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| Born | (1999-11-02)November 2, 1999 (age 25) Lake Forest, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2012–2021[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | August 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicole Sladkov (born November 2, 1999) is an American grouprhythmic gymnast who represented theUnited States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Sladkov began rhythmic gymnastics because her mother is a coach.[3] She competed as a junior at the2014 Pacific Rim Championships and won a silver medal in the group all-around and in 5 clubs and a bronze medal in 5 hoops.[4]
Sladkov competed with the senior U.S. group at the2017 World Championships and finished twelfth in the group all-around.[5] At the2017 Pan American Championships inDaytona Beach, Florida, she won the gold medal in the 5 hoops and silver medals in the group all-around and 3 balls + 2 ropes, both behind Brazil.[6]
Sladkov competed at the2018 World Championships inSofia where the American group finished fourteenth in the all-around.[7] Then at the2018 Pan American Championships inLima, she won the silver medal in both the group all-around and the 3balls + 2ropes event final, both behind Mexico.[8]
Sladkov competed at the2019 Pan American Games in Lima and won the silver medal in the group all-around and in the 5 balls event final, both times finishing behind Mexico.[9] Then at the2019 World Championships inBaku, the American group finished tenth in the group all-around.[10]
Sladkov was selected to represent theUnited States at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongsideIsabelle Connor,Camilla Feeley,Lili Mizuno, andElizaveta Pletneva.[11] They finished eleventh in the qualification round forthe group all-around.[12]
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