Alicia Sacramone of Winchester needed only one tune-up meet in 2008 to find her groove. Competing in her first major event in nine months, Sacramone averaged more than 15.50 in her three ...

See About archive blog posts. Alicia Sacramone, who retired after the 2008 Olympics when her fall on the balance beam left her in tears and the U.S. unable to overcome the Chinese team for the ...

Alicia Sacramone is a former American gymnast who secured a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics. (Image by Getty). Alicia Sacramone is a former American gymnast who bid adieu to the sport in ...

See About archive blog posts. Alicia Sacramone, remembered for her tears following two major mistakes during the Beijing Games gymnastics team finals that dropped the U.S. to second behind host ...

See About archive blog posts. PHILADELPHIA -- Alicia Sacramone, who has been the emotional leader of the U.S. gymnastics team for the last two years, has attitude to spare. She is 20, has spent a ...

See About archive blog posts. U.S. gymnast Alicia Sacramone, the defending world vault champion and a returning Olympic medalist, injured her Achilles tendon during a training session in Tokyo on ...

But the U.S. squad might not be the reigning world champion and strong contender for Olympic gold if not for the spirit of feisty Alicia Sacramone. At 21, she’s the oldest on the team.