née born december retired american artistic began age started competing elite ranks joined national team national championships won medals including vault floor exercise world championships won seven medals including floor exercise gold team gold beijing olympics won team silver medal comeback winning national championship vault later world championships netherlands won vault gold gave total medals overall joining athletes medals world championships team won gold team finals world championships injured compete received medal official member team earning tenth world medal making second decorated history world championships second won world medals noteworthy supportive leadership teammates outspoken remarks interviews personal life born december boston massachusetts parents fred salon owner italian descent older brother graduated announced engagement nfl quarterback august married march february announced husband expecting child august early career began studying dance age started training years later age began career romanian coaches club continued train opened training facility continue serve coaches rest career senior career results improved immensely placed 14th won bronze medal floor place 4th vault earning spot team participated international competition cup france placed fourth floor exercise ninth vault earned spot team hawaii contributed scores help team gold medal finish won individual vault title strong performances caught attention media began consider legitimate contender american team olympics athens error filled performance hopes olympic berth tied silver medal vault finished 19th place overall qualify suffered injury required time recover continued competing late member national team assigned international meets including won vault floor exercise titles world cup finals birmingham england attracted media attention upset reigning olympic vault champion place event national championships won individual titles floor vault scoring event placed balance beam fourth named american team world championships melbourne australia won gold medal floor placed vault defended world cup vault title successfully winning event world cup finals paris continued compete team participating world championships won silver medal american squad individual silver vault defended vault floor titles year september enrolled joined school team season ncaa competition schedule elite training female american late 1980s combine time university studies ncaa competition elite year brown bears broke school records highest scores vault floor exercise named year swept ivy league classic win events posting highest total recorded competition qualified individual floor exercise second brown advance preliminary round national championships competed events choosing skip uneven bars defended title vault placed second floor exercise balance beam named american team world championships germany qualifying round world championships performed qualifying event finals floor vault contributing qualifying position american team posted score beam high qualify beam event final rule allowing athletes country participate event final fact team mates qualified ahead higher scores unable compete beam medal team final competed vault beam floor earning respectively american team difficult beam rotation major errors gathered team talk floor american team earned points overall good secure gold medal ahead chinese event finals received bronze medal vault performance silver floor teammate visibly upset performances fought tears floor flower medal ceremonies suggested ncaa competition season concentrate preparations beijing olympics september announced turning pro signed agent remaining ncaa eligibility pre olympics academic year continued work team volunteer assistant coach remained student brown concentrated took spring semester prepare olympics competed national championships boston philadelphia july named olympic team beijing summer olympics olympics performed events qualifying team final rounds competition team final posted score vault fell floor beam points day following olympic team finals largely blamed american team silver medal placement subject negative commentary media reports took responsibility results noting kinda hard blame analysts community including head coach editor noted american team started competition difficult point deficit chinese personally exclusively responsible team results received support american team interview teammate stated mistakes hard leave olympics knowing thinks fault definitely encouraging individually placed overall vault preliminary round competition qualified individual event final event vault final placed fourth somewhat fell second vault placed fourth overall beam china teammates advance person event finals country rule temporary retirement interviews alluded retiring beijing olympics confirmed retirement february interview game return training competition august announced return training elite competition return slowed having shoulder surgery earlier year july competed classic placed beam vault competing floor bars return competitive form judged dramatically successful meet commentators named usa_today athlete week competed august performing vault balance beam placed vault fifth national title apparatus second balance beam named year world championships october won gold medal vault silver medal team competition gave world medals tied world medals american female time early signed deal armour supply competitive domestic competitions july added floor exercise competitive repertoire classic chicago illinois competing events won gold vault tied gold beam michigan won bronze floor august nationals minnesota won balance beam title night score placed second vault tied eighth place floor exercise participating selection camps texas quinn named women world championships team training world championships tokyo sustained tear returned immediately surgery tear team retained roster given gold medal spite having competed qualified national championships placed vault balance beam placed second vault balance beam named olympic team leave sport regrets posted twitter feed shortly selected suggesting likely retire activities june team mates female athletes signed member serves fitness company appeared commercial holy girl horse noises summer briefly stayed los_angeles california designed men fashion company discussed intent return college media announced august intending return interview stated plan continue school looking transferring boston explains brown great school loved best atmosphere maybe little liberal great years learned lot professors coaches looking harvard want weigh options ultimate decision love transfer harvard think pretty ideal quinn appeared nude espn body issue talked body evolved elite career changes self perception december announced inducted class competitive history floor music jazz machine black machine explosive bond band del violin orchestra heart courage 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