Bridgette Caquatto
| Bridgette Caquatto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Bridgey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 14, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Naperville, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Legacy Elite Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jiani Wu and Yuejiu Li | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | Jai Ho! (2011), Bom Bom (2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridgette Caquatto (born March 14, 1994) is an artistic gymnast.[1] She made her debut to the national scene in 2007 and has since then steadily been working to establish herself nationally and internationally. The Pan American Games 2011 can be considered her most important performance so far as she exceeded all expectations by winning both the All-Around competition and the uneven bars event finals.
Early life and junior career
Caquatto was born to Dave and Lin Caquatto on March 14, 1994. She followed in the footsteps of her older sister Mackenzie Caquatto as she began taking gymnastics classes aged two. She quickly improved and had her first showing on the national scene at the US Classics in 2007, where she finished 19th in the all around competition. In the following two years she made a name for herself as a strong allrounder and vaulter, finishing second in the allround and on vault and placing in the top ten on the other events at her last junior national championships 2009. She also went to a number of international junior competitions in which she placed well.[2]
Senior career
In 2010 Bridgette Caquatto battled a series of injuries that kept her out of major competitions. In the following year she was still battling a leg injury but was able to compete at Classics and at the National Championships, earning top ten placings. The uneven bars evolved into one of her strongest events, whereas she mostly competed considerably watered down vaults to prevent reinjuring her knee. On her first international assignment as a senior she went to Jesolo, Italy, where she had a strong performance and placed in the top ten on all of the events. At the selection camp taking place at the Karolyi Ranch she earned herself a spot on the team going to the Pan American Games in Guadalajara Mexico, where she displayed another good performance, helping the US team winning the gold medal and qualifying 4th for the all-around and 1st for the uneven bars finals. She went on to win both of the finals she qualified for and returned to the USA as a triple gold medalist.[3][4] In the fall, Bridgette signed up with the University of Florida and will join her sister and Bridget Sloan on the Florida Gators gymnastics team.[5]
College career
Caquatto joined the Florida Gators gymnastics team in the Fall of 2012, joining sister, Mackenzie.
2015 season: Junior season
Caquatto has been a consistent regular for the Gators team on VT, UB and FX during the season. Currently, she has competed every meet during the regular season.
Her RQS scores during the season are 9.815 (VT), 9.880 (UB) and 9.780 (FX).[6]
References
- ↑ "Bridgette Caquatto". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ "The Official Website of Bridgey Caquatto". Gym-style.com. 1994-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ ":: USA Gymnastics :: Home Page ::". Usagym.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Results All Around Women's Qualification & Team Final". Info.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ Monday November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14). "Standout Class to Join Gator Gymnastics Team". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-02-25.