INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 21, 2010 – In the latest installment of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T”, fans catch a glimpse at what it’s like to be the U.S. all-around champion. With the 2010 Visa Championships just weeks away, viewers get a look inside the daily lives of reigning champions Bridget Sloan and Jonathan Horton as they get set to defend their titles in Hartford this August. The newest episode is available online now, only in the AT&T Fan Zone at http://fanzone.att.net/teamusa/sport/gymnastics.
With cameras following Sloan and Horton from wake to sleep, this episode captures the ins and outs and all the details of the “life of a champion.” Fans get a peek at what it’s like to balance school and training as Sloan, the 2009 World and U.S. all-around champion, moves through her daily routine in Pittsboro, Ind., giving viewers a rare opportunity to see how this high school student lives when she’s not on the competition floor.
Then Horton, 2008 Olympic high bar silver-medalist, reveals what it takes to juggle life as a competitive gymnast and a husband, as he walks fans through how his life has changed since returning to Houston to train, work and start a home.
How similar are the lives of these two champion? Fans can decide for themselves as they discover what it truly means to live and train like a champion in episode four of the 2010 season of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T.”