24 Facts About Rebecca Bross

Rebecca Marie Bross was born on July 11,1993 and is an American former artistic gymnast and six-time World Championship medalist.

Rebecca Marie Bross is the daughter of Terry Bross and Donna Bross.

Rebecca Bross's parents put her in a gymnastics class at the age of five.

Rebecca Bross was coached by Valeri Liukin at WOGA Gymnastics in Plano, Texas.

Rebecca Bross placed 16th all-around and earned a spot on the national team.

Rebecca Bross then competed in a few international assignments over the next year.

At the 2006 US Nationals, Rebecca Bross placed fourth all-around, which qualified her to the Junior Pan American Championships team.

At the 2007 US Championships, Rebecca Bross won her first national championships title despite a fall.

Rebecca Bross was able to compete in some Classics and Invitationals in early 2008.

Rebecca Bross competed with WOGA teammate Nastia Liukin at the Pacific Rim Championships, where she won gold medals in the all-around and on beam, bars and floor.

Rebecca Bross sat out the rest of the year because of a broken foot.

Rebecca Bross competed her bars routine without a dismount, thus lowering her overall score.

Rebecca Bross placed third on balance beam and second on floor to end a successful first senior Nationals.

Rebecca Bross fell on her beam dismount in preliminaries, which prevented her from qualifying on that event.

Rebecca Bross tied Romania's Ana Porgras for the bronze medal in the uneven bars event final, as well as in the floor final, where they both placed fifth.

Rebecca Bross won every event with the exception of the vault, which was won by Aly Raisman.

At the 2010 Visa Championships, Rebecca Bross finished Day 1 with a two-point lead.

Rebecca Bross was selected for the women's team for the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

In event finals, Rebecca Bross clinched the bronze on the uneven bars and tied with China's Deng Linlin for the silver on the balance beam behind Romania's Porgras.

Rebecca Bross competed on the beam and uneven bars, finishing in last place on both.

Rebecca Bross did not officially announce her retirement, but she did not train or compete after the Olympic trials in 2012.

Rebecca Bross is regarded by some gymnastics fans as "one of the most unfortunate and unluckiest gymnasts" because of the injuries she suffered.

In September 2013, Rebecca Bross began coaching at Iarov Elite Gymnastics in Dallas, Texas.

In 2022, Rebecca Bross completed her studies at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to become a physical therapist.