| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Erin Willis |
| Born | (1989-11-20)November 20, 1989 (age 36) |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Sport | Trampoline gymnastics |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Club | Trampoline & Tumbling Express |
| Head coach(es) | Tara Guidry & Dmitri Poliaroush |
Erin Blanchard (born November 20, 1989, inBroussard, Louisiana) is atrampoline gymnast who represented the United States at the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]
Blanchard is the daughter of Kay and Dwight Blanchard and has three brothers, Caleb, Jon and Dewey. In addition to gymnastics, she played softball and ran track and cross country throughout middle and high school. She graduated fromOvey Comeaux High School in 2008.[2]
Blanchard is married to Lucas Willis, with whom she has two children, Audrey and Cameron. She lives in Midland, Texas, where she is an independent landman.
She is the cousin of former Louisiana State University softball player Katie Guillory.
After becoming the 2006 U.S. champion in women's trampoline, Blanchard stepped away from the sport in 2007. She told theHouston Chronicle: "I had some complications with the gym and the coach. I just had to get away from it all."[3] During an eight-month break, she worked out with her brother, Caleb Blanchard, anIFBB professional body builder.
When the U.S. secured a wildcard Olympic spot, Blanchard applied to the Olympic Training Center Program in Colorado Springs, where her former coach was training Olympic prospects. She said that it took her about a month to relearn most of her skills. She went on to win three of four trials to secure the Olympic spot.
At the Olympics, Blanchard received scores of 27.1 for her compulsory routine and 33.8 for her optional routine. She was ranked 13th in the qualification round and did not advance to the finals, which were limited to the top 8.[4]
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