || || {{gold1}} || || 6 || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''2010''' || align=left | Pacific Rim Championships || {{gold1}} || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Classic]] || || || || 4 || {{silver2}} ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{silver2}} || || || 4 || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''2011'''
|-bgcolor=#f0fccf
| align=left | Pan American Games || {{gold1}} || || || || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''2012''' || align=left | [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. National Championships]] || || 10 || || 6 || 15 || 13
|-
| align=left | [[2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)|Olympic Trials]] || || WD{{efn|name=wd|Sloan was injured during warm-ups and withdrew from the competition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/gymnastics/story/2012-06-29/bridget-sloan-out-trials/55931650/1|title=2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan out of London trials with injury|work=[[USA Today]]|date=June 29, 2012}}</ref>}} || || || ||
|-
! colspan="8" | NCAA
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''2013''' || align=left | [[2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|NCAA Championships]] || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || || {{gold1}} || 4
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''2014''' || align=left | [[2014 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|NCAA Championships]] || {{gold1}} || || 6 || 6 || ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''2015''' || align=left | [[2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|NCAA Championships]] || {{gold1}} || 6 || {{silver2}} || {{silver2}} || ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''2016''' || align=left | [[2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship|NCAA Championships]] || 4 || {{gold1}} || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || 4
|}

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==Floor music==
* [[Araba (album)|Araba]] (2008–2009)
* [[Harem]] (2010–2011)
* Hup (2012)
* [[Till I Collapse]] (2013)
* [[Seven Nation Army]] (2014)
* Whirlwind by Spoll (2016)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
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* {{USA Gymnastics|308134}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=bridget-sloan|old_id=SL/Bridget-Sloan|archive=20221206213436}}
* {{Olympics.com|bridget-sloan}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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