- Mattie Larson
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Mattie Larson 
Mattie Larson performs on the balance beam at the 2008 U.S. National Championships in BostonPersonal information Born May 20, 1992
Los Angeles, CaliforniaDiscipline Women's artistic gymnastics Club All Olympia Head coach(es) Galina Marinova, Artur Akopyan Medal recordWomen's gymnastics Competitor for the 
United StatesWorld Championships Silver 2010 Rotterdam Team U.S. National Championships Gold 2010 Hartford Floor Silver 2010 Hartford All-Around Bronze 2010 Hartford Uneven bars Bronze 2008 Boston Floor Mattie Larson (born May 20, 1992 in Los Angeles) is an elite American gymnast. She is a member of the U.S. National Team and is the 2010 National Champion on floor exercise.[1] Additionally, she was the 2005 Level 10 State, Regional, and National Champion. Her parents, Eric Larson and Gail Boggs, are actors.[2]
Though expected to challenge for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, Larson injured her leg before the final day of the selection camp and could not compete on her best events. Other injuries followed, and she was out of competition for nearly two years.
Larson came back strong in 2010 to win the all-around title at the CoverGirl Classic in July. A month later she won three medals at the 2010 U.S. National Championships: gold on floor, silver in the all-around, and bronze on uneven bars.
Larson signed with the UCLA Gymnastics Team but deferred enrollment to try for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Larson trains with fellow USA Gymnastics National Team member Samantha Shapiro.[3]
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Junior career
Larson first qualified to junior international elite in July 2006 at the U.S. Classic where she finished 5th all-around. Larson was supposed to compete at her first U.S. National Championships but an injury forced her out of the competition. She returned to competition in 2007. She finished second all-around and first on vault at the WOGA Classic. She then finished 3rd all-around at the U.S. Classic, qualifying once again to the National Championships. She performed well enough to make the National Team. She then competed at the Junior Pan American Games, her first international assignment, where she won gold in the all-around and on floor. She was named the November USOC Female Athlete of the Month.
Senior career
Larson moved to the senior division in 2008. She finished second on beam and first on floor at the WOGA Classic. At the Gymnix International competition, she won the silver in the all-around and bronze on bars. She was also named to the Grand Prix Team in Italy but was unable to compete due to a small foot injury. During the Friendship International Exchange, she placed 4th all-around and won silver on floor behind teammate Alicia Sacramone. At her first Senior Nationals, she finished seventh all-around to make the National Team and qualified for the Olympic Trials. After the Olympic Trials she made the Olympic Training Squad. Unfortunately, an injury kept her from making the Olympic Team. She opened her 2009 competitions at the Gymnix World Cup and earned gold medals on beam and floor. She was selected as part of the European Tour. She did not compete all-around but helped the team win against Germany and France. Another injury kept her from competing at the U.S. Nationals, but she was petitioned onto the team. Late in 2009 she signed her letter of intent to UCLA, but decided that she would defer from college for a while in hopes of making the 2012 Olympic Team.
Larson suffered a double-ankle sprain shortly before the 2009 U.S. National Championships. Thus, she was unable to compete and did not recover in time to secure a bid to the 2009 World Championships. Larson made a strong comeback in 2010 winning the all-around competition at the CoverGirl Classic in July.[4] More success followed at the 2010 U.S. National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut, where she won three medals including her first national title: gold on floor, silver in the all-around, and bronze on uneven bars.
Competitive History
Senior Career History
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying 2008 U.S. Championships Boston Floor Exercise 3 All-Around 7 Uneven Bars 8 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Philadelphia Floor Exercise 6 All-Around 7 Vault 9 Uneven Bars 9 Balance Beam 11 Gymnix International Montreal, Quebec Team 1 All-Around 2 Uneven Bars 3 2010 CoverGirl Classic Chicago, Illinois All-Around 1 Floor Exercise 2 U.S. Championships Hartford, Connecticut All-Around 2 Floor Exercise 1 Uneven Bars 3 Junior Career History
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying 2007 U.S. Championships San Jose Floor Exercise 3 All-Around 6 Uneven Bars 8 Vault 10 (tie) Balance Beam 12 Junior Pan American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala Team 1 All-Around 1 Floor Exercise 1 Uneven Bars 2 U.S. Classic Battle Creek, Michigan Uneven Bar 2 All-Around 3 2006 U.S. Classic Kansas City, Kansas All-Around 5 References
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Categories:- 1992 births
- Living people
- American female artistic gymnasts
- African-American sportspeople
- People from Los Angeles, California
- Medalists at World Gymnastics Championships
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